FILM FESTIVAL ELIGIBILITY:
Submissions may be:
- feature fiction film, documentary and animation,
- short fiction film, documentary and animation
or
- student fiction film, documentary and animation.
All can be of any genre and topic; as long as short films are under 40 minutes long and feature films over 40 minutes long.
Films with a language other than English must have English subtitles.
Valid student ID is required for student submissions.
We would consider a film to be a student film if the filmmaker was a student at the time of the completion of the film.
Student ID proof should be attached to the application or sent with a tracking number to: contact@tellthetale.today
We will consider all films that have been completed after January 2011.
Filmmakers are welcome to submit a FilmFreeway online screener. No DVD submissions.
Filmmakers must have secured clearance to use all copyrighted or trademarked material (music, images, text sources, etc). Failure to obtain clearance could result in your film being withdrawn from the festival.
More than one entry may be submitted. Each must be submitted separately.
Entry fees are non-refundable.
FILM FESTIVAL NOTIFICATION:
All notifications of acceptance or rejection will be made by email from Tell the Tale Film Festival by August 14th, 2021.
FILM FESTIVAL SELECTION:
All films that have a higher average, or are a favourite of a programmer, go on to final deliberations.
If selected, high-quality H.264 file will be the allowed format of an exhibition.
If selected the filmmaker will assume shipping costs of materials to Tell the Tale Film Festival.
If a film is accepted, entrants will be solely responsible for delivering their exhibition video materials to and from the festival venue.
Tell the Tale Film Festival cannot be held liable for your exhibition print/video materials which are lost or damaged.
Tell the Tale Film Festival is not responsible for failure to meet its predetermined screening dates where such failure is due to an event that is beyond our reasonable control, which includes but is not limited to fire, flood, storm, riot, civil disturbance, war, nuclear accident, terrorist activity and pandemic. In case of our festival dates being postponed due to such circumstances, we will reschedule and recommence at the earliest possible dates.
Tell the Tale Film Festival will take place in Sofia, Bulgaria from September 16-18, 2021.
Unfortunately, Tell the Tale Film Festival does not provide room, board or travel for filmmakers.
Festival dates and venue are subjects to change.
Participation in the Tell the Tale Film Festival grants us the authorisation to show elements of the entered film for promotional purposes if required.
By submitting your film to the Tell the Tale Film Festival you agree that you have read, understood, and agree to all the terms and conditions of the festival rules and guidelines.