Programming a Screening Block

Note: the word “screening block” refers to either a virtual screening (people watching a block online) or an in-person screening (people gathering at your festival to watch on a screen). We are in the middle of changing the user interface to specifically use the terms “virtual screening” and “in-person screening” instead of "screening block", but yo...

Geo Blocking

There are a number of places in the Staff Portal as well as the Creator Portal where content owners and festival staff can control access to online content based on a visitor's physical location. For creators, they can control online access to their projects in the Geo Blocking section under Film Extras. Festival staff can configure geographic restr...

Filmmaker Q&As

With SparqFest, you can handle your filmmaker Q&As associated with screenings in a number of different ways depending on whether they are online, simulcast, or both and how much interactivity you are looking for from online participants. This article covers some of the different approaches. In-Person Q&A When the Q&A happens only at the ...