Anomaly - The Rochester Genre Film Festival

- Films with a running time of 30 minutes and under qualify as shorts. In an effort to program more films, we prioritize shorts with a running time of 15 minutes or less.

- Selected films cannot be made available publicly online at any time before the fest (steaming/VOD/PPV), outside of the context of a limited streaming window as part of a geo-blocked virtual festival.

- Selected films cannot play a public screening in the greater Rochester, NY area prior to the festival.

- Preview screening format is an online screener ONLY - No DVD screeners.

- If submitting more than one film, a separate completed entry is required for each title.

- A screening committee determines which films shall be exhibited; submissions are not guaranteed to be shown. All decisions of the committee are final.

- Foreign-language films are welcome and encouraged to apply, but must include English subtitles. (Subtitles must be "burned-in" as part of the on-screen image, not a separate SRT file.)

- Selected films must be made available as a downloadable Quicktime file for exhibition. A DCP and a Quicktime backup are preferred.

- Anomaly reserves the right to use film stills, posters, and/or excerpts of accepted films for promotional purposes. Filmmakers retain full rights to their materials.

- Anomaly cannot sponsor visas or embassy letters for international films or filmmakers.

- Films are selected and scheduled at the discretion of Anomaly, which retains the right to make changes to those selections and published schedule at any time and for any reason.

- Submission fees are not refundable.

LEGAL / RIGHTS / CLEARANCES
It is the responsibility of the filmmaker to clear all rights before your film screens at the festival. By submitting a film, the filmmaker acknowledges that they have secured all applicable licenses and waivers of copyrights, moral rights, trademarks and any intellectual property rights.

The individual or corporation submitting the film hereby warrants that it is authorized to commit the film for screening and understands and accepts these requirements and regulations.

The submitter shall indemnify and hold harmless Anomaly - The Rochester Genre Film Festival 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 videos entered.