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Have your full length film, documentary and/or live concert distributed to iTunes for no back-end distribution fee.

This new service includes both the distribution and the digital conversion of films and live concerts while allowing you to keep all of your rights and profits.

The TuneCore up-front delivery fee is based on the running time.

In its current beta phase, TuneCore is delivering two films written by Obie Award winner Israel Horovitz: 3 Weeks After Paradise as well as Security. In addition, Horovitz will be starting his own film distribution company utilizing TuneCore; he will identify films that he deems are of artistic excellence.

Other films include the multi-platinum selling The Pimp Chronicles Part 1 and American Hustle by comedian Katt Williiams (First Sunday, My Wife and Kids), the inspiring documentary Ballou, about the unlikely success of an inner-city marching band, and the moving drama Little Chenier: A Cajun Story.

Will iTunes take ANY film?

The movies placed in the iTunes store are editorially approved by the iTunes staff. We will submit your movie along with your supplied materials for consideration. The process for approval is usually within 10 days.

How can I submit a movie to iTunes?

First, email us at movies@tunecore.com with:

• the name of your film
• the running time of your film
• a “sell sheet” or basic info on your film
• any additional information you would like us to know
• a link to view a preview on-line

IMPORTANT: Please note, at this time all films must be in English and we may need a screening copy mailed to us.

Once your movie is approved, we’ll send you all of the documents you’ll need as well as the informaton about the submission process. In addition, we will email you the TuneCore Terms & Conditions for film distribution that provide how much you get paid when your films are sold or rented as well as a number of other specific details. Once you approve the Terms and Conditions by sending us back a signed copy (email, fax or mail is fine) we will email you an invoice for the encoding and delivery of your film. The price of delivering a film is determined by runtime of the movie and the amount of labor involved in getting your video encoded.

Once approved by iTunes, what do I need to submit?

A complete package of the materials listed below must be supplied for us to deliver you film(s) to iTunes. Each of these items must be provided and up to spec before we can encode and deliver your movie.

1) Your film on video to be digitized for delivery (although iTunes prefers HD, we’re able to process SD and HD material).

2) Metadata to be supplied by TuneCore to you post approval. The Metadata (text information) describing how to put your movie together. We’ll enter all of this data into an .XML form to be delivered with your film. This will include cast, crew, credits and other standard information about your feature film.

3) Other files necessary for displaying your movie. This includes your poster image and preview trailer.

How do movie sales work?

Through the iTunes store customers can buy and rent your film. The amount you are paid for each sale or rental is determined by the iTunes pricing tier system located in the TuneCore Terms and Conditions.

As always, TuneCore takes no “back-end” or “distribution” fee. You will receive 100% of the revenue generated from the sale or rental of your movie via a non-exclusive agreement that you can cancel at anytime!

Please email movies@tunecore.com with any additional questions.