Founded 25 years ago by Jan Rofekamp, Films Transit International is one of the longest running, renowned and respected international sales agencies of quality documentaries with offices in Montreal and in New York.

We specialize in the worldwide release and marketing of high profile, theatrical and TV documentaries in two specific genres:

ARTS, SPORTS & CULTURE, which include all our documentaries about Arts, Culture, Biography, Cinema and Music.

SOCIETY, HISTORY & POLITICS, which include all our documentaries about Current Affairs, Society, Politics, Human Interest and History

We strongly believe that major festival exposure adds prestige to a film's international career. Therefore we help our filmmakers secure their world festival premiere, design an international festival career, and provide them with the right contacts and recommendations.

Many of our films are selected for the major film (launch pad) festivals, such as Sundance, Berlin, Toronto, and IDFA and win prestigious awards. Each year we take on between 20-25 new films. Our entire catalogue is comprised of about 150 titles and we try to keep our catalogue to this size, so we can keep it active, stay focused and give the films a serious shelf live. You should see us as a Haute Couture Documentary Boutique: we do not have many pieces, but they are all unique and of great quality, well made and well looked after.

Films Transit International is generally looking for two types of documentaries:

First there are the EPIC feature docs, generally with more cultural rather than social-political subjects. These are unique films on LARGE international subject matters and often have a strong auteur signature. They can be historical and contemporary and MUST have a very high quality level of filmmaking and tell a story that everyone in the world can relate to. For each of these EPIC films we strive to create a worldwide festival launch at a major international film festival, and with the filmmaker we develop an international festival roadmap for about a year after its release before licensing them to the FIRST market for television. Some of these documentaries will also have a career in the cinema in selected countries and be released on DVD. Since about a year we are talking to several on-line platforms as we know that the traditional markets do not reach millions of people worldwide who are interested in the subjects of our films. On-line and new media will incease in importance for distribution in the future.

GENIUS WITHIN: THE INNER LIFE OF GLENN GOULD
GARBAGE DREAMS
PRESUMED GUILTY
REEL INJUN: ON THE TRAIL OF THE HOLLYWOOD INDIAN
SPACE TOURISTS
THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN IN AMERICA

EL OLVIDO, IN THE COMPANY OF JFK: A PRESIDENT TO REMEMBER, THE RECKONING, FULL BATTLE RATTLE, STEALING KLIMT, WINGS OF DEFEAT, SHAKE HANDS WITH THE DEVIL, THE REAL DIRT ON FARMER JOHN, A PROMISE TO THE DEAD, THE CHAMPAGNE SPY, KZ, THE GIANT BUDDHAS, SHAPE OF THE MOON, THE CORPORATION, MANUFACTURING CONSENT, WAR PHOTOGRAPHER, OUTFOXED. LA SIERRA, METALLICA: SOME KIND OF MONSTER, END OF THE CENTURY: THE STORY OF THE RAMONES and Classics like THE TIMES OF HARVEY MILK, GREY GARDENS, CRUMB, THE CELLULOID CLOSET and THE WONDERFUL, HORRIBLE LIFE OF LENI RIEFENSTAHL.

Secondly, we are looking for what we refer to as URGENT docs. These are generally TV Hour length films on very strong, edgy, provocative, contemporary subject matters that we feel people MUST see because of their political or social relevance. Some of the urgent films we handle have strong current affairs value.

ANOTHER PERFECT WORLD
A PLACE WITHOUT PEOPLE
GOOGLE BABY
PET PHARM
PAX AMERICANA: THE WEAPONIZATION OF SPACE

SOME RECENT EXAMPLES:

BLACK WAVE: The Legacy of the Exxon Valdez, LETTERS TO THE PRESIDENT, PORN-DEMIC, WEB WARRIORS, ADDICTED TO PLASTIC, THE NUCLEAR COMEBACK, SATELLITE QUEENS, DEVIL'S BARGAIN, JIMMY CARTER: MAN FROM PLAINS, LA CORONA. CHINA'S SEXUAL REVOLUTION, THE DICTATOR HUNTER, MY COUNTRY, MY COUNTRY, THE UNGRATEFUL DEAD, OUR BRAND IS CRISIS, CHINA BLUE, STATE OF FEAR, POWER TRIP, MY FLESH & BLOOD, THE KIDNAPPING OF INGRID BETANCOURT,

We also continue to be interested in all types of (timeless) documentaries on Cinema like IMAGINARY WITNESS: HOLLYWOOD AND THE HOLOCAUST and STARDUST: THE BETTE DAVIS STORY, THE MAN WHO SHOT CHINATOWN, BEYOND WISEGUYS and smart docs on Sex such as SECRET MUSEUMS, STILL DOING IT: THE INTIMATE LIVES OF WOMEN OVER 65, BREASTS.

And we occasionally represent exceptional documentary mini-series, such as A LION IN THE HOUSE and DIAMOND ROAD.

But sometimes we just cannot refuse as they are just irresistible. In our 2009 Fall slate you will also find: MINE, SMILE TIL IT HURTS, A GOOD MAN, MIGHTY UKULELE, THE WAY WE GET BY.

We re-released the classic THE TIMES OF HARVEY MILK around MILK, starring Sean Penn. And when Jodie Foster completes her film about Leni Riefenstahl, we will re-launch the masterpiece: THE WONDERFUL HORRIBLE LIFE OF LENI RIEFENSTAHL in 2010.

NOT INTERESTED IN:
Pure science, pure sports, wildlife, factual entertainment, and programs with a very specific national or local content. We generally do NOT take on documentaries or documentary series that are shorter than 45 minutes.

More examples per category, as well as festival, award and other information, can be found on our website.