Welcome to Handcraft Film TV Shows
Handcraft Film Television Projects
Handcraft Film is a British Columbia, Canada-based television, documentary, and film production company. We produce "Help Us Save Lives," docu-series, and soon the family drama/com, "Dad Downstairs" TV shows. See each of these projects with a brief recap and links to those pages below. We are interested in select sponsors, commercial advertisers, product placement and brand integration partners if they complement our show content and film theme and message. If you are a writer, actor, actress, Director, Producer, Agent, Executive Producer, investor, or other interested party, and have an interest in working with us on these TV shows and films, please contact us. For more information on becoming a sponsor see this link. https://handcraftfilm.com/sponsor. For more information on advertising opportunities see: https://handcraftfilm.com/advertise
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Creating Television Shows and films
Our TV Shows
Help Us Save Lives
Help Us Save Lives
We are currently in pre-production with two TV shows which all have one theme in common! They entertain AND raise awareness and social consciousness on the topics that are vital to us all.
Some of these are family sitcoms like "Dad Downstairs", which deal with family issues.
Others identify social issues which enable us to lead happier, healthier lives. These are interview-style docu-series episodes, for "Help Us Save Lives,"
For more information on these shows, see the links on this site.To become a sponsor, advertiser, co-producer, Executive Producer or co-host, see those pages.
Help Us Save Lives
Help Us Save Lives
Help Us Save Lives
Our Help Us Save Lives television docu-series is dedicated to enhancing, protecting, and saving lives through our multimedia projects, including our digital online magazine and interactive website, both of which will be translated into a dozen or more languages. This TV show will be offered on cable and streaming services worldwide. The premier episode is " SAAD - Suicide Awareness, Anxiety, and Depression."
This episode identifies signs of mental illness and a pathway toward mental wellness. Suicide IS preventable. See our video recap of our Help Us Save Lives TV episodes. For best viewing choose 1080p HD. https://youtu.be/FjHxkCAd-6s
Dad Downstairs
Help Us Save Lives
Dad Downstairs
After a recent divorce is finalized a couple with children each rent a duplex to start living apart, sharing the role of raising their children in joint custody, according to the divorce settlement. Without realizing it they both rented a duplex in the SAME TWO-LEVEL HOUSE, and only discover they will share the same home for the next year on moving day! Now they have a year on their lease to work through their issues and show the children living in the same house IS possible, even after you are divorced! Filming for the pilot will commence in Kelowna, BC, Canada, in 2024.
To see our video about the series, click here. https://youtu.be/hWomzsoDYJo?si=21olIn1NBLIZBQPh
Advertising, Product Placement and Brand integration
Advertising
Product Placement
Product Placement
We offer selected sponsorship opportunities for advertising in our TV shows. We will provide more details on a custom-quote basis for each show. For more general information see this link.
Product Placement
Product Placement
Product Placement
We offer selected product placements with or without brand integration (see next panel) in our TV shows. For our purposes, product placement shows the product in the scene without any mention of the product or the brand and is less expensive than adding brand integration as well.
To be considered for inclusion in our TV shows or films we
We offer selected product placements with or without brand integration (see next panel) in our TV shows. For our purposes, product placement shows the product in the scene without any mention of the product or the brand and is less expensive than adding brand integration as well.
To be considered for inclusion in our TV shows or films we work on a retainer basis. We charge a flat fee of $1,500 Canadian to consider your products, and then sign an NDA with you, which protects your company, designs and OUR company so we can discuss freely whether these are a match. IF SO, then we apply the $1,500 towards the fee you would pay to have your products included, both for product placement and/or brand integration. If we do NOT use the product the entire $1,500 is returned within five (5) business days back to the credit card used to complete the retainer payment.
We have four TV shows and three feature films where we can consider your products. The retainer is paid ONE TIME, to be considered for ALL projects. Should we agree to use your products we are paid as follows, once we agree upon an amount. (Note, all pricing is in Canadian dollars which saves about 25% due to the favorable exchange rate of US to Canadian dollars.) For example, the $1,500 Canadian retainer is about $1,125 US and can be paid online with any credit card to get started).
25% of the amount with the initial contract securing your products in our project.
25% of the amount when we provide proof of inclusion within the script of that project.
25% of the amount when the proof of filming has taken place with that product included.
25% of the amount when the film or TV show has completed final editing and sent to you to view.
IF we use the product and then cut ALL scenes where it was to be shown, ALL monies paid are returned.
Here is our retainer reservation form.
Brand Integration
Product Placement
Brand Integration
We offer brand integration, in addition to product placement in our TV shows and films. For our purposes, brand integration shows the product in the scene AND a mention of the product or the brand, and is generally more expensive than product placement with no product mention
To be considered for inclusion in our TV shows or films we work
We offer brand integration, in addition to product placement in our TV shows and films. For our purposes, brand integration shows the product in the scene AND a mention of the product or the brand, and is generally more expensive than product placement with no product mention
To be considered for inclusion in our TV shows or films we work on a retainer basis. We charge a flat fee of $1,500 Canadian to consider your products for brand integration, and then sign an NDA with you, which protects your company, designs and OUR company so we can discuss freely whether these are a match. IF SO, then we apply the $1,500 towards the fee you would pay to have your products included, both for product placement and/or brand integration. If we do NOT use the product the entire $1,500 is returned within five (5) business days back to the credit card used to complete the retainer payment.
We have four TV shows and three feature films where we can consider your products. The retainer is paid ONE TIME, to be considered for ALL projects. Should we agree to use your products we are paid as follows, once we agree upon an amount. (Note, all pricing is in Canadian dollars which saves about 25% due to the favorable exchange rate of US to Canadian dollars.) For example, the $1,500 Canadian retainer is about $1,125 US and can be paid online with any credit card to get started).
25% of the amount with the initial contract securing your products in our project.
25% of the amount when we provide proof of inclusion within the script of that project.
25% of the amount when the proof of filming has taken place with that product included.
25% of the amount when the film or TV show has completed final editing and sent to you to view.
IF we use the product and then cut ALL scenes where it was to be shown, ALL monies paid are returned. Here is our retainer reservation form.
About Help Us Save Lives
Help Us Save Lives TV Show
Help Us Save Lives, in partnership with our production company, Handcraft Film, will produce a TV docu-series featuring 13-26 episodes per year. The premier episode is
"SAAD - Suicide Awareness, Anxiety, and Depression." This episode identifies signs of mental illness and a pathway toward mental wellness. Suicide IS preventable. A short sample of that video can be seen here. https://youtu.be/FjHxkCAd-6s
Other episodes are outlined below, with some for women and others for families.They are a blend of drama, documentaries, sponsors, and news stories, which we refer to as a "docu-series," and will include vlogcasts (video broadcasts). Each episode will be translated into a dozen languages, both for audio and/or subtitles. The market is worldwide and each episode will be 30-minutes, with commercials, depending on viewing options available. They will differ from traditional fundraising methods most documentaries are limited to: donations, sponsors or grants.