04/03/2013 - Online distributor extends partnership with documentary professionals body

Online distributor Distrify has announced an expanded partnership with The D-Word, the worldwide online community for documentary professionals. The D-Word will now run Distrify’s first official Curated Collection, as part of Muvies.com - Distrify’s curated VOD platform launched this month with the support of the European Union’s MEDIA Programme. The D-Word has compiled a featured selection of films targeted at documentary professionals.

Ben Kempas (photo), a co-host of The D-Word and a producer at the Scottish Documentary Institute, said, “This is a brilliant way to share the films we like, not just our own documentaries but any film available through Distrify. They’ve made it really easy: you just click a ‘collect’ button, define a category, and it’s up there. We’re also going to curate a collection here at the Scottish Documentary Institute, where we really want to make use of the option to write personal reviews of the docs we love.”

Distrify co-founder Peter Gerard said, “I have been a member of The D-Word since I made my first feature documentary in 2004 and love the true spirit of the community on d-word.com. Many docs start as ideas here and are then nurtured through every phase of production and editing by the community. It’s great that thanks to Distrify, The D-Word is now a place to discover and watch docs as well.”

Distrify has previously announced deals with Films Transit International, Story, Danish Documentary, and the British Film Institute. Documentaries from these organisations, including The Monastery by Phie Ambo and Paul Sen’s Steve Jobs - the Lost Interview, will form a part of The D-Word Collection.