RULES
All films are accepted as long as they fall in one of our main categories. We accept films of any genres, length and language. Non-English films must have English subtitles. By submitting your film, you agree to the following:
1. You agree to use parts of your film (including trailer/teaser/film/poster/stills) for promotional purposes.
2. Entry fees are non-refundable.
3. The films will not be available online.
4. All films must be submitted in at least one main category and may also be submitted in additional categories (with no limits).
5. Films submitted without a main category will be disqualified with no refund.
6. A submitted film may be resubmitted multiple times within the same year, in one or multiple categories.
7. You own all the rights to the film (images, sound, music and poster). Copyright owner must be at least 18 years old. You retain the copyright and 100% of all rights to your intellectual property.
8. All accepted and non-accepted submissions will be notified to submitters via email. Check our submission platform on FilmFreeway for deadlines and other updates.
9. If you submitted as a Student, we reserve the right to check the validity of your status as such.
10. Winning Categories vary every quarter depending on the submissions we receive.
11. We are not liable for any copyright infringements or unauthorized usage and any conflict should be settled by the parties involved thereof.
12. You agree to hold our Festival harmless and to indemnify us from and against any and all claims, liabilities, losses, damages and expenses (including but not limited to attorney's fees and costs of the court) which may be incurred by reason of any claim involving copyright, trademark, credits and publicity.
WE DO NOT ACCEPT:
1. Extremist or propaganda content from religious or political organizations.
2. Films must not contain pornography or any offensive or defamatory statements intended to harm anybody.
3. Films with poor production standards (bad sound, lack of subtitles/captions whenever applicable, or video resolution less than 720p HD).
AWARDS
Our jury will award the best films through private screenings.
Films entered in multiple categories may win multiple awards. We have 4 award seasons Spring, Summer, Fall and WInter.
* All winners will receive our official laurel leaves.
* All winners will receive a free print ready certificate (JPG file) via email.
* Winners may purchase statuettes for themselves and their teams on our FilmFreeway page for the cost of production and shipping.