For filmmakers
Your short film deserves
a real audience.
Submit your short film for distribution on the world’s #1 ranking short film platform. Built for filmmakers, watched by filmmakers. Reviewed personally, never by algorithm.
Free to submit · £150 once if selected · Decision usually within 30 daysFree to submit · £150 if selected · 30-day decision
By the numbers
#1 on Google since 2021.
Watched in all 193 countries.
From our catalogue
Recently selected
filmmaker work.
Every film below was submitted by a working filmmaker. Yours could be next in this lineup.Every film below was submitted by a working filmmaker. Yours could be next.
The process
Simple, personal,
filmmaker-first.
No complicated portals. No endless waiting. We watch every film ourselves and respond within thirty days.
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Submit your film
Fill in a short form. It’s free to submit, and the one-time fee of £150 applies only if your film is selected. We accept short films and documentaries up to 40 minutes, in any language with English subtitles.
- 02
We watch your film in full
Every submission is watched by multiple members of our team. No algorithms. We look for heart, craft, and stories that aren’t usually told.
- 03
Decision usually within 30 days
You’ll hear from us within thirty days. Far faster than most festivals. If selected, you’ll receive a clear acceptance email with next steps.
- 04
Go live on your schedule
We place your film in our launch calendar and take your dates into account. We handle everything. Film page, launch on our channels, hosting, distribution. No further fees, ever.
- 01Day 0 · 5 min
Submit your film
Fill in a short form. Free to submit, £150 once if selected. Shorts and documentaries up to 40 minutes, any language with English subtitles.
- 02Days 1–25
We watch in full
Every submission watched by multiple members of our team. No algorithms.
- 03Day ≤30
Decision usually within 30 days
Far faster than most festivals. Clear email either way, with next steps if accepted.
- 04Forever
Go live worldwide
All 193 countries. No ads. No paywall. No expiry.
What you get
Everything included.
Nothing extra.
One fee. A permanent home for your film. We don’t charge per year, per view, or per anything else.One fee. A permanent home for your film.
One payment, forever.
No annual renewals. No expiry date. No hidden costs. Your film lives on Klipist for as long as you want it there. Remove it any time, no questions asked.No annual renewals. No per-view fees. No hidden costs. Remove any time.
Selective curation.
Around four films per month. Yours gets the spotlight it deserves, not buried in a feed with thousands of others fighting for attention.Around four films per month. Yours gets the spotlight, not buried in a feed.
Hand-crafted film page.
Our team builds a beautiful, fully optimised page for your film, plus a page for you as director and for each lead actor. Rich details, links to your website, IMDb and socials, structured to be found.
Built for discoverability.
We build your page to be found on Google and in the new answer engines, with structured data on every page. Beyond its page, your film is discovered through Clips, Klipist TV and our curated collections, and we notify our community the moment it goes live.
Clips and Klipist TV.
We pick a moment from your film for Clips, where viewers swipe through scenes and jump straight into the full film. And your film gets its place in the Klipist TV programme, a channel that is always on. Two more doors into your work.
Your launch, on every channel.
We cut reels and clips from your film, prepare posts for all our social media channels, and send you our laurels, logos and ready-made posts to announce it yourself. Your launch doesn’t end on launch day.
No ads. Ever.
Viewers watch your film without a single interruption. Nothing to skip, nothing in the way. Just press play.Viewers watch your film without a single interruption. Just press play.
No paywalls, no sign-ups.
No subscription. No login wall. No friction between your audience and your work. Anyone, anywhere, instantly.No subscription. No login wall. Anyone, anywhere, instantly.
Watch anywhere.
Your film plays on the web and in our own apps for iPhone and Android, streamed in all 193 countries from our own secure server in Switzerland. The technology behind it is built to keep up with the big streaming services. Wherever your audience finds you, it just works.
Cinema screenings.
Selected films are eligible for our live cinema screenings alongside other curated work, in front of real audiences, on the big screen. No extra cost, ever.Selected films are eligible for our live cinema screenings, in front of real audiences, on the big screen. No extra cost.
Fully non-exclusive.
Keep your film on Vimeo, YouTube, anywhere else. Enter more festivals. License it. We don’t lock you in. Ever.Stay on Vimeo, YouTube, anywhere else. Enter more festivals. We don’t lock you in. Ever.
You keep full ownership.
We never claim any rights to your work. Your film, your decisions, always. Remove it from Klipist any time, immediately, no questions asked.We never claim any rights to your work. Remove it any time, immediately, no questions asked.
Where your film lives
One film.
Many ways in.
Your film gets a page of its own, and viewers find it in many places: a moment in Clips, airtime on Klipist TV, curated collections, search and our apps.A page of its own, and many ways for viewers to find it.
