RULES:
1. Connecticut Frights Film Festival defines a short film as any film with a running time of 20 minutes or less. (This includes the final version with credits.) Any film longer than 20 minutes will not be considered.
2. Films that have had a theatrical run, been broadcast on television, or are available on home entertainment formats (including Blu-Ray/DVD/TVOD/VOD) will be deemed ineligible for CT Frights Film Festival.
3. All applicants must complete the official festival submission form located on FilmFreeway.
4. Connecticut Frights Film Festival reserves the right to disqualify any film not submitted through these websites without refund of any application fees.
5. The applicant holds the sole responsibility of copyright clearance of any copyrighted material in the film. Films including unauthorized copyrighted material are ineligible.
6. Films not in English must be subtitled in English unless dialogue is minimal and not necessary for the comprehension of the Film.
7. All projects must be submitted in a format FilmFreeway can support. Virtual reality work will not be considered.
TERMS:
1. Films submitted by mail will not be returned. Films submitted by email will not be considered.
2. Multiple versions of the same film will not be considered. Only the first submitted version of a film will be considered for Connecticut Frights Film Festival.
3. If the submitted film link does not play, the password does not work, or the film is otherwise not viewable, Connecticut Frights Film Festival reserves the right to disqualify the film without refunding the submission fees. It is the responsibility of the person submitting the film to update any changed passwords or links.
4. Connecticut Frights Film Festival will attempt, but is under no obligation, to view a submission that arrives after the designated deadline without refund of the submission fee.
5. Submitted films that qualify based on the regulations and eligibility requirements stated here will be seen by Connecticut Frights Film Festival programming staff and be considered equally with all other submissions.
6. Connecticut Frights Film Festival reserves the right to disqualify any film for non-payment of the submission fee. Connecticut Frights Film Festival will attempt to contact the applicant based on the contact information supplied at the time of submission in order to resolve non-payment status.
7. Applicants acknowledge that Connecticut Frights Film Festival reserves the right to change the nature of screenings and events due to circumstances related to public health and welfare or at the direction of local, state, or federal authorities. In such cases no submission refunds shall be issued.
8. Connecticut Frights Film Festival is under no obligation to provide comments regarding submitted films to any applicant. The festival is not responsible for any internal comments obtained by the applicant regarding their film.
