diff --git a/app/(dashboard)/batch-upload/page.tsx b/app/(dashboard)/batch-upload/page.tsx
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+import { redirect } from "next/navigation";
+import { auth } from "@/auth";
+import { db } from "@/lib/db";
+import { BatchUploadClient } from "@/components/batch-upload/BatchUploadClient";
+
+export const metadata = { title: "Batch Upload — VFX Review" };
+
+export default async function BatchUploadPage() {
+  const session = await auth();
+  if (!session?.user) redirect("/login");
+
+  if (!["ADMIN", "PRODUCER", "SUPERVISOR"].includes(session.user.role)) {
+    redirect("/dashboard");
+  }
+
+  const projects = await db.project.findMany({
+    where: { status: { in: ["ACTIVE", "ON_HOLD"] } },
+    select: { id: true, name: true, code: true },
+    orderBy: { name: "asc" },
+  });
+
+  return <BatchUploadClient projects={projects} />;
+}
diff --git a/app/api/batch-upload/preview/route.ts b/app/api/batch-upload/preview/route.ts
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+import { NextRequest, NextResponse } from "next/server";
+import { auth } from "@/auth";
+import { db } from "@/lib/db";
+import {
+  parseFilename,
+  stripVersionFromTitle,
+  findMatchingShotCode,
+} from "@/lib/batch-upload-parser";
+
+export type PreviewItemStatus =
+  | "new-version"       // task found, same version prefix → just add a version
+  | "rename-and-upload" // task found but different version → rename task + add version
+  | "create-task"       // no matching task → use/rename fallback "Comp" task or create new
+  | "update-highres"    // .mov file → replace the shot's high-res file
+  | "no-shot"           // shot code not found in this project
+  | "unsupported";      // file extension is not .mp4 or .mov
+
+export interface PreviewItem {
+  fileName: string;
+  status: PreviewItemStatus;
+  shotId: string | null;
+  shotCode: string | null;
+  /** For .mp4: ID of the directly matched task, if found */
+  taskId: string | null;
+  /** For .mp4: current title of the matched / fallback task */
+  currentTaskTitle: string | null;
+  /** For .mp4: desired task title after upload (filename without extension) */
+  newTaskTitle: string;
+  /** For .mov: filename of the existing high-res file that will be replaced */
+  currentHighResFilename: string | null;
+  /** For create-task: ID of a "Comp" task to rename & use */
+  fallbackTaskId: string | null;
+  fallbackTaskTitle: string | null;
+}
+
+/**
+ * POST /api/batch-upload/preview
+ * Body: { projectId: string; fileNames: string[] }
+ *
+ * Returns a preview of what action will be taken for each file, without
+ * actually uploading anything.
+ */
+export async function POST(req: NextRequest) {
+  const session = await auth();
+  if (!session?.user) {
+    return NextResponse.json({ error: "Unauthorized" }, { status: 401 });
+  }
+
+  let body: unknown;
+  try {
+    body = await req.json();
+  } catch {
+    return NextResponse.json({ error: "Invalid JSON" }, { status: 400 });
+  }
+
+  const { projectId, fileNames } = body as {
+    projectId?: string;
+    fileNames?: unknown;
+  };
+
+  if (!projectId || !Array.isArray(fileNames) || fileNames.length === 0) {
+    return NextResponse.json(
+      { error: "projectId and fileNames[] are required" },
+      { status: 400 }
+    );
+  }
+
+  // Load all shots for this project with their tasks
+  const shots = await db.shot.findMany({
+    where: { projectId },
+    select: {
+      id: true,
+      shotCode: true,
+      highResFilename: true,
+      tasks: {
+        select: { id: true, title: true, type: true },
+        orderBy: { sortOrder: "asc" },
+      },
+    },
+  });
+
+  const shotCodes = shots.map((s) => s.shotCode);
+
+  const items: PreviewItem[] = fileNames.map((fileName: string) => {
+    const parsed = parseFilename(fileName);
+
+    if (parsed.type === "other") {
+      return {
+        fileName,
+        status: "unsupported" as const,
+        shotId: null,
+        shotCode: null,
+        taskId: null,
+        currentTaskTitle: null,
+        newTaskTitle: "",
+        currentHighResFilename: null,
+        fallbackTaskId: null,
+        fallbackTaskTitle: null,
+      };
+    }
+
+    // Find the shot whose code is a prefix of this file's task name base
+    const matchedCode = findMatchingShotCode(parsed.taskNameBase, shotCodes);
+    const matchedShot = matchedCode
+      ? shots.find((s) => s.shotCode === matchedCode) ?? null
+      : null;
+
+    if (!matchedShot) {
+      return {
+        fileName,
+        status: "no-shot" as const,
+        shotId: null,
+        shotCode: null,
+        taskId: null,
+        currentTaskTitle: null,
+        newTaskTitle: "",
+        currentHighResFilename: null,
+        fallbackTaskId: null,
+        fallbackTaskTitle: null,
+      };
+    }
+
+    // ── .mov → update-highres ─────────────────────────────────────────────
+    if (parsed.type === "mov") {
+      return {
+        fileName,
+        status: "update-highres" as const,
