General Rules

• Submission deadlines must be met without exception
• Films which have been submitted and viewed for previous editions of the festival may be registered again.
• Feature length films need a minimum running time of 40 min, shorter films need to register in categories marked as “short” in particular.
• Documentary forms can be submitted to short and feature sections.
• Every submitter will receive a notification about the result of the selection screening.
• Films will only be considered for selection after the processing fee is received
• Parts of your film – including trailer, teaser, film poster, extracts, and stills – will be used for promotional purpose.
• Multiple entries are allowed for each filmmaker and each entry may be entered in multiple categories.
• Entry fees are non-refundable.
• The films must include English subtitles unless the spoken language is English. This includes films in French.

In addition to the competition winners being announced online every month, a selection of the monthly winner movies is presented live at the event every year.