Short film
The submission of film material to the Icelandic Film Centre and the National Film Archive of Iceland is now joint, and all material is submitted to the National Film Archive of Iceland upon the completion of a film's production.
The producer shall submit the following data to the National Film Archive of Iceland as soon as it is available and
no later than 6 months after the premiere. If he is a grant recipient of the Film Center, he will receive a receipt
from the Film Archive, within a week of return, confirming that the return is satisfactory. Must be returned
all that is marked with an asterisk for the divorce to be considered valid *
Digital Master (ProRes 4444 or other formats)
DCP 24 or 25 FPS (OV and VF)*
Exhibition Copy (e.g. 422). With and without text*
Streaming File . With and without subtitles*
Teaser/Trailer. Master*
Teaser/Trailer. DCP (25 or 24 fps)*
Teaser/Trailer. (QuickTime H.264 or MP4)*
2.0 . STEREO Teaser/Trailer.*
5.1. Teaser/Trailer.*
7.1. Teaser/Trailer.
Clip/trailer Teaser/Trailer.*
Other audio files (if need to be preserved)
Film credits (All credits)*
Captions (all available subtitles) .srt*
Film script (final version)*
STEREO (MIX, M&E, STEMS)
Opening and closing titles (MIX, M&E, STEMS)*
Resume Other audio files
Digital posters*
Promotional text
Assignment of Rights for Photographs
Settings from the movie Complete credit list*
Photos of the main characters/actors. All subtitles .srt
Photos of the director
Technical information
Completed forms for returns to KMÍ and KVSÍ*
Return of materials
Hard drive
A hard drive or flash drive must be labeled with the name of the film and the producer. For large submissions, it is always more efficient and secure to submit the requested materials to the archive on a hard drive rather than electronically.
Electronic submission
Photos must be submitted electronically here.
Do you need further instructions?
Instructions for digital delivery, folders, and Filemail.