Case Study: Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival achieves accelerated, reliable delivery of full-length HD film submissions with Signiant Media Shuttle

Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival Picks Signiant Media Shuttle File Sharing Solution for Accelerated Delivery of Full-Length HD Film Submissions

The Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival, a flagship program of The Banff Centre showcasing the world’s best mountain and adventure films, faced the challenge of collecting and distributing hundreds of very large HD film files from filmmakers and partners around the globe. Organizers needed a fast, secure, easy-to-use delivery method that could handle files measured in tens to hundreds of gigabytes (and sometimes terabytes) while simplifying submissions for contributors working under tight, often last‑minute deadlines.

To solve this, Banff standardized on Signiant’s cloud-based Media Shuttle, an accelerated file‑sharing solution with enterprise security, tracking and simple Send/Share/Submit portals. Media Shuttle enabled reliable, high‑speed uploads of more than 300 entries and large master files for distribution to broadcasters and the Banff World Tour (around 40 countries), delivering notable time and cost savings and making file delivery effortless for filmmakers and host organizations.

Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival

Woody MacPhail

Producer of the Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival