ELIGIBILITY
All submissions:
- must have been completed after January 1, 2024
- must be in English, subtitled in English or English versioned (non-English language films - may be submitted with an English transcript; however, if selected for ALFF, it must be subtitled or dubbed into English at the applicant’s expense)
All RRFF screening programs are curated and all submissions will be fully considered by the RRFF programming/screening team.
For the purposes of eligibility and awards consideration, ALFF uses the following definitions:
Film Length
Feature-Length: 60 minutes or longer
Mid-Length: 20 to 59 minutes
Short: under 20 minutes
Applicants will be notified of programming decisions via email by end of January 10, 2025. Final programming, categorization and slotting of films will be determined by the Festival programming team. Their decision is final. Successful applicants will receive this information in their official invitation.
No screeners or application materials will be returned. Do not send film prints, master tapes or other originals.
Submitting your Film:
All films must be submitted no later than December 12, 2025.
All films must be submitted through FilmFreeway.com.
All submissions/screeners must be .mp4
Entry Fee is paid through FilmFreeway.com.
All films must be in English.
If your film is in another language other than English please include English subtitles.
Short films should be no longer than 20 minutes.
All entrants will be notified by the first/second week of January 2026 as to their inclusion in the festival.
All entrants selected will receive a two complimentary VIP passes.
All entrants not selected will receive one VIP pass if they wish to attend.
All award winners must be present to receive their awards.
Once a film is accepted a digital copy of your film must be made available to download. If you are unable to digitally upload your film please contact our Technical Director andy@campusheatre.org
We do not accept works in progress.
Upon acceptance into the festival, filmmakers agree to allow The Riot In The River Film
Festival to use footage from their respective films for the SOLE purpose of marketing the festival and any associated events.
All Official Selections over 2 Minutes long will require at least a Teaser Trailer, so that we can help Promote your Film, as well as the Film Festival. (We put a link to your Trailer on our Website) All Films must also provide a File of the Poster, so that we can better Promote your Film, and the Film Festival.
Upon acceptance into the festival, additional instructions will be emailed.
MEDIA FORMATS for Accepted Films: TBA
RRFF POLICIES:
The Riot In The River Film Festival (Campus Theatre, Ltd.) are hereby granted the right to utilize an excerpt from any film submitted and accepted for exhibition at the Festival for promotional purposes. 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 undersigned shall indemnify and hold harmless Riot In The River Film Festival and its sections 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.
By submitting your film to The Riot In The River Film Festival or its sections you commit to a possible public screening of your film with The Riot In The River Film Festival. Films submitted may be moved, at the programmer’s discretion, within sections.
The Riot In The River Film Festival and its sections are not liable for the return of films which have been submitted for screening or adjudication.
The Riot In The River Film Festival and its sections do not pay screening fees.
The Riot In The River Film Festival and its sections reserve the right to cancel and/or change screening dates without prior contact.
All submission fees to the festival and/or sections are nonrefundable. Filmmaker understands that submitting to multiple sections does not improve their chances of screening.
By being accepted into the The Riot In The River Film Festival or one of the section programs you agree to send a Digital screener within the stipulated deadline or forfeit your screening date. The Riot In The River Film Festival and its sections are not responsible for rescheduling films which have been pulled from consideration by the submitting party or have not furnished an accompanying digital screener within reasonable time.
The Riot In The River Film Festival and its sections are not responsible for the costs of receiving or shipping DCPs and all DCPs must be accompanied by a digital screener.
