We often get asked about our listing process - how long it takes and how does it work so to let you know...

To apply to list your film you will need:

• Title, synopsis, budget, where the project is being developed
• A profile image to represent the project
• Names and email addresses of the producer and two other crew members

Films that are successfully listed generally are:

• Narrative feature budgets of $500K-$15M+
• Documentary budgets of $250K-$2M (feature length docs only)
• "Packaged" with the some or all of the following:

- producers and/or directors with a proven track record
- bankable or known cast members
- partial financing secured
- sales agent attached
- other noteworthy elements in place

A few more points to note are:

• The more of the above you enter, the more likely it will be published to the Slated community.
• Projects that do not meet the criteria can take several weeks to be approved.
• Most of the films we publish require production capital, but some are complete or near completion, and are seeking finishing funds and/or distribution financing.
• We currently do not list shorts, or other companies and services looking for finance.
• Slated is an introductory service and should be used in addition to your current fundraising efforts.
• Listing your film on Slated does not guarantee financing.
• Slated reserves the right to only list films that are appropriate for the investment community.

So how are projects published?

Before your project is published to the community, it will be vetted by the Slated Team and measured against the list of predetermined criteria mentioned above. Slated receives many applications to list films on the site, and, unless the profile is fully filled out (or "packaged"), the vetting process may take several weeks. Occasionally, we may ask you to enter more details before publishing your profile to the community. This will only happen if we feel that the added info will help you achieve your goals.

How long will it take to get our film listing published?

If all of the elements are in place, you will hear from us, usually, within one week of your initial application.

For those that have not heard from us, we have had thousands of films apply to be listed on Slated. Most of them are not ‘packaged’ enough to be listed on the site. If you have not heard back from us, it is likely that you are missing some of the above criteria.

Our process is getting faster as we grow as a company though. If you have questions on your project, email at team@slated.com.

Five tips on how to make the most of your networking experience at Slated.

1. Track films you like

If you track someone, they can get in touch with you. If you are an investor, you can always ‘Get An Intro’ to a filmmaker through their film profile. That is your privilege. However, if you track a film you’re interested in, the filmmaker can get in touch with you too.

By tracking a film, you will also be alerted to any updates the filmmaker adds to their profile. For instance, if they secure a high-profile actor or add financing to their project, you will get notified.

2. Click ‘Get An Intro’ 

If you’re visit film profile page that you like, clicking Get An Intro is the first step in investing in a film and starting a dialogue with the filmmaker. All filmmakers are at a stage where they are ready to talk to investors. They will have more material to send you...simply reach out to them and start the dialogue. 

3. Check investment range and 'I'm Interest In' criteria

Make sure that you’re investment range and ‘I’m interested in’ criteria are accurate. At Slated, we don’t want to send you anything you won’t be interested in, so we only alert you to deals that match your criteria. The more accurate your profile is, the smarter we can be.

4. List films you invested in or been involved with

Top-quality filmmakers are attracted to experienced film investors. We know that the better the filmmaker, the more likely they are to work with you on a film if you have invested in, or been involved with, the industry before. So list some of the films you’ve helped produce or finance.

If you are new to the film industry, be open and honest when you reach out to a filmmaker. Tell them about your interest in the film, it’s subject matter, or the team behind it. Build a rapport as you may soon be working with some of the smartest filmmakers and talented story-tellers the film industry has to offer.

5. Check back in regularly

We are adding the highest quality independent films every week, and adding award-winning filmmakers, sales agents and distributors every day. We are also constantly launching more features to help you find projects you like, quickly and easily. So keep checking in.

Reach the most investors, sales agents and distributors on Slated by following these ten tips.

1. Keep adding to your film profile

This is the number one way to get in front of the community. If you raise additional finance, sign a high-profile actor, add a trailer, or get press, click edit and add it to your profile. This way, everyone that is tracking you or your film get an alert.

We will be launching a new feature that allows the Slated community, including investors, to get digests of what is happening on Slated. Adding to your profile will help promote user activity and highlight the momentum behind your project in our digests and on the activity feed of those tracking you.

2. Add all of your principle cast and crew

At Slated we believe that promoting your film begins with the team you're building. Get them to sign up, fill out their profiles, add their networks, and connect with the community.

Everyone attached to your project becomes a marketable element to get your film financed, sold or distributed, so we are constantly adding tools to promote the team you're building.

The more people that are connected to other people, the more buzz you can generate. Investors, sales agents and distributors will want to know who is behind the project before they get in touch with you. For example, if you have an award-winning DP, add them to the film page. An investor may be a fan of a film they worked on.