+        shotId: matchedShot.id,
+        shotCode: matchedShot.shotCode,
+        taskId: null,
+        currentTaskTitle: null,
+        newTaskTitle: "",
+        currentHighResFilename: matchedShot.highResFilename ?? null,
+        fallbackTaskId: null,
+        fallbackTaskTitle: null,
+      };
+    }
+
+    // ── .mp4 → find matching task ─────────────────────────────────────────
+    const desiredTitle = parsed.taskNameWithVersion; // full name without ext
+
+    // Match by stripping version from existing task titles
+    const matchedTask = matchedShot.tasks.find(
+      (t) => stripVersionFromTitle(t.title) === parsed.taskNameBase
+    );
+
+    if (matchedTask) {
+      const sameTitle = matchedTask.title === desiredTitle;
+      return {
+        fileName,
+        status: (sameTitle ? "new-version" : "rename-and-upload") as PreviewItemStatus,
+        shotId: matchedShot.id,
+        shotCode: matchedShot.shotCode,
+        taskId: matchedTask.id,
+        currentTaskTitle: matchedTask.title,
+        newTaskTitle: desiredTitle,
+        currentHighResFilename: null,
+        fallbackTaskId: null,
+        fallbackTaskTitle: null,
+      };
+    }
+
+    // No direct match – look for a generic "Comp" or "comp" task, or any COMP type
+    const compTask = matchedShot.tasks.find(
+      (t) =>
+        t.title.toLowerCase() === "comp" ||
+        t.type === "COMP"
+    );
+
+    return {
+      fileName,
+      status: "create-task" as const,
+      shotId: matchedShot.id,
+      shotCode: matchedShot.shotCode,
+      taskId: null,
+      currentTaskTitle: null,
+      newTaskTitle: desiredTitle,
+      currentHighResFilename: null,
+      fallbackTaskId: compTask?.id ?? null,
+      fallbackTaskTitle: compTask?.title ?? null,
+    };
+  });
+
+  return NextResponse.json({ items });
+}
diff --git a/app/api/batch-upload/upload/route.ts b/app/api/batch-upload/upload/route.ts
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+import { NextRequest, NextResponse } from "next/server";
+import { auth } from "@/auth";
+import { db } from "@/lib/db";
+import { uploadFile, uploadToHetzner, deleteFromHetzner } from "@/lib/storage";
+import { recalcShotStatus } from "@/lib/shot-status";
+
+export const maxDuration = 120;
+
+/**
+ * POST /api/batch-upload/upload
+ *
+ * Handles a single file upload from the batch upload flow.
+ *
+ * FormData fields:
+ *   file          – the binary file
+ *   action        – "new-version" | "rename-and-upload" | "create-task" | "update-highres"
+ *   shotId        – shot DB id (required for all actions)
+ *   projectId     – project DB id
+ *   taskId        – required for "new-version" and "rename-and-upload"
+ *   fallbackTaskId – optional: the "Comp" task id to rename for "create-task"
+ *   newTaskTitle  – desired task title (filename without extension)
+ */
+export async function POST(
+  req: NextRequest
+): Promise<NextResponse> {
+  const session = await auth();
+  if (!session?.user) {
+    return NextResponse.json({ error: "Unauthorized" }, { status: 401 });
+  }
+
+  const formData = await req.formData();
+  const file = formData.get("file") as File | null;
+  const action = formData.get("action") as string | null;
+  const shotId = formData.get("shotId") as string | null;
+  const projectId = formData.get("projectId") as string | null;
+  const taskId = formData.get("taskId") as string | null;
+  const fallbackTaskId = formData.get("fallbackTaskId") as string | null;
+  const newTaskTitle = (formData.get("newTaskTitle") as string | null) ?? "";
+
+  if (!file || !action || !shotId || !projectId) {
+    return NextResponse.json(
+      { error: "Missing required fields: file, action, shotId, projectId" },
+      { status: 400 }
+    );
+  }
+
+  const buffer = Buffer.from(await file.arrayBuffer());
+
+  // ── High-res (.mov) ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  if (action === "update-highres") {
+    const shot = await db.shot.findUnique({
+      where: { id: shotId },
+      select: { id: true, highResKey: true },
+    });
+    if (!shot) {
+      return NextResponse.json({ error: "Shot not found" }, { status: 404 });
+    }
+
+    // Remove the previous high-res file if one exists
+    if (shot.highResKey) {
+      await deleteFromHetzner(shot.highResKey).catch(() => {});
+    }
+
+    const { key } = await uploadToHetzner(buffer, file.name, file.type, "highres");
+
+    await db.shot.update({
+      where: { id: shotId },
+      data: { highResKey: key, highResFilename: file.name },
+    });
+
+    return NextResponse.json({
+      success: true,
+      action: "update-highres",
+      fileName: file.name,
+    });
+  }
+
+  // ── Version upload (.mp4) ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  let resolvedTaskId: string;
+
+  if (action === "new-version") {
+    if (!taskId) {
+      return NextResponse.json(
+        { error: "taskId is required for new-version action" },
+        { status: 400 }
+      );
+    }
+    resolvedTaskId = taskId;
+  } else if (action === "rename-and-upload") {
