Introducing Watrfall for creators and our First Slate.
Creator funds for the First Slate.
The community votes for the stories that get funded.
Built with Oscar-winning, Golden Globe-winning producers.
Submit by November 15th, 2026
We read every pitch and respond within 4–6 weeks.
Submission fees: $100 for development · $150 for production
Creator funds available to the top-voted projects of the First Slate.
Every genre is welcome. Second and third slates are coming soon.
*5-10 projects will comprise the Inaugural slate as detailed in the Watrfall Republic Investment Agreement
Watrfall Community
The community votes for the stories they want to see come to life. Winning pitches get the funding to move forward.
The process
works.Four steps from idea to screen. No studio notes. No back-end accounting games.
Submit
Become a Watrfall member. Upload your pitch. No studio redtape. Just you and the film or television show you want to make. Once a slate closes for submissions, expect a response within 4–6 weeks.
Validate
Eligible pitches go to the Watrfall Community.
The community is comprised of Watrfall members, investors and management. Join the Watrfall Community today.
Greenlight
The community has spoken. Now it’s time to turn your pitch into something real. The winning pitches receive development funding to help bring their ideas to life.
Produce
Shoot with full creative control. Your team, your cut, your final say. We stay out of the edit bay and out of your inbox.
Entrepreneur across tech and entertainment. Built and sold companies in creative services and consumer products, led product & design at Amazon Video, co-founded a subscription business with Gary Vee, and co-founded Asylm Studios with Ron Perlman, an artist-first independent studio focused on creator-driven filmmaking.
A leading producer behind some of the most beloved kids programming. Founded, ran, and sold one of the world's most successful animation studios. Oversaw Teletubbies, Inspector Gadget, Caillou, Peanuts, and Strawberry Shortcake.
Golden Globe-winning and Emmy-nominated actor and producer with over 40 years in film and television. Known for standout roles in Hellboy, Beauty and the Beast, and Sons of Anarchy, as well as extensive voice acting work. He also co-founded Asylm Studios with Willie Morris, an artist-first independent studio focused on creator-driven filmmaking.
Academy-Award-winning producer (Bowling for Columbine). Former Chairman & CEO of WildBrain (market cap of $1.5B CAD in '17). Named Canada's Entrepreneur of the Year in 2017.
