All submissions must be 45 minutes or under in length.
You must have the authority to submit the film for our consideration.
The film must not (i) infringe any rights of publicity or privacy, moral rights or IP rights, including any music-related rights, (ii) be defamatory or indecent, and (iii) violate any applicable laws. You must have obtained and been able to prove that you have all the necessary rights to the music in your film. Creative commons licenses will not be accepted and do not prove that you have the rights to the music on your film.
There are no refunds for double submissions. You will get a credit for another submission.
By submitting your film for consideration for the 7th Annual AudFest Film Festival, you agree for AudFest to screen your short film if it is an official selection for this year's festival and are obligated to your commitment.
**Please note that by submitting your film, being accepted and submitting your film to screen- you are confirming that AudFest can screen your film, regardless of another festival's acceptance and are bound by these terms and conditions.**
If you are chosen to screen at AudFest, you will receive a distribution deal. You are not required to take the deal. We work to get your shorts sold and licensed!
GUIDELINES FOR ALL FILMS:
- Films must have been completed after January 1, 2018.
- Films must NOT be a previously submitted film.
- Films must NOT exceed 45 minutes in length, including credits.
- All non-English language films must have English subtitles.
- A separate entry form and additional entry fee must be submitted for each film.
PREMIERE STATUS:
We feel strongly that AudFest is a platform for all independent filmmakers to showcase their work, therefore, there are no restrictions on premiere status.
ENTRY FORM AND PREVIEW MATERIALS FOR ALL FILMS:
- Materials received after the appropriate deadline will be discarded without notice or refund.
ENTRY FEES:
Earlybird Deadline - $35
Regular Deadline -$50
Late Deadline - $70
Extended Deadline - $85
*We do NOT grant waivers. (If you are an alum, please email for a discount code.)
*Entry fees must be paid online with any major credit card.
*We do NOT accept checks.
*Entry fees are non-refundable.
*Entries will not be viewed without payment.
*Filmmaker Feedback will NOT be provided.
NO WAIVER POLICY:
- We strive to keep our fees as reasonable as possible, and encourage all applicants to take advantage of our early and official deadlines to save on submission fees.
- Please do NOT contact us requesting waivers or reduced submission fees.
- All submitted projects are required to pay the fee for the deadline window they have selected.
ONLINE SCREENERS:
- Due to the volume of submissions we receive we are unable to contact each applicant individually if we are unable to access your film due to privacy settings or broken link.
- It is YOUR responsibility to ensure that your online screener is working before the selected deadline.
- Submissions may NOT be withdrawn from the Festival once they have been entered, except at the sole discretion of the Festival directors.
REVIEW AND SELECTION PROCESS
All entries are automatically included in the general AudFest Competition. AudFest will review films in their entirety. Films will be watched and reviewed by members of the Screening Committee. After the final submission deadline, the Selection Committee will review the total scores of all the films in competition and select final films from a group of the top scorers. In addition to the top scoring films, final screening decisions will be influenced by the time constraints of showcases (each showcase runs for approximately 90-minutes, with an average of eight short films featured in each showcase).
NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE
Letters of inclusion or non-inclusion will be sent to the email address provided on the entry form no later than October 31, 2020. AudFest does not send physical mail — please ensure that your email address is accurate on your application. AudFest is not liable for emails delayed by spam filters, server rejections, or outdated email addresses.
SCREENING FORMATS:
* Films, acceptance contracts and other materials mentioned in the Letter of Acceptance MUST ARRIVE at the Festival office NO LATER THAN 11:59pm, October 30, 2020
* AudFest REQUIRES ONE FILE FOR PROJECTION: a professionally converted Pro Res .mov
* Films with incomplete materials by the deadline will forfeit their ability to screen in the festival. AudFest, its members, directors, employees, and volunteers are not responsible for lost, misplaced, and undelivered film and media.
FILMMAKER ATTENDANCE: (N/A in 2020 due to COVID) AudFest encourages filmmakers to attend the festival. To this end, we will assist every filmmaker (and one guest) who wishes to attend by helping to secure complimentary housing in a volunteer’s private home as available, discounted hotel rooms, passes for public transportation, invitations to all parties, tours and events, and passes for all film screenings. AudFest is currently unable to provide financial compensation for travel expenses or additional expenses incurred during the Festival week.
COMMUNICATIONS: AudFest does not send physical mail — please make sure the email address in your entry form is accurate. AudFest is not liable for emails delayed by spam filters, server rejections, outdated email addresses or any other technical or human error. AudFest staff can be reached by email at support@audpop.com.
PUBLICITY AND MARKETING: All selected films and scripts may be excerpted for publicity purposes. AudFest reserves the right to promote ANY film or script to print, broadcast or internet media as required to market the Festival or our parent organization.
THEATRICAL SCREENINGS. By accepting inclusion in AudFests, the filmmaker grants non-exclusive rights to showcase their film during the festival week (Nov 12-15, 2020) in as many screenings as required. This includes the competition screenings and the “Best Of” showcase which will play after the competition ends. In addition, AudFest has non-exclusive rights to repeat the showcases through December 31, 2021 for fundraising or community outreach purposes. All ticket sales are property of AudFest.
CONTROLLING LAW, VENUE AND SEVERABILITY. This License shall be governed by the laws of the United States and Montana without consideration of conflicts of laws provisions and principles. All claims between the parties, regardless of legal theory and whenever brought, shall be resolved in the state or federal courts of Montana USA, and you stipulate that you expressly submit to the personal jurisdiction of such state and federal courts, and you further agree that any judgment may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. If for any reason a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision, or portion thereof, of this Agreement to be unenforceable, the remainder of this License shall continue in full force and effect.
COMPLETE AGREEMENT. This License constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the use of films and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous understandings regarding such subject matter. No amendment to or modification of this License will be binding unless in writing and signed by an authorized representative of AudFest. Nothing in this Agreement constitutes a waiver of AudFest's rights under the United States of America patent and copyright laws or any other Federal or State law, nor of any of AudFest's rights under the rules or laws of any country, territory, republic, and/or province. AudFest reserves the right to remove a film from the festival program for any reason or for no reason and shall not be liable for any refund or claims of any kind arising out of such removal.