Cameo Launch Short Film Festival

Entrant Age:
Any individual submitting a short film for any category must be 18 years old or older to enter, with the exception of 'Take the Shot', in which submitters can be 16 years old or older.

Length:
Films can be up to 40 minutes long (although films of 15 minutes or less are preferred).

Film Age:
Submitted films must have been completed no more than 18 months prior to the opening date of this festival.

Country of Origin:
Submitted films may originate from any country in the world.

Language:
All submitted films must either be in the English language or contain English language subtitles.

Distribution Status:
Submitted films may have distribution in place, in which case submissions must be made by the distribution rights holder or with the distribution rights holder's consent. We reserve the right to ask for proof of such consent at any time.

Rights:
Any films submitted must have all rights cleared including the use of any licensed footage or music. By submitting your film, you are declaring that you possess such rights and that Cameo Launch will not bear responsibility for the violations of any copyright agreements, should these rights not be cleared prior to submission.

What We Are Looking For:
This is a platform for animated, narrative fiction and documentary filmmaking and includes all genres with the exception of promotional videos, music videos, experimental films that do not contain a clear narrative and trailers for films not appearing in our line-up.

We absolutely exclude any racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic, religiously or culturally prejudicial, pornographic or obscene content.

Premiere Status:
Cameo Launch has no requirement that your film have premiere status, however we aim to work with filmmakers/distributors who seek to premiere their films at our festival, so please inform us if you intend to submit your film on this basis.

Refund Policy:
The fees charged for submissions are for your film to be considered. This does not guarantee that your film will be accepted or presented during our festival. As such, we do not operate a refund policy internally, so please be 100% certain you wish to submit your film before doing so. As submissions are made via FilmFreeway, their refund policies in relation to payments made through their platform constitute the ultimate rule on this matter.

Exhibition:
The Cameo Launch Short Film Festival is a hybrid festival and all accepted submissions will be presented theatrically and online. As such, we will require all accepted films to be provided in a properly formatted DCP file in a resolution of 2K or higher. A copy of the film in .mov or.mp4 formats will also be required in 1920x1080 or higher in order to present the film in the festival’s online platform.

While the in-person exhibition will take place on 12th October 2024, the online screenings will continue until 11:59pm Sunday 3rd November 2024.

If your film is accepted, the Cameo Launch Short Film Festival will require the video files containing the film and trailer to be sent via download link or cloud drive (Dropbox, Google Drive, WeTransfer, etc.). Relevant agreements with specified details will be provided ahead of time for filmmaker/rights holder perusal before agreeing to have their film shown at our festival and hosted on the Cameo Launch website.

Cameo Launch will require an EPK and accompanying materials such as a poster in jpeg or png format (portrait and landscape - recommended image size 1994 x 2880 px), cast & crew list, synopsis, any available promotion and production stills.

Cameo Launch, may include excerpts of the selected films or associated imagery in its promotions, including promotional videos, online newsletters and social media.

For further information please contact us directly on hello@cameolaunch.com.