EMBO PLUS licenses finished African films for streaming. Send one docket — the film, its assets and a protected screener — and the acquisitions team takes it from there.
Feature filmsDocumentariesLimited seriesShort films
Submitting costs nothing, and your copyright stays yours. Any licence is agreed in writing before a film streams.
Poster3–10 stillsDirector biographyScreener link
Every screener sits behind a password sealed at rest, opened only through a logged administrator action.
One docket — the film, its assets and a protected screener. A reference code follows it from arrival to decision.
From established studios to first-time independents — if the film is complete and the rights are clear, we want to see it.
EMBO PLUS is building a streaming home for African cinema. We are looking for feature films, documentaries, series and shorts that are ready to be seen.
Finished films and series for the EMBO PLUS catalogue. Any licence is agreed in writing before the film streams.
Your copyright. Submitting a film does not transfer ownership of it to EMBO PLUS.
A complete docket: film details, trailer, protected screener, poster, 3–10 stills and a director biography.
A reviewer watches the screener and records a decision. Your reference code is the one link to follow it.
Not sure whether your film fits? Send the docket anyway. A reviewer will tell you plainly.
You do the first two. We do the rest, and the reference code keeps you oriented the whole way through.
Tell us the film, the company, and where the film can be watched. One docket per film.
Add the poster, between three and ten stills, and a director biography. Files upload straight to secure storage.
Every object is checked for type, size and signature. You receive a reference code the moment the docket is saved.
The acquisitions team watches through the protected screener. Your reference code shows where the film stands.
Keep the reference code. It is the only thing you need to check the status of a submission.
Track a submissionThe docket takes about four minutes. Files upload directly to secure storage — nothing large passes through the form itself.
JPG, PNG or WebP · up to 10 MB · portrait preferred.
JPG, PNG or WebP · up to 10 MB each · at least 1920px wide.
Write up to 2,500 characters, or upload PDF, DOCX or TXT · 5 MB.
Public HTTPS links. Add a screener password if the film is protected.
Provide either a biography document or written biography text — not both. The portal will hold you to it.
A screener is a private performance. The portal treats it that way: no public links, no visible passwords, no loose files.
Reviewers open your film through the link and password you provide. Nothing is downloaded or re-shared by the portal.
Your screener password is sealed with AES-256-GCM at rest and revealed only through a logged administrator action.
Records and stored assets are purged after the POPIA retention window — 365 days by default — from database and storage.
Sealed with AES-256-GCM · Every unlock is recorded
Still unsure? Write to the acquisitions desk and a person will answer.
info@emboplus.tv