What FilmChain does

FilmChain is a London-based fintech infrastructure company founded in 2018 that modernizes payments and royalty management for the film, TV, and digital content industries. The company operates a cloud-based Collection Account Management (CAMA) platform that collects revenues from distributors globally, splits payments per recoupment schedules, and pays beneficiaries automatically using a combination of smart contracts and trusted banking partners (Coutts, Barclays, City National). The platform is SAG-AFTRA and WGA approved, supports multi-currency accounts (GBP, EUR, USD), and offers real-time reporting, instant withdrawals with no minimum thresholds, and machine learning-based revenue analytics.

The company offers three product platforms addressing different buyer personas: Collection Account Management (app.filmchain.co) for production-level financial workflows, Reporting Software for Producers (reporting.filmchain.co) for performance and revenue visibility from producers through to talent, and Enterprise Royalties Management (enterprise.filmchain.co) for ongoing licensor reporting at larger organizations. Its go-to-market combines direct enterprise sales targeting producers, sales agents, distributors, and public funding bodies with channel partnerships through major payroll houses (GreenSlate, Wrapbook, Media Services, Revolution, Extreme Reach) and guild/union endorsements.

FilmChain monetizes through a one-time bespoke CAMA onboarding fee plus a decreasing commission starting at 1% of collected revenues, with no transaction fees charged to beneficiaries. The company has raised approximately $2.98M across funding rounds, most recently in April 2024, and has received non-dilutive support from the EU Horizon 2020 STADIEM project and UKRI/Innovate UK grants. Operations span the UK, USA, Europe, Australia, and MENA.

Name

FilmChain

Legal name

FilmChain Limited

Website

https://filmchain.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

FilmChain is a London-based fintech platform that automates revenue collection, recoupment, and royalty payments for film, TV, and digital content producers using smart contracts and trusted banking partners. It serves producers, sales agents, film funds, and guild-affiliated productions globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Entertainment fintech / royalty management software

NAICS

Postproduction Services and Other Motion Picture and Video Industries (51219), Motion Picture and Video Distribution (51212), Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Allied To Motion Picture Distribution (7829)

akta.pro primary industry

Cashflow & Production Accounting (MPADAAAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Regulatory Reporting, Tax & Audit Trails (reconciliation, provenance) (FSAPAJAI), Settlement, Clearing & Reconciliation for Tokenized Assets (DvP, PvP, netting, post-trade) (FSAPAIAI)

Keywords

• Film royalty management
• Collection account management
• Blockchain payment processing
• Entertainment fintech infrastructure
• Rights holder payments

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. CAMA Onboarding Fee: One-time bespoke onboarding fee for setting up Collection Account Management Agreement and project onboarding to the platform. Fee is competitive and quote-based.
2. Commission on Revenues: Decreasing commission structure starting at 1% of collected revenues. Commission is the primary ongoing revenue stream as FilmChain processes payments through the recoupment waterfall.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

FilmChain provides cloud-based, blockchain and smart-contract powered Collection Account Management (CAMA) for film and TV productions, collecting revenues from distributors worldwide, splitting them per recoupment schedules, and paying beneficiaries automatically. It is delivered through three software products: Collection Account Management (app.filmchain.co), Reporting Software for Producers (reporting.filmchain.co), and Enterprise Royalties Management (enterprise.filmchain.co), all backed by banking partners Coutts, Barclays, and City National, and approved by SAG-AFTRA and WGA.

Product overview

FilmChain is a unified fintech platform offering three interconnected products for managing end-to-end financial transactions in creative industries: Collection Account Management (core CAM platform for collecting revenues, splitting payments via recoupment schedules, and automatic payouts), Reporting Software for Producers (real-time revenue and performance reporting), and Enterprise Royalties Management (automated financial reporting to licensors). The platform runs on smart contracts combined with trusted banking partners (Coutts, Barclays, City National) to enable transparent, real-time payments from point of sale to Rights Holders' pockets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Collection Account Management (CAMA): Collect revenues and pay production beneficiaries in an efficient, transparent and automatic manner.
• Reporting Software for Producers
• Enterprise

Products and services

• Collection Account Management (CAMA)
• Reporting Software for Producers
• Enterprise Royalties Management

