Jaman.com - The Birth of Social Cinema

Jaman uses Quicktime technology to deliver independent cinema from around the world to your Mac or PC. The image is superior to DVDs and the site emphasizes social interaction between fans as way of creating a strong base of reviews and general information. Users can see commentary from other people throughout the film, add their own comments, and even start a thread to discuss what they"re watching.

"Jaman is a new online film community for people that enjoy world cinema and want to meet and hang with more of their kind."

Staying under the blockbuster movie radar, Jaman fulfills a niche market of global independent cinema with a better-than-DVD quality image, and a well-developed social interaction component will draw both reputable filmmakers and their fans. Less than 1% of films produced in the world get distribution in the U.S., leaving the market wide open for internet exploitation. The price for rental and purchase is not bound by DVD licensing, keeping it low and reasonable.

Will the fact that it cannot be played on a Tv screen limit its appeal for cineastes unwilling to watch movies on a computer screen? Is there a strong enough market in the U.s. for foreign language films?

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Launched: 2007
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