River Valley Film Festival

Jersey Shore, PA, United States, North America

08 - 11 Jul, 2021

Category

Feature, Short

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River Valley Film Festival

Jersey Shore, PA, United States, North America

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1006 Wurster Road Jersey Shore, PA 17740 United States

17740

info@RiverValleyFilmFestival.com

424-645-7543

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About the festival

River Valley Film Festival (RVFF) is a 501(c)3 non-profit, whose mission is to provide a platform for filmmakers to showcase their talents. River Valley Film Festival was founded by, Festival Director, Cory Baney. Cory has been working in film publicity for over 6 years now, where he has specialized in independent film from festival premieres all the way to Oscar campaigns.

RVFF hopes to highlight Williamsport’s rich history and culture. While Williamsport is known around the world as the birthplace of Little League Baseball and the annual host the Little League World Series in August, the city is also home to unique logging history, where the city once had more millionaires per capita than any other city in the world. Because of this illustrious history, the city is full of beautiful architecture, historic landmarks, and a wonderful community that makes it a perfect place to reach into an untapped market.

Grand Jury Award:
The Grand Jury Award recipients are selected by industry professionals who rate the films on a 5 point scale, with the film who receives the highest marks will receive the Grand Jury Award. Each submission category will have a Grand Jury Award (Narrative Feature, Narrative Short, Documentary Feature, Documentary Short, Music Video).

Audience Award:
The Audience Award is voted on by the audience members on a 5 point scale, with the film who receives the highest marks will receive the Audience Award for their category. Each submission category will have an Audience Award (Narrative Feature, Narrative Short, Documentary Feature, Documentary Short, Music Video).

Millionaire Award:
The film that receives the highest audience rating overall will also receive the Millionaire Award, to highlight their excellence across the entire festival.

Prizes:
We are currently working with our sponsors to put together prize packages for each award, please check back for updates!

About

River Valley Film Festival (RVFF) is a 501(c)3 non-profit, whose mission is to provide a platform for filmmakers to showcase their talents. River Valley Film Festival was founded by, Festival Director, Cory Baney. Cory has been working in film publicity for over 6 years now, where he has specialized in independent film from festival premieres all the way to Oscar campaigns.

RVFF hopes to highlight Williamsport’s rich history and culture. While Williamsport is known around the world as the birthplace of Little League Baseball and the annual host the Little League World Series in August, the city is also home to unique logging history, where the city once had more millionaires per capita than any other city in the world. Because of this illustrious history, the city is full of beautiful architecture, historic landmarks, and a wonderful community that makes it a perfect place to reach into an untapped market.

Grand Jury Award:
The Grand Jury Award recipients are selected by industry professionals who rate the films on a 5 point scale, with the film who receives the highest marks will receive the Grand Jury Award. Each submission category will have a Grand Jury Award (Narrative Feature, Narrative Short, Documentary Feature, Documentary Short, Music Video).

Audience Award:
The Audience Award is voted on by the audience members on a 5 point scale, with the film who receives the highest marks will receive the Audience Award for their category. Each submission category will have an Audience Award (Narrative Feature, Narrative Short, Documentary Feature, Documentary Short, Music Video).

Millionaire Award:
The film that receives the highest audience rating overall will also receive the Millionaire Award, to highlight their excellence across the entire festival.

Prizes:
We are currently working with our sponsors to put together prize packages for each award, please check back for updates!

Awards & Winners

There are no winners yet for this festival

Terms and rules

By submitting to River Valley Film Festival you are attesting that you have the exclusive rights to submit the film for the festival as well as screen the film publicly, in Williamsport, PA, during the festival dates. If any issues arise regarding the rights of the film, the person who submitted the film is wholly responsible for any costs associated with obtaining the rights, or lost screening(s).

All films will be screened on DCPs which will be provided to River Valley Film Festival no later than 14 days before the opening night of the festival. If a DCP is not provided by this time, RVFF may pull the film from the lineup at their sole discretion. Upon cancellation of a screening or a film being pulled from the festival by the filmmaker, a $500 fee will be charged to help accommodate scheduling a new film.

All selected films will be required to provide an archival copy of the film, which can be DVD, Blu-ray, downloadable link, file on a USB or, file on a hard drive.

Ratings & Reviews

Categories and fees

Narrative Feature
Early Bird (24th February, 2021) $30
Regular (7th April, 2021) $40
Late (5th May, 2021) $50

Feature length narrative films over 40 minutes.

Documentary Feature
Early Bird (24th February, 2021) $30
Regular (7th April, 2021) $40
Late (5th May, 2021) $50

Feature length documentary films over 40 minutes.

Narrative Short
Early Bird (24th February, 2021) $20
Regular (7th April, 2021) $30
Late (5th May, 2021) $40

Narrative short films under 40 minutes.

Documentary Short
Early Bird (24th February, 2021) $20
Regular (7th April, 2021) $30
Late (5th May, 2021) $40

Documentary short films under 40 minutes.

Music Video
Early Bird (24th February, 2021) $15
Regular (7th April, 2021) $25
Late (5th May, 2021) $35

Music Videos under 15 minutes, any Music Videos over 15 minutes in length should submit under the Narrative Short category. Music Videos over 40 minutes should submit under the Narrative Feature category.

PA Locally Made - Feature Length
Early Bird (24th February, 2021) $25
Regular (7th April, 2021) $35
Late (5th May, 2021) $45

We want to highlight films made in Pennsylvania (PA). If your project was made in PA, please email submissions@RiverValleyFilmFestival.com, with the subject PA Locally Made - Feature Length - (Title of Film) and proof that the film was made in PA, once verified you'll receive a password to submit. Please note that this category is for any submission over 40 minutes (including documentaries and music videos) that have been filmed in Pennsylvania.

PA Locally Made - Short Length
Early Bird (24th February, 2021) $15
Regular (7th April, 2021) $25
Late (5th May, 2021) $35

We want to highlight films made in Pennsylvania. If your project was made in PA, please email submissions@RiverValleyFilmFestival.com, with the subject PA Locally Made - Short Length - (Title of Film) and proof that the film was made in PA, once verified you'll receive a password to submit. Please note that this category is for any submission under 40 minutes (including documentary and music videos) that have been filmed in Pennsylvania.

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