Metro Film & TV Awards

A MONTHLY ONLINE SCREENING AND BROADCAST CONTEST!

1.) A direct pathway to assist you in showcasing your stories to the industry, advancing your career goals, and growing your professional network.

2.) A chance to Screen your Pilot, Work in Progress, Series, or completed Film. Trailers are FREE.

3.) Metro gives those who enter our Festival the OPTION for Publicity and Promotion on our TV Channels and Mobile Apps. Get streamed to over 200,000 Subscribers on our Roku and Amazon Fire TV channels. (Yes our reach is to about 1 Million subs, but we anticipate the average submission will garner an audience of 50-200K.)

Additionally, we have our Over-the-Air partners in NYC, LA, and Detroit -- but we don't promise this...we can only hope that your film is family friendly and rates high enough to warrant Television syndication. If it does, then the reach is way...way over a million TV viewers.

Oh yes, and we produce Android Apps but this is an additional promo-vehicle, that we may or may-not employ for your film/show.

Our filmmakers have used Metro as a Launch-Pad for getting Distribution deals, here's one:

A SUCCESS STORY...
Alexander Pimentel, Director of "Down River" streamed his feature film on Metro's Connected TV Channel, "Movies Plus" on Amazon Fire TV. After 6 months and 70,000 downloads, Alex shared the news with a Venture capitalist who agreed to finance Alex's next feature film.

Read the article about Alex right here on FilmFreeway. Click on the "photos" tab above.

MORE ABOUT US....

Q: Will a million people watch my film?
A: Maybe, but most likely about 50,000.

Q: How is my film displayed on your channels?
A: Each video features a poster art and a description. When a Connected TV Channel user (like Roku, or Amazon Fire-TV) clicks on it, then the video streams. Currently there are video AD's that play about every 13 minutes..

Q: What methods do you use to monetize films and TV shows?

A. AD-REV SHARE (see description below.)
B. ANCILLARY PRODUCT SALES (You know, like those neat Marvel soda-pop cups you get at McDonalds.)

1.. We encourage you to place your website-URL and mission statement on your film's POSTER-ART. This art is the first thing that people see on our TV channels.

2. Put your Website address or Point of sale address on your VIDEO-DESCRIPTION. When our audience selects a film to watch, then your film's description pops up, and you may tell them how to buy your DVD or other product here.

3. Publicize your film studio or Swag at the start/end of your FILM. If a person likes your movie, then they'll be encouraged to visit your website to buy a T-Shirt or other ancillary product.

4. AD REVENUE: We partner with STUDIOS and FILM ORGANIZATIONS. IF you are a member of a group of filmmakers, then we can offer your group a portion of the advertising revenue. Please note that this arrangement is something we do on a case by case basis for FILM MEETUP's, Film Societies, and other organizations that have over 50 members, OR at least 20 films in their library of content.

Q: Where can I watch the Festival's movies and TV programs?
A: On Roku, Android, and Amazon Fire-TV devices and soon on HiSense TV and many many other LIVE platforms. Programming is free and it's free to add the channels and apps. See links on the "Award and Prizes" section herein.

Q: How do I get your FREE Channels or check out your FREE TV-APPS?
A: Visit https://blog.martianpoop.com/tv-apps/

*Note, you'll need to have the Internet, and one of the supported Apps on a Roku or Fire TV device, or an enabled Smart TV.

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SCOPE OF THE FEST...
The Metro TV & Film Awards are International and support most every type of content from across the globe. However, we accept only ENGLISH SPEAKING (DIALOG) submissions only. Subtitles will NOT meet our requirements.

A content's Release Window(s) is not a determining factor for consideration in the Festival. Metro aims to encourage filmmakers, rather than looking for methods of exclusion.

We aim to promote you, not knock you down!
NO CONTRACTS! NO EXCLUSIVES! JUST A GREAT WAY TO PROMOTE YOU WORK!

THERE's NO OBLIGATION TO SIGN A CONTRACT.

WE STREAM YOUR FILM/SHOW FOR AS LONG AS OUR AUDIENCE RATES IT HIGHLY...
(In other words, if our judges don't rate your submission highly, then you may find your content on our Android App or another 2nd Tier of distribution.

BUT, if your content is rated highly, then we will try to place it on as many of our channels/platforms as possible. Either way, you get exposure that most filmmakers would kill for.