Artisan Cinema Collective
Indie Filmmaker Showcase & Festival Screener Platform
Artisan Cinema Collective
Creator
Kolkata, West Bengal
Indie Filmmaker Showcase & Festival Screener Platform
Delivered
2 Rounds
The Challenge
Indie documentary collective needed a secure, beautiful digital screener platform to share festival submissions with international film jury members without piracy or leaking risk.
How We Started
Designed with an immersive cinematic darkroom aesthetic, honoring the director's visual vision while implementing strict watermarking to protect intellectual property.
Key Requirements
What We Delivered
Cinematic documentary showcase portal
Secure festival screener portal with forensic watermarking
Electronic Press Kit (EPK) download vault
Director statement and awards archive
Engineering Timeline
Cinematic Darkroom UI
Built pitch-black theater aesthetic with smooth ambient glow video backdrops.
Dynamic Watermarking
Engineered canvas overlay burning viewer identity tokens across video playback.
HLS Adaptive Streaming
Connected Cloudflare Stream for instant buffer-free playback across global speeds.
Jury Security Audit
Verified token expiry logic and disabled right-click / browser inspection recording.
Client Sign-Off & Knowledge Transfer
Completed in 2 structured revision rounds. What was handed over:
- Production deployment with secure streaming token engine
- Festival coordinator screener link generation tool
- Press kit asset management walkthrough
- Films selected across 16 international film festivals with zero screener piracy leaks.
- 9 feature documentaries streamed to festival juries across 24 countries.
- Praise received from international festival curators for effortless screener viewing.