Festival, then the shelf
A film plays its festival run and then has nowhere to go. No paying audience, and no income for the people who made it.
4flieks · A DiscovrTV Initiative
Your film, released properly.
4flieks for filmmakers: sell your film pay-per-view, on any phone, and keep 70% of net revenue.
Everyone who worked on your film has a following. 4flieks turns that following into sales, measures it, and lets you reward people for what they bring in. Your audience already exists. It’s your cast’s.
Sign Up as a Filmmaker
How Viewers Pay
- R25 Rent: 48 hours from the first press of play
- R49 Own: stays in the viewer’s library
- 70% to you: of net revenue, on every sale
The Basics
- You set your own prices
- No subscription
- No app to install
- Plays on weak mobile data
The Gap
Your film gets made. Then it disappears.
Few buyers, fewer slots
Commissioners and streamers license a handful of titles a year. A film by a new name almost never gets one.
Nothing to show for it
Without real numbers, it is hard to prove to the next funder that people want your work.
How It Works
From upload to paid, in five steps
Upload
You upload the film, poster and trailer, and set the price.
Review
We watch it and approve it before it goes live.
Release
Your film gets its own page, like 4flieks.com/yourfilm.
Share
Every cast and crew member gets a tracked link and QR code.
Get paid
Viewers pay by card. You are paid by EFT.
The Part Nobody Else Does
Every cast member gets a link that counts
Each actor and crew member shares their own link. They see what it brings in: opens, trailer plays and sales. You see exactly who sold what, and decide what each person earns from it.
Your cast has a reason to promote
And can watch it working, sale by sale.
You see sales, not reach
Real numbers instead of likes and views.
Tell them before they post
Agree up front that the cast will share, so nobody is guessing.
What You Earn
70% of every sale is yours
On one R49 purchase, R29.83 is yours (70% of net), R12.78 goes to 4flieks (30% of net, covering streaming, card fees and support) and R6.39 is VAT at 15%. On a R25 rental, R15.22 goes to you.
Nothing to pay upfront. If it sells nothing, it costs you nothing. You are paid by EFT.
The Deal, in Plain Words
- 70% of net revenue is yours
- You keep the copyright, always
- Non-exclusive: sell it anywhere else too
- Nothing to pay upfront
- Either side can leave on 30 days’ notice
- One agreement covers every film you add
- Accepted online, with a copy emailed to you
What You Get
What comes with your release
Your own page
4flieks.com/yourfilm, in your own look.
Smooth streaming
Keeps playing on weak mobile data.
No downloads
Stream only, nothing to copy or pass on.
Live numbers
Opens, trailer plays and sales as they happen.
Release report
A page to send funders and festivals.
Real reviews
Only people who paid can rate.
Gifting
Viewers can buy your film for someone else.
Payouts
Request one once you are over the minimum.
New · 4flieks Lab
Free tools, before your film is even finished
Coming to the Lab: budget builder, screenwriting course and masterclass podcasts. Free to join at 4flieks.com/lab.
Script Report
Coverage in minutes: a verdict, scores and notes on your script, the way a senior script reader writes them.
Pitch
One page for funders. Turn the report into a one-page pitch, edit every word, then share or print it.
Cast match
Suggestions for every role from actors who opted in and asked to be found.
Script Coach
Every character gets cue cards and a line quiz. Send each actor their link.
Talent profile
For actors and crew: your credits and the audience your links bring in, in one place.
4flieks Lab · Script Report
Know what works before you shoot
Bring a screenplay, a treatment or a short story as a PDF or Word file, or paste the text. In about five minutes you get a report covering:
- Verdict and scores: concept, characters, dialogue, structure and market appeal, each with the reason
- Emotion arc: how the story feels, moment by moment, with page references
- Characters: who carries the film, and casting notes for each role
- Audience: who it is for, and comparable titles
- Development notes: what to fix next, and how to release it on 4flieks
Your writing stays private. One tap turns the report into a one-page pitch for funders, co-producers and festivals.
For the Actors and Crew in the Room
Get found for your next role. Make a talent profile (headshot, playing age, languages, showreel) free at 4flieks.com/talent. Claim your credits once the filmmaker approves, switch on suggestions so filmmakers casting in the Lab can see you, and decide whether to reply to messages sent through 4flieks.
Nobody is suggested unless they switch it on, and your email is never shown. Your cast link now builds your career, not just the film’s sales.
Where We Are · September 2026
You’re in good company
It’s early. The filmmakers who join now get the most attention, and help shape what we build next. Platform data, 24 September 2026.
15 filmmakers on board
And growing every week.
5 films live
In English and isiZulu.
1 feature showcase
Destroying Desmond, a 99-minute Nguniverse feature, in private testing.
37 cast and crew
Each with their own tracked link.
What’s Coming
From South Africa to a home for African film
Now · 2026
New releases every month. Audience campaigns around each release. Featured spots for early filmmakers.
Next · 2027
Film school and festival partnerships. Feature premieres, starting with Destroying Desmond. More South African languages. Budget builder, screenwriting course and masterclasses in the Lab.
Later
Across Africa, with local payments. “4flieks Presents”: backing new African films. 4flieks.biz: a directory of cast and crew to hire.
Who’s Behind It
A DiscovrTV initiative
4flieks is built, funded and run by DiscovrTV (Pty) Ltd, the Johannesburg video production and digital agency.
Julian von Plato
Director, DiscovrTV. 18 years running entertainment and hospitality businesses, including DanceAfrika and Rockets. Built and runs the 4flieks platform.
Thabo Rametsi
Director, DiscovrTV and Nguniverse. Award-winning actor, writer and director. Netflix credits include Silverton Siege, Kalushi and the Hugh Masekela biopic Road Home. Nguniverse’s feature Destroying Desmond is lined up to release through 4flieks.
Getting Started
How to get your film on 4flieks
- Sign up at 4flieks.com/filmmaker
- Accept the agreement online
- Upload your film, poster and trailer, and set your price
- We review it and email you the moment it’s live
Still writing? Start free in 4flieks Lab at 4flieks.com/lab.
Bring Us Your Film
Have These Ready
- Film: MP4 or MOV, up to 2GB
- Poster: portrait 9:16, JPG or PNG
- Trailer: MP4 or MOV, up to 200MB
- Details: synopsis, running time, language
- People: your cast and crew, for their links
Contact
Julian von Plato · julian@discovr.tv
4flieks.com · A DiscovrTV initiative