References · Film festivals

NeoDCP Player at film festivals

Since 2014, festival technical teams and print-traffic providers have used NeoDCP Player to verify, prepare and screen DCPs — from major international festivals to regional editions.

Festivals where NeoDCP Player has been used

Confirmed through a written customer reference and our own festival deployments.

  • Sundance Film Festival

    PARK CITY · USA

  • TriBeCa Film Festival

    NEW YORK · USA

  • Doha Qumra Film Festival

    DOHA · QATAR

  • Doha Ajyal Youth Festival

    DOHA · QATAR

  • Hamptons International Film Festival

    NEW YORK · USA

  • Sarasota Film Festival

    FLORIDA · USA

  • Savannah Film Festival

    GEORGIA · USA

  • Traverse City Film Festival

    MICHIGAN · USA

  • Bermuda International Film Festival

    HAMILTON · BERMUDA

  • Art Film Fest

    SLOVAKIA · EU · SCREENED THE PUBLIC PROGRAM

NeoDCP Player licenses have also been supplied to professionals and technical service providers working with major European festivals, including in Berlin and Venice.

Festival names identify events where our customers have worked. They do not imply endorsement by the festivals themselves.

Independent reviews and guides

Not our words — from published reviews and the professional community.

REVIEW

Cinetic Studios

Called NeoDCP “an extremely impressive software DCP player” in its published expert review, highlighting the control over picture and sound at a competitive price. Read the review (archived copy)

GUIDE

Jonny Elwyn — festival DCP guide

Editor Jonny Elwyn’s guide to making a DCP for film festival projection describes NeoDCP Player as a DCP playback and review application for quality-controlling a finished DCP and inspecting its inner workings. Read the guide

COMMUNITY

Open-source DCP community

In an open-source DCP community forum, NeoDCP Player was recommended as the player with the right feature set for festival signal QC — and users who followed the advice reported back satisfied.

On the record

An official letter of reference confirms NeoDCP Player as a working tool at major film festivals worldwide — in continuous festival use since 2014.

Official customer reference letter confirming NeoDCP Player use at international film festivals
Official reference letter from a festival services customer. Click to enlarge.

What festival teams use it for

Three jobs, one player, standard Windows hardware.

USE 1

Verifying submissions

Check picture, sound, reels, subtitles and timing of every incoming DCP before it reaches the program.

USE 2

KDM & encrypted content

Ingest keys and confirm validity windows days before showtime — not minutes before.

USE 3

Screening

Editions licensed for public screening play the program itself — no dedicated cinema server required.

Preparing a festival or venue?

See what NeoDCP Player covers during screening season, or test it with your own DCPs: the 14-day trial uses the same installer as the full version.

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Licenses for public screening: Cinema and Cinema PT

First published March 2015 · Updated November 2026 · References available on request: [email protected]