A Lyte in the Dark

Content must be suitable for network television broadcast adhering to FCC regulations. Works containing graphic violence, nudity, and extreme profanity are not eligible.

Submissions can any genre or category. Submissions must be in English. Subtitled work will be disqualified from inclusion in The Fish Bowl.

Run Time:
Maximum of 27 minutes.
Micro Short maximum of 5 minutes.
Live Musical Performance maximum of 10 minutes.

Completion Date:
No completion date restrictions.

Premiere Status:
No premiere status requirements.

Distribution Status:
No distribution status required.

A Lyte in the Dark accepts submissions via online links. Submissions can be any genre or category. Submissions must be in English. Subtitled work will be disqualified from inclusion in The Fish Bowl.

A Lyte in the Dark does not pay screening fees. We do not provide any airfare for the submitter to come and attend the festival. They need to arrange their own travel and accommodation for the same. Certificates are digitally printable which will be emailed to the winners.

Creators of A Lyte in the Dark are hereby granted the right to utilize an except from any work submitted and accepted for exhibition for promotional purposes. The individual or corporation submitting the work hereby warrants that it is authorized to commit the work for participation in the broadcast series and understands and accepts these requirements and regulations. The undersigned shall indemnify and hold harmless A Lyte in the Dark from and against any and all claims, liabilities, losses, damages, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney's fees, and costs of the court) which may be incurred by reason of any claim involving copyright, trademark, credits, publicity, screening, and loss of or damage to the screening work entered.

By submitting to A Lyte in the Dark you commit to the possible televised screening of your work. Producers understand that submitting their work to multiple sections does not improve the chances of being accepted for broadcast.

A Lyte in the Dark reserves the right to cancel and/or change screening dates without prior contact.

​A Lyte in the Dark is not responsible for rescheduling work which has been pulled by the submitting party.

​All submission fees to A Lyte in the Dark are nonrefundable.