Special Offer for EAVE graduates: Claudia 20% off
Special Offer for EAVE members
Dear EAVE Producers,
Are you ready to think digital?
>>> EAVE and Under the Milky Way International are continuing their partnership by extending the special 20% discount on the Claudia service for EAVE producers!
Claudia is a new digital distribution infrastructure, designed to give feature films and documentaries direct, professional access to major global VoD platforms.
Claudia was built specifically for independent producers releasing single films. Through a dedicated online interface, you can create an account, submit your film, and manage its international VoD release on leading non-selective platforms such as Apple TV, Google/YouTube and Amazon, across multiple territories.
Read more in Screen International!
The service is transactional (TVoD-first), ensuring that your film is published, indexed and permanently available on platforms.
Building on Under The Milky Way’s 15 years of experience, Claudia offers a transparent, cost-effective and scalable way to distribute. It can be complementary to existing distribution models, and it’s flexible enough to adapt to your various distribution plans.
Find here a short case study of the film WE THE SURFERS that found its global audience through self-distribution with Claudia.
From surf to screen - a successful marketing strategy
Arthur Bourbon of HAND STUDIO distributed his documentary WE THE SURFERS through Claudia. The marketing strategy was built on community credibility and targeted outreach. Drawing on 20 years in the surf world, he toured the film across 100+ festival screenings (including the Ocean Film Tour), won several awards, and focused his PR efforts on specialised surf media, achieving wide coverage with a limited budget. "We achieved great results because the unique, powerful subject of the film allowed it to stand out within the surf community." - he says.
For the global VOD launch on Claudia, Arthur and two PR professionals (one based in France, and one in the USA) generated a consistent social media presence by releasing content every 3 days and generating viral reels with millions of views from all over the world. His approach demonstrates that for independent filmmakers, a well-executed niche strategy and a strong pre-existing network can be more effective than a large communications budget.
The film was released on Apple, Amazon and Google in TVoD on the following major territories: US, Canada, UK, France, Australia, New Zealand (and rest of world in French and English speaking territories). The investment in Claudia has been fully recouped.
(link to trailer)
>>> Special Offer: EAVE producers who sign up for the CLAUDIA distribution package, will get an exclusive 20% discount on the CLAUDIA fee*. Mark ‘EAVE2026’ during the signup process.
*The fee covers encoding costs, full Quality Control, delivery in two language versions on three global platforms (Apple TV, Google/Youtube and Amazon), 24 months storage, project management, quarterly revenue reports and full oversight by Under The Milky Way. Additionally, UMW retains a 25% commission fee on royalties paid by the platforms.
About Under the Milky Way International
Since 2010, UMW has been providing efficient digital distribution service for rights-holders on the most prominent VoD Platforms in the world. With more than 8,000 features films distributed and more than 700+ right-holders, UMW manages one of the largest digital catalogues worldwide.
UMW’s “Library Intelligence” is a fully integrated in-house set of IT solutions customised to the global digital distribution value chain. Headquartered in Paris, Los Angeles and Montreal, the multicultural UMW team combines industry veterans and digital-native cinephiles with deep expertise in digital distribution.
Page published 5 May 2026. Updated 29 May 2026.
