QIFF 2020 SPECIFICATIONS
Quarantine Intl Film Fest 2020 would like to thank you for your interest in our film festival!
To qualify you need to make a film using the resources around you (safely) and submit to us anytime before October 15th, the selected films will be screened at our live event on October 30th, 2020 and uploaded to our YouTube channel on October 31st. We will tag the sh*t out of you and your team!
RULES
1. PROMPT: Must use:
LINE "Something Wicked this way comes."
PROP- Cowboy Hat (Get creative!)
2. YOUR STORY MUST NOT INVOLVE ANY COVID SUBJECT MATTER! We all need a break from hearing about Covid-19, and we have received literally 100's of films that were focused on the Virus in the past, so try to come up with something else.
3. MUST BE 5 MINUTES OR UNDER!
4. MUST INCLUDE A 20 SECOND (max) TRAILER FOR SOCIAL MEDIA
5. IF REPOSTED OR SHARED YOU MUST CREDIT @QIFF2020 🤠
6. MUST BE PG-13 (no nudity, excessive swearing)
7. ANY STYLE ACCEPTED! So long as the genre is horror, you can create a live-action horror, experimental, animation, documentary, whatever!
8. FILM WITH WHAT YOU'VE GOT! (Smartphone, webcam, DSLR, etc…) and use what you can! (Could be you by yourself, could be you and some friends or family you live with, but be safe and do what is best for your situation).
9. YOU MUST OWN THE RIGHTS TO ALL CONTENT SUBMITTED! Using royalty-free music and stock footage is fine, but we are more interested in seeing how you can create!
10. October 15th at 11:59 pm is the DEADLINE. Late entries will not be accepted!
11. This is a competition festival and we will assume all films submitted were created for the festival. Any film that was not created for our festival and does not follow the rules and guidelines will be disqualified and no refunds will be given.
12. Entry to the festival is just $5!
DISCLAIMER: Please stay up to date and follow all precautions and regulations set out by your local government. QIFF is not responsible for the health and safety of any team during the COVID - 19 Pandemic.
Happy Filming!
*By submitting you agree that you are the exclusive copyright owner of your content, OR you have the express written right. You agree that by entering the festival that if selected, your film will screen live at the Globe Cinema in Calgary, Alberta on October 30th, 2020. You also agree to have your video published on our YouTube Channel, starting October 31st, 2020, as a part of your participation. You also acknowledge and agree that there is no monetary gain from participation in the festival, we do not pay a screener fee, prizes are at the discretion of the festival selection committee, and this is exclusively for the joy and fun of creating and sharing. You also acknowledge that films submitted to the festival were created for the festival. The festival may, in turn, promote your project via social media, and you consent to allow your likeness to be used for promotional purposes.*