FILM/SERIES SUMBISSION INFORMATION

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• Creativity: a compelling story or topic with good performances 
• Duration: shorts should be under 40 minutes, full length features should be 60 minutes or more (though some full films below 60 minutes may be acceptable), and each episodic should have at least 20 minutes per episode. 
• Final Film: (or episodes) video file in high quality 
• Trailer: one official trailer of about 1 minute in length (between 30 seconds and 4 minutes allowed)
• Poster: one main standard movie poster (27"x40") in high resolution 
• Copyright: you should be the main producer with ownership of the film
• Permissions: a statement or affidavit permitting the submission of your film 

Please, complete Form 1 below.

After we have watched the film and trailer, please complete Form 2 below.

A legal agreement will be sent. Once both sides have signed the agreement and a permission letter or affidavit has been sent to us, we can begin submitting your film to platforms.

Aggregators place your film or series onto the platforms, but unlike a distributor, aggregators do not market the project. Driving viewers to your film using ads, the trailer, the film link and QR code as well as word of mouth grassroots marketing will all have direct impact on your project's revenues. 

1. Focus marketing on one platform, such as Amazon or Tubi, to drive viewers and traffic to your film, even if your film is live on multiple streaming platforms.
2. Premiere your project, even if the date it will be live on streaming platforms is not known in advance. Once it is live, choose a date for it's official online premiere and broadcast marketing materials advertising your premiere for that date. Target one platform to focus your premiere on, such as Amazon or Tubi, even if your project is on many platforms. 
3. Join 3 to 5 top Facebook groups focused on the platform you want to drive your film traffic to, for example, Tubi Facebook groups, and post your film link, trailer and any other types of promotion without spamming the groups. 
4. Join Telegram groups about the platforms your film is on, such as Tubi Groups on Telegram.
5. Join as many movie and entertainment groups as possible on various platforms  such as WhatsApp, Facebook, X, Telegram to share your trailer, link to your film, BTS photos and any marketing materials for your project allowed in the groups.
6. Place your QR code on both sides of any physical flyers you print.
7. In flyers, posters and marketing posts, use words that give the impression that the film/project was just recently released, even years after release, use words like NOW STREAMING ON AMAZON (for example) on your marketing materials.
8. Use in-person, grassroots marketing such as churches, community organizations, events, colleagues and other face-to-face promotion as well as digital marketing.
9. Use of stickers with QR codes on them are effective for brining more eyes onto your project.
10. Don't spend all resources on the film itself, leave some funds for marketing.
11. Post sponsored Facebook ads on weekends in targeted locations.
12. Post Instagram ads on weekends in targeted locations. 
13. Use digital billboards on weekends in towns where your target audience is.
14. Run YouTube ads on weekends.
15. Write a press release and pay to have it distributed.
16. Publish your trailer on YouTube.
17. Publish your BTS on YouTube.
18. Put out as much content about the project as possible such as press interviews, clips, BTS montages, actor shoutouts, etc.
19. Hire a graphic designer to create various materials such as posters, flyers and graphic social media content for advertising the film.
20. Hire an experienced social media manager/marketer who will promote your project and drive traffic to it via all the socials. 
21. If possible, hire a marketing or PR firm to market your film via all media besides socials such as TV ads, billboards, radio, etc. If this firm also handles social media, then hiring a separate social media manager may not be necessary, depending on what exact services the firm provides. 
22. Sign paperwork with any partners or anyone involved in the production, aggregation, distribution or marketing (do not rely on word of mouth agreements).