3. Act on investors tracking you

When someone tracks you, you can contact them. It's that simple.

We've designed the site this way so that once an investor tracks you or your film we assume they are interested in what you're up to and you can message them. We let you know every time someone tracks you or your project so that you can reach out, and open up a dialogue.

Verified Slated investors don't need to track you before they can message you though. We ensure that investors can always contact you through your film profile. That's a feature for investors only.

4. Fill out all your financial information and add investors

List every investor you already have. The money that you’ve raised looks great to prospective investors.

We know that negotiations with film investors are sensitive, but our goal at Slated is to build a trusted and sustainable investment community. So we encourage you to be transparent with your fundraising efforts. Transparency builds trust.

If you want to add financing to your project and demonstrate momentum, we ask your investors to verify that they are atttached. This way, Slated investors can feel confident and trust that other investors are already involved.

But if you are still unsure, you can always make your investor confidential. This means that they will not show up on your film profile.

5. Make your high-profile actors visible

Your profile is a way to communicate to the Slated community that you are making progress and have talent interested in the project.

While the confidentiality feature is great for those not yet ready to be associated with your film, the more attachments you can name and share, the more exciting it will be to investors.

6. Add a trailer or promotional video

Film profiles with videos are far more likely to gain attention from the community at large. This is your opportunity to pitch your vision in a simple promo, giving sales agents, distributors and investors an idea of what the film is about.

More attention will generate more trackers which means climbing the rankings in our search feature. 

7. Update your personal and film status each week

This alerts everyone to the what’s happening with you and your film and acts as a log of all the progress you’re making. Use this to demonstrate momentum, and broadcast breaking news to those that are tracking you.

BE CAREFUL THOUGH. Please don't publish any sensitive financial info as it's against our User Agreement and SEC regulations. If you would like some guidance on updating your status, contact team@slated.com. 

8. Publish 3rd party sales estimates from top sales companies

Sales projections always help investors gather whether this is a good investment or not. But ensure a third party verifies the figures before adding them to the profile. If you have a sales agent attached to the project, add them to your profile, link to their website.  

9. Use the Share feature

To increase your reach and potential for fundraising, it is vital to share your film with your trackers and personal network by clicking the share button located on the profile page you wish to share. Share allows you to send your film profile to all of your trackers on Slated, plus anyone via email. On Slated, if someone tracks you, we assume that they are interested in what you are up to. So we built this feature with that in mind.

10. Check back in regularly

Slated only succeeds if we build the sales, distribution and investment community. We are adding people every day and launching more features to help you raise awareness, increase buzz and connect to the community. So check back in regularly.  

Over the past few weeks, we've been working closely with all filmmakers on how to improve Slated and help your film look the best it can for the community.

The feature that was requested most was to add additional verification methods for the attached cast.

Slated requires that all attachments are verified independently to ensure a high level of integrity and help build trust in the community. 

So we designed the system to send an automated email to the addresses of the cast and crew being attached.

We learned quickly that filmmakers are comfortable with sending verification emails to the principal crew (e.g. Directors, Writers, Producers), but cast is different due to the sensitivity around the manner by which independent films are packaged. 

Some filmmakers don't have cast emails and would like to verify through their representatives. Some filmmakers have Letters Of Intent and can verify directly with Slated. And some filmmakers simply didn't want to enter a high-profile actor's email address (even though we don't ever disclose email addresses or contact them for any other reason). 

WELL...WE HEARD YOU LOUD AND CLEAR

1. We have added two additional verification methods which are now available for you to use. so now you can Verify with the Actor, their Representative or with Slated directly. 

2. We'd like to assure you that we never contact the attachments you add (cast, crew or financiers) other than to verify their involvement in your film. Verification is done through a simple automated email that is written as if it comes from you, the filmmaker.

3. We offer full confidentiality for both cast and investors should you be in the middle of packaging your film and don't want to share names with the community just yet. This can be changed at any time.

NEW FEATURE: Additional verification methods

Verify your cast in three different ways. Selecting one of these options sends an automated email on your behalf to the Actor, their representative or us at Team Slated.

NEW FEATURE: Resend verification

Don't forget to get your team to fill out their profiles. Investors will want to know who's behind the project and the more information that is presented, the more confidence an investor will have before reaching out. So get your team to help. If they've lost their verification email and you need to send it again, click EDIT and RESEND VERIFICATION next to their names on the film page.