Give your selections
a life after the festival.
FurtherTV licenses independent films to free, ad-supported streaming channels. Your filmmakers keep ownership and 80% of net receipts, with no listing fee and no exclusivity — and your festival earns on what they license, at no cost to them.
Where your selections can end up
What your filmmakers get
The screenings end; the film doesn't have to. These are the terms every filmmaker you refer signs up to.
80% of net receipts
Filmmakers keep 80% of what their films earn on FAST and AVOD. There is no listing fee, and nothing is deducted for encoding, hosting, playout, ad serving or marketing.
Non-exclusive, and theirs to keep
Filmmakers keep full ownership and can work with any other distributor. Any title can be withdrawn at any time from their dashboard.
Their territories, their windows
They decide where each film is available, for how long, and at what rate — and can hold a film back until their festival run or premiere commitments are done.
Paid as the money comes in
Earnings are credited as platforms pay, not held for a quarterly cycle. Filmmakers withdraw from $100, and transfers go out within 48 hours.
Reporting they can actually read
Per-title impressions, viewing minutes and CPM, which platforms licensed the film, and whether each platform has paid — all in the dashboard.
Help getting platform-ready
Built-in tools for captions, metadata and thumbnails. If FurtherTV creates captions, it is only with the filmmaker's approval, recouped from that film's earnings and capped at 20% a period.
Features, shorts, documentaries and series can all be listed.
What your festival gets
Earn on what your selections license
Your festival earns 10% of FurtherTV's net share of the revenue from the filmmakers — and platforms — you refer. It is paid from FurtherTV's share, never from the filmmaker's.
Every edition counts
Alumni from any past edition qualify, however long ago they screened. For most festivals the back catalogue is the larger opportunity.
A page in your name, and a session for your filmmakers
A co-branded landing page carrying your referral link, and one live onboarding session for your selected filmmakers on how FAST and AVOD licensing works.
How it works
1
Join as a festival partner
Apply in two steps. Once approved you get a tracked referral link for your festival.
2
Share it with your selections
Put the link in acceptance emails, your filmmaker handbook and your alumni newsletter. Filmmakers who sign up through it are credited to your festival.
3
They license, you both earn
Filmmakers list their films, set their own terms and license to channels. They earn on what they license, and so does your festival.
Ready-made copy for your filmmakers
Drop this into your acceptance emails, filmmaker handbook or alumni newsletter. Once you're approved, replace [your link] with your festival's referral link from the Referrals page.
As a selected filmmaker, you can list your film on FurtherTV, a marketplace that licenses independent films to free, ad-supported streaming channels. You keep ownership and 80% of net receipts. There's no listing fee and no exclusivity, you choose the territories and windows — so you can wait until your festival run is over — and you can withdraw your film at any time. Sign up through our festival link: [your link]
What festivals ask us first
Will listing affect a film's premiere status or festival eligibility?
It doesn't have to. Listing is non-exclusive and filmmakers set each film's territories and windows, so they can keep a film off any channel until their festival run or premiere commitments allow it.
Does this cost our filmmakers anything?
No. There is no listing fee and no assignment of rights. Filmmakers keep 80% of net receipts, and your festival's share comes out of FurtherTV's, not theirs.
Can we include filmmakers from past editions?
Yes. Attribution attaches when a filmmaker signs up through your link, however long ago they screened with you.
Are we vouching for the films we refer?
No. You are pointing your filmmakers at a marketplace. Each one applies, is reviewed, and contracts with FurtherTV directly.
Do shorts qualify, or only features?
Features, shorts, documentaries and series can all be listed. Which titles platforms license is up to them, so no placement is guaranteed.
What if a filmmaker already has a distributor?
They can list whatever rights are still free and set their availability around the existing deal. Nothing here asks them to break an agreement they have already signed.
Become a festival partner
Apply in two steps. A short call afterwards is enough to see whether it fits your festival.