Welcome to COLORTAPE FILM FESTIVAL!
2025 Entries can be seen by late JANUARY at the following link:
https://colortapeinternational.com/2025/
Please don't click now as there is nothing to see yet. Programming & Scheduling works underway. Thanks you for your understanding. Please come back and re-checkit by the end of January. Thank you.

CONGRATULATION TO THE 2024 WINNER!
"The Unseen Crisis_ Vaccine Stories You Were Never Told"
directed by Cindy Drukier.

More details can be found at https://www.colortapeinternational.com/2030/
Thank you!

2024 NFT TOTAL PRIZES VALUES WILL BE APPROX. ETH215.82 APPROX (USD$635,000, current rate 0.00034ETH -0.00 (0.88%) 15 May, 6:04 am UTC (note: market value of AUD/USD/ETH subject to change in December)

Hosted between Australia (Brisbane, Perth) & Hungary, COLORTAPE strives to redefine what a film festival can be by inviting filmmakers to submit from diverse multicultural backgrounds & mixed diversity accross the globe, by creating a stimulating environment where arts & culture, creativity, originality, freedom of thinking & speech, envoronmental concerns & issues, future carbon print, Artificial Inteligence, and inspiration take centre stage. Our film festival allows filmmakers from across the globe to push boundaries and showcase & share cinematic art, their unique creative work, vision, stories, fiction, issues & voices through the shared cinematic experience.

We are very proud to have been ranked in the past, five years in a row as one of the Top 100 Best Reviewed Festivals on FilmFreeway.

Thank you for visiting our film submission festival platform. Our audience love your films. Please feel free to submit your works to us.

An Online & Outdoor Screening Event (when permissable)

AWARDS:
more information can be found here
https://colortapeinternational.com/2030/2024-awards-list/

Please find for your convenience listed some important links below you may want to browse and get more information. Links under constant development, if you find errors PLEASE email us the link thank you!

2024 Film Screening Event, Competition (listing, watch & vote) can be found by 30th. June at https://www.colortapeinternational.com/2030/

Before submitting PLEASE read our terms & conditions which can be found at https://colortapeinternational.com/2030/child-protection-policy/

WHAT YOU MUST DO:
GIVE US THE SCREENER DOWNLOAD ACCESS LINK! It is very IMPORTANT
Festivals need access to films to be able to screen films. Without films screenings at festivals cannot take place. Hence, for participation we need the screener. Due to past bad experience, the data's long travelling distance from one continent to other during playback of films "on the fly" for example European in excess of 10,000km distance away from Australia, continuous and frequent frame freezes ocured during the event, the movies keeps stopping and starting as there was no continuous connection, low bandwidth and relatively slow speed (Australia has a slower internet than many countries around the world). Its a fact.

Nobody wants to watch a film that keeps stopping and starting. 
This kind of technical glitch makes some films unwatchable, if played back from Vimeo, FilmFreeway listing platform. Hence a screener download is a MUST be provided so it an be watched flawlessly, without interruptions, and without getting skipping, lagging frames etc. Thank you for your understanding. CIFF Admin

ABOUT OUR MULTIPLE FILM LISTING PLATFORMS OPPORTUNITY:
In order to increase filmmakers accumulated points received from the public, from views online, you must allow us to screen on our website or outdoor cinema/indoor if available. Optional, not guaranteed. We need to book the location, have permits in place, public liability, council approvals etc. All subject to availability & confirmation.

Since, the majority of filmmakers would like to receive the highest score possible, and would like to have their films viewed by the general public.

If you do not want to have your film listed on COLORTAPE FILM FESTIVAL then PLEASE remove your entry from submissions.

More information on submissions/rules can be found at:
Press & Media Releases
https://colortapeinternational.com/2030/press&media.html

Privacy Policy
https://colortapeinternational.com/2030/Privacy-Policy.html

Event Screening (Indoor/Outdoor - subject to approvals from local councils, weather/environment permits)

https://www.colortapeinternational.com/2024/eventscreening/2024events.html

Colortape International Film Festival is a privately owned, multicultural film festival promoting worldwide arts & culture through films, while bridging cultural differences, friendship, showcasing the creative vision of filmmakers from over the world. We are strong advocates and promoters of peace, love, friendship and mutual respect. One of very few festivals, if not the only one, to guaranteed acceptance, entry and certification for every filmmaker! Over 5324 filmmakers were rewarded in the past 8/9 years!

