{
  "club": "The Movies Club",
  "site": "https://themoviesclub.xyz",
  "updated": "2026-11-09",
  "summary": "Great films that deserve an audience and never found a distributor in Southeast Asia: features, documentaries, series and new forms, found at the world’s festivals, with the talent behind them seen first.",
  "themes": [
    {
      "id": "lost-films",
      "name": "Rescued from the market",
      "why": "Most finished films never find a sales agent or distributor. The club looks for the good ones and brings them straight to members."
    },
    {
      "id": "festival-world-cinema",
      "name": "Festival and world cinema",
      "why": "The club scouts festivals and markets such as Cannes, Berlin, Venice, Busan, Rotterdam, Toronto and Sundance."
    },
    {
      "id": "asia-and-beyond",
      "name": "Asia and beyond",
      "why": "Films from Singapore and Southeast Asia sit beside films from everywhere, with subtitles for the region."
    },
    {
      "id": "documentary-and-new-forms",
      "name": "Documentary and new forms",
      "why": "The original club (2008) chose and released documentaries together. New forms of documentary remain a strand."
    },
    {
      "id": "why-people-think",
      "name": "Why people think what they think",
      "why": "Films about power, influence, belief and how opinions are made."
    },
    {
      "id": "new-talent",
      "name": "New talent, seen first",
      "why": "Debut and early films, with members meeting the makers at premieres."
    }
  ],
  "not_for": [
    "Studio franchise and superhero films, which already reach cinemas without help.",
    "Films still to be made: the club never crowdfunds production."
  ],
  "current_round": {
    "id": "round-01",
    "name": "Round 01",
    "status": "coming-soon",
    "summary": "The committee is building the first shortlist now. Waitlist members see the films first and cast the first votes.",
    "shortlist": [
      {
        "slot": "Film A",
        "title": null,
        "note": "Title revealed to the waitlist"
      },
      {
        "slot": "Film B",
        "title": null,
        "note": "Title revealed to the waitlist"
      },
      {
        "slot": "Film C",
        "title": null,
        "note": "Title revealed to the waitlist"
      }
    ],
    "vote_opens": null,
    "vote_closes": null,
    "how_to_take_part": "Join the waitlist (free). Waitlist members get a vote in Round 01."
  },
  "mcp": "https://themoviesclub-agent-neurodynamics.vercel.app/mcp"
}