Navigating the Documentary Landscape: Alternative Distribution Success Stories

Over the last few years, the documentary market has faced numerous challenges to secure distribution. With streaming services curating more selectively and distribution companies focusing on high-profile projects, independent and urgent documentaries are often left in the shadows and struggle to get seen. 

This panel brings together a group of successful documentary filmmakers who have broken through these barriers by embracing alternative, self-distribution strategies to ensure their films reach wider audiences. Learn how they navigated the competitive marketplace to reach global audiences and create tangible social impact. From leveraging direct-to-audience digital platforms to building strategic partnerships and launching grassroots impact campaigns, the panelists will share real-world case studies that offer valuable insights into effectively getting your film seen in a challenging and evolving documentary market.