Submission Guidelines
Eligibility
- Entries are open to all amateur and professional filmmakers, without limitation of geographical origin.
- There are no age restrictions.
- All submissions are free of charge.
- A maximum of 3 entries per person will be accepted.
- Films that have been previously broadcast on television or internet prior to the Festival are NOT eligible for submission, unless discussed and agreed with the Festival submissions team.
- Films must have been produced after January 2009.
Films
- Films can be in any genre or style, and the Festival will consider all entries.
- Short Films submitted should be no longer than 30 minutes.
- Feature Films submitted should be a minimum of 60 minutes.
- Animations submitted should be no longer than 120 minutes
- Documentaries submitted should be no longer than 3 hours.
- Entries received will not be guaranteed screening or inclusion in the Festival programme.
- Entries should be suitable for a general audience.
Copyright
- All copyrighted material included in the film must be cleared.
- The Festival will not be held responsible for any inclusion of un-cleared materials.
- It is the sole responsibility of the person submitting the project to secure permission from the copyright holder of the material in question, whether it is music, stock footage, or any other elements that could violate an existing copyright.
Format
Films must be submitted on DVD (PAL/NSTC) only. The title, screening format and running time must be clearly labelled on the cover. Submitted copies will not be returned.
Foreign language films must have English subtitles or be dubbed in English.
Screenings and Scheduling
- Films must be available for screenings during the London Iranian Film Festival, which will be held in November 2012.
- If your film is selected for the London Iranian Film Festival, we will require a press kit.
- London Iranian Film Festival has the capability to screen DCP (Digital Cinema Package), Blu-Ray and DVD.
- By submitting films to the Festival, entrants agree to participate in festival marketing material that the Festival may require.
- Subject to consent of filmmaker, films that are not selected for screening during the Festival may be uploaded on our website for viewing purposes ONLY.
Judging & Selection
- All submissions will go through a screening process.
- Entrants will be notified if their films have been selected, and may be invited for a Q&A session at the Festival.
- Selected entrants will be issued with Festival passes to attend the Festival.
- A panel of juries will judge entries for selection.
- The judging panel will feature representatives of the media and film industry.
- All selection decisions are final and at the discretion of the Festival and its judges.
Shipping
- All costs for insurance and shipping of submission materials to the Festival are the responsibility of the sender.
- The Festival is not responsible for any customs clearances or duty charges resulting from the import of materials.
- The Festival recommends that when sending your materials, you do not declare a value on your submission, as this may cause hold up in customs.
- The Festival recommends that when sending your materials, you use bubble-lined envelopes rather than fiber-filled ones.
- The Festival cannot be held responsible for any damage caused to submitted materials incurred in shipping.
- The Festival cannot accept responsibility for entries that are lost or delayed.
- The Festival is not responsible for the return costs of submitted materials.
- Preview DVDs will not be returned.
- Submitted press materials will not be returned.
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