About Cedar Accord
An independent agency that helps owners of footage archives license them to AI developers, on terms they choose.
Why we exist
We help the people who filmed the world get paid fairly when AI learns from it.
AI developers need real-world footage, and much of the best of it sits unseen on hard drives and in private archives. Licensing it well takes time most owners don’t have: finding the right buyers, preparing the material, reading the terms and chasing replies.
Cedar Accord does that work for you. We are paid only when you are, so our interests stay tied to yours.
What we stand for
Six commitments that shape every conversation we have with owners and platforms.
Your consent, every time
We only represent footage that its owners choose to license and hold the rights to.
Your archive stays yours
A licence never transfers ownership or copyright. We never hold your footage or your money.
Straight answers
If we don’t think your footage will sell, we say so. Every offer comes with its terms set out plainly.
Paid when you are
No retainers or upfront fees. Our commission comes only from what you receive.
Discretion
We never name our clients or share material without their permission.
Independent
We are not owned by any platform or AI developer, so we can look for the one that suits your footage.
How we work
- Remotely, with owners anywhere in the world
- In English and French
- By email, phone and video call
- Replies within two working days
Who we work with
- Natural history and wildlife footage libraries
- Documentary and factual producers with their own rushes
- Aerial, underwater and timelapse archives
- Independent filmmakers with large unused collections
- Audio archives: radio, podcast and dubbing collections, including in French, Arabic and Darija
Licensing platform or AI developer?
See how we prepare each owner’s library and rights information before any introduction. Working with platforms.
Ready when you are.
Tell us roughly what your archive holds. We reply within two working days, and there is nothing to pay unless your footage earns.