Southern States Indie FanFilmFest

Selected posters will be printed and displayed at the festival and one will receive the top prize! HOW-TO SUBMIT: Create a separate project selecting “Photography” as the project type. Upload poster image then submit..

Non English trailers must be subtitled - under 5 minutes

Wide open film category, any genre, 5 minutes or less - including credits **ALL SUBMISSIONS are eligible to be nominated for genre, role and crew categories as determined appropriate by judges (Comedy or Horror, Actor or Actress, and Director or Cinematography, etc.)**

20 minutes or less - including credits (Southern States qualifiers - please submit to Southern States Short Film category). **ALL SUBMISSIONS are eligible to be nominated for genre, role and crew categories as determined appropriate by judges (Comedy or Horror, Actor or Actress, and Director or Cinematography, etc.)**

20 minutes or less - including credits. Submission to a Southern States category must meet one of these criteria: 1) at least partially filmed in the Southern States (see logo map or list) AND comes from a Director OR Producer who resides in one of the Southern States, or 2) was filmed in its entirety in the Southern States, or 3) a film whose Director and Producer BOTH currently reside in one of the Southern States regardless of where it was filmed. Submission to one of these categories makes your film eligible for a Southern States Award, Best of the Fest, and any other juried categories that we may deem appropriate. If you submit in this category without meeting the necessary criteria, we must disqualify your film from consideration into the festival without a refund. **ALL SUBMISSIONS are eligible to be nominated for genre, role and crew categories as determined appropriate by judges (Comedy or Horror, Actor or Actress, and Director or Cinematography, etc.)**

Over 20 and less than 50 minutes - including credits (Southern States qualifiers - please submit to Southern States Featurette category) **ALL SUBMISSIONS are eligible to be nominated for genre, role and crew categories as determined appropriate by judges, for example Comedy or Horror, Actor or Actress, and Director or Cinematography**

Over 20 and less than 50 minutes - including credits **ALL SUBMISSIONS are eligible to be nominated for genre, role and crew categories as determined appropriate by judges, for example Comedy or Horror, Actor or Actress, and Director or Cinematography** Submission to a Southern States category must meet one of these criteria: 1) at least partially filmed in the Southern States (see logo map or list) AND comes from a Director OR Producer who resides in one of the Southern States, or 2) was filmed in its entirety in the Southern States, or 3) a film whose Director and Producer BOTH currently reside in one of the Southern States regardless of where it was filmed. Submission to one of these categories makes your film eligible for a Southern States Award, Best of the Fest, and any other juried categories that we may deem appropriate. If you submit in this category without meeting the necessary criteria, we must disqualify your film from consideration into the festival without a refund.

50 minutes or more - including credits (Southern States qualifiers - please submit to Southern States Feature Film category) **ALL SUBMISSIONS are eligible to be nominated for genre, role and crew categories as determined appropriate by judges, for example Comedy or Horror, Actor or Actress, and Director or Cinematography**

50 minutes or more- including credits *^ALL SUBMISSIONS are eligible to be nominated for genre, role and crew categories as determined appropriate by judges, for example Comedy or Horror, Actor or Actress, and Director or Cinematography** Submission to a Southern States category must meet one of these criteria: 1) at least partially filmed in the Southern States (see logo map or list) AND comes from a Director OR Producer who resides in one of the Southern States, or 2) was filmed in its entirety in the Southern States, or 3) a film whose Director and Producer BOTH currently reside in one of the Southern States regardless of where it was filmed. Submission to one of these categories makes your film eligible for a Southern States Award, Best of the Fest, and any other juried categories that we may deem appropriate. If you submit in this category without meeting the necessary criteria, we must disqualify your film from consideration into the festival without a refund.

