Partners

Smoovie collaborates with leading distributors and rights holders who seek out and champion the best content from around the world. Together, we’re bringing those stories to new audiences through community cinemas, small theatres, arts centres and village halls across the UK.

Impronta Films

Impronta is an international sales agency dedicated to helping high-quality documentaries reach audiences worldwide. The company works across borders to connect bold, thought-provoking films with distributors, broadcasters, and platforms globally, supporting filmmakers in bringing their stories to life and into the world.

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Jambika Docs

Jambika is a film distribution and creative media organisation specialising in powerful, socially engaged nonfiction storytelling. Their catalogue includes award-winning documentaries and international festival selections.

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Journeyman Pictures

Journeyman Pictures is one of the world’s leading independent documentary distributors, representing a bold and diverse catalogue of investigative, political, and human-interest films. For over three decades, they’ve championed independent journalism and global storytelling, connecting filmmakers with audiences who care about the world.

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Lux Moving Image

LUX is an international arts agency that supports and promotes artists working with the moving image. Based in London, they represent an exceptional catalogue of experimental and artist-made films spanning generations and genres.

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Maona Art

Maona Art is dedicated to showcasing and producing exceptional African cinema, rooted in authentic stories from Africa and its diaspora. The name Maona—from Shona, meaning “you have seen”—reflects the organisation’s mission to open new perspectives through film. Based in the UK, Maona Art curates significant works and works to establish platforms where African heritage, culture and creativity can thrive.

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Native Spirit

Native Spirit Foundation is a UK-based organisation dedicated to promoting Indigenous film, culture, and knowledge from across the world. Through screenings, festivals, and educational projects, they celebrate Indigenous voices and strengthen cross-cultural understanding through cinema.

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About Smoovie

Smoovie operates like a non-theatrical multiplex — a network of small, independent screens across the UK that collectively function as a distributed cinema chain. Each venue runs secure, ticketed screenings after the main theatrical or digital window, extending the life of great films and giving them new audiences.

Why it works

• New audiences. Reach towns and villages that rarely see independent cinema, without overlapping your core market.
• Collaborative model. We handle playout, rights management and reporting — venues handle their local audiences.
• Incremental income. Screenings generate additional revenue from venues that wouldn’t otherwise have access.
• Built-in marketing. Every film includes pre-show promotion across the network, boosting visibility for all titles.
• Sustained reach. Films play across multiple venues over time, turning one-off screenings into ongoing runs.

How it works

• You provide an MP4 feature file and MP4 trailer.
• Smoovie encrypts and stores both files securely — venues never handle open media.
• Screenings are booked through our platform and played offline via the Smoovie Desktop app.
• After each film’s run, a single consolidated payout and report is issued to the rights holder or distributor.

Security and reliability

• Encrypted delivery. All media is AES-encrypted and bound to the venue’s registered device.
• Offline playback. Films run locally and securely — no streaming or DCPs required.
• Transparent reporting. Full access to sales and performance data, with optional live partner logins.

Who we are

Smoovie was founded in Machynlleth by filmmaker and community organiser Will Tremlett. After running a non-profit touring cinema across rural Wales, Will built Smoovie from the ground up to make film exhibition simple, secure and sustainable for small and independent venues.

“We’re not competing with your core releases — we’re opening up new audiences you wouldn’t otherwise reach, with no extra cost on your side.”

If you're interested in partnering with Smoovie to distribute your films to audiences and venues that traditional models often miss, get in touch at [email protected].