
However, the film doesn’t have the classic Hollywood ending most are used to. “The Pirate Bay changed the film industry from the outside, I’m trying to change it from within,” he adds, hinting that it might be wise for others to follow this trend.Īfter seeing the TPB-AFK trailer many users and followers of the notorious BitTorrent site are excited to see the documentary. “I’m so thrilled to open the ‘Panorama Dokumente’ section of the Berlinale with the first film ever to be released for free online from an A-festival,” TPB-AFK director Simon Klose tells TorrentFreak in a comment. This offline premiere coincides with the free online release, making it the first ever to have such a double release.

Today it was officially announced that the documentary will premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival ( Berlinale) on February 8th. And this is exactly what’s going to happen with the upcoming release of TPB-AFK. So, when a documentary is made about the founders of The Pirate Bay, things have to be done differently. It often takes months before a blockbuster movie appears online after it premieres in theaters, while the public demands instant access.

Hollywood often hears that they force people into pirating films by failing to make their content widely available.
