Ownership stays with you
Submission alone does not transfer ownership. Any rights, territories, windows, and responsibilities are defined in the applicable agreement before activity begins.
For filmmakers
For Filmmakers
A clear route from a completed Christian or family-friendly production to professional review, onboarding, delivery, and distribution support.
20+public network reach
15-30day review target
100%ownership retained unless separately agreed
Your filmmaker pathway
A focused pathway for filmmakers ready to explore distribution with FilmMerge.
Explore what FilmMerge looks for, how title review and onboarding work, and what to prepare for a professional distribution conversation.
A structured distribution pathway
FilmMerge coordinates review, readiness, delivery, licensing conversations, and available placement opportunities through one organised relationship.
Clear documentation and next actions
You receive the relevant requirements, status updates, requests, and records through official communications and the authorised filmmaker workspace.
Specialist support for faith and family film
FilmMerge focuses on Christian and family-friendly productions, their audiences, and the practical demands of independent distribution.
Before you submit
Is FilmMerge likely to be the right route?
A strong submission is not only a good film. It also has a clear audience, an explainable rights position, usable materials, and realistic expectations about review, licensing, delivery, and placement.
Review Submission ResourcesChristian, faith-inspired, or family-friendly audience alignment
A complete or meaningfully reviewable film or episodic production
A credible chain of title and disclosure of existing commitments
Professional communication and willingness to complete delivery requirements
Understanding that review or acceptance does not itself guarantee placement
Filmmaker onboarding
From first submission to an organised working relationship.
Requirements vary by title and agreed scope. These are the usual checkpoints from first review through delivery preparation.
Review the pathway
Confirm that the title, rights position, audience, and available materials broadly match FilmMerge’s focus before submitting.
Submit accurate title information
Provide the production details, viewing material, rights context, contacts, and available marketing assets requested by the submission form.
Complete title review
FilmMerge targets an initial response within approximately 15-30 business days after the required information is available. Complex questions may take longer.
Confirm the engagement
If the title progresses, both parties review the applicable scope, rights, territories, responsibilities, commercial terms, and required documentation.
Activate the filmmaker relationship
Approved contacts receive the appropriate account-access instructions, communication route, title checklist, and onboarding responsibilities.
Prepare delivery and launch readiness
The accepted master, metadata, artwork, captions, rights records, payment details, and destination-specific materials are coordinated for the agreed pathway.
Prepare efficiently
What to organise before onboarding begins.
Not every item must be final at first contact, but accurate disclosure reduces avoidable delays and helps FilmMerge assess the correct pathway.
A reviewable production
A complete or meaningfully reviewable cut, plus an accurate synopsis, runtime, genre, language, and production details.
Rights clarity
A reliable understanding of ownership, music, talent, archive, territory, and any existing licensing commitments.
Positioning materials
Available poster artwork, stills, trailer, credits, cast and crew information, and audience or festival context.
Delivery awareness
Knowledge of the available master, audio configuration, captions or subtitles, and any technical limitations that may affect delivery.
After approval
Use the private filmmaker workspace for account-specific activity.
Approved filmmaker contacts receive private portal access for account records, requests, title activity, statements, and direct FilmMerge updates.
Ready for review?
Submit Your Film