+    if (!taskId) {
+      return NextResponse.json(
+        { error: "taskId is required for rename-and-upload action" },
+        { status: 400 }
+      );
+    }
+    // Rename the task to reflect the new version number
+    await db.task.update({
+      where: { id: taskId },
+      data: { title: newTaskTitle },
+    });
+    resolvedTaskId = taskId;
+  } else if (action === "create-task") {
+    if (fallbackTaskId) {
+      // Rename the existing "Comp" (or similar) task and reuse it
+      await db.task.update({
+        where: { id: fallbackTaskId },
+        data: { title: newTaskTitle },
+      });
+      resolvedTaskId = fallbackTaskId;
+    } else {
+      // Create a brand-new task under the shot
+      const lastTask = await db.task.findFirst({
+        where: { shotId },
+        orderBy: { sortOrder: "desc" },
+        select: { sortOrder: true },
+      });
+      const task = await db.task.create({
+        data: {
+          title: newTaskTitle,
+          type: "COMP",
+          shotId,
+          projectId,
+          createdById: session.user.id,
+          sortOrder: (lastTask?.sortOrder ?? -1) + 1,
+        },
+      });
+      resolvedTaskId = task.id;
+    }
+  } else {
+    return NextResponse.json(
+      { error: `Unknown action: ${action}` },
+      { status: 400 }
+    );
+  }
+
+  // Upload the video to the configured storage backend
+  const result = await uploadFile(buffer, file.name, file.type, "videos");
+
+  // Mark all existing versions for this task as no longer latest
+  await db.version.updateMany({
+    where: { taskId: resolvedTaskId },
+    data: { isLatest: false },
+  });
+
+  // Determine next sequential version number
+  const lastVersion = await db.version.findFirst({
+    where: { taskId: resolvedTaskId },
+    orderBy: { versionNumber: "desc" },
+    select: { versionNumber: true },
+  });
+  const versionNumber = (lastVersion?.versionNumber ?? 0) + 1;
+
+  // Create the version record
+  const version = await db.version.create({
+    data: {
+      versionNumber,
+      taskId: resolvedTaskId,
+      artistId: session.user.id,
+      fileUrl: result.url,
+      fileName: file.name,
+      fileSize: BigInt(file.size),
+      mimeType: file.type,
+      isLatest: true,
+    },
+  });
+
+  // Move the task to INTERNAL_REVIEW
+  await db.task.update({
+    where: { id: resolvedTaskId },
+    data: { status: "INTERNAL_REVIEW" },
+  });
+
+  // Recalculate the parent shot's status
+  await recalcShotStatus(shotId).catch(() => {});
+
+  return NextResponse.json({
+    success: true,
+    action,
+    versionId: version.id,
+    versionNumber,
+    taskId: resolvedTaskId,
+  });
+}
diff --git a/components/batch-upload/BatchUploadClient.tsx b/components/batch-upload/BatchUploadClient.tsx
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+"use client";
+
+import { useState, useCallback, useRef } from "react";
+import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
+import { Progress } from "@/components/ui/progress";
+import { Card, CardContent, CardHeader, CardTitle } from "@/components/ui/card";
+import {
+  Select,
+  SelectContent,
+  SelectItem,
+  SelectTrigger,
+  SelectValue,
+} from "@/components/ui/select";
+import {
+  Upload,
+  FileVideo,
+  CheckCircle2,
+  XCircle,
+  Loader2,
+  ChevronRight,
+  ArrowRight,
+  RotateCcw,
+} from "lucide-react";
+import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
+import { useToast } from "@/components/ui/use-toast";
+import type { PreviewItem, PreviewItemStatus } from "@/app/api/batch-upload/preview/route";
+
+interface Project {
+  id: string;
+  name: string;
+  code: string;
+}
+
+type UploadStatus = "pending" | "uploading" | "success" | "error";
+
+interface UploadState {
+  status: UploadStatus;
+  error?: string;
+}
+
+interface BatchUploadClientProps {
+  projects: Project[];
+}
+
+export function BatchUploadClient({ projects }: BatchUploadClientProps) {
+  const { toast } = useToast();
+  const [projectId, setProjectId] = useState<string>("");
+  const [files, setFiles] = useState<File[]>([]);
+  const [isDragging, setIsDragging] = useState(false);
+  const [isLoadingPreview, setIsLoadingPreview] = useState(false);
+  const [preview, setPreview] = useState<PreviewItem[] | null>(null);
+  const [uploadStates, setUploadStates] = useState<Record<string, UploadState>>({});
+  const [isUploading, setIsUploading] = useState(false);
+  const [uploadComplete, setUploadComplete] = useState(false);
+  const fileInputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
+
+  // ── Helpers ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  const reset = () => {
+    setFiles([]);
+    setPreview(null);
+    setUploadStates({});
+    setUploadComplete(false);
+  };
+
+  const acceptFile = (f: File) =>
+    f.name.toLowerCase().endsWith(".mp4") || f.name.toLowerCase().endsWith(".mov");
+
+  // ── Drag & Drop ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  const handleDragOver = useCallback((e: React.DragEvent) => {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    setIsDragging(true);
