CONGRATULATIONS FILMMAKERS!!
Taos Shortz Film Festival is honored to present your short film in the 2017 festival. You have made the cut of a select few. We know you spent many hours on your film and we want to present your film in the VERY BEST possible light, in the way you have intended, so please try to follow these guidelines.
FINAL FILM PRESENTATION
Taos Shortz Film Fest final projection is from a HardDiskDrive(HDD) media server only.
We DO NOT project DVDs.
We DO NOT project BluRay Disk.
We DO NOT project tape or film of any kind.
This way we have the capability to show the film in the native format as you shot it. We would like to project the HIGHEST QUALITY short you have available.
Please send a copy of the VERY BEST QUALITY you have ( in order of our preference)
• DCP File
• HDD file
• BluRay Disk
• DVD Disk
Please send the digital file via
• flash drive…( we will return this to you after the festival)
• small hard drive.. ( we will return this to you after the festival)
• data disk (if size allows)
• upload to our FTP site (see directions below)
• direct download link ( send me a direct link to your file and we will download to our server.. please DO NOT “share” a folder i.e Dropbox, but instead allow for direct downloading)
DIGITAL FILE GUIDELINES:
Our venue is a state of the art 4k DCI compliant theatre.
We prefer to screen DCPs. If you do not have a DCP, then please let us know, we can make other arrangements. We have worked a small discounted rate to convert film files to DCP. The filmmaker absorbs this cost. If you already have a DCP, please make sure your DCP is fully compliant with DCI file naming and color space standards and is fully playable from an HDD. The last thing we want is an unplayable file. Please do NOT install any key or time code restrictions on the file. We will NOT screen any locked or time restricted file. Please Read the Last sentence again.!!! There is no need to send the DCP files in a Linux based DCI hard drive. We pull all files off your drive and put on our drives for projection. Please also send a non-DCP backup version of your film in a mp4 or mov container or BluRay Disk.
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We accept ONLY the following containers:. DCP .mp4 .mov .mkv
We accept the following codecs: .jpeg2000. .h264, , mpeg-4, mpeg-2, , ProRes, BluRay-DVD, DVD_NTSC, DVD_PAL ( or others.. please call).. We DO NOT accept RAW or LOG data files.
We accept the following audio codecs: AAC, AC3, PCM, MP3/2 (2.0 stereo, 2.1 stereo, 5.1
flavors). Please DO NOT send audio encoded to DTS, as our venues do not support this.
We accept all resolutions up to 4k, just about any frame rate, just about any bitrate. If your short is not within standard formats please contact us and see if we can make it work.
PLEASE DO NOT SEND unfinalized ProRes422 or AppleIntermediateCodec (AIC) from FCP!!
If possible, please strip any watermarks, color bars, tone test, FBI warnings, or “do not copy” splash screens. It just makes my life easier.
If the DVD or On-Line screener that we received from you in the initial submission process is the VERY BEST QUALITY that you have, then there is no need to send us anything else. Just let us know.
Again, We DO NOT project DVD or Blu Ray.
We transcode those to one of our standards and project that file.
SUBTITLES
If you have subtitles, Please use standard subtitle formats for DCPs. For- Non DCP it is preferred to embed in them a Mp4 container along with an mp4 video or HDmpeg stream. You may also burn into image if possible.
If none of this make sense, please talk to your editor or post house. They should know exactly what we mean. Or have them contact us if you have any questions!
FTP GUIDELINES
When you are near-ready to upload, please contact filmmaker@taosshortz.com and you will be given a direct address with an individual user id and password.
• Login to the ftpsite
• Rename your file(s) to some very understandable name.
• (i.e. “myfilm_h264_Highrez_finalprojection.mp4” )
• Upload the file(s) to the directory.
• Send a quick email to filmmaker@taosshortz.com when your upload has completed.
• You may upload any EPK material if you wish.
WEB UPLOADS
You may also send your completed file via your own upload link, please contact filmmaker@taosshortz.com with the link and password.
• Create a HIGH QUALITY file named “your film ”
• Please name your file(s) to some very understandable name.
• (i.e. “myfilm_h264_Highrez_finalprojection.mp4” )
• Please use the HIGHEST Quality you have, many sites transcode down.
• Upload the file(s) to the host/site of your choice.
• Please allow downloading capabilities to the ORIGINAL file. Do NOT “share”
• You may upload any EPK material if you wish.
SHIPPING ADDRESS
If you prefer, you can also send the digital file or HHD disk to
USMAIL or FedEx /UPS
Taos Short Film Festival
HC 81 # 44
1972 Old State Rd 3
Questa, NM 87556
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions. We are here to help.
Long Live Indie Shortz!!
Duprelon “tizzz” Tizdale
575-770-1535
tizzz@taosshortz.com
