ShareDoc
ShareDoc is a non-profit initiative supported by Creative Europe. ShareDoc acts as a third party platform, enabling the audience to overcome the post-documentary blues by taking immediate action and supporting a protagonist or a cause.
Filmmakers and producers can sign up for free and create a dedicated page on our platform to raise funds for their protagonist. All films are welcome, provided they align with the European principles and Values.
Transparency and trustworthiness is key: it’s essential to show how protagonists will benefit from donations and how the funds will be used. To ensure trust, all campaigns on ShareDoc are visible and traceable, providing real-time updates on donations, audience engagement, and campaign progress.
Building a platform like ShareDoc is both costly and time-intensive, but we have done the groundwork. All you need to do is create your profile, share your film’s merchandise, and integrate our QR code into your film’s credits.
As the first platform dedicated entirely to documentary filmmakers seeking direct support for their protagonists, ShareDoc offers unique benefits and opportunities for filmmakers and producers. By bridging the gap between everyone involved in the documentary lifecycle, we create an innovative and impactful way to connect stories with action.
Our platform gives you access to the technology you need to raise funds or awareness on the story of your protagonist.
When you create a page for your documentary, you can download a QR code to integrate into your film. When the audience scans the QR code, they are directed to your ShareDoc page and can immediately take action to help your protagonist.
With the ShareDoc payment system, more than 11 payment options are available to make a donation possible. Because ShareDoc is registered under ANBI regulation, donations are tax-deductible. To make this process as easy as possible, donors can immediately download an invoice for their tax refund from the ShareDoc website. Using the platform is free of charge. Only a transaction fee, costs of payment module and banking / accounting costs of ShareDoc are deducted from the donations. Depending on payment method, this charge ranges between 5 and 6%.
Hands-on
ShareDoc’s features go beyond mere financial support: You decide your impact route. Our built-in ‘Hands-on’ button can be used to direct audience members towards other methods to assist, such as legal help, signing a petition, or attending a demonstration.
Launch a micro-campaign to promote your film and reach new communities
Share additional content related to your documentary. Enhance your social impact and support your protagonists. These ‘micro-campaigns’ provide your audience with next-level visibility. Post updates for your audience about changes in your protagonist’s journey, and provide them with first-hand insights into the impact of their donation.
Privacy is ensured
Donors can optionally provide their name, but may choose to stay completely anonymous, ensuring optimal security.
Note: Filmmakers cannot upload their film on the platform.
Starting a campaign with ShareDoc
Setting up a campaign through ShareDoc is intuitive and easy. Here’s a step-by-step instruction manual to get you started as soon as possible.
First payout: Donated money can be transferred to your provided bank details after at least 3 months or in full after the campaign has concluded. Do let us know when you want to receive payment of donations by e mail: anne@share-doc.org or info@share-doc.org
For more information, consult the ShareDoc Terms and Conditions.
Our one-of-a-kind platform offers great benefits for film festivals especially when it comes to enhancing your program and gathering insightful audience engagement data to understand which movies currently stand out. Accessing these insights will enable your team to identify relevant topics. Moreover, ShareDoc could impact the future of film festivals by bringing an active dimension to the core of an activity that used to be passive and conversational. Eventually, ShareDoc has the potential to make a positive impact amongst film distributors and NGOs looking for action-oriented documentaries or seeking exposure to enhance distribution.
As a multilingual platform ShareDoc has the potential to impact the industry, including distributors seeking action-oriented documentaries or seeking exposure to enhance the distribution. By raising awareness of a cause, NGOs can benefit from ShareDoc and leverage the platform as a performance tool to work towards gaining visibility and scalability.
If our platform focuses on Human Rights Films, we do not only address Human Rights Film Festivals. Most European film festivals are involved in human rights and screen films in that category. Due to increasing environmental issues, ShareDoc expects an increasing number of films in this category in the upcoming years.
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