Update, if anyone is still reading this: supposedly the GH5 official information "leaflet" says that they will indeed be using ExFAT!

Matthew, my bad - sorry for my mistaken assumptions! I don't have a GH4 so didn't think about that possibility. I was trying to warn me about something that bit me a few times. Thanks for clarifying things for me!

@Matthew Elton, sorry to say, but you're doing it wrong. Nothing to be embarrassed about - I did it wrong too for many years, even after I had been told about this. If you use software that properly understands the AVCHD metadata and file structure, and use the right procedures, the multiple 4GB files of a single shot should automatically import/transfer/ingest as a single, seamless long clip that is larger than 4GB.

If you stitch the .mts files manually in your NLE, many times it is not seamless as there is either a video or audio glitch at the junction points. It took me a long time to really take this lesson to heart, but try to get in the habit of not copying the .mts files directly. I finally learned after running into multiple issues from doing it the old way. Another advantage of doing it this way is that you end up with a footage archive of files that are properly named according to how the software names it, usually with the date and time as part of the file name, as opposed to multiple 0001.mts files in the same project, for example.

Search online for the exact procedure for your NLE of how to ingest AVCHD footage properly, or if for some reason your NLE doesn't do this right, there are free footage transfer/ingest utilities that can do this. One example of a free one is Sony Catalyst Browse, for Windows or Mac, and I'm sure there are more - in fact I would love to find others if anyone can recommend.

I thought I recognized this director's name, and, sure enough, I had seen one of his documentaries before: High-Rise (Um Lugar Ao Sol). I would be interested in watching his new film based on that documentary and on this interview on nofilmschool. I'm just a bit weary due to a review on imdb that mentions that there are some scenes with sketchy animal welfare (probably real scenes filmed documentary-style at rodeos, but still). His High-Rise documentary is available to watch for free (in the US at least) with English subtitles on snagfilms, and it's definitely worth a watch because both its ideas and its visuals are unique and interesting. Here's the link: http://www.snagfilms.com/films/title/high_rise

Betteridge's law of headlines applies strongly here, meaning that the answer is no. This is pretty much a terrible idea as it would mainly be a contest of who belongs to the largest or most active clique (especially on something like reddit), not which films are best. An independent panel of screeners and judges is still the best solution available.

By the way, regarding Facebook making you pay to reach your audience they've already been doing that for quite a while: http://socialtriggers.com/facebook-lowers-my-reach/

Crap! No idea why my post appeared so many times! I only clicked the post button once! Aaargh!