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Your first screening, end to end

Eight steps from "signed up" to "screening shared". Everything is reversible — you can edit or unpublish at any time.

  1. 1

    Sign in or create an account

    Authentication is handled by Supabase Auth. Sign up with email and a password (at least 6 characters); you'll get an email-confirmation link before you can sign in. If you ever forget your password, use the "Forgot your password?" link on the sign-in screen.

    • Sessions are stored in secure HttpOnly cookies and refreshed automatically.
    • You can sign out from the top-right of the dashboard.
    Sign in or sign up
  2. 2

    Create your first screening

    A "screening" is a project — a page that collects video submissions and assembles them into one composite film. The four-step creator walks you through Basics, Access Control, Submission Rules, and Branding.

    • Title and date are required; everything else has sensible defaults.
    • Pick a location ("Virtual" or a real venue) — entering a real venue surfaces the cinema licensing prompt.
    Create a screening
  3. 3

    Brand the page

    Customise background, text and accent colours, plus heading / body / mono fonts. A live preview updates as you change values. You can also upload a logo and inject custom CSS for advanced styling.

    • Branding applies to the public screening page at /s/<your-slug>.
    • OG / Twitter Card images are generated from your branding when the link is shared.
  4. 4

    Invite contributors

    Decide how people get in: public, invite code, email whitelist, IP restriction, or country block. You can also add collaborators with admin or moderator roles to help manage the screening.

    • Invite codes are the quickest way to share with a closed group.
    • Collaborators have their own logins and don't share your password.
  5. 5

    Review submissions

    Submissions land in the admin view at /s/<your-slug>/admin. Approve or reject each one, set a sequence order, and decide whether credits and AI-tool disclosures are shown.

    • "Require approval" (on by default) keeps pending submissions hidden from the public page.
    • Drag-to-reorder controls the screening order of approved segments.
  6. 6

    Publish

    When you're ready, toggle the screening to published. The page becomes accessible at /s/<your-slug> (subject to your access rules).

    • Unpublishing instantly hides the page from the public, even if links have already been shared.
  7. 7

    Share

    Every published screening has a floating Share button in the top-right that opens Twitter / X, Facebook, LinkedIn, email, system share, or copies the link / Instagram-ready caption. Shared links unfurl with a custom image generated from your branding.

    • Instagram has no web-share URL — the button copies a ready-to-paste caption instead.
    • Open Graph image: /api/og/screening/<your-slug> (auto-generated).
  8. 8

    Optional: license a real cinema showing

    If your screening is at a UK cinema (not just virtual), the venue's premises licence requires the film to follow BBFC ratings. For uncertified films, or to request a different rating, use the cinema licensing wizard to prepare a council application.

    • Drafts are saved to your account when signed in (or to your browser if not).
    • Generates a ready-to-send email to the right local authority with fee + lead-time estimates.
    Open the licensing wizard

Stuck? Most pages have a clear "Back" link in the top-left and inline tooltips. Your data lives in Supabase and is only visible to your account (or anyone you invite). You can delete a screening at any time from the dashboard.