Validate Yourself Film Festival

New York, NY, United States, North America

07 - 09 May, 2021

Category

Feature, Short

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Validate Yourself Film Festival

New York, NY, United States, North America

Is this your festival?

Is this your festival?

About the festival

Our mission at Validate Yourself Film Festival is to create and provide a credible and accessible opportunity for aspiring and talented filmmakers. 

The Validate Yourself Film Festival offers a medium in which Independent Filmmakers may showcase their work nationally and internationally. The vision for the festival has been our passion to educate filmmakers on sense of self-worth & artistic ability without other's approval or validation.

The reason why we started this film festival was simply because as filmmakers, We did not like how some festivals treated us. Therefore we decided to be a part of the solution.

You have the opportunity to enter any festival, there are thousands out there, so when you choose us, we don't take that lightly. We will give your film all of our attention in the screening process. We look forward to seeing your work.

For more information about the festival director of
Validate Yourself Film Festival
please visit antoineallenfilms.com

Best Feature Film Award
Best Short Film Award
Best Web Series Award
Best Actor or Actress in a Feature Film Award
Best Actor or Actress in a Short Film Award
Best Screenwriter Award
Best Director Award
Best Cinematography Award
Best Edited Award
Validate Yourself Film Festival Founder Choice Award.
Validate Yourself Film Festival Breakthrough Storyteller Award.
Actors Monologue Competition

About

Our mission at Validate Yourself Film Festival is to create and provide a credible and accessible opportunity for aspiring and talented filmmakers. 

The Validate Yourself Film Festival offers a medium in which Independent Filmmakers may showcase their work nationally and internationally. The vision for the festival has been our passion to educate filmmakers on sense of self-worth & artistic ability without other's approval or validation.

The reason why we started this film festival was simply because as filmmakers, We did not like how some festivals treated us. Therefore we decided to be a part of the solution.

You have the opportunity to enter any festival, there are thousands out there, so when you choose us, we don't take that lightly. We will give your film all of our attention in the screening process. We look forward to seeing your work.

For more information about the festival director of
Validate Yourself Film Festival
please visit antoineallenfilms.com

Best Feature Film Award
Best Short Film Award
Best Web Series Award
Best Actor or Actress in a Feature Film Award
Best Actor or Actress in a Short Film Award
Best Screenwriter Award
Best Director Award
Best Cinematography Award
Best Edited Award
Validate Yourself Film Festival Founder Choice Award.
Validate Yourself Film Festival Breakthrough Storyteller Award.
Actors Monologue Competition

Awards & Winners

There are no winners yet for this festival

Terms and rules

The Validate Yourself Film Festival is looking for independent feature-length and short films from around the world from any genre.

SUBMISSION SCREENING FORMAT:
We only accepts Online screeners.

COMPLETED SUBMISSIONS INCLUDE:

- Submission fees
- All required fields through Online platform
- All films must include responses to the following: Synopsis (in English), 2 high resolution stills from the film, full cast and credits list, and an official film poster. Movie Trailer

PAYMENTS:

1. All payments and fees for submissions must be paid through the Online submission process.
2. There are absolutely no refunds.
3. The Validate Yourself Film Festival does not wave submission fees to preserve the integrity of the competition and its participants’ artistic works.

FILM REQUIREMENTS:

- We accepts films of all genres
- Feature films must be 60 minutes and over in length.
- Short films must be 20 minutes or less in length.
- World and U.S. premieres are not required.
- All films in a language other than English MUST include subtitles in English for festival screening.
- Works-in-progress will not be considered.

SELECTION & NOTIFICATION GUIDE
We will watch your film. If there is an issue with your submission playing, we will notify you and give you every opportunity to get us a playable submission.
We post official selections on our website and notify official selections by email.
We will notify you if you are not accepted as well.
Once scheduled, you may not withdraw from the festival.

Ratings & Reviews

Categories and fees

Best Feature Film
Early Bird (1st December, 2019) $40
Regular (1st September, 2020) $50
Late (28th February, 2021) $60

Any narrative film that is 60 minutes and longer is considered a feature film. U.S. and/or international submissions may be from any genre.

Best Short Film
Early Bird (1st December, 2019) $20
Regular (1st September, 2020) $30
Late (28th February, 2021) $40

Any film that is 1-20 minutes in duration is considered a short film. U.S. and/or international submissions may be from any genre.

Best Web Series
Early Bird (1st December, 2019) $20
Regular (1st September, 2020) $30
Late (28th February, 2021) $40

Minimum of 2 episodes total run time no more than 20 minutes.

Actors Monologue Competition
Early Bird (1st December, 2019) $20
Regular (1st September, 2020) $30
Late (28th February, 2021) $40

Enter the Actors Monologue Competition to receive $500 in cash and a guaranteed leading role in a Short Film Directed by Award-Winning filmmaker Antoine Allen. YOU WILL NEED to submit a 1 to 3-minutes max video of yourself performing a borrowed or original Monologue. You can record yourself on your camera phone or professional video. Please upload it to a YouTube or Vimeo account. We will pick the top five finalists to pro-form the monologue live. Good luck, “MUST BE ABLE TO ATTEND THE FILM FESTIVAL To qualify for the grand prize.

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