By submitting to the festival you agree to the following Rules & Terms.
1. Only narrative short films with a duration of up to 40 minutes, and narrative feature films of a duration of more than 40 minutes are accepted. All films must have been made in or after 2015. Only the first 200 short films and 100 feature films from the United States will be accepted.
2. By submitting, the filmmaker warrants that they are the rightful owner of the submission and do not violate or infringe on any trademark, trade name, copyright, literary, dramatic, musical, artistic or other intellectual property or personal rights.
3. You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Festival of the Arts: of Starved Rock Country, from and against any and all claims, liabilities, losses, damages, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney's fees, and costs of the court) which may be incurred by reason of any claim involving copyright, trademark, credits, publicity, screening, and loss of or damage to the screening videos entered.
4. Festival of the Arts: of Starved Rock Country is hereby granted the rights to utilize an excerpt from any film submitted for promotional purposes of the festival. The individual or corporation submitting the film hereby warrants that it is authorized to commit the film for screening, and understands and accepts these requirements, rules and regulations.
5. Filmmakers receiving the student free entry must email us a scanned copy of their up to date student ID in order to be considered.
6. All films must be submitted either through FilmFreeway or through a password protected digital upload on a third party site like Vimeo. We will NOT accept DVDs or hard-copies for consideration or screening. Should your film be selected, we will download the file to be built into the festival program.
7. Despite our freedom to use your film for our own screening and advertising, we in no way would like to imply that we have some sort of ownership of your film. Should your film be picked up by a production or distribution company after screening at our festival, we demand no percentage of your deal or profits. Whatever you choose to do with the film outside of the festival is still solely up to you, because we do not own your film inherently through submission.
8. Any aspect of the festival is subject to change at the discretion of the Festival Director or Board. These aspects include Award Categories, Event Dates, Submission Deadlines, Venue, Category and Entry Fee, Award Recipients, Awards & Prizes, and the Selection Status of your film. Should the final film festival event be cancelled (not delayed or rescheduled, but cancelled) for any reason, any filmmakers who have paid to have their film entered will receive a full refund. There are NO refunds if you withdraw your film from the festival.
9. By submitting, you agree to all of these rules, terms and conditions. You acknowledge that no submission fee refunds are given once this application has been submitted. You also acknowledge that you will not receive any compensation for the use of your film by Festival of the Arts: of Starved Rock Country in accordance with the rules, terms and conditions.