How WeTransfer Went From Tech Service to Oscar Qualifier

The file-sharing platform reveals its secrets to creating authentic work with groundbreaking artists

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To many people in the creative industry, the file-sharing service WeTransfer is a functional backdrop of their workdays. But the tech company is also the co-creator of a film that has qualified for the Oscars. 

The Long Goodbye—a short film made by WeTransfer’s editorial platform, WePresent; actor and musician Riz Ahmed; and director Aneil Karia—won the Grand Prix at this year’s HollyShorts Film Festival, which makes it eligible for consideration at the next Academy Awards. The film also garnered WeTransfer its first prizes at the Cannes International Festival of Creativity, winning one gold and two silver Lions this year. 

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