Special Offer: 0 Fees For Application AND Upload! – Limited-time Offer

• Cinistream is a curated film streaming platform that blends walking the aisles of the movie rental store to find something you love, the curation of a museum, and a small theater experience – all tied together with the amazing accessibility of the internet!
• We love film. That is why we set out with 2 goals:
  1. Find a way ANYONE can watch great content in the way they want to.
  2. Help filmmakers get their film seen by large audiences worldwide and earn money so they can continue doing what they love.
• Cinistream is a digital distribution solution for all types of filmmakers! We accept short and feature films of any genre and curate a diverse library of films from different levels of filmmakers from different communities and cultures. We care most about the film’s ability to tell a story.
• Our viewers interact with content in the way that is most convenient for them: for free with ads, VOD, or by Premium subscription.
• We stream to audiences almost globally, only restricting film viewership where we legally cannot do business at this time, and where individual films cannot be shown.
• We partner with filmmakers and distributors to distribute films to the Cinistream audience and then share the revenue earned from ads, VOD purchases, or eligible streamed hours by subscribers.
• AFFORDABLE FOR FILMMAKERS OF ANY LEVEL! We charge a standard one-time upload fee of $65, only if your film is accepted to our library. There are no upfront fees! This is a comparable fee to many festivals and competitions. We want you to earn money so you can continue doing what you love!
  • This one-time fee helps support our platform in providing high quality service to our filmmaker partners. Such as: international advertising support to help build a film’s audience and help them earn money!
  • Special requests my incur additional fees, please contact us for more information if your film has special requirements.
  • Filmmakers/Distributors submitting 5+ films that get accepted to the streaming library receive a discounted upload fee rate of $50/film.
• Digitally distributing online your film allows it be been seen by audiences worldwide. Cinistream’s audiences are looking to watch quality curated film and movie productions.
• We promote and market the films accepted into the streaming library! We do not just host films, we work to bring audiences to each film individually. This comes from a combination of multiple marketing mediums from social media posts, to digital advertising, video/trailer advertising, blog posts, newsletter articles, film spotlights and filmmaker interviews, etc. (If your film is accepted and you are interested in volunteering for an interview, send us an email at the address listed below).
• The film review process takes about 2 months. We then inform you via your contact email of your approval status.
  • If applicable, only after approval will we send a payment request for the upload fee.
  • *Please Note*: COVID-19 has delayed the film review pipeline for our small, part-time team causing some filmmakers to experience longer wait times. We appreciate your patience!

Application is as easy as 1-2-3! Fill out the application, sign the streaming agreement, and upload your film and digital assets!

• 16 Cents ($0.16) per eligible streamed hour of the film by Cinistream Premium Subscribers.
• 35% of the in-video ad revenue on the film.
• 35% of the VOD/Rental revenue of the film.

We take supporting our filmmaker partners very seriously. Our goal is to help them grow as artists and to earn money so they can continue doing what they love: filmmaking! We do not have any arbitrary popularity tiers that must be qualified for, nor do filmmakers have to earn hundreds of dollars before being paid. In-fact, our lowest payment threshold is only $10 to make sure filmmakers get paid sooner! Our ultimate goal in regards to filmmaker compensation is to compare to, and even surpass, much (much) larger media corporations’ publicly listed payout rates, payout thresholds, and included film promotion opportunities.

We are also researching new ways to help our filmmakers monetize their films to provide additional sources of income.

• We offer partnerships with festivals to add winning or selected films to our streaming library. Our search function allows for search by festival, so audiences can find the exact film they wanted to re-watch from your event. This is just one way Cinistream works to help add even more value to film festivals! Contact us for more information!
• Please email us if you would like to partner your website with Cinistream to offer your audience a discount of the one-time upload fee!