FAQ: filmmaker

General information

• What is Pantaflix?
• How does Pantaflix work?
• How do I start to upload my movies?
• Does it cost me anything to upload?

Content criterias

• What kind of content may I sell through Pantaflix?
• Can I upload other people’s work?
• What kind of content is not allowed?
• How do I report content copyright infringements / ask for a take down?

SFTP

• What is SFTP? Why do you use it?
• Should I use SFTP?
• Uploading via SFTP: a user guide.
• I’ve forgotten my password. Can you resend it?
• Should I upload a ProRes file, or an MP4 file?
• Can I upload several files at the same time?

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Pricing, payments and invoicing

• How may I set rental price/s for my work?
• What is ‘Withholding tax’? How do I stop this from being deducted?
• How, and how often, do I get paid?

Rights and licensing

• What kind of rights do I need to license to Pantaflix?
• How do I remove some or all of my films/content from Pantaflix?
• Is there any minimum license period? / Does my content need to be available for at least a certain time frame on Pantaflix?
• Does Pantaflix use DRM to stop people from pirating my work / how does Pantaflix stop people from pirating my work?
• Can my content feature on other platforms, while also being on Pantaflix?

Countries and territories

• Which countries can rent my content through Pantaflix?
• Can I rent different language versions of my work in different territories?
• Pantaflix for people who live abroad / expats?
• Will my content be available automatically in a new country/territory once it’s added?

Languages and subtitles

• Will Pantaflix localize content by dubbing or subtitling it?
• Does my content need to be in any specific languages, or have subtitles in any specific language?
• How can I upload a silent movie / a film with no dialogue?

Technical specifications

• What kind of images can I upload for my contents?
• Delivery guidelines & technical specifications
• What video formats can I upload in?
• What bit rates do you recommend?
• What subtitles files can I upload?
• What if my video file is interlaced?

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Service and reporting

• What does Pantaflix do for me / my work?

Business model

• Do you also license EST (Electronic-Sell-Through) rights? I.e. can a user also buy my content on your platform.
• Do you also license SVOD (Subscription Video-on-Demand) rights? Ie. can a user watch Pantaflix content for a flat, monthly fee?