Submissions are open to short (under 45 min) fiction and nonfiction films and videos of all styles, subjects that align with the aforementioned programming. All films selected for screening will be notified of their status by September 1, 2023. The filmmaker agrees to be responsible for all shipping and insurance costs for shipping materials to the festival office.
If accepted for screening, your film will screen September 28th-October 1st 2023 as part of the Big Eddy Film Film Festival.
ENTRY FEES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE. Should the 2023 Big Eddy Film Festival be canceled or postponed because of an act of God, natural disaster, epidemic, or for any other reason beyond our control, submission fees cannot be refunded.
Films of a completion date between 2018 and 2023 are eligible for submission. Rare exceptions are made for films with a strong local connection to Sullivan County, NY.
Preview screeners and exhibition prints must either be in English or have English subtitles.
Rough cuts are accepted for entry at the final deadline only. If you are submitting a rough cut, make sure it is indicated as such. Include the intended final running time and work remaining to be completed with your entry.
Entering filmmakers must have one of the following formats available by September 1, 2023, if accepted, for screening at the festival. Blu-Ray or h.264 (.mp4) file.
DCP is NOT an accepted screening format.
You are responsible for updating Big Eddy directly regarding any change to your contact information and ensuring that emails from BEFF@delawarevalleyartsalliance.org are not blocked by spam filters.
Big Eddy requires an online screener to be uploaded to Vimeo (password protected private link), Youtube (unlisted link), or the FilmFreeway video player. If you absolutely cannot upload your film please email beff@delawarevalleyartsalliance.org for instructions on mailing a physical screener.
All entry deadlines are postmark deadlines. Entries postmarked after the final deadline may not be considered. Submission fees are non-refundable.
ADDITIONAL TERMS OF ENTRY:
By submitting this film, I understand that I am agreeing to the following:
I am currently the copyright owner of this work. Should ownership or rights to my film change, this agreement to screen at the 2023 Big Eddy Film Festival (BEFF), if accepted, will be upheld and not be infringed. I own or control the copyright in and to, and am duly authorized to submit this film to the BEFF and to the best of my knowledge, all statements on this document are true; This film contains no material which could result in tort claims, royalty claims, claims for breach of contract, or claims of any sort whatsoever; If this film is selected for screening at the BEFF, I grant the presenters the right to screen this film in Sullivan County, New York in September/October 2023; I understand and agree that this film entry, if selected for the BEFF, may be used for promotional purposes of the Festival, its producer Delaware Valley Arts Alliance, or its partners and I grant the BEFF, its producer, and its partners the rights to use up to two minutes of footage, photographic stills and/or titles and information from the film for promotional purposes; I fully indemnify and hold BEFF and its partners harmless from: a) damage to or loss of the film print or videotapes en route to or from BEFF or during the course of festival possession of the entry; and b) from any claims which may arise in connection with this documentary film. If a claim arises in connection with this film, I will bear all the costs of defense incurred by BEFF and pay any award of damages that may ensue. I also agree to reimburse BEFF for any attorney fees incurred in connection with the defense of such a claim. I understand that BEFF reserves the right to place my film in the appropriate competition category. By submitting my film, I am indicating that I understand, comply with and agree to the Terms of Entry and the eligibility requirements.
