Go to the Kinema Filmmakers page and click on Get Started
If you don't have a Kinema account you will be prompted to create one.
Create your Organization
Add your Organization Name (Legal Name) and Display Name (name that will appear on your film pages)
You likely will only have one organization.
Example: If you are an independent filmmaker, it will likely be your name or the name of your production company as the organization.
All members of an Organization have access to their associated film’s data, bookings and payouts. Members are added to an organization at the request of the licensor. Contact your Kinema representative to add more members.
Select your Subscription Plan
Our subscription plans were created to provide flexible options for our filmmakers based on different needs. All of our plans allow you share in revenue. You have the choice to pay less up front or participate in greater revenue share. You can also choose to be billed monthly or annually.
Once you select a Plan and click on Add Film you will be directed to Stripe, our secure 3rd party payment processor.
Enter your credit card information, review and agree to Licensing Terms and Conditions and User and Content Guidelines, and then click to Subscribe.
Once complete you'll see a confirmation message and then be directed back to your Dashboard.
You can now begin adding your Film by clicking on Add Film
Introduce your Film. On this page you will enter the following required fields:
Film Title
Description
Run Time
Year of Production
Click on Create
Basics
You will be directed to the Basics page with some fields pre-populated and your Film Title displayed in the left nav menu.
You can enter/edit the following fields on this page:
Film Title
Description
Primary Genre
Secondary Genre
Click on Save
Images
On this page you will upload all your visual assets by clicking on the + and selecting images from your computer:
Banner Image (required)
Gallery Images (2 images minimum required)
Film Poster
Social Media Assets
Additional Materials
*Click on Asset requirements for specifications. We’ve also provided a sample film page so you know what you’re creating!
Details
On this page you will add more film details. These are not required fields but the more details you add, the more comprehensive your page will be:
Credits
Reviews
Laurels/Awards
Speaker Availability
Trailer - Copy and paste your YouTube link
Click on Save
Rights
On this page you will add your film’s availability:
Availability (Required) - Select In-person, Live Virtual, Event VOD, and/or Watch Now TVOD; *Note your video assets must be encoded before enabling Rentals as indicated in the below screenshot
Public or Private (Required) - Public film pages are discoverable on the Kinema site. Private pages will only be found with your unique URL
Geo-blocking by country (Required) - Select available worldwide, allowed, or denied areas
Screening Event Window (Required) - Enter date range in which a host can have a screening of your film.
*Note: Date ranges for Screening Window can only be added once. If you need to make changes contact your Kinema representative.
Click on Save
Pricing
This is where you can set your pricing
You can view Licensing Tiers by clicking on the View button. Our standard Licensing Tiers will display to the right. You can select different Organization types by clicking on the drop down menu at the top. Please contact your Kinema representative if you need to customize your Licensing Tiers.
Click on Enable Ticketing to allow Hosts to sell tickets to screening events
Minimum and Maximum Ticket Prices - You can choose to set the minimum and maximum a host can charge per ticket. The required minimum is $1.
If you've enable Rentals for Watch Now TVOD then you can add the Rental Price you want to charge. Minimum price is $1.50.
You can also enable Sliding Scale Pricing. This enables audience members to adjust what they pay to rent your film but within the confines of what you've set.
You will be asked to add the Minimum, Suggested, and Maximum Rental Price to provide a range for guests to Pay What they Wish. Note that the Minimum can not go lower than $1.50.
Minimum Rental Price: This is the lowest amount you're allowing the viewer to pay to rent your film. You cannot go lower than $1.50, which is the platform minimum.*
Suggested Rental Price: You would want audiences to pay this if there was no sliding scale available.
Maximum Rental Price: The absolutely highest you would allow someone to pay to watch the film. Anything up to $500, which is the platform cap.
Pay What You Wish is completely free to turn on. Kinema's per-rental fees of 99 cents + cc fees stay the same, so you can keep any increases in rental prices.
Click on Save
Video
On this page you will upload all your film files by clicking on the + and selecting files from your computer:
Film File (required)
Alternate Language Audio File
Subtitle File
*Note: Click on Asset requirements for specifications.
Click on Save
Status
Any missing required details will be displayed in red on this page. You can click on any section in the left nav to complete any section.
Click on Create Stripe Connect Account to set up your Payout account so you can get paid through Revenue Share.
*Note: that another browser window will open as you are directed to Stripe.
You will not be able to publish your page until all required fields and your Stripe Account is complete.
Once your Stripe Account is set up you will be directed back to your Onboarding Tool and you're ready to publish!!
Click on Publish and the Kinema team will publish your page for you after approval which can take up to 48 hours.
Congratulations! Your Film Page has now been created! Once your page has been approved you can come back to your Onboarding Tool at any time to publish. Once published you will see a link to your Film Page URL which you can copy and share.
Accessing the Film Onboarding Tool once you're Subscribed
Log into your Kinema account.
Drag your mouse over your Initials in the top right corner and click on Dashboard.
You will then see all your Films. If you are associated with multiple production companies or distributors, then you will see more than one organization listed. You can select a different organization by clicking on the default organization name in the left navigation menu.
Once you've selected the correct organization, select the film you want to edit. Then it is the same process to edit your film as it was to Onboard. Though if you want to unpublish your page you will need to contact your Kinema representative.
If you are an existing Kinema subscriber you may see this message as we migrate all accounts to the new dashboard. Please email your Kinema representative with any edits at films@kinema.com.
Thank you! If you have other questions, email films@kinema.com.