We accept submissions of short films across 10 genres: Animation, Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Experimental, Family Friendly, Horror, Thriller, Trí Minute Quickie and Trí Rivers (Local Filmmaker)
Conditions of Entry:
By submitting to Trí Rivers Film Festival, it is mutually understood that competitors are bound to abide by the rules and regulations of the Festival and that they have pre-cleared all materials that comprise the film, as an authorised holder of the intellectual property of the work.
SHORT FILM
All films submitted for competition must have a running time of under 20 minutes.
SUBTITLES
The significant dialogue or narration of all films must be in English, or the entry must have English-language subtitles. Exceptions can be made for films that contain little or no dialogue.
PREMIERE STATUS
TRFF does not have a premiere requirement. We will accept submissions of films that have previously screened elsewhere, including at other festivals and online.
COPYRIGHT
All entries must obtain the appropriate copyright clearances (i.e. music, archive footage, images, etc). Failure to do so will result in the entry being disqualified from the competition.
CATEGORY DESIGNATION
TRFF reserves the right to place films into alternative categories if it feels it is to the benefit of the filmmaker. This will be discussed with the filmmaker before any decision is made.
SUBMISSION FORMAT
For submission purposes, Trí Rivers Film Festival will accept films via online platform FilmFreeway. We do not accept submissions other than via this platform.
SUBMISSION DATES
Trí Rivers Film Festival is open for competition submissions from Friday 14th August 2020.
Lightning Deadline: Monday 14th September 2020
Earlybird Deadline: Saturday 31st October 2020
Regular Deadline: Thursday 14th January 2021
Late Deadline: Sunday 14th February 2021
Final Entry: Sunday 14th March 2021
SUBMISSION COSTS
Lightning Deadline: Monday 14th September 2020 £5
Earlybird Deadline: Saturday 31st October 2020 £7
Regular Deadline: Thursday 14th January 2021 £10
Late Deadline: Sunday 14th February 2021 £12
Final Entry: Sunday 14th March 2021 £15
Please note that Trí Rivers Film Festival does not cover licensing or pay any screening fees for submitted work.
SUBMISSIONS
If you have previously entered your film to Trí Rivers Film Festival, please do not re-enter it.
MARKETING MATERIALS
All marketing materials should be made available to be used for our marketing purposes by Sunday 14th March 2021. Filmmakers must include a brief synopsis of the film in no more than 150 words. Filmmakers need to provide at least one high resolution still (1920x1080 or higher) from their submitted film. More stills are recommended so we have a choice.
PUBLICITY
Trí Rivers Film Festival reserves the right to use extracts from submissions for TV, online and radio coverage or any other publicity that is used in the promotion of the Festival. Competitors agree on submission that promotional trailers of their film may be used by the Festival as part of the festivals PR campaign on Trí Rivers Film Festival website and social media channels. Please ensure that uploaded stills and headshots are of print quality and that you have permission to allow the Festival to use these for promotional and press purposes in perpetuity.
SCREENING FORMAT
Films selected for screening during the Festival should be in digital format such as Pro Res or High Res MOV or AVI encoded MPEG-4 video or H.264/H.265.
TRÍ RIVERS (LOCAL FILMMAKER)
To be considered for the 'Trí Rivers' short category the filmmaker should reside within the following county borders: Antrim, Armagh, Cavan, Derry, Donegal, Down, Fermanagh, Monaghan and Tyrone. If you need more information on this please contact info@tririversfilmfestival.co.uk
AWARDS
*The winner of the Trí Rivers Award (Local Filmmaker) will receive a £500 grant from Pickle & Co. Productions, which is headed by Festival Director, Ethan McDowell. This grant will be overseen by Pickle & Co. Productions and must contribute towards a future project.