14,800+
Verified member filmmakers across 92 countries, with curated profiles listed on the platform.
Chapter Zero · Submission
Submit Your Film.
A four-chapter submission for independent filmmakers — written like an editorial, read like a contract, completed in roughly eighteen minutes.
A still from the I AM EIGA editorial archive. Photograph by Aiko Tanaka, Brooklyn, 2023.
A preface, before you begin
We don't run a submission funnel. We edit a chapter list.
Every film that arrives at I AM EIGA is read by a human programmer — a former Sundance, TIFF, or Cannes curator on our team of nine — and considered for the platform's curated premiere calendar, the Eiga Score audience rating, and the integrated pitch rooms where member filmmakers have raised more than $41M in production funding since launch.
What we ask of you is straightforward: a project synopsis, a screener, an honest declaration of rights, and the tier at which you'd like to enter — free Member Filmmaker, or paid Studio. What we return is harder to summarise — an audience of 1.2 million registered cinephiles across 142 countries, a verified Eiga Score now used as an early signal by 47 festivals including Raindance and Tallinn Black Nights, and a fast-track relationship with MUBI, Tribeca Channel, and six international sales agents who watch the platform weekly.
We will not guarantee distribution. We will not promise awards. We will read what you send, programme what deserves to be seen, and put your work in front of the people who can move it forward.
The Editors · I AM EIGA, Brooklyn
Table of Contents
Four chapters. Eighteen minutes. One submission.
Read it like the contents page of a quarterly. Each chapter has a single deliverable. You can pause, save, and return to your draft for thirty days.
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01
Project Details
Tell us about the film.
Working title, logline under 280 characters, genre tags, country of production, language, runtime, and stage of completion. We accept features, shorts, series pilots, and documentaries in any language with English subtitles.
Estimated time · 4 minutes
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02
Screener Upload
Send the cut.
A private screener link (Vimeo, Dropbox, Google Drive) or a direct upload up to 20GB. We accept rough cuts, fine cuts, and locked masters — our programmers have read work-in-progress from feature debuts and final mixes from established directors alike.
Estimated time · 6 minutes
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03
Rights & Eligibility
Confirm what you hold.
A short declaration confirming you control the rights necessary for non-exclusive streaming on the platform. We don't ask for worldwide rights, we don't ask for exclusivity, and we don't sign away your festival life. Plain-language confirmation — no legalese, no PDF upload.
Estimated time · 3 minutes
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04
Tier Selection
Choose your entry.
Member Filmmaker is free and gives you a verified profile, screener hosting, the Eiga Score, and entry to the integrated pitch rooms. Studio ($29/month or $290/year) adds festival-submission credits, distribution fast-tracking, and analytics across the platform's 1.2M members.
Estimated time · 5 minutes
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No fee to submit. No fee to host. The only paid tier is Studio, and it is optional.
Verified by the editorial desk
A platform with weight behind its invitation.
2,300+
Films premiered on I AM EIGA in 2024, averaging 38,000 views per title in the first thirty days.
312
Titles acquired or optioned by distributors and streamers in 2024 through platform-sourced leads.
47
International festivals — including Raindance and Tallinn Black Nights — using the Eiga Score as early programming signal.
Featured in IndieWire's State of Indie 2024 report as a leading discovery platform. Rated 4.8/5 on G2 in the Video & Film Software category, Q4 2024.
Notes from the editorial desk
Questions filmmakers ask before they upload.
- Does it cost anything to submit?
- No. Submission is free for every filmmaker. We do not charge reading fees, hosting fees, or acceptance fees. The only paid tier is Studio ($29/month or $290/year), which adds festival-submission credits, distribution fast-tracking, and audience analytics — and even that is optional after you submit.
- Will I have to give up my rights or exclusivity?
- No. We ask only for the non-exclusive rights necessary to stream your film on the platform. Your festival life, your sales agent relationships, and your future distribution deals remain entirely yours. We do not request worldwide rights and we do not require an exclusivity window.
- How long until I hear back, and what will I hear?
- Programmers respond within fourteen business days. Every filmmaker receives either an invitation to a curated premiere slot with a programming note, a holding response with feedback, or a polite decline. We do not disappear into inboxes — if you submit, we answer.
- What does "Member Filmmaker" actually give me?
- A verified profile on the platform, screener hosting, an Eiga Score once your film screens, access to the integrated pitch rooms where member filmmakers have raised more than $41M since launch, and inclusion in the weekly programming digest sent to acquisition executives at MUBI, Tribeca Channel, and six international sales agents. It is the working tier for most of our 14,800+ filmmakers.
Title Card · Chapter One
Begin Chapter One.
The first page is yours. The film is yours. The submission takes eighteen minutes.
A project by I AM EIGA, Inc. · 68 Jay Street, Brooklyn · est. 2019