You need a license to show a movie at a public or private venue or for an online screening event. Licensing a film, and paying for that license, means revenue goes to all the people who worked hard to create the films you love.

Through Kinema, screening hosts license the screening rights directly from the rights holder, typically the filmmaker, their distributor, or an organization that owns these rights.

We primarily represent the film's non-theatrical exhibition rights. This means any organization or individual can host a one-time film screening so long as it is not in a traditional movie theater.

In addition to ensuring hosts secure the license and either pay a licensing fee or sell tickets, at Kinema we also provide screening hosts with the film file and the film's marketing materials.

If your event is in person, we will make the film available for secure download 72 hours before your event starts.

If your event is live and online, we provide you with your own virtual cinema with a synchronized play of the film for your audience. The cinema includes live text chat and video broadcast for live Q&As.

If your event is online and on-demand, we provide you with an affiliate virtual cinema that allows your audience to watch the film on their own time, within the window you provide them.