Scripts
Due to COVID-19 the Canes Film Festival will be re-scheduled for later this Fall
Only feature film scripts (@90 pages) or hour-long episodic scripts may be entered in the Script Competition.
Please fill out the application form and provide an upload of your script.
TBD
Films
Due to COVID-19 the Canes Film Festival will be re-scheduled for later this Fall
Films/videos submitted to screen at the Festival must have been completed for credit in an official CIM course during the period of Jan 1, 2019 – April 16, 2020
Please fill out the application form and provide a Vimeo link to your film (see instructions on form)
TBD
Screening at the Cosford Cinema
Besides the Vimeo link you provide with your festival submission form on or before TBD - we will need a quicktime video of your film to screen at the Cosford Cinema. Deadline for your screener is: TBD
Tech specs for your screener HERE
CANES FILM FESTIVAL – PROJECTION TECH SPECS
We ask that you deliver your film as a quicktime (.mov) file with an H.264
codec.
Encoded using the following settings:
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Resolution/Aspect Ratio:
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1920x1080(1.78:1-16x9,HD),
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1998X1080 (1.85:1 flat), or
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2048X858(2.39:1scope).
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If you have a film in 1.66:1 or 1.37:1 or another non standard
ratio, please contact us.
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23.98fps, 24fps, or 30fps. Please only send files that are progressive
scan. Interlace files will look degraded and have a ghostly frame
blending.
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Please do not put color bars or tone in your file.
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Please put three seconds of black at the beginning of your film and at
the end.
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Subtitles must be “burned in” and positioned in the “active” picture
area, not in letter-boxed region.
Please label the file with its name and aspect ratio: YOURFILMNAME_<AspectRatioOfYourFilm>.mov
Following these specifications will help ensure your film looks the best we can make it look.