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Presale

Meaning in film & television, with examples

nounCommon term

In film & television, presale means: A sale of distribution rights before a film is completed, often used to help finance production.

In Turkish: ön satış

How it is used

Used by producers and sales agents when discussing finance before delivery.

Example sentences

  1. A presale to a foreign distributor helped complete the production finance plan.

    Rights are sold before the finished film is available.

  2. The buyer requested a script before discussing a presale for its territory.

    The unfinished project is assessed through development materials.

Common collocations

  • secure a presale
  • presale agreement
  • distributorA company that buys the rights to show a film in a country or region and handles its release, marketing and delivery to cinemas or platforms.
  • releaseTo make a film or series available to the public in cinemas, on TV or on streaming platforms. As a noun, a release is a film being shown or the act of showing it.

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