Its own film page.
Your stills, your story, your director and cast, on a page we build by hand and make easy to find on Google.Your stills, story, director and cast, on a page we build by hand.
A moment in Clips.
We pick a strong scene from your film for Clips, our feed of film moments. One tap, and viewers are watching the whole film.A strong scene from your film in our feed of moments. One tap plays the whole film.
Airtime on Klipist TV.
Our channel that is always on plays Klipist films one after the other. Your film takes its turn in the programme.Our channel that is always on. Your film takes its turn in the programme.
Curated collections.
Hand-picked collections bring films together by theme and mood, so viewers find yours next to films that feel like it.Hand-picked collections by theme and mood, next to films that feel like yours.
Found in search.
Viewers find your film by its title, by your name, or by its genre, mood or country.By its title, your name, its genre, mood or country.
On every screen.
On the web, in the Klipist apps for iOS, Android, Mac and Windows, and on the big screen at home.Web, iOS, Android, Mac and Windows, and the big screen at home.
How to submit
Submit
your film.
One simple way in. You submit through our form for free, and if your film is selected, you pay the one-time fee of £150.One simple way in. Free to submit, £150 once if your film is selected.
Free to submit.
Pay only if selected.
For filmmakers ready to invest once in their film’s audience
Charged once, only if your film is accepted
- Free to submit
- Pay nothing if your film isn’t selectedPay nothing if not selected
- One payment covers everything, foreverOne payment, forever
- No annual renewal or hidden fees
- Full distribution, hosting and discoverabilityFull distribution & discoverability
- Remove your film any timeRemove any time · Non-exclusive
- Non-exclusive. You keep full ownership
- Secure. Card, Apple Pay & Google Pay
- No annual renewals, ever
- Non-exclusive · you keep full ownership
- 30-day decision, watched personally
The people who will watch your film
Reviewed by humans
who’ve been on set.
“I want to build the best platform for independent filmmakers, making watching short films exciting for everyone.”
“Experiencing the talent firsthand inspired me to help elevate independent filmmakers to a truly global stage.”
“We go above and beyond to select films that are beautiful, brave and meaningful. Quality over quantity, always.”
“We want to create a home for high-quality content where independent films are found and celebrated.”
Learn more about Klipist
Want to know more before you submit?
We’ve been doing this since 2020. Hand-curated, filmmaker-led, six years building the world’s #1 short film streaming platform, one film at a time.
Read our full storyRead our full story →“After going down a rabbit hole of online curation research, I really appreciate how filmmaker-friendly you are. Focused on flexibility, quality and exposure, and refreshingly blunt about it.”
Writer & director, All Through the Night
“It was an honor to have our film ‘Off the Face of the Earth’ chosen as an Editor’s Pick on Klipist. The platform has proved a terrific home and clearly prioritizes the artistic value of the projects it hosts over mere metrics.”
Director, Off the Face of the Earth
“It means a great deal to be on a platform that genuinely supports independent filmmakers. … I truly value the work you are doing for independent voices.”
Director, The Unexpected Expectant Father
“Moments like these make the chase for the dream worth it. I am grateful for the platform you have built to give artists like myself … a home for our voices.”
Director, Interstice
“Really love everything you stand for. We definitely share those values with you. It’s refreshing to connect with kindred creatives outside of the US entertainment industry. Keep fighting the good fight!”
Co-director, Always for the First Time
“You guys have no idea how much this means … having Get Milk on Klipist is by far the highlight. Can’t wait to get sharing, and even getting on with the next project. You’ve renewed my faith.”
Director, Get Milk
“I am very grateful to you all for helping audiences see my film.”
Director, Love Less Likely
“I still have a ton of love for Klipist and what you’ve been doing with the platform.”
Director, Within These Walls
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Questions
Everything you
need to know.
Quick answers to the most common questions. If yours isn’t here, Craig will reply personally.
Where can I submit my short film for distribution?Where can I submit my short film for distribution?
Right here. Submit your short film through this page for free, and our team watches every submission personally. If your film is selected, a one-time fee places it in our curated catalogue, distributed to viewers in all 193 countries of the world with no ads, no paywall, and no exclusivity.
Submit your short film through this page for free. We watch every submission personally. If selected, a one-time fee places it in our curated catalogue, distributed to viewers in all 193 countries of the world with no ads and no exclusivity.
What types of film can I submit?What types of film can I submit?
Short films and documentaries up to 40 minutes. Old or new, no premiere status required. All languages welcome, with English subtitles. We don’t accept music videos, commercials, projects with no narrative, or films generated entirely by AI. Using AI as a tool in your process is fine. We are here for the people who make films, the actors and the crew, and for the work it gives them.