+  }, []);
+
+  const handleDragLeave = useCallback(() => {
+    setIsDragging(false);
+  }, []);
+
+  const handleDrop = useCallback((e: React.DragEvent) => {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    setIsDragging(false);
+    const dropped = Array.from(e.dataTransfer.files).filter(acceptFile);
+    if (dropped.length > 0) {
+      setFiles(dropped);
+      setPreview(null);
+      setUploadStates({});
+      setUploadComplete(false);
+    } else {
+      toast({ title: "No supported files", description: "Only .mp4 and .mov files are accepted." });
+    }
+  }, [toast]);
+
+  const handleFileInput = (e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
+    const selected = Array.from(e.target.files ?? []).filter(acceptFile);
+    if (selected.length > 0) {
+      setFiles(selected);
+      setPreview(null);
+      setUploadStates({});
+      setUploadComplete(false);
+    }
+    // Reset so the same file can be re-selected
+    e.target.value = "";
+  };
+
+  // ── Preview ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  const fetchPreview = async () => {
+    if (!projectId || files.length === 0) return;
+    setIsLoadingPreview(true);
+    try {
+      const res = await fetch("/api/batch-upload/preview", {
+        method: "POST",
+        headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+        body: JSON.stringify({ projectId, fileNames: files.map((f) => f.name) }),
+      });
+      if (!res.ok) throw new Error("Preview request failed");
+      const data = await res.json();
+      setPreview(data.items);
+      // Initialise upload states
+      const states: Record<string, UploadState> = {};
+      for (const item of data.items as PreviewItem[]) {
+        states[item.fileName] = { status: "pending" };
+      }
+      setUploadStates(states);
+    } catch {
+      toast({
+        title: "Preview failed",
+        description: "Could not load the upload preview. Please try again.",
+        variant: "destructive",
+      });
+    } finally {
+      setIsLoadingPreview(false);
+    }
+  };
+
+  // ── Upload ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  const startUpload = async () => {
+    if (!preview || !projectId) return;
+    setIsUploading(true);
+
+    const uploadable = preview.filter(
+      (item) => item.status !== "no-shot" && item.status !== "unsupported"
+    );
+
+    for (const item of uploadable) {
+      const file = files.find((f) => f.name === item.fileName);
+      if (!file) continue;
+
+      setUploadStates((prev) => ({
+        ...prev,
+        [item.fileName]: { status: "uploading" },
+      }));
+
+      try {
+        const fd = new FormData();
+        fd.append("file", file);
+        fd.append("action", item.status);
+        fd.append("shotId", item.shotId!);
+        fd.append("projectId", projectId);
+        if (item.taskId) fd.append("taskId", item.taskId);
+        if (item.fallbackTaskId) fd.append("fallbackTaskId", item.fallbackTaskId);
+        if (item.newTaskTitle) fd.append("newTaskTitle", item.newTaskTitle);
+
+        const res = await fetch("/api/batch-upload/upload", {
+          method: "POST",
+          body: fd,
+        });
+
+        if (!res.ok) {
+          const data = await res.json().catch(() => ({ error: "Upload failed" }));
+          throw new Error(data.error ?? "Upload failed");
+        }
+
+        setUploadStates((prev) => ({
+          ...prev,
+          [item.fileName]: { status: "success" },
+        }));
+      } catch (err: unknown) {
+        const message = err instanceof Error ? err.message : "Upload failed";
+        setUploadStates((prev) => ({
+          ...prev,
+          [item.fileName]: { status: "error", error: message },
+        }));
+      }
+    }
+
+    setIsUploading(false);
+    setUploadComplete(true);
+  };
+
+  // ── Derived counts ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  const uploadable = preview?.filter(
+    (i) => i.status !== "no-shot" && i.status !== "unsupported"
+  ) ?? [];
+  const skipped = preview?.filter(
+    (i) => i.status === "no-shot" || i.status === "unsupported"
+  ) ?? [];
+  const successCount = Object.values(uploadStates).filter((s) => s.status === "success").length;
+  const errorCount = Object.values(uploadStates).filter((s) => s.status === "error").length;
+  const doneCount = successCount + errorCount;
+  const progress = uploadable.length > 0 ? (doneCount / uploadable.length) * 100 : 0;
+
+  // ── Render ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  return (
+    <div className="max-w-5xl mx-auto px-6 py-8 space-y-6">
+      {/* Header */}
+      <div>
+        <h1 className="text-2xl font-semibold text-white">Batch Upload</h1>
+        <p className="text-zinc-400 text-sm mt-1">
+          Drop <span className="text-zinc-300 font-mono">.mp4</span> files to upload new versions to tasks, and{" "}
+          <span className="text-zinc-300 font-mono">.mov</span> files to replace a shot's high-res deliverable.
