# Run your film festival on Cya.

Cya runs the whole festival online: import your lineup, collect exhibition copies, sell passes and tickets, and screen films live with Q&A or in on-demand windows.

[Start a festival](/festivals)

[Canonical HTML](https://cya.live/info/film-festivals)

Updated: 2026-10-12

For organizers who screen online, on its own or alongside an in-person program. Cya handles the lineup, the films, the tickets and the screenings from one festival page.

## How it works

### 1. Create the festival

Name it, set the dates and Cya creates the festival and its public Space in one step.

### 2. Import your FilmFreeway CSV

Export your selections from FilmFreeway and import the file. Every film, filmmaker and contact lands in your festival at once.

### 3. Collect exhibition copies

Cya emails each filmmaker a private upload link for their exhibition copy and reminds them until it arrives. No filmmaker account is needed, and you can see at a glance which copies are in.

### 4. Build the program

Group films into blocks. A live block plays in a Cya room at a set time with the filmmaker on stage for Q&A; an on-demand block gives ticket holders a watch window to view in their own time.

### 5. Set passes and tickets

Sell festival passes in tiers, single-block tickets, or both. Free blocks and free festivals need no card at all.

### 6. Publish your festival page

Publish, and your lineup, passes and schedule go live at cya.live/s/your-festival. Share that one link everywhere.

## What is included

- Geo-restrictions per film, from the rights record you keep for each title
- Admission caps and seat reservations per block
- Protected playback for licensed masters on supported devices
- Reminders to filmmakers for copies and to ticket holders before each block
- Live rooms with stage Q&A, moderation and audience call-ins
- Recordings and replays, when the rights you hold allow them
- A settlement export of every sale for your accounts

## What it costs

Cya keeps 10% of net on passes, 30% of net on screening tickets and 20% of net on Library sales after card processing. Free festivals are free. There is no subscription, activation fee or per-view fee.

[See pricing](https://cya.live/info/pricing)

## What to know at launch

- Prices and payouts are in US dollars.

## Ready to start?

Create the festival now and import your lineup today.

[Start a festival](https://cya.live/festivals)

## Questions first?

Tell us about your festival and we will walk you through it.

[Talk to us](https://cya.live/info/contact)

## Your questions, answered.

**Do filmmakers need a Cya account to send their film?**

No. Cya emails each filmmaker a private upload link for their exhibition copy and reminds them until it arrives. The copy lands in your festival without an account.

**Can I limit a film to certain countries?**

Yes. Each film has a rights record on Cya with the territories it may play in, its exhibition window and an admission cap. Viewers outside those territories cannot watch it.

**What does Cya charge a festival?**

Cya keeps 10% of net on passes and 30% of net on screening tickets, after card processing. Free festivals are free, and there is no subscription or activation fee.

**Can filmmakers hold a live Q&A after their screening?**

Yes. A live block is a Cya room: the film plays on the main screen, then the filmmaker and your moderators take the stage for Q&A, with audience call-ins if you allow them.

## Ideas for your next experience

### [Virtual Screening Platform with Q&A](https://cya.live/info/virtual-screening)

Host virtual screenings and film watch parties on Cya with audience Q&As, moderated call-ins, ticketing and content protection options.

### [Film Makers, Studios & Producers](https://cya.live/info/film-makers-studios-producers)

Bring film audiences together on Cya for virtual premieres, screenings and Q&A panels, with self-service and full-service event options.

### [Give your audience a reason to show up.](https://cya.live/info/creators)

Host shared experiences with Cya: virtual screenings, meet-and-greets, live shopping and events for your audience.

## Bring people together.

Watch, share and connect with friends, creators and audiences on Cya.