Short films and documentaries up to 40 minutes. Old or new, no premiere required. All languages welcome with English subtitles.
What are you looking for in a film?What are you looking for?
In you: heart, talent and dedication. In stories: characters that make us feel something. Stories that aren’t usually told, and voices that are underrepresented. We value craft and storytelling over production budgets.
Heart, talent, dedication. Stories that aren’t usually told and voices that are underrepresented. Craft over budget.
Why is the acceptance fee £150?Why is the fee £150?
Because that’s what it takes to do this properly, and nothing more. Klipist isn’t a big company. We’re a tiny, passionate team, and since we started in 2020 we haven’t made a profit from it. The fee covers the platform and the work around every film.
The platform is entirely our own, built from scratch, and the technology behind it is designed to keep up with Netflix and the other big streaming services, built by a handful of people instead of thousands. Every film page is hand-made and tuned for speed and for being found on Google and in the new answer engines. We maintain our own apps for iPhone and Android, and everything runs on our own secure, managed server in Switzerland, for your privacy and your viewers’.
Around your film, we watch every submission ourselves, write your logline and description, create and check English subtitles, choose your stills, build your director and cast pages, cut your clips and reels, pick your film’s moment for Clips and Klipist TV, place it in the TV program and in collections, prepare posts for all our social media channels, notify our viewers at launch, and stay in touch with you along the way.
We believe quality beats quantity. Festivals and many platforms charge for every submission and accept as many films as they can. We don’t: submitting is free, and you pay once, only if your film is selected and you actually get something in return. Fewer films, chosen with care, attract better viewers and keep every film visible for longer. No time limit, no further costs, no exclusivity.
It covers our own hand-built platform, made to keep up with the big streaming services by a handful of people instead of thousands (fast pages made to be found on Google, our own apps, a secure server in Switzerland), and the work around your film: subtitles, stills, pages, clips, reels, Klipist TV, collections and posts. We’re a tiny team, not a corporation, and haven’t made a profit since 2020. Submitting is free; you pay once, only if selected.
What is Clips?What is Clips?
Clips is our feed of film moments. For each film we pick one strong scene, and viewers swipe from moment to moment. One tap on “Watch the film” plays the whole film, so a moment is often how someone finds yours.
Our feed of film moments. We pick a strong scene from each film, and one tap plays the whole film.
What is Klipist TV?What is Klipist TV?
Klipist TV is our channel that is always on. It plays Klipist films one after the other, and viewers join whatever is playing, like switching on a TV. Your film takes its turn in the programme, free to watch for everyone.
Our channel that is always on: Klipist films one after the other. Your film takes its turn in the programme.
Can my film be part of a collection?Can my film be in a collection?
Yes. We bring films together in hand-picked collections by theme and mood, and we place new films where they fit, so viewers who love one film find the next. There is nothing you need to do.
Yes. We place new films in our hand-picked collections where they fit. Nothing to do on your side.
Do I need to give you exclusivity?Do I need to give exclusivity?
No. Klipist is fully non-exclusive. Your film can stay on Vimeo, YouTube, or any other platform. You can enter more festivals and license it elsewhere. You retain complete ownership.
No. Klipist is fully non-exclusive. Stay on Vimeo, YouTube, anywhere. Enter more festivals. License elsewhere.
Can I have my film removed later?Can I have my film removed later?
Yes, at any time. Email stream@klipist.com and we remove it within 48 hours. No questions asked.
Yes, at any time. Email stream@klipist.com and we remove it within 48 hours.
Can I get a refund?Can I get a refund?
Yes, in full within 14 days of payment, as long as we have not built your page yet. After the launch there is no refund, but we remove the film within 48 hours of your email to stream@klipist.com.
In full within 14 days of payment, as long as your page is not built yet. After the launch no refund, but we remove the film within 48 hours.
How long does it take to hear back?How long does it take to hear back?
Usually within thirty days, sometimes a little longer, and you hear from us either way. Every film is watched in full by several members of our team, no algorithms involved.
Usually within 30 days, sometimes a little longer, either way. Every film is watched in full by several members of our team.
Are there any annual or recurring fees?Annual or recurring fees?
None. The £150 fee is a one-time payment. Your film stays on Klipist permanently, at no further cost.
None. The £150 fee is a one-time payment. Your film stays permanently.
Ready to find your
audience?
Submitting is free. If your film is selected, the one-time fee of £150 places it in a curated catalogue reaching 500,000 viewers in all 193 countries of the world, permanently.Free to submit. If your film is selected, the one-time fee is £150.
Submit your film →New to short film distribution? Read our guide on where to submit your short film and how the process works.