Any length. Films submitted to THIS CATEGORY ONLY have no restrictions on when they were made and/or released - they can be from any year. An ART film is typically a serious, independent film aimed at a niche market rather than a mass market audience and presented at specialty theaters. EXPERIMENTAL is a mode of filmmaking that rigorously re-evaluates cinematic conventions and explores non-narrative forms and alternatives to traditional narratives or methods of working. SILENT film uses soundtrack elements different from what is being portrayed on the screen and may express concepts or dialogue using title cards.

Up to 45 minutes (including credits) **May be divided into subcategories as the judging panel sees fit** (Southern States qualifiers - please submit to Southern States Documentary category)

Up to 45 minutes (including credits) filmed in, and about, a topic in one or more of the Southern States, regardless of where the Director or Producer live. **May be divided into subcategories as the judging panel sees fit**

over 45 minutes (including credits) **May be divided into subcategories as the judging panel sees fit** (Southern States qualifiers - please submit to Southern States Documentary category) **ALL SUBMISSIONS are eligible to be nominated for genre, role and crew categories as determined appropriate by judges, for example Comedy or Horror, Actor or Actress, and Director or Cinematography**

over 45 minutes (including credits) filmed in, and about, a topic in one or more of the Southern States, regardless of where the Director or Producer live. **ALL SUBMISSIONS are eligible to be nominated for genre, role and crew categories as determined appropriate by judges, for example Comedy or Horror, Actor or Actress, and Director or Cinematography**

Up to 45 minutes - including credits. Any film genre, any language, wide open competition for films released prior to 2018.

over 45 minutes including credits. Any film genre, any language, wide open competition for films released prior to 2018.

Any length **ALL SUBMISSIONS are eligible to be nominated for genre, role and crew categories as determined appropriate by judges, for example Comedy or Horror, Actor or Actress, and Director or Cinematography**

Any length **ALL SUBMISSIONS are eligible to be nominated for genre, role and crew categories as determined appropriate by judges, for example Comedy or Horror, Actor or Actress, and Director or Cinematography**

Any length Smart phone footage exclusively OR at least 80% smart phone footage combined with not more than 20% stock and/or drone footage. (If you also use other media than these, please submit to the appropriate Film "length" category) **ALL SUBMISSIONS are eligible to be nominated for genre, role and crew categories as determined appropriate by judges, for example Comedy or Horror, Actor or Actress, and Director or Cinematography**

20 minutes or less (including credits) **ALL SUBMISSIONS are eligible to be nominated for genre, role and crew categories as determined appropriate by judges, for example Comedy or Horror, Actor or Actress, and Director or Cinematography** (Southern States qualifiers - please submit to Southern States Web Series category)

20 minutes or less (including credits) **ALL SUBMISSIONS are eligible to be nominated for genre, role and crew categories as determined appropriate by judges, for example Comedy or Horror, Actor or Actress, and Director or Cinematography** Submission to a Southern States category must meet one of these criteria: 1) at least partially filmed in the Southern States (see logo map or list) AND comes from a Director OR Producer who resides in one of the Southern States, or 2) was filmed in its entirety in the Southern States, or 3) a film whose Director and Producer BOTH currently reside in one of the Southern States regardless of where it was filmed. Submission to one of these categories makes your film eligible for a Southern States Award, Best of the Fest, and any other juried categories that we may deem appropriate. If you submit in this category without meeting the necessary criteria, we must disqualify your film from consideration into the festival without a refund.

Must be less than 10 minutes

Must be under 10 minutes. Submit as a "Music/Songwriting" project and submit MP3 or WAV file. Song must be original to your film OR you have attained legal permission from the artist or publishing company to use it in your film for festival screenings (festival rights).

Must be under 10 minutes. Submit as a "Music/Songwriting" project and submit MP3 or WAV file. Song must be original to your film OR you have attained legal permission from the artist or publishing company to use it in your film for festival screenings (festival rights).

20 minutes or less (including credits) You may submit the film so we can see/hear it in context, or submit just a sound file

20:01 or more (including credits) You may submit the film so we can see/hear it in context, or submit just a sound file