GENERAL TERMS:
- Acceptance of all regulations.
- A guarantee that a screening copy in the format specified will be made available for the dates of the event.
- Authorization to publicly exhibit the work at Compassion Film Festival 2020.
ENTRY DETAILS:
- Compassion Film Festival accepts experimental, narrative, documentary, and animated films.
- We are delighted to accept short (30 minutes or less) and feature-length films for 2019.
- Works must be in English or with English subtitles.
- We encourage dual language films (Spanish and English)
- Productions must have been completed after January 1, 2017.
- If screening copy is to be provided by a distributor or agent,entry must be submitted by that distributor/agent, along with any criteria or conditions.
- If film is accepted, final content needs to be submitted no later than June 15th, 2020.
- If a film is accepted, Compassion Film Festival is granted permission to utilize an excerpt and stills from the film for promotional purposes.
STUDENT SUBMISSION FEES:
- We do offer discounted fees for current students. Please email aaron@wocompassion.org to receive an application. You will be asked to provide a student ID.
PRE-SCREENERS TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS:
- We prefer online screeners and entrees uploaded to the FilmFreeway website.
- Please provide passwords for online screeners.
- If you do not have an online screener, contact us to investigate possible accommodations.
FINALIST MASTERS TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS :
- Final content needs to be submitted no later than June 15th, 2019.
- Exhibition copy must be submitted as an online download, on a USB 3.0, or external hard drive.
- We will not accept streaming from internet sites.
- The file should start with the first frame of content and end in black.
Acceptable Formats:
- ProRes 422 files
- HD 1920 x 1080 container
- We prefer .mov or .mp4 files
- Format audio to 2 channel output: L/R or Stereo
- No slate, pops, bars or tones.
- We cannot accept: streaming from internet sites, DCP content, or 4k content (Please down res to 2k).
PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS:
If your film is accepted we will be requesting:
- High-resolution promotional images (4 x 6 at 300dpi)
- Press Package with production credits and biographies
- HD trailer and HD clips
- Hard copy materials such as: postcards, posters, shirts, hats, cards, etc...
- Logline and synopsis
SUBMISSION FEE WAIVERS:
We will not be offering any fee discounts or waivers until our early bird deadline on April 1st. Filmmakers who want to be considered for a fee waiver or discount need to fill our a scholarship application. To apply for a scholarship please email Aaron Taylor at aaron@wocompassion.org.
Thank you for considering submitting to the Compassion Film Festival. Sending you much love and kindness!