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Movie House Distributes Latest Film for Free Online

by Tim Stevens on March 23, 2009 at 03:17 PM


Back in 2007, British rock band Radiohead made waves by releasing its latest album, 'In Rainbows,' for free online, giving customers the option to name any price they wanted to pay. This distribution experiment was a tremendous success (albeit a polarizing one), with many media commentators chalking much of the success up to the novelty of the idea. Regardless, it certainly made an impact, apparently inspiring an indie film production company to follow suit. The company, Annodam Productions, is releasing its latest thriller 'Blank' online for free, asking those who enjoy it to donate some money.

The studio says it turned down traditional distribution offers and, instead, will sell DVDs on its site, offer free streaming versions of the movie, and release it directly to torrent sites for download. The filmmakers are hoping that the resulting donations will drive enough capital to fund their next film. Will it be a success? Who knows? Radiohead found success, but was already tremendously popular, benefiting mostly from the bump in press and public relations -- it also didn't hurt that the album was critically acclaimed. Can a film without a single big-name actor succeed with a decidedly non-Hollywood business plan? Join the mailing list at the film's official site to keep track for yourself. [From: TorrentFreak]

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