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IFH 345: Distribber Bankrupt? How to Protect Yourself

By Alex Ferrari | September 12, 2019 |

Distribber Bankrupt? How to Protect Yourself

In this episode, I update filmmakers on the emergency situation going on with the film aggregator Distribber. In last weeks episode, I spoke a bit about what is going on with this company. After that show I kept getting emails, messages, and tweets of filmmakers telling me their horror stories of no one return email, no people picking up calls, nonpayments for months and so on. I’m in the same situation with my film This is Meg.

I decided to dig deep into the problem and find out what the hell is going on. I breakdown everything I know about what is happening and give you a few ways to protect yourself and your film.

Also, their website www.distribber.com is still live but DO NOT SUBMIT YOUR FILM. They would just be taking money and not providing a service. Take a listen. I hope this helps!

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3 Comments

  1. Death of a Sales Agent – Film Trooper on September 13, 2019 at 10:20 am

    […] Update on Distribber:  VIEW LINK […]



  2. Andrea Clinton on September 15, 2019 at 12:10 pm

    Thanks for sharing info. This is horrible. I considered them but something just wasn’t right. I also read articles where ppl complained, on Quora where they took them to court. Here’s a link I think it’s the right one:

    https://www.quora.com/What-is-Distribber-up-to



  3. Distribber Bankrupt? – Scott Link Media on September 16, 2019 at 5:57 pm

    […] about Distribber. Recent leadership changes and lack of communication are alarming some filmmakers. Alex Ferrari from Indie Film Hustle used to be a big proponent of Distribber. This week he came out and basically said he believed they […]