2024
8th Annual Wasaga Film Festival
“Official Contest Rules, Regulations, Terms and Conditions”
Short Films
The 8th Annual Wasaga Film Festival (the “Contest”) (hereafter called the WFF).
The film Creator/Director/Producer, the person that will be recognized for the film and will be the recipient of the award if their film is selected (hereafter called the Producer).
The person or party that is submitting the film/video (hereafter called the Entrant).
Note: If the film/video is being submitted by a film school/institute, instructor or educator, it is the student that is to be recognized as the Producer for it is their film/video. The film school/institute or educator is the submitter and will be viewed as the film/video submitter or Entrant.
1. By submitting your short film/video, you confirm that you own 100% of the rights to the work. If the work’s copyright is held by more than one person, the submitter must have the written consent of all other owners prior to submitting.
2. All third party music (music other than your own creation) and other copyrighted and/or intellectual material (this includes Corporate Brands) and/or property used in films must be properly licensed and credited. The WFF Committee has the right to ask to see licensed documents and failure to produce said documents give the WFF Committee the right to refuse and disqualify your entry.
3. All films must be in English or subtitled in English. Films may originate from anywhere in the world, however, if the film’s dialogue is required to understand and follow the narrative and storyline, subtitles in English are required.
4. Films/videos that are excessively graphic, violent, shows nudity and/or profanity for no apparent reason will be disqualified and the WFF has the right to refuse your entry.
5. Each Submission must be accompanied by a completed registration, entry form. The Producer and if the film is being submitted by someone other than the Producer that both parties must indicate that they have read, understand and agree with the Rules and Regulations.
6. Any film/video entry published before January 1, 2021 is not eligible for submission.
7. All submissions should have a 30-second trailer submitted with each film/video entry, except for the Video Advertisement, Regional Sub-Category.
8. Submissions are only accepted through FilmFreeway. Note: the Submission Fee is non-refundable. Entrants will receive one admission ticket for the Producer to the WFF Red Carpet Gala Awards on Nov 3rd, 2024. Tickets will be assigned to a table and/or seat, if Entrant or Producer wishes to purchase additional tickets they must do so by contacting the WFF at: info@wasagafilmfest.com or mail form to:
Wasaga Film Festival
C/O Project Manager
7 Goldsmith Place
Wasaga Beach, Ontario, Canada L9Z 1E4
9. Film/Video File Size Cannot Exceed 10Gb On Upload.
10. Film/video duration not including title and credits are not to exceed 30 minutes, except for Regional Video Advertisement which are not to exceed 90 seconds. Please see Category Chart below.
11. Any language film/video other than English must be subtitled in English to qualify for the festival.
