Submission Guidelines

We are looking for excellent content for the BBFF. All submissions must prominently feature bicycles, bicycle culture or be directly related to cycling. In addition, we want a solid local connection.

This year there is a CA$H Audience Favorite Award! Stay tuned for details!

How it Works

• You contact us about a Submission info@bendbicyclefilmfestival.com
• We see where you are in the process and get the movie from you
• After the deadline, we’ll decide who’s in by June 12, 2012
• Accepted entries will receive 2 tickets to the show
• We compile the entire show into a single movie so it plays easily with no errors
• Each presenter gets a copy of the entire program, or “BBFF DVD”
• Submissions must be in one of the preferred formats listed below so we can compile them
• The “BBFF DVD” will not, nor ever should be made available for sale or posted online
• We do not pay for submissions nor is there a fee to submit
• We reserve the right to use appropriate clips of your submissions/entries to promote the Festival
• We do not permit additional public showings of the Festival at this time

Submission Guidelines

• Shorter is better!
• Length from 10 sec. to 10 minutes. Longer submissions must be outstanding for consideration.
• Footage must be clear and steady (Hand-held and Helmet Cam footage should be kept to a minimum)
• Minimum resolution: 720 x 480 video with normalized audio
• Slideshows are accepted – please make sure it’s HD
• Respect all copyrights, as this is a public performance

Submission Format Preferences:

In order of preference:

1. HD Video File for Mac – 1080×720 or 1920×1080 saved as Quicktime Movie in a) “Apple Intermediate” b) “DVCPRO” c) “H.264″ lossless or d) “Animation” codec with stereo audio. WARNING – Animation will make an enormous file! iMovie or Final Cut project files are acceptable, too. Copy this file to a DVD data disc, USB drive or upload to our FTP
2. HD Video File for Windows – 1080×720 or 1920×1080 saved as Windows Media saved as highest bitrate .wmv file
3. Authored DVD or HD DVD – this is great for us to preview your work but not great for the final submission. See notes below
4. MPEG-2, DIVX and other older or highly compressed formats are not recommended

Techincal Tips

• iMovie or Final Cut Pro will be the best programs for Mac users
• Windows Movie Maker is okay but not great. Advanced users might want an Adobe product like Premiere
• Picasa makes HD slideshows for free! It’s a little funky but it works
• Stand-alone DVDs are relatively low quality for the big screen and are difficult to re-compose for the evening’s program;
• Copy the final original high quality movie file to a USB drive or data DVD, don’t burn the movie as a stand-alone DVD

Make your Submission:

Submissions must be received by 8:00PM on June 4, 2012:

1. Get us a disk or USB drive with the ORIGINAL movie file – not a stand-alone DVD that plays on a TV
2. Upload your file to our FTP
3. Email info@bendbicyclefilmfestival.com to make arrangements or get the password for the FTP site