Bohemian Film Festival

We prefer films completed within the last five years.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Film reviews are done exclusively online so films must be submitted online from secure sources. FilmFreeway or Vimeo are our preferred platforms, but others may be accepted as well. No physical media will be accepted for review.

Include film screener-link and password in your submission. To screen a film at the event, we will need to download in advance. So, be sure Download is turned on. We do NOT accept DVD or Blu-Ray films.

Submission should include: (1) a “Caption Description” of 25 words or less, (2) a “Summary Paragraph” not to exceed 75 words, and (3) a single photo or illustration from the film. It is highly suggested you provide website links to single and/or multiple trailers; 10 seconds to 2 minutes each.

In your submission, please provide the names of the screenwriter, producer, director, and principal cast.

All films in languages other than English must have English subtitles. No films in the horror genre or films with gratuitous violence will be considered.

The festival will consider work-in-progress. Films should be marked as either “Rough Cut” or “Work in Progress/WIP”. Incomplete materials or changes to be made should be clearly indicated (e.g. temporary score, missing VFX, no color-correction) both in your cover letter and the film cut itself (ideally as a title card at the start of the film). Please, no countdown leader or sync beep at the film’s beginning.

Submit to only one category. Bohemian Film Festival reserves the right to determine eligibility of a category submission.

PUBLICITY.

If your film is selected for screening at the Bohemian Festival and you would like local or hometown publicity, please provide a list of your publicist or media contact information.

A press kit, containing hi-res action shots (NOT behind-the-scenes photos), filmmaker and team bios, resume, and credits, is optional but highly recommended. Digital only.

COPYRIGHT AND LEGAL TERMS

By entering your film for consideration by the Bohemian Festival, you hereby grant the right to use an excerpt of any film accepted for exhibition at the Festival for promotion purposes.

You attest that your work is cleared for festival exhibition and accept full legal responsibility for the intellectual property therein.

The submitting individual or corporation associated with the project hereby warrants that it is authorized to commit the film for screening; and shall indemnify and hold harmless Bohemian Festival and its corporation or representative or affiliates 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.

Should your film be accepted, we ask permission to keep a copy of the film for our Festival library. This request is voluntary and is not conditional.