dbo:abstract
- FilmDoo.com is a UK-based video-on-demand (VOD) platform that specialises in independent and world cinema. Described by Guy Lodge of The Guardian as "one of the more discerning new streaming services on the block," the platform has received media attention for giving international releases to films that had previously received no home video distribution. FilmDoo has partnered with online film festivals, including UniFrance's MyFrenchFilmFestival.com and the ArteKino Festival, and over 50 distributors, including Peccadillo Pictures, Film Movement and Third Window Films. The platform has also compiled and distributed various short film compilations, including gay- and lesbian-themed compilations from the New Queer Visions festival strand. FilmDoo has been elected secretary of EuroVoD, a network of European Video on Demand platforms specialising in art-house films and independent cinema. Representatives of FilmDoo have spoken and presented at events hosted by various festivals and organisations, including the 77th Venice International Film Festival, 2018 Cannes Film Festival, Berlin's European Film Market, Trieste Film Festival, Thessaoniki International Film Festival, Odessa International Film Festival, the Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival and European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs. In recent years, the company has seen an expansion into online education, launching two video-based learning platforms in 2021, named FilmDoo Academy and FilmDoo Language Learning. Representatives of FilmDoo have since presented at edtech and education events organised by groups as the British Council in Indonesia and the Language Flagship in the United States. (en)