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TheMoviesClub, established in 2007,is a member owned film distributor [co-operative]. It is based on a Microfinance business model with decisions based on crowd sourcing.

The climate for independent movies is changing, in particular around the internet and digital technology.

Whereas traditional film distribution companies use a film studio model, TheMoviesClub is a member owned co-operative managed online by its members with a one member one vote system, relying on a principle known as Wisdom_of_crowds As a co-operative, members can participate in the acquisition, marketing and promotion of independent films purchased by the site. It's a alternative approach, and one that is at odds to most theatrical distributors traditional models.

A film distributor is an independent company, a subsidiary company or occasionally an individual, which acts as the final agent between a film production company or some intermediary agent, and a film exhibitor, to the end of securing placement of the producer's film on the exhibitor's screen. In the film business, the term "distribution" refers to the marketing and circulation of movies in theaters, and for home viewing (DVD, Video-On-Demand, Download, Television etc).

Historical distribution approaches
In the days of the classical Hollywood cinema, the studios used the studio system, producing and distributing their own films to theaters that they also owned — a practice known as vertical integration. The studios' control over distribution was greatly weakened in the U.S. when, in 1948, the court case United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc. forced the major film studios to sell all their theaters. Today, major studios and independent production companies alike compete for screens in theaters|cinemas.

History

 * In 2008, Website launched.