Filmmaker Guide

Everything a theater will ask for before it books an independent film, in plain words. Free, and written for filmmakers doing it themselves.

Setting Up A Private Screener

How to share your film with programmers without making it public, and why we ask for an unlisted link.

DCPs, Explained

What a DCP is, whether you need one, and how to make one yourself for free.

The Delivery Checklist

What a theater needs from you before the night: files, poster, trailer, captions and timing.

Pitching A Theater

How to write the first email a busy programmer will actually answer.

The Rights Checklist

Music, footage and insurance: what you need cleared before a film plays in a theater.

Run Budget Calculator

Will a small-room tour pay for itself? Put in your DCP, shipping and travel costs and see where you land.

Also from Page 4 Films

Mise, the production app for the film you make next.

Call sheets, shot lists, stripboard scheduling, script breakdowns and budgets, on your phone. Free to download, from $4.99 a month with sync and crew. See what is inside →