Showcase your casts, catches, skills, and spills! The Kayak Fishing Film Festival is now accepting submissions for 2020. We accept entries from amateurs and professionals. Films may have been previously entered for screening in other film festivals.
In sending an entry to the Kayak Fishing Film Festival, you agree to accept the Rules and Regulations outlined below. For matters not covered by these Rules and Regulations and questions arising from them, decisions will be made at the sole discretion of the Festival organizers.
To submit your film for consideration, provide an HD high-resolution version of the film via FilmFreeway. Pay the applicable submission fee and include a downloadable link to your film along with promotional graphics.
FilmFreeway accepts all major video formats in full quality HD up to 10 GB. We transcode videos for playback compatibility and performance and recommend that you use settings close to our output settings:
Maximum video bitrate: 2200 Kbps, H.264, mp4
Audio: 128 Kbps, AAC, 2 channel stereo
Aspect ratio preserved; minimum video height of 720 pixels
Duration:
While entries can be of any duration, films that are 15 minutes or less in duration are preferred. Films longer than 15 minutes should be accompanied by a shorter version. Entrants grant the Festival organizers the right to make Festival versions of films that are shorter than 20 minutes.
Content and Language:
Films can be narrative, story, animated, or experimental. Foreign language films must be accompanied by an English translation or have English subtitles.
Screening Fees:
Screening fees will not be paid for films screened as part of the Kayak Fishing FIlm Festival.
Consent/Rights:
All music rights must be cleared before films are submitted. Consent from performers and/or persons appearing in the film must be obtained before films are submitted.
Promotional Materials:
Festival organizers may use excerpts, not exceeding three minutes, for promotional purposes in various media, trade shows, and retail stores.
Entrants grant the Festival organizers the right to copy the entry in part or in its entirety in any media format to facilitate the operation or promotion of the Festival.
Entries MUST be accompanied by a minimum of three (3) high-resolution images from the film to be reproduced, published and/or exhibited for promotional purposes as they pertain to the Kayak Fishing Film Festival.
Preferred Format: Digital; 300 dpi jpeg and/or Tiff format; minimum size is 4" x 6" landscape or portrait. Please include a press kit and director's CV, if available.