FILMPIXS, a new global streaming platform dedicated to docs and shorts that “showcase global, impactful narratives as a force for change,” will launch globally on February 17.
The platform is the brainchild of Henrik Friis of Danish outfit HF Productions, who produces and consults on award-winning social impact content, such as the Oscar shortlisted Women of the Gulag, and 2020 SXSW Grand Jury Prize winner Beautiful Something Left Behind.
“Most people don’t have a lot of exposure to short films. Our goal with FILMPIXS is to create an accessible platform that focuses on showcasing quality short films and documentaries around the world,” Friis told Business Doc Europe.
The FILMPIXS line-up represents content from prestige A-festivals such as Cannes, Toronto, Venice and Sundance as well as winners at international short film festivals. Friis points out that “through the long-standing work of the platform’s curators, HF Productions and their partnerships with global NGOs and the United Nations, FILMPIXS will spotlight engaging social impact stories and new voices in filmmaking.”
The streaming platform is currently in its soft-launch phase and February’s official launch will be marked by a further 100+ films being made available to subscribers. The streaming service will be available via its own website, filmpixs.com, as well as via the FILMPIXS App, on iOS, Android, and other formats. Subscribers will pay a monthly fixed price of $5.99.
FILMPIXS will also serve as platform for festivals showcasing virtual public screenings, as the global pandemic continues to threaten live events. The streaming platform will debut its first virtual screenings in March, as online partner to the Dublin Independent Film Festival (which is an HF Productions-run festival).
CEO Friis sits on the jury panel for the United Nations’ SDGs In Action Film Festival, is a former TEDx speaker and director of Arctic Film Festival, Oslo Film Festival and Santorini Film Festival amongst others.
He is co-curator on the project with Benn Wiebe (the Executive Producer of HF Productions and FILMPIXS), a global social impact specialist based out of London.
Wiebe co-executive produced Women of the Gulag, and procures partnerships with institutions such as the United Nations, organizing the SDGs in Action Film Festival and working with Sony Pictures on their Picture This Festival for the Planet programme. He also serves as a Board Advisor for Global Environment Media, Climate Crisis Hub, SIE Society, and Yea! Impact.
