Terms:
1.) Entries in foreign languages must come with English subtitles.
2.) All entries must have been completed between 10th June 2019 and 10th June 2021
3. Digital marketing materials should be made available to be used for our marketing purposes by 10th June 2021
4.) If you have entered your film previously please to BFF do not re-enter it.
5.) BFF has no premiere or exclusivity rule, we also consider work that is already online.
6.) Film-makers must include a brief synopsis of the film in no more than 150 words
7.) Provide at least one high resolution image (1920 x 1080 or higher) for the use of Bolton Film Festival promotional brochures or publicity. More images for print are recommended so we have a choice.
8.) All entries must obtain the appropriate copyright clearances (i.e. music, archive footage, images, etc). Failure to do so will result in the entry being disqualified from the competition.
9.) The selected entries will be screened during the Festival programme.
10.) Winners will be presented with their awards during the BFF Awards Ceremony, which will take place at the festival on October Tuesday 5th to Sunday 9th October 2020. There will be no prior notification of winners.
11.) If you are entering work that contains music into any category at Bolton Film Festival it is your responsibility to get clearance. By entering your short film to Bolton Film Festival you (or the artists who own the music and/or their representatives (such as PRS/MCPS) are waiving rights to claim royalties on the music from any monies generated by Bolton Film Festival.
12.) The selection and scheduling of all films screened at Bolton Film Festival is entirely at the discretion of the Festival Director and the programming team. In the event of unseen circumstances it may be necessary to reschedule the event to a later date but notification will be provided to all selected film-makers. No refunds (other than if we cancel the entire event ) are possible after entering your work into the festival submissions process.
13.) The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
14.) The deadline for entries shall be midnight GMT 10th June 2021.
15.) We reserve the right to change our event dates, if we do this it will be based on other film festivals date announcements. For example London Film Festival, Raindance and Encounters are all close to us in the calendar, it's makes sense not to overlap with other festivals if possible so we always look for a window.
Conditions
To be considered for the "Made up North" categories the filmmaker should reside within the area defined by the BFI Film Hub North: https://filmfreeway.com/BoltonFilmFestival/photos/4795479
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To be considered for the "Community and Charity" category the film-maker and/or the group submitting the film should be part of a registered community group, a registered community enterprise group, a non profit or a registered charity group. Evidence supporting this claim should be provided in the form of a cover letter and supporting documents attached (if you have them).
I authorise Bolton Film Festival to exhibit my film if selected. I confirm that an exhibition copy will be made available in a required format for screening during the 2021 festival.
I certify that I hold all necessary rights for the submission of this film/video to Bolton Film Festival and that all rights and clearances have been made. This film is not subject to any litigation nor is threatened by any litigation.
***** Additional terms in relation to the Covid 19 situation. *****
Let us be very clear we have zero intention of cancelling our festival but with random people dieing each week we need to bear in mind this could happen to our key staff. Otherwise if we are alive and well we will definitely be going ahead with a 2021 festival.
Just in case, we've put some terms together to put your mind at rest...
1. If we cancel the 2021 edition before our final deadline of 10th June we will offer a 50% refund to all submission holders. We cannot give you a full refund because we have still have to pay staff to watch the films, have meetings with partners, arrange speakers, pay deposits on venues etc, etc. We recommend you take out the FilmFreeway cancellation insurance for full peace of mind and a full refund.
2. If we cancel our event during the selection process (11th June - 9th August) we will offer a 50% refund to all submission holders.
3. After our "Official Selections" notification (August 9th) we will send you an official laurel but still offer a 50% refund to the official selection submission holders if we have to cancel the event after this date. The submissions holders who are not selected will NOT be entitled to any refund from this point onward.
4. If we postpone the event from the 5th Oct to later dates we will inform the selected film-makers/submission holders of the new screening dates but offer no refunds.
5. If the film festival cannot deliver option 4 in a reasonable time frame we will look to an online screening. The film-maker will have the option to "opt in or out" to the online festival but we offer no refunds at this point.
By Agreeing to these Rules and Terms, I transfer to the Bolton Film Festival the right to use excerpts of the submitted film, its stills, and trailers, for the purposes of publicity and marketing of the film at the 2021 festival, and for other non-commercial uses related to the promotion of the 2021 festival.
I also acknowledges that the film submission fee does not guarantee acceptance and no refund will be provided if my film is not selected.
Upon acceptance, Bolton Film Festival will ask for my film:
1) DCP preferred
2) Pro Res preferred
3) Minimum 1920x1080 digital file Quicktime, MP4, AVI, H264
If the filmmaker does not comply with the deadline to receive the film, the film can be pulled from the festival line up and replaced by another film and film-maker.