FOR

Theaters

(+) Film Festivals, Film Clubs, Film Orgs, and other in-person spaces

Tap to Watch

The FilmTrade “Tap to Watch” Card combines a physical keepsake with modern retail and streaming tech, all in the size of a credit card, to create a convenient and cost-effective way to share, sell, and collect films. This new format allows filmmakers to:

  • Leverage in-person events to make limited edition sales during festival and theatrical windows

  • Engage with their audiences in a lasting way

  • Increase promotion and awareness for their films

Leverage Theatrical screenings to make additional revenue

People attending a film screening for 'Life After' in a theater with a panel discussion on stage. The person in the foreground holds a ticket for the film.
A person holding a movie ticket for the film 'Life After' inside a movie theater. The theater has red and black seats, a large screen displaying the movie title, and a panel of people sitting at a table on stage.

SUPPORT FILMMAKERS And share in revenue

A person holding a smartphone in one hand and a few cards in the other hand, with another person blurred in the background.

Provide collectible merch and additional offerings for audiences

Provide more ways for audiences to support and share

FilmTrade Indie Theater Network

FilmTrade is building a network of independent theater partners who keep FilmTrade cards in stock after a film's screening to continue to sell to arthouse patrons (e.g. via a retail counter used for concessions, gifts, and other merch). They can do this by:

FilmTrade merch is…

  • Compact, with countertop Point-of-Purchase displays

  • Non-perishable

  • Additional revenue for in-person venues

Contact Us for more info at

partnerships@filmtrade.org