"Enter your film in one category only"
Films must be Independently produced.
Only films completed in 2018 or newer will be considered.
There are no entry fees; submissions will be juried.
Student films and other film school submissions are welcomed/encouraged.
If your film is a Student project, enter it in the Student Category only.
7th Siding defines rural and remote films as those with a focus on and/or produced in non-urban environments that are primarily socio-cultural, dramatic and/or historical in focus and emphasis.
Filmmakers will be notified on or before August 01 of their acceptance status.
Deadline extensions possible upon request by email (include clear explanation of the circumstances warranting extension).
A central feature of the 7th Siding Festival of Film is direct audience engagement with filmmakers. Festival attendance by filmmakers is encouraged.
Foreign-language films must be English subtitled. No over-dubbing, please.
The Filmmaker also authorizes the Festival to use a short clip less than 30 seconds for promotional purposes only.
Basically, all film genres and derivations thereof are welcome. However, films seen as containing gratuitous scenes of violence, racism, sexual assault/exploitation or political extremism will be declined.