1. The Dallas Filmmaker’s Alliance Annual Premiere accepts submissions for films with runtimes from (2-20 minutes). Films can be any genre and must be in the final cut.
2. The Short Film must be the original work of the Entrant, and the Entrant must own the whole of the copyright in the Short Film. In circumstances where the Short Film parts thereof are derived from or contain images or material from an existing work, the Entrants must ensure that they have received copyright clearance from the owner of that existing work. The Entrant shall indemnify Dallas Filmmakers Alliance in respect of any and all liability arising from any infringement of copyright that may arise in respect of the Short Film.
3. All Entrants retain all submission and intellectual property rights but the Entrants shall grant to Dallas Filmmakers Alliance a non-exclusive, irrevocable license to Dallas Filmmakers Alliance to publish in part, promotional material of Dallas Filmmakers Alliance for the purposes of the Festival.
4. All films must be submitted via FilmFreeway, as an online screener (Vimeo, Youtube, Dropbox, etc.) please also include password protected link.
5. All films must be in English or with English subtitles. Non-English language films without subtitles will not be considered.
6. Once selected, then you must make your film downloadable or provide a DVD by October 20th. Please test your media prior to submission to make sure they run properly and are not damaged.
7. Filmmakers must reside in or film a majority of their project in the following counties Denton, Tarrant, Dallas, Collin, Wise, Rockwall, Kaufman, Ellis, Johnson, Hood, Parker counties.