Uploading Your Films

This is how to upload all of your festival's films at once. Put the video files and film details in your
dedicated folder, and MovieBloc will review them and add them to your festival page.

For festival organizers SFTP upload Sep 2026

You don't have to add films one at a time.

Upload your videos and images to the dedicated folder, and put the film details in a single spreadsheet alongside them. MovieBloc takes care of the rest.

Get your credentials

MovieBloc issues an account and sends it to you

Get an SFTP app

Something like FileZilla

Upload the files

Videos, images and the spreadsheet in one folder

Let us know

Tell your contact once everything is up

1Your credentials

MovieBloc issues an account per festival and sends it to you. You'll receive something like this.

What you'll receive

Host	`s-xxxxxxxx.server.transfer.ap-northeast-2.amazonaws.com`
Port	`22`
Protocol	SFTP (not FTP)
Username	Based on your `festival address`
Password	As provided

We can't tell you the password again. MovieBloc doesn't keep a copy of it. If you lose it, ask your contact to issue a new one — the previous password stops working at that point.

2Getting an SFTP app

Any app that supports SFTP will do. These free ones are widely used.

App	Platform
FileZilla	Windows and Mac. The most commonly used
WinSCP	Windows
Cyberduck	Mac and Windows

FileZilla connection example

Host

sftp://s-xxxxxxxx.server.transfer.ap-northeast-2.amazonaws.com

Username

seoulshorts

Password

••••••••••••••••

Port

CancelConnect

Adding sftp:// in front of the host sets the protocol automatically. Some apps have a separate field where you choose SFTP directly instead.

3What to upload

When you connect, your festival's own folder opens. Put all of the files together in there — you don't need to create any subfolders.

📁 (the folder that opens when you connect) 📄 film_info.xlsx ← film details (required, keep this exact name) 🎬 the_end_of_summer.mp4 ← video 🖼 the_end_of_summer_poster.jpg ← poster (portrait) 🖼 the_end_of_summer_still1.jpg ← still (landscape) 🎬 two_cities.mp4 🖼 two_cities_still1.jpg

The details file must keep the name film_info.xlsx exactly. We won't find it under any other name.

File specs

Type	Specs
Video	Recommended: 1,080p, H.264, 10–20Mbps, AAC, 48,000Hz, 320kbps Only mp4 · mov · avi · up to 5GB / 180 min
Poster	Portrait 800 × 1200 recommended · 1MB max · jpg · png
Stills	Landscape 1280 × 720 recommended · 1MB max · jpg · png At least one per film is required (up to 4)

4Filling in the spreadsheet

Use the film_info.xlsx template we sent you and list one film per row. Rows 1–2 hold the column names and descriptions, so start writing from row 3.

Required columns

Column	Description
`TITLE_KO` · `TITLE_EN`	Title (Korean · English)
`SYNOPSIS_KO` · `SYNOPSIS_EN`	Synopsis (Korean · English)
`DIRECTOR_KO` · `DIRECTOR_EN`	Director's name (Korean · English). Both languages are required
`GENRE`	Drama · Documentary · Animation · Comedy · Thriller · Horror · SF · Fantasy · Action · Romance · Music · Family · History · Sports · Classic · Other
`PRODUCTION_YEAR`	Four-digit year
`PRODUCTION_NATION`	Country of production
`RATING`	`G` (all ages) · `12` · `15` · `18`
`FILE_VIDEO`	The video file name you uploaded, including the extension
`FILE_STILL`	The still file name you uploaded

Worth adding

Column	Description
`FILE_POSTER`	Portrait poster file name
`TAB` · `CATEGORY`	Section and category names. They must match the names set up in the festival to land in that spot
`STAFF`	Format: `Screenplay:Kim Haneul;Cinematography:Park Seojun`
`AUDIO` · `SUBTITLE`	Audio language · subtitle file name

Separate multiple values with a semicolon (;).
Two directors: Lee Junho;Marie Durand — a co-production: Republic of Korea;France — two stills: still1.jpg;still2.jpg

File names must match exactly, including capitalization. If the name in the spreadsheet differs from the file you actually uploaded, that film won't be added.

5Once everything is uploaded

When you're done, let your contact know. MovieBloc reads the spreadsheet, adds the films and places them on your festival page.

It takes a few minutes to a few dozen, depending on how many films there are
Video conversion then takes another 10–30 minutes per film
Films already added are skipped — you can upload more files and ask again without creating duplicates

If you uploaded something by mistake or need to fix the details, correct the files and spreadsheet, upload them again and let your contact know. For films that are already added, MovieBloc will make the changes.

6Common questions

If this happens	Do this
I can't connect	Check that the protocol is SFTP and the port is 22. If it still fails, contact us
I forgot the password	Ask your contact to issue a new one. We don't keep a copy, so we can't look it up
Only some of my films were added	A file name may not match the spreadsheet, or a required field may be empty. Your contact will tell you which films were skipped and why
My video is larger than 5GB	Please contact us first
Can I upload in batches?	Yes. Upload over several days if you like, and just tell us once when everything is up
Can I delete the uploaded files?	Yes, once they've been added. If you delete them beforehand, those films won't be included

If something isn't covered here or you get stuck, please get in touch — official@moviebloc.io