+          Files are matched to shots and tasks by filename.
+        </p>
+      </div>
+
+      {/* Project selector */}
+      <Card>
+        <CardContent className="pt-5 pb-5">
+          <label className="text-sm font-medium text-zinc-300 block mb-2">Project</label>
+          <Select
+            value={projectId}
+            onValueChange={(v) => {
+              setProjectId(v);
+              reset();
+            }}
+          >
+            <SelectTrigger className="w-80 bg-zinc-800 border-zinc-700">
+              <SelectValue placeholder="Select a project…" />
+            </SelectTrigger>
+            <SelectContent>
+              {projects.map((p) => (
+                <SelectItem key={p.id} value={p.id}>
+                  {p.name}{" "}
+                  <span className="text-zinc-500 font-mono text-xs ml-1">({p.code})</span>
+                </SelectItem>
+              ))}
+            </SelectContent>
+          </Select>
+        </CardContent>
+      </Card>
+
+      {/* Drop zone */}
+      {projectId && !uploadComplete && (
+        <Card>
+          <CardContent className="pt-5">
+            <div
+              onDragOver={handleDragOver}
+              onDragLeave={handleDragLeave}
+              onDrop={handleDrop}
+              onClick={() => fileInputRef.current?.click()}
+              className={cn(
+                "border-2 border-dashed rounded-xl p-12 text-center cursor-pointer transition-colors select-none",
+                isDragging
+                  ? "border-amber-400 bg-amber-400/5"
+                  : "border-zinc-700 hover:border-zinc-500 hover:bg-zinc-800/30"
+              )}
+            >
+              <Upload className="h-10 w-10 text-zinc-500 mx-auto mb-3" />
+              <p className="text-zinc-300 font-medium">
+                Drop <span className="font-mono">.mp4</span> /{" "}
+                <span className="font-mono">.mov</span> files here
+              </p>
+              <p className="text-zinc-500 text-sm mt-1">or click to browse</p>
+              {files.length > 0 && (
+                <p className="text-amber-400 text-sm mt-3 font-medium">
+                  {files.length} file{files.length !== 1 ? "s" : ""} selected
+                </p>
+              )}
+              <input
+                ref={fileInputRef}
+                type="file"
+                multiple
+                accept=".mp4,.mov,video/mp4,video/quicktime"
+                className="hidden"
+                onChange={handleFileInput}
+              />
+            </div>
+
+            {files.length > 0 && !preview && (
+              <div className="mt-4 flex items-center gap-3">
+                <Button onClick={fetchPreview} disabled={isLoadingPreview}>
+                  {isLoadingPreview ? (
+                    <>
+                      <Loader2 className="h-4 w-4 mr-2 animate-spin" />
+                      Loading preview…
+                    </>
+                  ) : (
+                    <>
+                      Preview upload
+                      <ChevronRight className="h-4 w-4 ml-2" />
+                    </>
+                  )}
+                </Button>
+                <Button variant="ghost" onClick={reset} disabled={isLoadingPreview}>
+                  Clear
+                </Button>
+              </div>
+            )}
+          </CardContent>
+        </Card>
+      )}
+
+      {/* Preview table */}
+      {preview && !uploadComplete && (
+        <Card>
+          <CardHeader className="pb-0">
+            <CardTitle className="text-base font-medium text-zinc-200">
+              Upload preview —{" "}
+              <span className="text-zinc-400 font-normal">
+                {preview.length} file{preview.length !== 1 ? "s" : ""}
+              </span>
+            </CardTitle>
+          </CardHeader>
+          <CardContent className="p-0 mt-4">
+            <div className="overflow-x-auto">
+              <table className="w-full text-sm">
+                <thead>
+                  <tr className="border-b border-zinc-800">
+                    <th className="text-left text-xs text-zinc-500 font-normal px-6 py-2.5">
+                      File
+                    </th>
+                    <th className="text-left text-xs text-zinc-500 font-normal px-6 py-2.5">
+                      Shot
+                    </th>
+                    <th className="text-left text-xs text-zinc-500 font-normal px-6 py-2.5">
+                      Action
+                    </th>
+                    <th className="text-left text-xs text-zinc-500 font-normal px-4 py-2.5 w-28">
+                      Status
+                    </th>
+                  </tr>
+                </thead>
+                <tbody className="divide-y divide-zinc-800/60">
+                  {preview.map((item) => (
+                    <PreviewRow
+                      key={item.fileName}
+                      item={item}
+                      uploadState={uploadStates[item.fileName]}
+                    />
+                  ))}
+                </tbody>
+              </table>
+            </div>
+
