Frequently Asked Questions
Q. For filmmakers what makes The Filmmakers Channel Different
A. There are many things that make The Filmmakers Channel different, the main difference is that we don’t take any percentage of sales when you sell a DVD of a PPV viewing. You keep it all.
Q. For viewers what’s the main difference.
A. A high quality viewing experience, no advertising and what will eventually be a great selection.
Q. How will people find my movie if they’ve never heard of The Filmmakers Channel?
A. The Filmmakers Channel will find your film in a variety of ways. Our job is to bring traffic to the channel through paid advertising, social networking or any other means. Once a visitor arrives at The Filmmakers Channel they’ll find your film under a given category, as well since we do have a registration process fans that register will received periodic messages including an announcement of your film. Also as part of our service when we post your film a press release goes out to the internet with a link back to your film.
Q. Are you primarily or only interested in indie films?
A. No. Any producer of independent media looking to take advantage of online video and a solution that allows them to keep 100% of the proceeds of sale are welcome to take advantage of our services.
Q. What is this “Adopt a Film” thing? I never heard of it.
A. The Adopt A Film program is primarily built for website owners as a way to offer their visitors high quality and unique video content, thought anyone coming into “The Filmmakers Channel” can click on the “Adopt a Film” button and have the text and code associated with any video or film sent to them by email from which they can copy and paste into their website and make available to their visitors.
Q. I’m a Filmmaker and is there a limitation as to the number of films, or videos I can have on The Filmmakers Channel?
A. No. You can post as many as you think are worthy and there there are no incremental costs to you.
Q. How much does it cost to get started?
A. Peanuts. You can get all the details and a full presentation by clicking on the Submit Film link above.
Q. Q. How do I get paid?
A. You get paid directly to your Pay Pal account. We don’t take any commissions.
Q. Do I need to have a website for my movie?
A. Not required but you are provided with a website as part of what we provide for you when you post your film on The Filmmakers Channel. You can get all the details and a full presentation by clicking on the Submit Film link above.
