.FILM Domain Names
Technical operator
Origin
International
Creation date
2015
Description
.FILM is a generic extension reserved to the film industry
Whois
.FILM domains at Gandi.net
Accreditation: Gandi has been accredited by Motion Picture Domain Registry Pty Ltd since August 2015Price: see the .FILM price list
Corresponding Gandi contract: https://www.gandi.net/contracts
Terms and Conditions
Assigning: .FILM is a generic extension open to members of the film industrySyntax: from 1 to 63 alphanumeric characters or a hyphen (excluding in the first and last place and third and fourth place)
IDN (accented domain names): yes
Registration period: 1 to 10 years during general availability, 2 years during Sunrise period and 1 year during Landrush period
Third-level domains: no
Procedures
Registration: all registration requests are subject to the followings criteria :- you must be a member of the film industry, meaning a member of at least one of the associations, bodies or unions listed in this document
- you must be closely connected to the domain name (ex: the domain name may be your organization or personal name, a good or service you provide, an event that you organize...)
- If the domain name being applied for is an exact match of a film title, you must be the rights holder of the applied for film title
Renewal: domains are deactivated upon expiration. It is possible to renew up to 45 days following the expiration date
Disputes: URS and UDRP
Transfer (change of Registrar): the process is started on the new registrar's interface with an auth code. Ensure that your domain does not have a TransferProhibited status, is older than 60 days and has not been transferred in the last 60 days. The effective transfer depends on your validation (by email) and renews the domain name for one year
Change of Ownership: available on our interface, the current procedure consists in email confirmation by both former and new domain name owner. The expiration date is unchanged
Deletion process: quarantine of 30 days, see this table
| Registration period | 10 years max. | Register a .film |
|---|---|---|
| Renewal period | 10 years max. | Renew a .film |
| Late renewal period (domain suspended) | 45 days | |
| Restoration period | 30 days | Restore a .film |
| Period before release (Pending Delete) | 5 days | |
| Minimum period before a transfer | 60 days | Transfer a .film |
Prices include Gandi's full range of services.
If you manage a larger portfolio of domain names, B to E rates are available with a discount of up to 50%.
| Registration price/year | 1 to 10 years | $109.74 |
|---|---|---|
| Renew price/year | 1 to 10 years | $109.74 |
| Transfer | - | $96.99 |
| Owner change | - | Free |
| Restore (more info) | 1 to 10 years | $159.79 |