+            {/* Progress bar while uploading */}
+            {isUploading && (
+              <div className="px-6 py-3 border-t border-zinc-800">
+                <div className="flex justify-between text-xs text-zinc-400 mb-1.5">
+                  <span>
+                    Uploading {Math.min(doneCount + 1, uploadable.length)} of{" "}
+                    {uploadable.length}…
+                  </span>
+                  <span>{Math.round(progress)}%</span>
+                </div>
+                <Progress value={progress} className="h-1.5" />
+              </div>
+            )}
+
+            {/* Footer actions */}
+            <div className="px-6 py-4 border-t border-zinc-800 flex items-center justify-between gap-4">
+              <p className="text-zinc-500 text-xs">
+                {uploadable.length} file{uploadable.length !== 1 ? "s" : ""} will be
+                uploaded
+                {skipped.length > 0 && (
+                  <span className="text-zinc-600">
+                    {" "}
+                    · {skipped.length} skipped (not matched or unsupported)
+                  </span>
+                )}
+              </p>
+              <div className="flex gap-3 shrink-0">
+                <Button
+                  variant="ghost"
+                  onClick={reset}
+                  disabled={isUploading}
+                  size="sm"
+                >
+                  Change files
+                </Button>
+                <Button
+                  onClick={startUpload}
+                  disabled={isUploading || uploadable.length === 0}
+                  size="sm"
+                >
+                  {isUploading ? (
+                    <>
+                      <Loader2 className="h-4 w-4 mr-2 animate-spin" />
+                      Uploading…
+                    </>
+                  ) : (
+                    `Upload ${uploadable.length} file${uploadable.length !== 1 ? "s" : ""}`
+                  )}
+                </Button>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          </CardContent>
+        </Card>
+      )}
+
+      {/* Done summary */}
+      {uploadComplete && (
+        <Card>
+          <CardContent className="pt-8 pb-8 flex flex-col items-center gap-4 text-center">
+            <CheckCircle2 className="h-12 w-12 text-green-500" />
+            <div>
+              <p className="text-white font-semibold text-lg">Upload complete</p>
+              <p className="text-zinc-400 text-sm mt-1">
+                {successCount} succeeded
+                {errorCount > 0 && (
+                  <span className="text-red-400"> · {errorCount} failed</span>
+                )}
+              </p>
+            </div>
+            <Button variant="outline" onClick={reset} className="mt-2">
+              <RotateCcw className="h-4 w-4 mr-2" />
+              Upload more files
+            </Button>
+          </CardContent>
+        </Card>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+// ── Sub-components ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function PreviewRow({
+  item,
+  uploadState,
+}: {
+  item: PreviewItem;
+  uploadState: UploadState | undefined;
+}) {
+  const ext = item.fileName.split(".").pop()?.toLowerCase() ?? "";
+  return (
+    <tr className="hover:bg-zinc-800/30 transition-colors">
+      {/* File */}
+      <td className="px-6 py-3">
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+          <FileVideo className="h-4 w-4 text-zinc-500 shrink-0" />
+          <span className="text-zinc-200 font-mono text-xs truncate max-w-[260px]">
+            {item.fileName}
+          </span>
+          <span
+            className={cn(
+              "inline-flex items-center rounded-full border px-2 py-0.5 text-[10px] font-mono shrink-0",
+              ext === "mp4"
+                ? "border-blue-500/40 text-blue-400"
+                : "border-purple-500/40 text-purple-400"
+            )}
+          >
+            .{ext}
+          </span>
+        </div>
+      </td>
+
+      {/* Shot */}
+      <td className="px-6 py-3">
+        {item.shotCode ? (
+          <span className="text-zinc-300 font-mono text-xs">{item.shotCode}</span>
+        ) : (
+          <span className="text-red-400 text-xs">Not found</span>
+        )}
+      </td>
+
+      {/* Action */}
+      <td className="px-6 py-3">
+        <ActionCell item={item} />
+      </td>
+
+      {/* Upload status */}
+      <td className="px-4 py-3">
+        <StatusCell status={item.status} uploadState={uploadState} />
+      </td>
+    </tr>
+  );
+}
+
+function ActionCell({ item }: { item: PreviewItem }) {
+  switch (item.status) {
+    case "new-version":
+      return (
+        <div className="space-y-1">
+          <ActionBadge color="green">New version</ActionBadge>
+          <p className="text-zinc-400 text-[11px] font-mono">{item.currentTaskTitle}</p>
+        </div>
+      );
+
+    case "rename-and-upload":
+      return (
+        <div className="space-y-1">
+          <ActionBadge color="amber">Rename task + upload</ActionBadge>
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-1 text-[11px] font-mono text-zinc-500 flex-wrap">
