Frequently asked questions
What is Festomatic?
It is a tool for directors, artists and creators. Festomatic gives you the opportunity to make submissions of your work to any festival in the world.
You will be able to store your files in our Platform and show them from there to professional people.
How much does it cost?
Flat rate. You donate once a year and Festomatic works for you, sending your work to the correct competition.
Subtitling service apart.
PAYMENT
You can use our Paypal payment gateway to submit your work.
How do I pay the fees?
Festomatic is not responsible for the fees payable to festivals that require them.
Every participant is responsible for such payments, according to the regulations set by each festival.
During the process, users will be informed that a submission to those festivals is subject to the payment of the required fees.
How do I make my submissions to a Competition?
There are two ways:
1.- Contests without fee: We choose the work that best suits the targeted festivals.
2.- Contests with entry fee: We inform you and you choose the option desired.
How do I upload my film?
You just have to send us the link (and password) or the file and you we will store your work in our Platform.
Will it be possible to upload several versions of a film associated with the same data sheet?
Yes, you can. You won´t need to complete a new data sheet to upload different versions of your work.
For instance, you can attach an English subtitled version.
What type of files can be uploaded?
Any video clip format can be uploaded.
We help you with the video codecs.
Who will have access to my data? Is my film safe? Is the copyright of my work protected?
Professional people, curators and compettions associated with our platform are entitled to see the data sheet and trailer of your film.
Our server's security protocol prevents a film from being viewed or downloaded without the relevant prior permission.
Submissions deadline
The deadlines will be indicated as festival local time.
My work selection process
Authors will be informed of the correct submission of their works to festivals, as well as the relevant selection processes.