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 partnership page—not another submission form.
This page explains who FilmMerge serves, what filmmakers can expect, how onboarding works, and where to go next. The Services page remains the detailed catalogue of FilmMerge capabilities.
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
The public pathway is designed around 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.
The exact requirements depend on the title and agreed scope, but the public sequence below explains the normal checkpoints.
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.
Portal access is provided through the approved onboarding relationship. Public pages explain the pathway; authorised account records, requests, title activity, and applicable statements remain inside the controlled workspace.
Ready for review?
Submit Your Film