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About Distribute Your Short Film To Earn Money Online

Today we are working on a mission and plan for short film distribution made simple

If you host your short films in shortfundly, we will distribute globally (via the internet, web, mobile, TV, and physical screening) and run premium subscription services on top of it. Share revenue with you based on your movie reach via our distribution. Payments are send to your bank account Via UPI Payment method. You will receive a dedicated login from us to view your short film video content performance and revenue.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

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What are the benefits of distributing through Shortfundly?

As a creator / right holder of content, we believe you would like your short film / independent album song to reach out to a wide audience while generating revenue as well. That is where Shortfundlys’ Distribution comes in to play. We will release your film on our own platforms as well as on other platforms and mediums. Thus, the benefits of distributing through us are:

Getting your short film in front of audiences globally.
Being available on all platforms and formats like internet, mobile, TV, OTT Platforms, cinemas, in-flight entertainment, etc.,
Possibility of getting your short film screened at select international festivals as shortfundly curated short film list.
Generating income from the above and other distribution activities undertaken by Shortfundly. The income will be shared with you on a revenue share basis.
Getting a team of professionals who are focussed on providing the best reach and visibility for your short film content while optimising revenues.

On which platforms will my film be available?

The availability of the platforms is entirely upto you. When you submit your short film for distribution you can choose from the multiple options available. The availability of the film also depends upon the assessment by the Shortfundly creative team as well as the publishing platform, wherever applicable.

How will revenue be generated for my film?

The monetisation for our content is through advertisements and on a revenue share basis. Some platforms, however, have different means of monetisation for eg. based on minutes of your content watched by their subscribers or some fixed payment for your content for a certain period of time. For each platform that we distribute your short film content, we receive a report from them with regards to the income generated on your short film on their platform and what our share for the same is. You are entitled to your share of revenue on the basis of the revenue received by us from such platform(s).

What is my share in the revenue?

As a video creator (Filmmaking Team) you are entitled to a revenue share 40% of the gross revenues received by us.
Gross Revenues mean the revenue we receive from the distributed platform for your short film content. All costs not directly related to the distribution activity will be borne by Shortfundly. Gross Revenues has been explained in detail in the distribution agreement.

How and when will I receive the payment due to me?

Revenue reports are generated for every calendar quarter (Jan – Mar, Apr – June, etc.). These reports are generated 60-75 days after the end of each calendar quarter.

For example: Report for the period Jan – March will be shared not later than 15 June.

Also note, revenue details are emailed to only those content partners whose aggregate share of revenue due as on the date of the report is over Rs. 1,000. Amounts lower than this are carried forward to the next quarter as opening balance. You will be required to raise an invoice for the amount due to you and the payment will be transferred to your bank account Via UPI or Paypal account (for non-indian content partners).

What are the various choices for selection of distribution platforms?

The choices and options available to you

All (Recommended to all video creators) – By selecting this option you are granting shortfundly the right to distribute your short film across all platforms thereby maximising the visibility and monetising opportunities for your short film across the globe.
Shortfundly owned or partnered platforms (its website, mobile apps, apps on other platforms, app-in-app, integrations, etc.) – This option is mandatory.
Shortfundly branded channels on other platforms including but not limited to YouTube, Facebook, etc.,
Syndication across online platforms OR OTT platforms excluding YouTube and Facebook.
TV and broadcast Theatrical, festival, public/private screenings in metro cities, Tier -2 or Tier-3 across India.

Which rights will I be granting to Shortfundly?

You will be granted only distribution rights to shortfundly. Irrespective of the option selected, the Intellectual Property Rights or IPR, of the film, always remains with you. Distribute Your Short Film To Earn Money Online.

For how many years is the distribution agreement valid?

The agreement is initially for a period of 5 years. It will automatically be renewed for another period of 5 years unless you exercise the option to not renew the agreement. This option needs to be exercised 60 days prior to the date on which the agreement would expire.

Can the distribution agreement be terminated?

Both parties have the right to terminate the agreement. The terms applicable for termination are detailed in the agreement.

Can I submit my film to festivals after I grant distribution rights to Shortfundly?

Yes, you can submit your short film for participation in short film festivals (local India or international) after granting us the distribution rights. You simply need to ensure that while participating in such a short film festival, you do not grant them any distribution rights that would impede or contradict the distribution rights granted to shortfundly. Distribute Your Short Film To Earn Money Online

Is the distribution agreement exclusive?

As detailed above, you would be granting the distribution rights to us for specific OTT & Social platforms, however, the rights so granted will be exclusive for the respective platforms. For example: if you have granted us the rights for Shortfundly Branded Channels (which include YouTube, Facebook, etc.) then it would mean that you have granted exclusive rights to us for YouTube, Facebook, etc., Distribute Your Short Film To Earn Money Online

How do I submit my short film or web series or independent album for distribution?

Register and create your account on Shortfundly
Send all your film details to our Shortfundly OTT team email – [email protected]

Do you accept all the short films submitted to you for distribution?

NO. Not all short films submitted to us for distribution are accepted.

Once you submit your short film for distribution, it goes through an internal creative team review process and the film is checked for various legal parameters like copyright infringement, rights, ownership, etc. as well as creative aspects. The review process typically takes between 7 to 10 business days after submission.

Based on these parameters, our shortfundly creative team decides whether or not to take the short film for distribution. If accepted, the team decides the ideal platform for the short film and schedules it for release. You will be notified accordingly via e-mail or in call.

In case your short film is not approved by our team, you will be notified regarding the same. All decisions by our creative team are final. No further recommendation required by filmmakers & their team.

What should I keep in mind about copyright infringement when submitting my short film?

