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PRINT TRAFFIC by CineSend
Live across 100+ festivals worldwide

Modernize your festival
print traffic workflow.

Collect DCPs, trailers, subtitles, posters, and deliverables electronically through one centralized workflow platform.

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100+ festivals Aspera built-in FilmFreeway partner
cinesend.app / requests
Live
CS
CineSend · Requests
All Requests (28)
Search requests…
So
Sail of Fate
ryan@cinesend.com
Awaiting Download
S&
Shadows & Lights
filmmaker@cinesend.com
DCP Missing Assets
P
Paradise
emma@filmmaker.me
Downloaded
A
Agent
james.cinema@film.co
Downloaded
28 active requests1 of 6
Trusted across 100+ festivals worldwide
Sundance Film Festival
Venice Film Festival
Tribeca Film Festival
DOC NYC
Tallinn Black Nights (PÖFF)
Shanghai International Film Festival
Locarno Film Festival
Danish Film Institute
Camden International Film Festival
Hamptons International Film Festival
Hot Docs
Raindance Film Festival
The problem

Stop managing print traffic across
spreadsheets and download links.

Festival operations teams deserve infrastructure built for them — not a fragile patchwork of consumer tools.

Before · the chaos
LEAKED01
Dropbox link
expired · 6h ago
BROKEN02
WeTransfer
link.wt/9aF… · size unknown
OFFLINE03
Submissions.xlsx
Sheet 1 · 14 rows · stale
BROKEN04
Re: Re: Re: DCP file?
Inbox · 9 unread
MISSING05
Missing: subtitles.srt
Filmmaker hasn’t replied
EXPIRED06
FTP server
creds expired
Twelve disconnected tools. No single source of truth. Coordinators wasting time in their inbox when they could be spending time validating films.
After · Print Traffic
Unified workspace
Festival 2026 · Operations
All systems live
Centralized requests
14 films · 62 deliverables
Filmmaker upload tracking
Real-time per-file status
Built-in reminder emails
Send chase emails from one place
Optional DCP validation
Unlocked with CS hardware add-on
One platform • zero spreadsheetsFilmFreeway partner
Every submission, every status, every reminder — in one place. Coordinators stop chasing, and start operating.
The workflow

Three operational stages.
One centralized platform.

Print Traffic replaces the spreadsheet-and-Dropbox era with a structured workflow used by hundreds of festivals worldwide.

01

Collect

Send standardized, trackable submission requests to filmmakers. Each film gets its own dedicated folder where every deliverable lands automatically.

  • Per-film deliverable folders
  • Custom request templates
  • Built-in reminder email tool
cinesend.app / collect
Live
01Stage 1 · Collect
Open
Request folders
Each film, its own folder
/ Sail of Fate
5 of 5 deliverables received
Received
/ Shadows & Lights
3 of 5 deliverables received
Awaiting files
/ Paradise
5 of 5 deliverables received
Received
/ Fading Lights
2 of 5 deliverables received
Awaiting files
/ Agent
4 of 5 deliverables received
Awaiting files
Deliverables auto-land in the matching film folder.View folder
02

Track

A unified dashboard with live filmmaker upload status, color-coded labels, and notes — so coordinators always know what is in and what is missing.

  • Real-time filmmaker upload status
  • Custom color labels per film
  • Notes and folders for organization
cinesend.app / track
Live
02Stage 2 · Track
Open
Search requests…
Request
Label
Last sent
So
Sail of Fate
ryan@cinesend.com
Awaiting Download
May 25, 4:31pm
S&
Shadows & Lights
filmmaker@cinesend.com
DCP Missing Assets
May 23, 1:08pm
FL
Fading Lights
jeremy@filmmaker.us
Incorrect Format
May 23, 9:42am
P
Paradise
emma@filmmaker.me
Downloaded
May 22, 8:14pm
A
Agent
james.cinema@film.co
Downloaded
May 21, 4:22pm
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03

Download

An industry-standard download experience for filmmaker-supplied assets. Pair with a CineSend hardware device to unlock automated DCP validation and CRU drive management.

  • Industry standard Aspera download protocol
  • Optional: automated DCP validation
  • Optional: CRU drive duplication
cinesend.app / download
Live
03Stage 3 · Download
Open
Delivery queue
Cinema 1 · Drive A → B
All drops confirmed
SoF_FTR_F_EN-XX_CA_51_2K_20260411_BIT_SMPTE_OV
Ready
89.80 GB
MIDNIGHT_TRL_2K_EN_20260418_BIT_SMPTE_OV
Downloading
4.80 GB
PARADISE_FTR_F_EN-FR_24_OV
Mirroring CRU
146.20 GB
Cinema 1 — ACRU mirror
Cinema 1 — BCRU mirror
Cinema 4 — SrvPushed
Press screeningQueued
The platform

Every capability operations teams
actually need.

See festival operations
Browser uploads

No account required. Filmmakers upload DCPs and assets straight from any modern browser.

Aspera transfers built-in

High-speed FASP acceleration for multi-hundred-GB DCP transfers, on-platform.

Single download portal

One destination for technical teams — every approved asset, organized by film.

Filmmaker upload tracking

Filmmakers see real-time status of their own uploads end-to-end, no support tickets needed.

Built-in reminder emails

Send chase emails to filmmakers about missing materials and deadlines — from inside the platform.

Team organization

Labels, folders, and notes built for festival operations workflows.

Optional DCP validation

DCI-compliance and hash-check validation unlocked when paired with a CineSend hardware device.

Hardware integration

CRU duplication, multi-drive workflows, and TMS integration for venue handoff.

Pricing

Estimate your festival
download traffic.

Pricing is based on annual download traffic. File ingest is unlimited and storage is free for the first 90 days. Choose your format, enter your film counts, and get an estimated annual cost.

Egress estimator
Configure your festival
Platform access is free. File ingest is unlimited. Storage is free for 90 days. You only pay for egress.
Estimates are based on median file sizes for each format type. This calculator provides an estimate only.
Your estimate
Event pricing
Estimated event egress
3,700 GB / event
Estimated event cost
$1,850 / event
Based on $0.50 per GB of egress.
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Based on one festival event with 25 shorts and 40 features in DCP format
This is an estimate. Final pricing confirmed during onboarding.
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Testimonials

Discover why the world’s largest
festivals trust us.

Sundance Film Festival
“

CineSend has become a core tool to Sundance.

Technical Operations
Sundance Film Festival
Venice Film Festival
“

It has made our print traffic process much more efficient.

Technical Director
Venice Film Festival
Shanghai Film Festival
“

It has increased our work efficiency significantly.

Film Logistics Director
Shanghai Film Festival
Camden International Film Festival
“

It's really great… cut the traffic stress in half at Camden IFF last fall.

Technical Director
Camden International Film Festival
Get started

Run modern print traffic
operations.

Replace fragmented workflows with one centralized delivery platform built for festivals.

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Externally auditedApproved by all major studiosFilmFreeway partner
100+
festivals onboarded
Unlimited
file ingest
90 days
free storage
Aspera
built in