2023 Vail Film Festival Film Specs

To provide everyone with the best viewing experience, and for the security of each film, external links will not be used for screening the films. Please use the following film specs when sending your film:
 
File Types
H264, .mp4, and / or ProRes .mov
DCP’s - Not accepted
Recommended size is under 10GB (a 90 minute film is approximately 5GB)

Video
1080p
4K - Accepted, will be downscaled
720p or below - Not accepted
No color bars or test patterns

Audio
Stereo (2-channel) - Accepted
Mono (1-channel) - Not recommended
5.1 Surround - Not accepted
7.1 Surround - Not accepted

Accessibility
All non-English dialogue must have English subtitles
Burned-in (as part of the image, not in letterboxing) - Recommended
Burned-in (as part of the image, in letterboxing) - Not recommended/accepted 

Delivery
Download via a third-party host (FTP, Dropbox, Google Drive, WeTransfer) - Recommended
Email download link to dave@spacefarmer.com
Physical shipment on flash/hard drive - Contact us to discuss physical shipment

To enable our team to prep your film for screening, please upload your film by 11/19/2023.   If you have any questions or issues, please reach out to Dave Riepe at dave@spacefarmer.com