For creators

Your film, on a network built for it.

IFN is built around the films. If you make independent work, here is how it can join them.

A clear, human review

How a film joins IFN

01
Submit
Send your film’s details and a private screener link with the submission form.
02
Review
The IFN team watches every submission and looks at fit, craft, and audience value.
03
Rights check
IFN confirms who holds the rights and asks about music, footage, and artwork in the film.
04
License
Before any screening, IFN and the rights holder sign a written license. A submission alone never gives IFN the right to show a film.

For filmmakers and studios

Submit a film
Features, shorts, documentaries, animation, series, and experimental work are welcome for review.
Submission form
Creator profiles
Every film on IFN credits the people and studios behind it, with a profile listing their films and collaborators.
Filmmakers & studios
Licensing
IFN shows films under a written license with the rights holder, a Creative Commons license, or the U.S. public domain. Licensed films are marked “Licensed to IFN.”
Credits & licenses
On air and on demand
Licensed films stream on demand and can join IFN Live’s daily programming blocks, alongside the rest of the library.
The schedule
Partners & sponsors
Festivals, brands, and organizations can support independent cinema on IFN.
Advertise with IFN

Submitting a film authorizes review only. IFN needs a separate written agreement before any public use of a film; see the Terms of Use.