Dedicated mainly for international entries who would like to showcase their work to the Australian audience. Offering a transparent and culturally un-biased selection. Opening the door to those who normally get rejected or are unfairly disqualified based on difference in culture.

Local Australian filmmakers, based within our shores or outside can also participate.
We acknowledge that there are many more options available to local filmmakers, we noted in the past that many Australian films also do not get any or the right recognition and acceptance from local film festivals. They ought to be recogised. Even if there are better quality with larger budgets films entered from overseas. We would still like to reward everyone for their hard work, and creative nature.

Colortape is a film competition and film festival offering an Indoor/Outdoor screening opportunity , when possible, to showcase filmmakers work, and reward everyone towards the end of the competitive season.

Colortape festival was nominated as one of the most prestigious and recognized film festivals in the Southern hemisphere & possibly being one of Asia-Pacific's largest multicultural film competition by the number of annual admissions and FREE for the community in Australia.

In 2016, and 2017, 2018 nominated again for a 3rd year in a row for the "Access Community Services Cultural Diversity Award" by state government of Queensland, Regional Achievement and Community Awards.

Our festival endeavours to connect & bridge diverse cultural backgrounds from every corner of the world, whilst providing a sound platform for filmmakers to compete, showcase their work and be rewarded (recognition certified) at the same time, and offered an intimate festival where filmmakers and the audience can share & promote friendship and peace, to be engaged in the art of film and cinema.

Awards & Prizes

Colortape is the first ever film festival in the world to award filmmakers with custom designed & newly released NFT (Non-Fungible-Tokens) valued in Ethereum cryptocurrency. Non-redeemable, BUT awarded filmmakers have re-sale & transfer rights, and can fundraise their future film projects by selling their NFT to their sponsors, family, friends, or NFT collectors, NFT investors, in the film diaspora. Note: NFTS are like diamonds/wine/paintings. The older they will get the more valuable they will become. Must have heard of some VIP NFTS sold in millions. Never know what could happen to yours. Re-assurance: Colortape will NOT retain any royalty % on transfer or re-sales of the awarded film NFTS. Guaranteed. One NFT award will be issued per winner. Best Actor/Actress/Best DOP/Cinematography/Sound etc may also receive an NFT award for working on the same project, entirely different design/minting process & value. The NFT awards value will vary from one film to another, year -to - year and will usually takes place close to the end of the competitive season (December) each year. Email notification and digital certificates will be emailed, to reduce close contacts.
The cryptocurrency and NFT market is evolving rapidly and we want to keep pace with the developments. We recommend filmmakers/producers/agents get a crypto currency "wallet". We use the most common one Metamask, it is easy and secure. NFTS are designed by "Ride2FameWithMe" and the minted token value is assigned by CIFF management according to the respective award.

Thank you for your support. PLEASE help us with your reviews and fundraising initiatives (buy our NFTS). if possible so we can reward as many possible filmmakers, animators, script writers, musicians, content creators like yourselves to get some sort of recognition for your works.

Winners & Runner Ups - Top 100 Nominees updates will be available for viewing in December each year at https://www.colortapeinternational.com/2023winners&runnerups.html

Rules & Terms

Submission requirements
Filmmaker must send us a screener version download link of their full/complete film in MP4 format (preferable), foreign films MUST include English subtitles (srt file is ok too), also a synopsis in winword or RTF/PDf format, + a high quality (not thumbnail) 300DPI poster size A3 OR A4 + trailer mp4 format for promotion/advertising your film at the festival) Alternatively, send us 2x copies of your work on DVD/BluRay disc, DSR, or file on USB flash card / Micro SD card (we will return it if requested) if have any queries please contact us for the surface mail (postage).

