You will need to complete the folllowing steps before you can onboard your film:
Sign your Licensing Agreement.
Pay your onboarding fee or set your subscription.
Create your Kinema user account.
Receive an email confirmation and link to begin onboarding your film.
If you have not, please contact your Kinema representative.
Video: How To Create, Publish & Edit Your Film Booking Page
Step By Step: How To Create, Publish & Edit Your Film Booking Page
Accessing the Film Onboarding & Management Portal
Log into your Kinema account.
Drag your mouse over your Initials in the top right corner and click on My Films.
Beginning Film Onboarding:
Step 1: Select your Organization.
This is the name of the licensor that has signed a licensing agreement with Kinema on behalf of the film. You likely will only have one organization.
Example: If you are an independent filmmaker, you will likely see your name or the name of your production company as the organization.
If you are associated with multiple production companies or distributors, then you will see more than one organization listed.
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.
Step 2: Select the film you want to begin Onboarding or edit details. If this is the first film you are onboarding you will only see one.
Step 3: This is the Onboarding Overview page. Clicking on any square will take you to that respective section of the Onboarding Process.
*We recommend clicking on Film Introduction first and then going through the rest of the Onboarding process.
Step 4: Introduce your Film. On this page you will enter the following required fields:
Film Title
Description
Genre
Run Time
Year of Production
Click on Save and Continue to go to the next section.
Step 5: 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 (required)
Company Logo (required)
Social Media Assets
Media or Press Kit
Additional Materials
*Click on Asset requirements for specifications. We’ve also provided a sample film page (add link) so you know what you’re creating!
Click on Save and Continue to go to the next section.
Step 6: 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 and Continue to go to the next section.
Step 7: Rights Management. On this page you will add your film’s availability:
Availability (Required) - Select Virtual, In-Person, Rental, and/or Affiliate (event on-demand); *Note your video assets must be encoded before enabling Rentals.
Geo-blocking by country (Required) - Provide either allowed or denied areas
Screening Window (Required) - Enter date range in which a host can have a screening of your film.
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.
*Note: Date ranges for Screening Window can only be added once. If you need to make changes contact your Kinema representative.
Click on Enable Ticketing if you want to allow Hosts to sell tickets
Then add in Minimum and Maximum Ticket Prices
If you've enable Rentals for Video On-Demand then you can add the Rental Price you want to charge.
Click on Save and Continue to go to the next section.
Step 8: Pricing. Kinema will complete this section on your behalf based on your licensing agreement. These fields cannot be edited. Contact your Kinema representative if you require any changes:
Click on Save and Continue to go to the next section.
Step 9: Payout. Our payout system is built on the secure payments platform Stripe where you will be asked to provide the following information.
Business Type: Individual or Company Selector (Required)
Country (Required)
Legal Business Name (Required)
Doing Business As (Required)
Tax ID (EIN for company, Social Security # if Individual) (Required)
Website
Phone Number
Address 1
Address 2
City
State
Postal Code
Bank Account (Required)
Account Number
Routing Number
*Note: that another browser window will open as you are directed to Stripe. Once completed there you will need to return to this browser to complete onboarding your film. The system will automatically populate the fields from Stripe.
Click on Save and Continue to go to the next section.
*Note: If your Organization has already onboarded a film, then all fields will be populated and you do not have to connect to Stripe/enter again.
Step 10: Videos. 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 and Continue to go to the next section.
Step 11: Review. On this page you can review each section:
Clicking on Edit returns you to that section to make any edits
Required fields will be highlighted in red
Once everything is reviewed and ready to go you can decide to List and/or Publish in the Film Status section
Check List or Not listed - Listing the Film Page makes it accessible on the Kinema Platform
You can copy the Film URL to send to others
Clicking on Publish will make the URL public
Congratulations! Your Film Page has now been created! You can come back here to make edits and changes any time.
Thank you! If you have other questions, email films@kinema.com.