RO*CO FILMS LAUNCHES INTERNATIONAL SEMI-THEATRICAL DISTRIBUTION
PORTAL ‘SIMPLE CINEMA™’ AT MIPCOM 2014
[October 9, 2014] – CA / London - ro*co films announces today the launch of its new international
documentary distribution portal Simple Cinema™ which will for the very first time allow the
general public to exhibit films direct through the distributor - making community and educational
screenings for award-winning documentaries as simple as a trip to your nearest cinema. ro*co films
have made the film licensing and materials process very simple by giving individuals from any
international territory the ability to buy rights to screen a film at their local school, theatre, bar or
church through its new website www.simplecinemafilms.com.
Simple Cinema™ will allow the general public to license the public performance rights of any film
that is both hosted on the site and available in their territory, and order anything needed to create
and market a screening event. Materials include the film, poster, stills and trailer and will also allow
organisers the opportunity to promote their screening through the Simple Cinema website and via
Simple Cinema’s social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter.
Annie Roney, Founder & CEO of ro*co films said “Simple Cinema was created in response to an
increasing demand for our films to be screened in communities outside of a commercial theatrical
release. Our documentary films are being licensed for semi-theatrical screenings by museums,
libraries, universities, non-profits, corporations, cafes and churches around the world. We wanted
to make the licensing process simple for anyone to host a screening of one of our films in their
community. Watching a film together, especially one of our compelling documentary films, can
create a powerful experience that promotes useful discourse and sometimes, action. We are giving
cinema lovers the power to dictate when, how and where they screen and share these cinematic
and award-winning documentary films. We have no doubt seen a significant shift in how the cultural
mainstream embraces the documentary genre and we hope Simple Cinema will help foster this
important sea change.”
For further details on Simple Cinema:
http://www.simplecinemafilms.com/how_it_works
For FAQs please visit:
www.simplecinemafilms.com/faq
Annie Roney, Founder & CEO of ro*co films will be at MIPCOM October 13-16 at Booth R7.J3.
For interviews, stills and further information please contact:
ARPR │ Alex Rowley │ alex.rowley@ar-pr.co.uk
About Simple Cinema
Specifically for documentary fans outside the US, Simple Cinema is an easy way for you, your friends,
your club, church, university, college, school, or underwater basket-weaving group to plan your own
documentary screening. It’s easy!
Visit the site to license the public performance rights and order everything you need to create your
screening event. You can even use the site to help market your screening through social media sites
like Facebook and Twitter. The whole process will take less than the time it takes to drink an
espresso.
See if the film you’re interested in is available in your territory now.
- See more at: http://www.rocofilms.com/about.php?who=annie#sthash.v6xGwAfH.dpuf
About ro*co films
A leader in documentary distribution worldwide, ro*co films was founded by Annie Roney in 2000
with the belief that a well-told, well-researched documentary can challenge the way people think
about issues in every corner of the globe. After nine years working in documentary distribution,
Annie began ro*co with a single Oscar®-nominated film, REGRET TO INFORM. ro*co has since
compiled a highly selective catalog of feature documentaries.
Internationally, ro*co’s catalog includes thirteen Oscar®-nominated or Oscar®-winning feature
documentaries including HOOP DREAMS, BORN INTO BROTHELS, THE GARDEN, JESUS CAMP, NO
END IN SIGHT, PROMISES, REGRET TO INFORM, STREET FIGHT, THE WEATHER
UNDERGROUND, HELL AND BACK AGAIN, SAVING FACE, HOW TO SURVIVE A PLAGUE, and THE
INVISIBLE WAR. rocofilms.com