For independent filmmakers

Made a film?Release it.

An independent film finishes, and then it waits. Festivals, sales agents and a few platforms decide if anyone sees it.

Bring your independent film to cafés, galleries, film clubs and community spaces—or let audiences watch online with a community, from anywhere. Build a screening journey, reach new viewers and earn from your film.

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No listing fee, no exclusivity, no distributor. CineConnect keeps a flat 5%.

One ₹300 seat at Harbour Lights

A night in a room. The room keeps its share of the door; our 5% comes from your side.

The room, 70% of the door, as agreed: ₹210
CineConnect, 5%: ₹15
You, the filmmaker: ₹75

How your film gets a release with CineConnect and reaches audiences.

Find a release approach suited to you, your film’s story, its rights and its niche audience.

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Release Your Film with CineConnect
We plan your release with you, find suitable Rooms and work together to bring people to watch. Agree a screening goal, promotion plan and costs before you begin.
Plan a Release with Us
Release Your Film Yourself, Using CineConnect
You choose Rooms, arrange screenings with hosts and lead the promotion. Use CineConnect to list your screenings, take bookings and track your earnings.
Set Up Your Screenings

Your film can also reach viewers in these ways, with either release approach.

Watch online with a community,from anywhere.
Bring people together at a scheduled time, with a conversation after the film when arranged.
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Rent and Buy Options
Let viewers rent or buy your film directly through CineConnect when these options are available.
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Release your film with CineConnect

Plan your film’s release with CineConnect.

We work with you to set a screening goal, find suitable Rooms and bring people to watch. Together, we plan the publicity, organise screenings across cities and keep building your film’s audience over time.

Agree how many screenings to work towards, over what period, what the campaign will cost and how the earnings will be shared.

1Set a screening goal
Agree how many screenings to work towards and over what period.
2Find Rooms and plan screenings
We work with hosts to find spaces suited to your film and its audience.
3Bring people to watch
Plan publicity and advertising with local hosts, communities and promoters.
4Keep your film moving
Review attendance and earnings, adjust the plan and arrange more screenings.

Plan a Release with Us

Release your film yourself, using CineConnect

You arrange the screenings. CineConnect brings the tools.

Choose Rooms and contact hosts through CineConnect to propose a screening. Agree dates, ticket prices and screening terms. You lead the promotion; CineConnect gives your film a page, takes audience bookings and helps you track sales and earnings.

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Find Rooms for your film.

All rooms

Cafés, clubs, campuses, cinemas, and the nights they usually have free.

How CineConnect helps take your film to the screen.

Start with your film. Agree the approach that works for you.

1Submit Your Film
Share your film or screener, poster, trailer, synopsis and credits. Once approved, your film gets a page where people can find its information and screening dates.
2Agree Your Release Approach with CineConnect
Release your film with us, or release it yourself using CineConnect. Agree the costs, revenue shares and payment schedule before you begin.
3Find Rooms and Arrange Screenings
Connect with suitable hosts and agree dates, ticket prices and any Q&A. You can also arrange screenings where people watch online with a community, from anywhere.
4Bring People to Watch
Reach your own audience and work with hosts, communities and promoters. For a coordinated release, we plan the publicity and advertising with you. People book through CineConnect, and hosts get access to the film for the agreed screening.
5See how your film is doing and get paid
Track your screenings, ticket sales, promotion costs and earnings in one place. See how the money is shared and receive your payments on the agreed schedule.

What you keep

A ₹300 seat in a room: ₹75, after the room's usual 70% of the door and our 5%. You agree the room's share night by night.
A ₹150 seat online: ₹142.50. There's no room, so everything after our 5% is yours.
A ₹100 rental: ₹95. The same for a purchase.
With a promoter's code: You choose the discount and the promoter's cut, per film. At 10% and 10%, a ₹300 seat sells for ₹270 and you keep ₹40.50.

Questions filmmakers ask.

What rights do I give CineConnect?

Rights to screen your film. You must hold, or be authorised to grant, the relevant rights.

Is it exclusive?

No. We agree which screenings and viewing options CineConnect can offer, and for how long.

Who can see my screener?

Screeners are for submission review. Access for a potential host is subject to your permission and the agreed review process.

Can I choose where my film screens?

Screening locations, formats and dates are agreed with you or your authorised rights holder. You can discuss which Rooms and communities suit the film.

Who brings the audience?

Audience outreach combines the filmmaker’s network, hosts who have their own communities, and any agreed promoter or campaign activity. Promoters can share ready-made film posts, posters and trailer clips, adding their own recommendation and promotion link. A coordinated release defines who is responsible for each part.

Do I have to attend every screening?

An online Q&A with the filmmaker or another artist from the film is highly recommended, but it depends on their availability. A director Q&A is an optional event agreed for a particular screening. Where arranged, participation can be in person or remotely.

Who runs a screening in a room?

The host runs the event in their space. The host, filmmaker and CineConnect agree the film access, technical arrangements and any accompanying activity.

Who pays for promotion and PR?

Films can be screened without a promotion budget, but promotion and social media advertising help. For coordinated screenings with CineConnect, we agree the promotion budget and who pays before the campaign begins. The costs can be covered by you, CineConnect or both. If CineConnect advances funds, we agree how those costs will be recovered from the film’s earnings.

How are earnings calculated and reported?

You can track ticket sales, promotion costs and earnings. Before screenings begin, we agree how ticket revenue is shared, any promoter commissions, discounts, charges and taxes, and when you are paid. In a room, the room keeps its agreed share of the door (70% unless agreed otherwise) and CineConnect’s 5% comes from your side: of a ₹300 seat, ₹75 is yours.

What happens if a screening is cancelled?

The published cancellation and refund policy governs audience refunds. The screening agreement defines how the cancellation affects the filmmaker and host.

Can my film screen internationally?

Yes, where the relevant territorial rights, local screening requirements and venue arrangements allow it. International screenings form part of the agreed release approach.