Distribute your films on Hoopla!

Through Filmocracy’s partnership with Hoopla, our film titles will become available to 7 million Hoopla users.

Films from previous years and editions of festivals will be shown on Hoopla’s main site as TVOD. The current year’s festival will be shown via Hoopla Bingepass on Filmocracy.com. Users who purchase Hoopla’s BingePass will have 7 days of unlimited access to a curated slate of festival films on Filmocracy. BingePass will be automatically available to patrons of libraries who are partnering with Hoopla Digital. The new feature directly integrates into the familiar Hoopla Digital interface that librarians and patrons already know, trust, and love. Upon purchasing a BingePass, patrons are connected directly into the Filmocracy website, with full access to festival films.

Why should you partner with Filmocracy?

Hoopla

Award winners only for now (from previous editions of the festival). Payout from Hoopla will be 50 cents for feature length and 10 cents for shorts per view. A single view is counted when a user watches for more than 30 seconds. If you have a short film, your short will be bundled with others as Hoopla does not allow short form content. Shorts will be bundled into groups of 5 so each short will share $0.10 per view.

Hoopla Bingepass

Current year's festival featured on Filmocracy via Hoopla Bingepass (revenue pool received from Bingepass split between participating festivals based on view time).

All deals will be:

• Non-exclusive
• Quarter-to-quarter
• Transactional VOD deal

Submit your films

Fill out this submission form for your film to be considered. We are only accepting films that have earned best feature, best documentary, or best short awards at this time. All films must be family friendly.

For more information about distribution agreements, download the agreements below .

Learn more about Hoopla

Frequently asked questions

(FAQ)

Do I have to select all three options or can I just choose one distribution method? (I.E. just Hoopla)

You can pick and choose which options you’d like to participate in. There is no obligation to do all of them.

How do I make money through films on Hoopla?

If a library patron selects one of your films on Hoopla and watches it for >30 seconds, you will earn $0.50 for the feature or shorts compilation.

How do I make money through my festival on Hoopla?

Bingepass is a program through which library patrons get 7-day access to Filmocracy to attend our film festivals. All of the revenue that comes through Bingepass ($1.50 per user) goes into a revenue pool, which then gets divided between the film festivals of that month based on viewership.Bingepass is a program through which library patrons get 7-day access to Filmocracy to attend our film festivals. All of the revenue that comes through Bingepass ($1.50 per user) goes into a revenue pool, which then gets divided between the film festivals of that month based on viewership.

How do I make money through films on Filmocracy (non-festival)?

Whether the films are available through AVOD (ad-based VOD) or SVOD (subscription-based VOD), that revenue goes into a pool that gets shared 50/50 with Filmocracy and the films. Those films share revenue based on viewership.

How do I make money through my festival on Filmocracy?

Of course you can sell individual tickets to your festival on Filmocracy, but when library patrons or Filmocracy subscribers attend your festival, that revenue goes into a pool that gets shared 50/50 with Filmocracy and the festivals. Those festivals share revenue based on viewership.

How do I start getting my festival’s filmmakers to participate in this program?

You’re free to use language of your choosing, however you can also use this website, this contract, and this submission form.

How do I receive money?

You will have access to a partner portal to download your monthly reports. Whenever you’re ready to withdraw, just send the downloaded reports and invoice to this email accounting@filmocracy.com and we’ll have it paid. Please remember the minimum withdrawal is $100 or there is a 15% transaction fee.

How can my film be marketed?

You’re welcome to do your own marketing but with Hoopla there are not any options to market your film within their platform. On Filmocracy we can promote your film through our email lists, social media, and ads on Filmocracy. Reach out to a representative today through our contact form!