+            <span className="line-through text-zinc-600">{item.currentTaskTitle}</span>
+            <ArrowRight className="h-3 w-3 shrink-0" />
+            <span className="text-zinc-300">{item.newTaskTitle}</span>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      );
+
+    case "create-task":
+      return (
+        <div className="space-y-1">
+          {item.fallbackTaskId ? (
+            <>
+              <ActionBadge color="blue">Rename Comp task + upload</ActionBadge>
+              <div className="flex items-center gap-1 text-[11px] font-mono text-zinc-500 flex-wrap">
+                <span className="line-through text-zinc-600">{item.fallbackTaskTitle}</span>
+                <ArrowRight className="h-3 w-3 shrink-0" />
+                <span className="text-zinc-300">{item.newTaskTitle}</span>
+              </div>
+            </>
+          ) : (
+            <>
+              <ActionBadge color="blue">Create new task</ActionBadge>
+              <p className="text-zinc-300 text-[11px] font-mono">{item.newTaskTitle}</p>
+            </>
+          )}
+        </div>
+      );
+
+    case "update-highres":
+      return (
+        <div className="space-y-1">
+          <ActionBadge color="purple">Replace high-res</ActionBadge>
+          {item.currentHighResFilename && (
+            <p className="text-zinc-500 text-[11px]">
+              Replaces: <span className="font-mono">{item.currentHighResFilename}</span>
+            </p>
+          )}
+        </div>
+      );
+
+    case "no-shot":
+      return <ActionBadge color="red">Shot not found</ActionBadge>;
+
+    case "unsupported":
+      return <ActionBadge color="zinc">Unsupported file type</ActionBadge>;
+
+    default:
+      return null;
+  }
+}
+
+function StatusCell({
+  status,
+  uploadState,
+}: {
+  status: PreviewItemStatus;
+  uploadState: UploadState | undefined;
+}) {
+  if (status === "no-shot" || status === "unsupported") {
+    return <span className="text-zinc-600 text-xs">Skipped</span>;
+  }
+  if (!uploadState || uploadState.status === "pending") {
+    return <span className="text-zinc-500 text-xs">Pending</span>;
+  }
+  if (uploadState.status === "uploading") {
+    return (
+      <span className="flex items-center gap-1 text-amber-400 text-xs">
+        <Loader2 className="h-3 w-3 animate-spin" />
+        Uploading
+      </span>
+    );
+  }
+  if (uploadState.status === "success") {
+    return (
+      <span className="flex items-center gap-1 text-green-400 text-xs">
+        <CheckCircle2 className="h-3 w-3" />
+        Done
+      </span>
+    );
+  }
+  if (uploadState.status === "error") {
+    return (
+      <span
+        className="flex items-center gap-1 text-red-400 text-xs"
+        title={uploadState.error}
+      >
+        <XCircle className="h-3 w-3" />
+        Error
+      </span>
+    );
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
+function ActionBadge({
+  children,
+  color,
+}: {
+  children: React.ReactNode;
+  color: "green" | "amber" | "blue" | "purple" | "red" | "zinc";
+}) {
+  const map: Record<string, string> = {
+    green: "bg-green-500/10 text-green-400 border-green-500/30",
+    amber: "bg-amber-500/10 text-amber-400 border-amber-500/30",
+    blue: "bg-blue-500/10 text-blue-400 border-blue-500/30",
+    purple: "bg-purple-500/10 text-purple-400 border-purple-500/30",
+    red: "bg-red-500/10 text-red-400 border-red-500/30",
+    zinc: "bg-zinc-500/10 text-zinc-400 border-zinc-500/30",
+  };
+  return (
+    <span
+      className={cn(
+        "inline-flex items-center rounded-full border px-2 py-0.5 text-[11px] font-medium",
+        map[color]
+      )}
+    >
+      {children}
+    </span>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/components/layout/Sidebar.tsx b/components/layout/Sidebar.tsx
index 80fd386..6e9a239 100644
--- a/components/layout/Sidebar.tsx
+++ b/components/layout/Sidebar.tsx
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import {
   CalendarRange,
   BarChart2,
   ListVideo,
+  CloudUpload,
 } from 'lucide-react';
 import { useState } from 'react';
 import { useSession } from 'next-auth/react';
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ const navItems = [
   { href: '/playlist', label: 'Playlist', icon: ListVideo, hideForClient: true },
   { href: '/tasks', label: 'My Tasks', icon: ListTodo, hideForClient: true },
   { href: '/schedule', label: 'Schedule', icon: CalendarRange, adminOnly: true },
+  { href: '/batch-upload', label: 'Batch Upload', icon: CloudUpload, adminOnly: true },
   { href: '/clients', label: 'Clients', icon: Users, adminOnly: true },
   { href: '/users', label: 'Users', icon: UserCog, adminOnly: true, adminStrictOnly: true },
   { href: '/settings', label: 'Settings', icon: Settings },
diff --git a/lib/batch-upload-parser.ts b/lib/batch-upload-parser.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..92cad69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/batch-upload-parser.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+/**
+ * Utilities for parsing VFX filenames into shot / task metadata.