Quantifiable outcome

• Real-time payouts with no minimum thresholds vs. traditional periodic statements
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Feature5 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Imperial College LondoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner featured in FilmChain's 'Our Partners' section. Professor William Knottenbelt from Imperial College London serves as a strategic adviser to FilmChain.
• CouttscoreOthersBanking partner providing collection account infrastructure. FilmChain uses multiple banking partners to run collection accounts for film and TV projects.
• BarclayscoreOthersBanking partner providing collection account infrastructure alongside Coutts and City National.
• City National BankcoreOthersBanking partner providing collection account infrastructure for film and TV projects alongside Coutts and Barclays.
• SAG-AFTRAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFilmChain is SAG-AFTRA approved for royalty management and payment processing on guild-affiliated productions. CAMA workflows designed to meet guild requirements.
• Writers Guild of America (WGA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFilmChain is WGA approved for royalty management and payment processing. CAMA workflows designed to ensure accurate and transparent payments to WGA members.
• GreenSlateminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPayroll house partnership for guild production compliance. FilmChain maintains established relationships with major payroll houses for smooth guild production operations.
• WrapbookminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPayroll house partnership for guild production compliance, integrated into FilmChain's workflow for guild-affiliated productions.
• Media ServicesminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPayroll house partnership for guild production compliance integrated into FilmChain's CAMA workflow.
• Revolution StudiosminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPayroll house partnership for guild production compliance in FilmChain's ecosystem.
• Extreme ReachminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPayroll house partnership for guild production compliance integrated into FilmChain's royalty payment system.
• London & PartnersminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFeatured in FilmChain's 'Our Partners' section as London's official business and investment agency.
• German Film Producers Association (Produzenten Verband)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFeatured in FilmChain's 'Our Partners' section. Managing Director Erwin M. Schmidt praised FilmChain's R&D activity for reliable film revenue collection application.
• Creative Destruction Lab (CDL)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFeatured in FilmChain's 'Our Partners' section as a business incubator/accelerator partner.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Vault AI: Vault AI applies AI to content performance prediction and audience analytics for entertainment companies. It targets the same studio and production-finance customers as FilmChain with a complementary, data-driven decision-support product.
• Cinelytic: Cinelytic provides AI-driven analytics and decision-support tools for the film industry, including financial forecasting and content valuation. It serves overlapping enterprise customers (studios, financiers, sales agents) with complementary financial-analytics capabilities.
• Filmhub: Filmhub is a film distribution and revenue-management platform for independent filmmakers, handling collection and distribution of royalties. It addresses a similar per-title revenue-collection workflow to FilmChain, focused on the independent segment.
• Slated: Slated is a film-investment and deal-management platform connecting investors, producers, and distributors. It addresses adjacent film-financing workflows with similar transparency and recoupment objectives as FilmChain's CAM platform.
• Royalty Exchange: Royalty Exchange operates a marketplace for buying and selling royalty streams, with technology for tracking and distributing royalty income. It overlaps with FilmChain's royalty management capabilities in the music and broader creative-rights space.

Direct peers

• GreenSlate: GreenSlate offers payroll and production accounting services for the entertainment industry, including union-affiliated productions. It serves the same film/TV producer customer base and overlaps with FilmChain on payment and compliance infrastructure.
• Wrapbook: Wrapbook provides payroll, production accounting, and financial management tools for film and TV productions. It is both a FilmChain partner and a direct competitor in adjacent production-finance workflows serving the same guild-affiliated production segment.

Broad incumbents

• Stripe: Stripe is a global payments infrastructure provider with revenue-split, multi-currency wallet, and Connect (marketplace/recoupment) capabilities. It is a broad incumbent that could be configured by large studios to replicate FilmChain's payment-split and wallet features.
• Circle: Circle provides blockchain-based financial infrastructure, including USDC stablecoin and programmable payment APIs. It competes with FilmChain's smart-contract-based payment rails at the infrastructure layer for any enterprise using stablecoins or tokenized dollars.
• Media Services (Entertainment Partners): Entertainment Partners (parent of Media Services) is the largest provider of entertainment payroll, residuals, and production management services. It addresses the same production-finance workflow as FilmChain, with a broader feature set and incumbency advantage with major studios.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/film_chain

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors5 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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