Tugg Inc.
![]() | This article contains content that is written like an advertisement. (September 2017) |
![]() | The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's notability guidelines for companies and organizations. (September 2017) |
![]() | This article needs more links to other articles to help integrate it into the encyclopedia. (August 2017) |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Tugg_inc._Logo.png/220px-Tugg_inc._Logo.png)
Tugg Inc. is a film-based collective action and crowdsourcing platform that enables individuals to create film screenings at their local cinema.[1] Incorporated in 2011,[2] Tugg was officially launched in 2012 at SXSW by co-founders Nicolas Gonda and Pablo Gonzalez.[3] Headquartered in Austin, Texas. It offers services for promoters, filmmakers, and theaters.
Services
Promoters
Screening "hosts" select a movie from Tugg’s library of studio and independent films, choose from available theaters, dates, timeslots, and set other event details like ticket price; then, a set number of people need to commit to attend before the event is actually on, in order to crowdsource* the viewing.[4] Tugg provides promotional resources and tips, but the promoter is responsible for spreading the word.[5]
Filmmakers & Theaters
Tugg allows filmmakers to do business beyond online digital portals, and show their films in "old-fashioned cinemas", allowing consumers to select the movies they want to see at local theaters [6] This distrobution method, credited to co-founder, Gonda, is
"supposed to complement existing distribution methods".[4]
Tugg EDU
Tugg has a department focused on Educational and Non-Theatrical communities, TuggEDU. Through the selling of screening licenses to "effectively monetize the non-theatrical interest in a film" to better fit the community's needs.[1]
History
In 2016 Tugg launched the film The Last Gold in partnership with USA Swimming* "ensuring the largest national reach for the film, and also a way to involve the swimming community and teams to bring it to their area".[7]
References
- ^ a b "About Us – Tugg Edu". eduhome.tugg.com. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
- ^ "Tugg Inc.: Private Company Information - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
- ^ "Our Story | Tugg". resources.tugg.com. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
- ^ a b Ha, Anthony. "Tugg Lets Audiences Choose What's Playing In Theaters | TechCrunch". Retrieved 2017-07-28.
- ^ "10 Lessons Learned From My First Tugg Screening as Promoter". No Film School. 2013-04-07. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
- ^ Faughnder, Ryan (2016-10-27). "The studio behind 'The Hunger Games' wants to turn YouTube gurus into movie stars". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
- ^ "USA Swimming and Tugg To Showcase "The Last Gold" Film Screenings Nationwide - Swimming World News". Swimming World News. 2016-05-26. Retrieved 2017-07-28.