Emergency Notice
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Safety Centre
Practical guidance for staying safe while using Film Faster and working in the film industry.
Report a Safety Concern
If you have experienced or witnessed conduct that violates the Film Faster Community Standards, use the Report button found on member profiles, messages, opportunities, projects, events, and marketplace listings. You can attach evidence and your identity is kept confidential. Reports are reviewed by Film Faster's Trust & Safety team.
Safe Auditions
- •Auditions should take place in professional locations: casting offices, studios, rehearsal spaces, or production offices. Not private residences, hotel rooms, or vehicles.
- •Ask what the audition involves before you go. You should know the scene, the sides, and whether nudity or intimate content is involved before you arrive — not after.
- •If nudity or intimate scenes are involved, the casting call must disclose this upfront. If it was not disclosed and you discover it at the audition, you are not obligated to participate, and you should report it.
- •You may bring a companion to any audition. A legitimate casting director will not object.
- •If an audition recording is made, you should be told before it starts. You may ask how the recording will be used and when it will be deleted.
- •No one should ask you to improvise sexual, intimate, or degrading content that was not in the sides or breakdown.
Meeting Collaborators
- •For first meetings with someone you do not know, choose a public place: a coffee shop, a library, a co-working space. Not their home, not your home.
- •Tell someone where you are going, who you are meeting, and when you expect to be back.
- •Use Film Faster messaging to arrange the meeting rather than switching to personal channels immediately. The platform records the context of your introduction.
- •A legitimate collaborator will understand caution. Someone who pressures you to meet privately, quickly, or outside normal hours without professional justification is a red flag.
- •Verify credentials. If someone claims to be attached to a production company, distributor, or agency, you can ask for confirmation. Film Faster verification is one signal; it is not the only one.
Protecting Your Scripts and Creative Work
- •Register your work with the WGA (Writers Guild of America) or your national equivalent before sharing it widely. This creates a timestamped record of authorship.
- •When you share a script, treatment, or pitch deck through Film Faster, share it only with the specific collaborator you are evaluating the project with. Do not post it publicly.
- •If you receive a script, treatment, or pitch deck, use it only to evaluate the specific collaboration it was shared for. Do not circulate it, pitch it as your own, or develop a competing project from it.
- •Watermark your PDFs with the recipient's name before sending. This creates a trail if the material is leaked.
- •Do not share screeners, rough cuts, or festival cuts that have not been publicly released. Doing so can violate distribution agreements and harm the filmmaker.
Avoiding Scams
- •If a casting call or job listing asks you to pay a fee to apply, for headshots, for a "registration," or for training, it is likely a scam. Legitimate productions do not charge actors or crew to apply.
- •If someone offers you a role or job without an audition, interview, or portfolio review, be suspicious. Real productions want to see your work first.
- •If compensation is described as "deferred," "back-end," or "profit participation" with no contract, ask for the contract before committing. A verbal promise of future payment is not a contract.
- •If someone pressures you to sign something immediately without giving you time to read it, do not sign. Legitimate contracts allow review time.
- •If a "producer" or "financier" contacts you out of the blue offering to fund your project, verify their identity. Ask for their company name, look it up, and check if they are a Film Faster verified member. Unsolicited money offers are a common scam pattern.
- •If a deal sounds too good to be true — guaranteed distribution, guaranteed festival placement, guaranteed financing with no strings — it almost certainly is.
Recognising Fake Casting Calls
- •A real casting call states: the production name, the role, whether it is paid and at what rate, whether nudity or intimate content is involved, and the audition location type. If these basics are missing, question it.
- •Be cautious of casting calls with no production company attached, no director named, and no script or synopsis available. "Feature film, lead role, paid" with no details is not a real casting call.
- •Be cautious of casting calls that seem designed to collect photos or personal data rather than to cast a specific role. If the "casting call" asks for extensive personal information, social media passwords, or photos beyond what is professionally relevant, it is not legitimate.
- •If the person posting the casting call is not a verified member, has no profile, or has a profile created very recently, take extra care.
- •If you suspect a casting call is fake, report it. Film Faster can remove fraudulent listings and take action against the poster.
Payment Safety
- •Get the deal in writing before you start work. A contract or deal memo should state: the role or job, the rate, the payment schedule, the working dates, and the credit you will receive.
- •If you are working on a deferred or unpaid project, understand exactly what that means. "Deferred" means you get paid if and when the project makes money — which may be never. Make sure you are comfortable with that.
- •For paid work, standard practice is payment upon completion or per the contract schedule. If someone asks you to work first and "we will sort out payment later," that is a risk.
- •Film Faster is not a payment processor. Payment disputes between members are private contractual matters. But if someone has a pattern of not paying, report it — patterns of non-payment may result in enforcement.
- •Never send money to someone you have only met online. If a "producer" asks you to pay for travel, visas, permits, or equipment upfront and promises reimbursement, that is a common scam pattern.
Production Safety
- •You have the right to refuse unsafe work. If a production asks you to work in conditions that are dangerous — no rest, hazardous stunts without supervision, extreme weather without protection, no safety equipment — you can say no.
- •Professional productions carry insurance. If a production cannot confirm they have workers' compensation or production insurance where required, that is a red flag.
- •Stunts, special effects, weapons, and intimacy scenes require qualified supervision. A fight coordinator, a weapons handler, an intimacy coordinator. If none is present, ask why.
- •Minors on set are subject to additional legal requirements: work permits, set guardians, studio teachers, restricted hours, and Coogan-law trust accounts depending on jurisdiction. If you are working with a minor, you are responsible for compliance.
- •If you observe unsafe conditions on a production you are involved with, report it through the reporting system. Patterns of unsafe productions may result in enforcement.
Reporting Misconduct
- •If another member violates the Community Standards, report it. Reports can be made from member profiles, messages, opportunities, and the Safety Centre.
- •When you report, include as much detail as possible: who, what, when, and any evidence (screenshots, message copies). The more specific you are, the more effectively the report can be reviewed.
- •Reports are reviewed by Film Faster. Enforcement may include content removal, account restriction, suspension, or permanent disablement.
- •Retaliation against anyone who reports misconduct is itself a violation of the Community Standards.
- •Film Faster's reporting system is not a legal process. For criminal matters — assault, harassment, fraud, exploitation — contact law enforcement. Film Faster will cooperate with law enforcement when required by law.
Blocking Users
- •If another member is bothering you, you can block them. Blocking prevents them from sending you messages or seeing your profile.
- •Blocking is immediate and private — the blocked member is not notified.
- •You can unblock a member at any time from your Preferences.
- •Blocking does not replace reporting. If the conduct violates the Community Standards, report it even after blocking.
Community Standards
The full Film Faster Community Standards define the rules every member agrees to. Read them to understand what is and is not permitted on the platform.
Read the Community Standards