Independent film business intelligence

Making the movie is only half the story.

Navigate financing, rights, festivals, sales, distribution, and recoupment with the information, tools, and roadmap the industry rarely explains.

Free registration for independent filmmakers, producers, and writer/directors.

Your Movie Ticket hero

What to expect

No gatekeepers. No invented certainty.

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Relevant before exhaustive

See what matters at your stage instead of receiving an indiscriminate library of information.

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Transparent about risk

Know which terms may be typical, which deserve scrutiny, and when professional counsel matters.

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Built around your project

Move from “What does this mean?” to “What should I do next?” with a practical roadmap.

The Film Business Map

Where are you in your movie?

Every stage changes the questions you should ask. Follow the complete journey, see what should already be in place, and focus on the next consequential decision.

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Development

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Packaging

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Financing

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Pre-production

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Production

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Post & delivery

07

Festivals

08

Sales

09

Distribution

10

Marketing

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Recoupment

You are here

A roadmap that changes with your project.

Tell us where your film stands. Your Movie Ticket can surface completed foundations, potential gaps, immediate priorities, and the questions to take into your next meeting.

Create a project

Tool 1

Ask

Get clear, educational answers to practical film-business questions, grounded in a structured knowledge base.

Tool 2

Deal Decoder

Understand proposed fees, expense caps, rights, territories, terms, commissions, and clauses that deserve scrutiny.

Tool 3

Money Map

Visualize how gross revenue can move through expenses, fees, commissions, investor recoupment, and participation.

Access

Start with the map. Grow with the platform.

V1 prioritizes useful access and learning over aggressive monetization. Pro pricing remains subject to testing before launch.

Free

$0

For filmmakers mapping their first or next move.

  • Basic Film Business Map
  • Selected structured learning
  • Basic tools
  • Limited Ask access
Register free

YMT Pro

Planned

~$199 / year

Potential pricing, subject to product testing.

  • Personalized roadmap
  • Advanced Deal Decoder
  • Advanced Money Map
  • Benchmarks, templates, and expanded Ask
Join early access

Clear answers, responsible boundaries.

Your next move

Stop guessing what comes next.

Build your project roadmap and start navigating the business of your movie with context, clarity, and fewer expensive surprises.

Map my movie