INFO SHEET

Updated: Nov. 1, 2025

1. What is it?

A Film Info Sheet is a standardized, detailed questionnaire designed to gather and organize all critical production, creative, technical, and legal metadata related to a motion picture. This form is typically required as part of a legal delivery package when a film is being prepared for distribution or sale to broadcasters, streamers, or sales agents. Its purpose is to verify the identity of all key contributors, clarify ownership rights, confirm technical specs, and provide distributors with essential information about the film’s production and post-production history.

2. Who is it for?

This document is primarily for producers, production companies, and post-production supervisors who are preparing a completed film for domestic or international distribution. It is also used by sales agents, distributors, legal departments, platform content reviewers, and delivery coordinators to verify and cross-check data for rights, marketing, QC, and archival purposes.

People who should use it include:

• Independent film producers

• Production company executives

• Delivery and post supervisors

• Legal delivery coordinators

• Film distributors and acquisition executives

• Rights and asset managers

3. What does it include?

The Film Info Sheet includes a comprehensive breakdown of a film’s creative contributors, technical specifications, licensing structure, and copyright status. The format is often standardized, and must be filled out completely to satisfy distributor and platform requirements.

Key categories typically include:

• Basic Production Info: Title, production company, contact details, producers, director, editor, and cast.

• Guild Accreditations: DGA, WGA, SAG status.

• Script and Synopsis: Script date, draft number, logline, and genre.

• Language & Formats: Original language, subtitled/dubbed versions, capture formats, running time, aspect ratio.

• Technical Details: Cameras used, film stock, number of reels, labs used, video transfer facilities.

• Locations & Dates: Primary locations, shooting schedule, post-production and processing lab contacts.

• Audio & Music Info: Sound facilities, mix formats (Dolby, DTS, etc.), music license types (buyout/work-for-hire).

• Copyright & Ownership: Copyright year, claimant, country, and author information.

• Cost & Legal Ownership: Estimated production cost and confirmation of rights holder.

This document ensures that all entities involved in acquiring or exhibiting the film have a clear, legal, and technical understanding of what they’re distributing, protecting both the filmmaker and the distributor.

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• This document template is provided for educational and informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Use at your own risk. 

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