2025 Streaming Media form

Congratulations on your selection for the 2025 Portland Horror Film Festival!

This form is to streamline film traffic and make sure we have all the pertinent information for your film listing, including download links. Because of the number of films we have to process, and the complexity in ramping up to a hybrid event, Please help us by completing this form as soon as possible, ideally within 24 hours, with your film assets coming no later than the end of day Monday, May 26th (We can work with you on this, so let us know in the form what you need).

Please read this all carefully. The form is simple but it seems long because there is a lot of information to help you accurately provide the info and files we need. If you get lost, or you have questions, we’re here to help, and we can do a lot to help, so please reach out.

Once you click the send button, you will be taken to the page where you can download your Official Selection laurels

    Public availability (required)
    Please confirm that your film is not available publicly for free on streaming sites like YouTube, Vimeo, Tubi, Vudu, (etc) or on commercial home media or VOD (such as Amazon Prime, Netflix, etc.). You understand if your film IS available in these ways, your film selection status may be changed.

    Screening and Promotional terms (required)
    Please check the box below to confirm that you understand and agree to the following terms.

    • Portland Horror Film Festival is an independent film festival, and you will not be compensated monetarily for the screening of your film.

    • The festival may use any clips, footage, audio, or stills from your film for the purpose of promoting the festival and the film screening, in all media.

    Basic film info

    While we can get much of this information in one way or another, this helps us put it all in one place, and gives you the opportunity to give us the fully-vetted and proofed information, exactly as you'd like to see it on our Web site and program.

    Are English language subtitles available?

    Subtitles are required ONLY for non-English language films and may be burned into the file or provided as an .srt file. For English language films, optional subtitles are very helpful for the hearing impaired (if streaming), so we highly encourage including an English language .srt file if one is available.

    Screen shots (required)

    Upload up to 2 full size frame grabs from your film. Image Requirements:

    • No overlaid text or logos (not your poster).

    • Bright with good contrast, well discernible at small thumbnail sizes. Think Instagram-able. Dim/dark/desaturated screenshots don’t look good. Please brighten and increase contrast, before sending.

    • Feature closeup shots of characters, monsters, etc. A large frame with small details doesn’t work well at small thumbnail sizes.

    • Foreground details should be close to center. Some thumbnails are auto-cropped to the center, so details near the edges might be cropped out. Avoid shots with two characters, far left and right.

    • It’s horror! Blood, monster claws, scared faces, etc. are all great.

    • Should be under 1MB file size, maximum 3MB
      JPG or PNG format only
      Include the film name (written out, if feasible) and director name in file name. (Examples: “Kill Shot-Alan Smithee-image1.jpg”, “Hellraiser-Clive Barker-image2.jpg”)

    Streaming

    This year we are offering a curated streaming show, available in the USA only. Streaming will take place on the secure Eventive platform that supports full studio-grade DRM (Fairplay, Widevine, forensic watermarking, etc.) for the safety of your film, and only ticketed audience members will have access to a time-limited stream of each film block, starting at its scheduled premiere time and ending on June 17th.

    As with many film festivals, streaming lets us provide the festival experience to people with mobility and other health issues who can’t attend theatrical screenings, and brings your film to a wider audience who wouldn’t otherwise see it.

    Video file information

    We need your film files no later than Monday, May 26th (if you can't get us files by that date, please let us know asap so we can work with you).

    Can you provide the correct File Format for streaming? *

    1920x1080 (letter boxed or pillar boxed if necessary) Stereo only, H.264 MP4/MOV at 10+ Mbps with a file size UNDER 10GB.

    We can work with almost any kind of file, but note that if you supply different kinds of files, we will need to do extra processing on our end. You will be saving us A LOT of time if you supply the correct format, and also be able to ensure that your file looks and sounds great on your end.

    Can you provide this exact file format?

    File #2: Film type for streaming *

    File #2 Resolution *

    File #2 Audio mix *

    File #2: File Bitrate

    Please enter an accurate number as Mbps (1000kbps = 1 Mbps). For quality streaming, your video file's BITRATE should be at least 10 Mbps but no more than 20 Mbps and its FILE SIZE must be less than 10GB. A bitrate of less than 10 Mbps may look fuzzy or blocky. To check your file, open in Quicktime or VLC and use Cmd-I or Ctrl-I to check bitrate. In Windows you can right-click the file, choose Properties, and look on the Details tab under Video.
    Mbps

    File #2: Film type for streaming *

    File #2 Resolution *

    File #2 Audio mix *

    Note: 5.1 audio is not supported on our streaming platform. If you provide a 5.1 file, it will either drop out the Center (where dialogue often lives exclusively), Surround, and LFE channels, or receive a basic mix down to Stereo. Be sure you're okay with either of these, if you provide a non-stereo file.

    File #2: File Bitrate

    Please enter an accurate number as Mbps (1000kbps = 1 Mbps). For quality streaming, your video file's BITRATE should be at least 10 Mbps but no more than 20 Mbps and its FILE SIZE must be less than 10GB. A bitrate of less than 10 Mbps may look fuzzy or blocky. To check your file, open in Quicktime or VLC and use Cmd-I or Ctrl-I to check bitrate. In Windows you can right-click the file, choose Properties, and look on the Details tab under Video.
    Mbps

    Download link

    If you can supply a download link below for your film file now, that greatly simplifies our film traffic management and is highly recommended. If you don't have one ready, choose the "I'll email it later" option below and email it to submissions@portlandhorrorfilmfestival.com, ideally no later than Monday, May 26, so that we can incorporate a clip in our festival trailer. If you're not able to send your file by that date, please let us know when you think it might be available in the Comments box, so we can make arrangements with you.

    • You can use any file transfer service you like, but this link should remain active until June 15 in case we need to download your file again at the last minute, without notice. If this isn't possible, please indicate the deadline for downloading from your service in the Comments field at the end of this form.

    • If you have a very large file, we highly recommend using a streamlined service like MASV. The service is free to upload to, but you will pay $0.25/GB when we download the file. However, it will save you a lot of time because uploads are much much faster than with traditional services like Google Drive, which throttles uploads on large files.

    • If using Google Drive, Dropbox, or other similar services, set your sharing options to "link" sharing that allows anyone with the link to download the file (usually in advanced sharing options), and paste that link here. Please do not require log in or "share" with a specific email address, as this may cause delays.

    • If using WeTransfer or similar use the "get transfer link" option and paste that here.

    • DON'T use Vimeo for downloads unless you have a higher level paid account that lets you share your "Original" file with us, and please ensure that works and the option is turned on in your privacy settings.

    • It's secure! This form will be seen and this link only used by the festival directors or individuals directly tasked with downloading media, and will not be shared with any other judges or staff.

    Do you have a download link available now?

    Streaming Zoom Q&As

    We'll be hosting a pre-recorded Zoom Q&A before the festival. We will email you to schedule the Q&A. If you'd like to take part, stay tuned for more information.

    Additional comments

    Submitting this form also uploads your screenshots, so it may take a few minutes. DO NOT CLOSE YOUR BROWSER or navigate away from this page until you get the confirmation page where you can download your Official Selection Laurels. If it fails to submit, but all required fields are completed, please try again, uploading only a single screenshot with a small filesize and emailing us any additional screenshots (and please let us know you had trouble).