Bull Run premiered at the Cinema Jove festival in Valencia (Spain) on June 24 and will now be presented at the largest documentary festival in the United States, DOC NYC, next month.
This documentary film, which narrates the personal experience of director Ana Ramon Rubio in the exciting world of cryptocurrencies, is The world's first blockchain tokenized film.
Bull run explores the social and economic impact of Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, and how they are transforming the financial world, through the stories of Ana Ramon Rubio, who entered the crypto world during the Covid pandemic, and of different people who have opted for this new form of money and alternative investment.
The comedy documentary premiered this year at the Cinema Jove festival, held in the city of Valencia. Now, the DOC NYC festival, the most important annual event for documentary film in the United States, is preparing for its premiere. international premiere.
This festival will take place in person from November 8 to 16 in New York City, United States. The event will be held at the IFC Center and other venues such as the Angelika Villa in Manhattan, according to reported the organizing team. In addition, it will be extended online until November 26.
The first token-financed film
Bull Run is a pioneering film both in terms of its theme and its financing, as it was the first film in the world to be tokenized on the blockchain and to raise its €320.000 budget through tokens in less than a day.
Due to its pioneering nature, the documentary film was selected from among nearly a thousand proposals to be exhibited at the most important documentary film festival in America.
Filmmakers selected to participate in DOC NYC have the opportunity to connect with the brightest minds in the documentary industry, both in New York and internationally, which will open doors to new production opportunities, financing and more, as well as a nomination for the Oscar, the award of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which represents a recognition of the excellence and social activism of the participants in this industry.
Kazz Basma, acquisitions director at Sideways Film, the company that is in charge of the international distribution of the tokenized documentary, highlighted that “it is very difficult to find documentaries that are so funny, and above all, one that deals with cryptocurrencies that has so much humanity” as Bull runThe creativity behind this documentary film will make it reach beyond cryptocurrency enthusiasts, Basma said.
An important fact is that Bull runIn addition to its inclusion in the DOC NYC festival, it was also nominated for other festivals, such as the Berlanga Awards and the Goya, Feroz and Forqué awards.
As a tokenized film, the token issued for its financing, BULL, represents certain property rights and will grant holders part of the profits generated by the film as well as other exclusive benefits, such as access to filming and premieres or being listed in the film credits.
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