Film Festival Screener Hosting: A Submission Checklist

Do not assume festivals accept the same host, password format, availability period or caption delivery. Read the specific event’s submission instructions and retain a dated copy with your entry. This guide supplies a preparation workflow, not current rules for any named festival.

Before paying or sending an entry, confirm whether the festival accepts an external link, requires its own upload or specifies another route. A hosting feature does not override an organizer’s requirements.

A selection screener helps programmers judge the film. An exhibition deliverable may have a different specification and delivery procedure. Name both clearly so a screening copy is not mistaken for the final theater package.

Check the full screener on a recipient-like device. Watch the opening and ending, check subtitle readability, and inspect dialogue and music transitions. A successful upload is not the same as a completed viewing test.

Festival and edition: [name]
Instructions checked: [official URL and date]
Submission route accepted: [link or required upload]
Film version: [exact export]
Language and subtitles: [details]
Access instructions sent: [where recorded privately]
Required availability: [organizer requirement]
Viewing test: [device, date, result]
Exhibition delivery: [separate pending specification]

Avoid casually changing the password, removing a recipient share or archiving the film while selection is underway. Keep enough account capacity for the retained screener and any alternative copy. Verify current account retention terms rather than assuming a free account is permanent storage.

In uncompressed.io, an available Fast Review copy can provide an alternative source, but file compatibility and the viewer’s connection still matter. Test the intended route instead of promising that every high-bitrate original will play everywhere.

Use the organizer’s required platform when it mandates one. Consider a separate hosting link for events that accept it, private outreach or your own controlled presentation. Do not claim an identity-verified or copy-proof screener merely because its URL is unlisted.

Retain the accepted submission file and the instructions you actually sent. This lets the team distinguish an access problem from a changed export later in the process.

Continue with: Send a private screener · Revoke a shared video link · Pricing.