+ *
+ * Expected naming convention (any separator count is fine):
+ *   {SHOW}_{EP}_{SCENE}_{CUT}_{TASK}_{ARTIST}_v{NNN}.{ext}
+ *   e.g.  UNG_106_035_010_cmp_TT_v002.mp4
+ *
+ * The shot code is matched against the database – the parser itself
+ * does NOT hard-code how many underscore segments belong to the shot.
+ */
+
+export interface ParsedFilename {
+  originalName: string;
+  /** Filename without the extension */
+  nameWithoutExt: string;
+  /** Lowercased extension without the leading dot (e.g. "mp4", "mov") */
+  ext: string;
+  /**
+   * Task name base – the full name without the version suffix.
+   * e.g. "UNG_106_035_010_cmp_TT"
+   */
+  taskNameBase: string;
+  /**
+   * Full task title including the version suffix (no extension).
+   * This is what the task should be named after upload.
+   * e.g. "UNG_106_035_010_cmp_TT_v002"
+   */
+  taskNameWithVersion: string;
+  /**
+   * Version string extracted from the filename, e.g. "v002".
+   * Empty string if no version pattern was found.
+   */
+  version: string;
+  type: "mp4" | "mov" | "other";
+}
+
+/**
+ * Parse a VFX filename into its constituent parts.
+ */
+export function parseFilename(filename: string): ParsedFilename {
+  const lastDot = filename.lastIndexOf(".");
+  const ext = lastDot >= 0 ? filename.slice(lastDot + 1).toLowerCase() : "";
+  const nameWithoutExt = lastDot >= 0 ? filename.slice(0, lastDot) : filename;
+
+  // Version pattern: _v followed by one or more digits at the end (case insensitive)
+  const versionMatch = nameWithoutExt.match(/_v(\d+)$/i);
+  const version = versionMatch ? `v${versionMatch[1]}` : "";
+  const taskNameBase = versionMatch
+    ? nameWithoutExt.slice(0, nameWithoutExt.length - versionMatch[0].length)
+    : nameWithoutExt;
+
+  const type: "mp4" | "mov" | "other" =
+    ext === "mp4" ? "mp4" : ext === "mov" ? "mov" : "other";
+
+  return {
+    originalName: filename,
+    nameWithoutExt,
+    ext,
+    taskNameBase,
+    taskNameWithVersion: nameWithoutExt,
+    version,
+    type,
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Strip a trailing version suffix (_v###) from a task title.
+ * e.g. "UNG_106_035_010_cmp_TT_v001" → "UNG_106_035_010_cmp_TT"
+ */
+export function stripVersionFromTitle(title: string): string {
+  return title.replace(/_v\d+$/i, "");
+}
+
+/**
+ * Given a taskNameBase and a list of shot codes, return the shot code that
+ * is a prefix of the task name base (shot code + "_" separator).
+ *
+ * e.g. taskNameBase "UNG_106_035_010_cmp_TT" matches shot "UNG_106_035_010"
+ */
+export function findMatchingShotCode(
+  taskNameBase: string,
+  shotCodes: string[]
+): string | null {
+  // Sort by length descending so longer (more specific) codes are matched first
+  const sorted = [...shotCodes].sort((a, b) => b.length - a.length);
+  for (const code of sorted) {
+    if (
+      taskNameBase === code ||
+      taskNameBase.toLowerCase().startsWith(code.toLowerCase() + "_")
+    ) {
+      return code;
+    }
+  }
+  return null;
+}