Raw film exchange — the open market for film distribution rights | Kareem Rashdan

For a century, film distribution rights have been sold in private rooms — opaque pricing, slow deals, and gatekeepers between filmmakers and buyers. RAW Film Exchange is building a different path: an open marketplace where filmmakers license distribution rights directly to verified distributors, territory by territory, with transparent per-territory pricing, a public bid book, and escrow-backed, contract-bound deals. This short film lays out the idea — and why selling your film shouldn't have to be an act of faith. We're launching in 2026 and hand-selecting a founding cohort of 100 filmmakers — the RAW 100. Listing is free. If you've finished a film and want a fair, transparent way to license it, join the waitlist at rawfilmx.com. Always happy to talk distribution — drop a comment or a question below.