{"id":6732,"date":"2021-02-08T07:59:33","date_gmt":"2021-02-08T05:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/postpace.io\/blog\/?p=6732"},"modified":"2024-12-16T10:19:20","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T08:19:20","slug":"how-to-pitch-your-film-or-tv-show-to-netflix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pixflow.net\/blog\/how-to-pitch-your-film-or-tv-show-to-netflix\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Pitch Your Film Or Tv Show To Netflix?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Well, well, well, Netflix. Every filmmaker\u2019s new ideal way to show films to the audience and climb the mountain of success. Perhaps too ideal that having a film on Netflix is becoming a dream to some. But they are not our case today, because today we want to talk about the group of filmmakers who CAN get to Netflix following the steps we talk about, so don\u2019t miss today\u2019s blog.<\/p>\n

So you have done your job and made a great film…wait, wait, the first question is what makes a film great for Netflix? I guess it\u2019s better to figure it out before we go to Netflix\u2019s office, so let\u2019s have a look at a list of effective factors.<\/p>\n

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Production Value<\/h2>\n

The very first thing that qualifies your film for a company like Netflix is the quality of your film. And by that, I don\u2019t mean using Netflix approved cameras because that list is somehow for Netflix originals, but having a cinematic image and sound will save your film to be an outsider among all that quality films. So as a good start you might wanna study Netflix published films in your genre to get the standards.<\/p>\n

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Cast & Crew<\/h2>\n

The next thing that makes the film a good option for Netflix is the people who built it. If you have an A actor in your film or an A director or producer is behind it, your chance is much much better in that office. So if you\u2019re not famous enough to be recognized by Netflix buyers, try to attach someone to your film who is recognizable for them. And one possible way to do this is to find people who make films in the same genre that you want to work on. People who have proven that they\u2019re good at that genre and are interested in that.<\/p>\n

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Recognition<\/h2>\n

Another factor that increases the value of your film for Netflix is the number of big festivals you\u2019ve been involved in and perhaps won some awards. This can also be a shortcut to the negotiation office as such companies often search for good films in those festivals to be the platform that publishes that successful film. This one is not related to recognition, but your film can also be of interest if your subject is something very popular and relatable to many people.[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_width_row=”true” css=”.vc_custom_1612764893079{margin-top: 70px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1571400097628{padding-left: 0px !important;}”][px_single_image_box px_image_caption=”true” px_image_url=”6736″ px_image_caption_text=”Toronto International Film Festival”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ out_of_position=”” px_column_box_shadow=”px-col-none-boxshadow”][px_single_image_box px_image_caption=”true” px_image_url=”6737″ px_image_caption_text=”Cannes Film Festival”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_width_row=”true” center_column_horizontally=”true” css=”.vc_custom_1589265578502{margin-top: 125px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″ el_class=”general-blog-text”][vc_custom_heading use_theme_fonts=”yes” font_container=”tag:h6|text_align:left” el_class=”Pixflow-blog-text”]<\/p>\n

Now that you know your film holds some value to itself, you can think about pitching your film to Netflix. And for that, we have three ways for you.<\/p>\n

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Netflix Directors<\/h2>\n

If you carefully study the list of credits in Netflix originals, you can find some names of producers and directors who might wanna talk to you about your interesting film and get you to the Netflix office. Of course, it\u2019s a casual way and you should spend a lot of time to get those executives\u2019 emails, but it\u2019s the most direct way you can go.<\/p>\n

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Agents<\/h2>\n

If you want people who can link you directly to the right people in Netflix, those are agents. Literary agents, entertainment executives, and people like them are known for connecting good ideas to good people. so working with them can increase your chances of getting noticed. It\u2019s also what Netflix recommends filmmakers to do if they want to get their film there. It says Netflix only works with people they know and have worked with before, otherwise, the submission is unsolicited.<\/p>\n

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Distributors<\/h2>\n

Another type of people you can rely on, are the distributors who have access to Netflix. They usually know what type of film will be accepted and how to pitch it to Netflix. Even if you\u2019ve already built your relationship with Netflix, they will ask you to work with a film distribution company to deliver your film properly.<\/p>\n

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Now let\u2019s assume that after all or one of these ways, you get the chance to go to that room and talk to a Netflix buyer. One thing that you should keep in mind about the meeting is that you need to be brief and effective. What pros recommend about that is to have a professional logline, along with a trailer and the key art to make sure they understand the vision and value of the film and perhaps buy it. Once you do that right for the first time, working with Netflix gets easier and easier for the upcoming projects and you become a Netflix approved filmmaker.<\/p>\n

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Streaming services like Netflix, Amazon, Disney, Hulu, Apple TV, and the likes are a great place to pitch your tv show or movie and have it distributed <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6732","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","hentry","category-filmmaking","post_format-post-format-video"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pixflow.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6732","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pixflow.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pixflow.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pixflow.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pixflow.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6732"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/pixflow.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6732\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7441,"href":"https:\/\/pixflow.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6732\/revisions\/7441"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pixflow.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6732"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pixflow.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6732"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pixflow.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6732"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}