Technical Requirements Kansas City FilmFest 2010

Filmmakers: Please read this section carefully if your film has been chosen for a screening at Kansas City FilmFest. Films must be received by March 19th 2010.

Please note: Festival entries will be screened at the AMC Mainstreet and will be projected digitally using the SONY Cine-Alta 4K system. There are no film or videotape capabilities available at this venue, therefore Film Fest must digitally encode each film prior to its screening. This makes it critical that we receive your film by March 19th.

Technical requirements that apply to all films

All films must be NTSC. No exceptions.
Films with subtitles: Any subtitles must be burned into the actual picture.

Resolution Options: Please tell us which resolution is optimal for screening your film:
Hi-Def 1080p
1080i
720p
Standard Def 720 x 480
2K or 4K

Requirements specific to films less than 30 minutes in length

Choose one of the following
data file on DVD (not a DVD video)
data file on a USB flash drive
data file on a hard drive

For the best quality encode, the festival recommends exporting your film as an uncompressed Quicktime using Animation codec and Wave/lpcm audio.

Requirements specific to films more than 30 minutes in length. Choose one of the options above (related to short films) or send your entry on one of the following tape formats:
DV
DVCam
beta-sp
HDV

All tape format questions should be directed to Chris at chris@randomaccessvideo.net. Any adjustments to these technical requirements must receive approval BEFORE shipping.

Shipping Information

Films are due by March 19th 2010 to the following address:
Chris Swartz
2130 Washington St
Kansas City, MO  64108

Phone 816-699-9459

If your entry is received later than this date, it is possible that we will not be able to complete the steps necessary to be able to screen your film.

Have questions?

Any questions regarding your film’s screening format should be directed to Chris Swartz at chris@randomaccessvideo.net, after having read the technical requirements above fully.

All feature films requiring 2K or 4k projection should contact chris@randomaccessvideo.net.