Cheap Cuts Documentary Festival's new platform receiving short documentaries made BEFORE January 2016.

In addition to our yearly festival we are organising screening nights throughout the year in cities like London, Berlin, Amsterdam and Madrid. We are now accepting older films that have finished their festival round but that would still like to be screened in a festival-curated like environment in different cities across the globe. We are creating a new distribution platform for short documentaries to reach a wider audience.

We are also accepting submissions of Mini-docs for our curated online platform that will be live very soon. There will be competitions throughout the year for best mini-doc and your film will reach a wide range of people from film professionals to film enthusiasts.

If your film is made after January 2016 submit to our festival! https://filmfreeway.com/CheapCutsDocumentaryFilmFestival

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Rules & Terms

Documentaries under 40 minutes made BEFORE January 2016.

For new documentaries please submit to Cheap Cuts Documentary Film Festival https://filmfreeway.com/CheapCutsDocumentaryFilmFestival

1. By submitting to Cheap Cuts screening nights you confirm that you own the rights of the work submitted. Participants films must follow copyright laws for music, footage or any other form of material used in their films.

2. Only entries that include the sending of the film (uploading) and a fully filled application form will be accepted.

3. Rules for eligibility

- Must be under 40 mins.
- Must be completed BEFORE January 2016.
- We ONLY accept documentary. Narrative/music video etc will not be viewed.
- Must be able to be screened digitally.
- Film must be subtitled if not in English.

4. The version of the films to be used for the selection process will not be deleted. They will become part of the archive of Cheap Cuts where they may be consulted by the associates. For any kind of public screening within Cheap Cuts umbrella no further permission from the owner will be required.

5. We might recommend your film to other curators we work with in other European cities. In this case filmmakers will be notified so they can discuss further details with the organisers of such events.

6. In case the film is selected, Cheap Cuts festival will inform the participant via email.

7. After being confirmed the selection, you should send by email:

• Three photos from the film (minimum resolution: 300 dpi – 10x10cm)
• Biography and filmography of the director.
• Final synopsis for the program and for the catalogue.
• Previous festivals and awards.

8. The costs related to sending the copy to UK will be borne by the participant.

9. The curators will comprise nationally and internationally renowned film makers from the documentary short film field.

10. After the film has been selected, Cheap Cuts may use a fragment of three minutes length of the film for promotion on TV, radio, internet, as well as the publicity material of the film (press kit, posters, etc.) for promotion purposes also.

11. All entries of films made to Cheap Cuts presuppose knowledge of and acceptance
of these regulations.