It is very important to understand that even a small duration, say 5 sec, of audio or video not belonging to you but used in the video amounts to infringement.
We, thus, request that before submitting your short film for distribution, please ensure that there is no audio or video copyright infringement in terms of background music, soundtrack, songs, audio clips, video clips (from films, news channels, TV shows, sports, etc), and photo stills.
If you have used resources from Creative Commons, please mention so clearly in the credits rolls.
If you have acquired the rights / license to use a particular audio or video copyright, please ensure that you have the right to commercially use the same and it is not just a royalty free license to use (but not monetise).
If you are not clear on the legal implications of using copyright content, please seek advice of a professional or a legal expert. Shortfundly is not responsible for any copyright infringements or claims thereof with regards to your content.
If our content team finds any copyright infringement in your film, they will notify you to either remove the said audio/video/photo and then re-submit the film. Failure to do so will lead to your film to not being approved for distribution.
Shortfundly reserves the rights to remove a short film from distribution immediately upon being intimidated about a potential copyright infringement.

What are the media assets required for short film submission?

To enable us to showcase your short film in the optimum format, we require and recommend the following format:

Horizontal Poster – Mandatory
- 16:9 Aspect ratio
- Preferred size: 1920 x 1080 (width and height)
- Max file size: 5 MB
- Formats : image.jpg, .jpeg, .png
- Please ensure that the only text on the poster should be the name of the film. Please do not add any credits, film festival laurels, etc. on the poster. There is adequate space for providing the same in the Film Profile section.
Vertical Poster – Mandatory
- 3:4 Aspect ratio
- Preferred size: 1200 x 1600 (width and height)
- Max file size: 5 MB
- Formats : image.jpg, .jpeg, .png
- Please ensure that the only text on the poster should be the name of the film. Please do not add any credits, film festival laurels, etc. on the poster. There is adequate space for providing the same in the Film Profile section.
Short Film Video – Mandatory
- 16:9 Aspect ratio
- Preferred size: 1920 x 1080 (width and height)
- Max file size – 15 GB
- Formats – .mp4 (preferable), .mpeg, .mov, .mpg, .avi, .m4v and .mkv
- The video should be a clean file. Do not add any watermark or logos or brand ads in the short film. Brand logos of partners is ok but not brand video ads.
- Do not submit a preview copy or a rough cut.
- Do not mention or display any links (YouTube / Vimeo / Facebook / etc.,)
- As far as possible, please provide subtitles as a .SRT file. You are advised to not embed / burn the subtitles on the video.
Short film Teaser / Trailer – Mandatory
- 16:9 Aspect ratio
- Preferred size: 1920 x 1080 (width and height)
- Max file size – 5 GB
- Formats – .mp4 (preferable), .mpeg, .mov, .mpg, .avi, .m4v and .mkv
- The video should be a clean file. Do not add any watermark or logos or brand ads in the short film. Brand logos of partners is ok but not brand video ads.
- Do not submit a preview copy or a rough cut.
- Do not mention or display any links (YouTube / Vimeo / Facebook / etc.,)
- As far as possible, please provide subtitles as a .SRT file. You are advised to not embed / burn the subtitles on the video.
Subtitle – Mandatory
- Sub-titles are Mandatory for short films in languages other than English.
- Subtitles are required to increase the viewership of your content to submit your subtitles as well as acceptance on other distribution platforms.
- Please do not embed or burn the sub titles in the video.
- Provide a separate subtitle file.
- Preferred format for subtitles – .SRT. Also accepted .TTML and .SCC
Censor Certificate – Optional
Music Cue Sheet – Optional
Additional Images – Optional
- 16:9 Aspect ratio
- Preferred size: 1920 x 1080 (width and height)
- Max file size: 5 MB
- Formats – .jpg, .jpeg, .png

We provide this service globally. We accept short films in this world and reach a wider audience via our tech tools. These are about Distribute Your Short Film To Earn Money Online.

FAQ

1. Are the films needed to be produced by official and registered production houses or producers? For example, Our short film is made completely independently with not registered professional actors , without any paperwork or registration of my country’s respective Producers guild or any production house.

– No Need to be produced by official and registered production houses or producers. We strongly believe in independent filmmaking & creative filmmakers and their work.

2. Can I still sell my film to your platform? Rest assured , I own all the rights and have used copyright free music

– We only keep video content distribution rights. Copyrights remains with you. We don’t buy content from filmmakers.

2. Is there any age restriction?

– No Age restriction. We will declare the content 18+(if required) and release it as per shortfundly OTT standards.

3.If my short film is already available online (YouTube and Vimeo) and has been screened also in other film festivals, will you accept it?

– Yes. We will treat it as a non-exclusive release.

4. What are the different options of my film being in your platform?

– In first level, we will release your film in shortfundly OTT web platform and later released in mobile APP as well as TV app. One more thing, Shortfundly content partners (hungama and MX Player) also ready to share your film(if they like it).

5. For how long will it be there?

– It will be available life time.

6. Suppose I sell my film to your platform, do I need to delete it from other platforms?

– Not required. You can list it as on non-exclusive basis. So that, you can run it on shortfundly OTT and other OTT platforms as well. So, you will get multiple revenue.

5. What are the pricing Benefits for filmmakers like us?

You will get revenue share 60% from us in each month via ads.

If you are interested then contact us to generate additional revenue in your filmmaking process.

About Shortfundly

Shortfundly is an online technology and design-focused, data-driven OTT platform company that curates and shares the best short films and stories through our global multi-platform network. Our video and editorial platform enables a global audience to easily discover, watch, and share unique stories anywhere on their desktop and mobile devices.

Our vision is to continually grow the community of short film audiences to enable a wide and accessible market reach for short films and become the leading micro-cinema/short film platform.

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