Vimeo on Demand unveils TIFF collection

Films from Canadian directors Ingrid Veninger, Terry Miles, Shayne Ehman and Seth Scriver have been released on Vimeo on Demand’s open self-distribution platform following their debuts at the Toronto International Film Festival last September.

The U.S.-based video sharing site this week unveiled its Vimeo TIFF collection with a blog post.

Included in the pay-for-download collection is Veninger’s The Animal Project, Miles’ Cinemanovels, and Ehman and Scriver’s Asphalt Watches after the Canadian films debuted on Vimeo on Demand following world premiers in Toronto.

Other Canadian titles to embrace Vimeo on Demand, which allows producers to set the price, format and geographical access of films, include Peter Stebbings’ Empire of Dirt and Une Jeune Fille from director Catherine Martin.

Vimeo ahead of TIFF last September offered 150 films debuting in Toronto a $10,000 advance to make their movies available online via Vimeo on Demand.

The animated film Asphalt Watches by Ehman and Scriver went on to earn the trophy for best Canadian first feature at TIFF.