Babelgum Scores World Cinema Classics

BERLIN: The online TV service Babelgum is set to carry 24 independent world cinema classics as online exclusives as part of a deal with digital distributor Content Republic.

The agreement includes Lars Von Trier’s The Boss of It All, the Academy Award-nominated Before The Rain and Steve Barron’s Choking Man. Two films will be made available per month over the course of a year, beginning in May 2009. Following the exclusive premieres, the films will remain on the service non-exclusively.

Karol Martesko-Fenster, the general manager and publisher for the film division at Babelgum, stated: "We are thrilled about our partnership with Content Republic, and this deal significantly strengthens Babelgum’s film offering and reaffirms Babelgum as the online and mobile destination for cutting-edge independent film. It is important to us to feature the vision of filmmakers from every corner of the world, and Content Republic’s presentation of award-winners and festival favorites perfectly complements our commitment to emerging talent worldwide through the Babelgum Online Film Festival."