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MAILING YOUR FILM TO NOMADSLAND
NOTE: One of the main missions of NomadsLand is to help filmmakers with social issue documentaries find a new audience. We are looking for independent documentaries which may have done well on the festival circuit - especially films from 1995 - 2005 - whose Internet distribution rights are available. Some films may have achieved critical success but never gained wide distribution. Other films may have never got any significant distribution at all. We are also very interested in films outside the festival circuit including short documentaries, news features and travelogues from talented filmmakers and citizen journalists.
2.) Every month, NomadsLand pays 50% of the rental and download royalties earned by films over 30 minutes. All royalties are e-mailed directly to filmmakers by PayPal.
3.) Every quarter, NomadsLand pays 50% of its advertising earnings to filmmakers with films under 30 minutes based on this formula: 50% of NomadsLand ad revenue that quarter x (An individual film's total streams during the quarter ÷ Total number of film streams on NomadsLand during the quarter). All royalites are e-mailed directly to filmmakers by PayPal.
4.) To submit, you must first register in order to create a NomadsLand account. After registering at NomadsLand, create an account at www.paypal.com if you don't have an account already. Your e-mail address for your NomadsLand account should be synced with your PayPal account if you wish to get paid.
5.) TRAILERS - If your film is over 30 minutes, we cannot accept your film without a compelling trailer or scene excerpt. A buyer won't rent your film without it. You should create a separate DVD with the trailer or excerpt from your film. It shouldn't be longer than five minutes.
6.) DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT - All filmmakers must sign a Distribution Agreement with NomadsLand. Terms are non-exclusive and you can opt-out at any time. You retain the rights and can submit to other sites.
7.) Send your DVD(s), Trailer and signed Distribution Agreement to:
NomadsLand LLC c/o The News Project 1050 17th Street, NW, Suite 550 Washington, DC 20036 (202) 470-0875
E-MAILING FILMS TO NOMADSLAND
1.) E-mailing your film is a much quicker way to get it activated and distributed on the site.
2.) Every month, NomadsLand pays 50% of the rental and download royalties earned by films over 30 minutes. All royalties are e-mailed directly to filmmakers by PayPal. We have paid out hundreds of dollars in royalties so far.
3.) Every quarter, NomadsLand pays 50% of its advertising earnings to filmmakers with films under 30 minutes based on this formula: 50% of NomadsLand ad revenue that quarter x (An individual film's total streams during the quarter ÷ Total number of film streams on NomadsLand during the quarter). All royalites are e-mailed directly to filmmakers by PayPal.
4.) To submit, you must first register in order to create a NomadsLand account. After registering at NomadsLand, create an account at www.paypal.com if you don't have an account already. Your e-mail address for your NomadsLand account should be synced with your PayPal account if you wish to get paid.
5.) If you are exporting your film from editing software like Adobe Premiere, Final Cut Pro or Avid, we ask that you edit the NomadsLand logo ID at the head of your film before uploading. You can right-click and download the NomadsLand Divx AVI Logo here.
6.) All films must be converted to a Windows Media File (WMV) at 640x480 pixels at 1000 kbps. We do this to add Digital Rights Management (DRM) on this end so no one can illegally copy your film. Your film will remain secure, unrippable and in high quality.
7.) If exporting from editing software like Final Cut Pro or Avid, export your movie as an AVI and then download software like TMPGEnc 4.0 Express to convert your AVI file to Windows Media. If you're using Adobe Premiere 2.0 or higher, you can export directly to Windows Media using Adobe Media Encoder. Make sure you adjust your settings to WMV at 640x480 pixels at 1000 kbps.
8.) If you are ripping from a standard DVD, we recommend Xilisoft DVD Ripper Platinum 4 to rip your standard DVD and convert into a Windows Media (WMV) file. Make sure you adjust your settings to WMV at 640x480 pixels at 1000 kbps.
9.) TRAILERS - If your film is over 30 minutes, we cannot accept your film without a compelling trailer or scene excerpt. A buyer won't rent your film without it. You should create a separate WMV file of your trailer with your film. It shouldn't be longer than 5 minutes.
10.) DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT - All filmmakers must sign a Distribution Agreement with NomadsLand. Terms are non-exclusive and you can opt-out at any time. You retain the rights and can submit to other sites.
11.) After saving your WMV file(s) on your desktop, download the free software at http://www.pando.com/. This will enable you to securely e-mail your WMV file(s) to us.
12.) In Pando, click on Share New. Enter This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it in the To: field. Then Browse and attach your WMV file(s). They must be under 1 GB. Put the Film Title in the Subject Line. Enter the following information in the Message line: Film Title, Country of Production, 200 word synopsis, 20 tag words (separated by commas).
13.) Mail your signed Distribution Agreement to:
c/o The News Project 1050 17th Street NW, Suite 550 Washington, DC 20036 (202) 470-0875
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NomadsLand LLC - Encoding Office
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