For Rights Holders & Creators
StillsLab respects copyright and works directly with the people who make films. Materials on this site are published for reference, analysis, and education — to help filmmakers study the craft of cinema. Learn more in our content & copyright policy and the DMCA procedure.
If you own the rights to a work featured here and want it removed — or you are a filmmaker who wants your work featured — this page is for you.
File a copyright complaint
If you believe any material on StillsLab infringes your copyright, send us a notice. We review every complaint and act quickly — disputed materials are removed while under review.
Submit your work
We feature significant projects from directors, cinematographers, studios, and distributors — published in full quality with credit to you and your crew.
How submissions work
Send an inquiry
Use the form below — tell us about the work you own or created.
We review & reply
If the material is a match for the library, we answer by email and agree on details.
Private upload link
You receive a personal, private upload link and send us stills (or a video master) directly — no account needed.
Published with credit
We process, tag, and publish the frames with full attribution to you and your crew — unless you prefer to stay uncredited.
Submission guidelines
To keep the library consistent and useful for reference work, we ask that submitted stills follow these rules:
- Frame intervals. Roughly one frame every 15–20 seconds for feature films and series episodes; every 1–5 seconds (or denser) for fast-paced music videos.
- Chronological order. Upload frames in chronological order, or include the frame number in each filename so the sequence can be reconstructed.
- No duplicates. Every frame should be unique — no repeated or near-identical images.
- Sharp and clean. Frames must be crisp and in focus. Blurry, smeared, or heavily compressed images are not accepted.
- 4K or master quality. Ideally 4K resolution, or the master quality of the work if the master is below 4K.
- Formats. JPEG, PNG, WebP, or TIFF for stills. Video masters (MP4, MOV, MKV, MXF) are accepted by prior arrangement — we extract and process frames on our side.
- Timecodes & cast (optional, appreciated). You can attach a timecode and the actors present in each frame during upload, plus credit your crew — it makes the published gallery richer and better attributed.