Once received you will automatically proceed past our 1st or 2nd phase of acceptance or pre-selection process and you will receive an extra 5 points for poster submission & screener link. We need to share the film link with judges or panel selection in other geographical areas where our festival runs simultaneously, and because we had problems during playback at public screening in the past while running online (as frames dropped out and connections were severed), people just walking out of the screening sessions, making our presentation look very unprofessional while filmmakers missed out on crucial points. Hence we have decided to have (mp4 / mov / mpeg format file) and/or a screener on hand available to play any time anywhere, unrestricted and flawlessly. Depending on the material and works submitted. Thank you.

The submitted work should be filmed in either Standard Definition (SD) but most preferable in High Definition (HD) if possible, The last one will attract extra points. Some categories are exempt (for example: Mobile Phone category). Please include a 300DPI CYMK rezolution A4 poster (5 points extra will be awarded for graphics design & creativity) and line of credits + a short synopsis (5 points each added). DVD cover and art works will also receive extra points for presentation (5points). Must submit your own work not somebody else's. Penalties will apply for plagiarism and copyright theft.

Since you have shot and made your film/documentary/commercial/musical or promo, and after spending endless hours of pre & post production work, from filming to editing, designing and rendering, once you have finalized your master then now it’s time to send us a link to your version of your film (web uploaded) or send us DVD copies. Make your film stand out by delivering the highest possible quality, and playable at a good speed (without frames being dropped). Hence, is to be rendered in a popular industry standard format. Always keep a copy of your master safe and on file for future use. It is the responsibility of the registered member or entrant to upload the correct file format or working link and must be as small as possible, and playable as fast as possible. Any submitted foreign language films made in your native language MUST have English subtitles or dubbing! Don't take the risk to loose crucial points by not providing translation, get the much needed extra points to boost your chances to win!

Remember: Please submit posters, A4 via email in digital format, pdf/psd/jpeg/gif 300DPI CYMK minimum printing resolution (extra 5 points to be awarded for a poster submission, photo and info about the film or filmmaker & your subject(s), cast and crew information in text format (if you have not done so already when registering on FilmFreeway). Any format (email or letterhead) will do it! PLEASE Include title, director's name, full surface mail address and email address when you sign-up!
Yes, some filmmakers do not fill out the complete address (eg: state, or country)

Colortape International promotes the work submitted by filmmakers which are made in their own native language – but there must be a multi-language selection subtitle in SRT format or embedded in your submitted material, most importantly in English (if your film is not in English language). We will not assess or award points on the correctness or gramma of the English language used. We just need to understand your film. However, if your submitted material will be a winner or runner-up in one of the regions and will enter the world competition at international level, we would suggest to you to improve the language issue to suit most audiences world wide. Tip! You will have a better chance to progress in the competition at higher levels. Participants, directors or filmmakers submitting either: films, documentaries, montage and musicals, “0-60 Seconds” commercials/promos and/or short films into this competition then should tell us how much budget did you have, and should upload a clear pre & post production snap shot (jpeg pref.) of cast & crew, and a short biography of the director OR a synopsis. Must be sent to us via Festhome during the registration process, and must be attached to their profile and be readily available to provide us with more information about themselves, cast & crew and their subject if they are selected to progress into the finals.

Advertisements & Film Classification
Colortape International film festival will be given special customs and censorship clearances under which it is forbidden to allow persons under the age of 18 years to attend. However, some films included in the Commercials & Short Film Festival and post 2024 will be classified and in some cases children under the age of 18 will be allowed to attend certain screenings depending upon the classification received. Also if you will use children under the age of 18 in your own productions you MUST download a Parent Consent Form and have it signed with the legal guardian of the child prior to shoot your advertisement. A form must be completed for every child featured in the commercial or promo. A commercial or film's classification will be identified in the Colortape International Film Festival Guide section of the website.

For further information on Film Classification visit: http://www.classification.gov.au/special.html
also read our constitution and child policirs at https://colortapeinternational.com/2030/child-protection-policy/
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  • Mikheil Gabaidze

    All the experiences that come with participating in festivals are very important. I congratulate all the participants and wish the festival leaders success.

    December 2024
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    Response from festival:

    Thank you, such a diversity the world can offer & we love being part of it. Wishing ALL a Happy New Year 2025!

  • Toma Enache

    The Colortape International Film Festival is a wonderful celebration of global creativity and storytelling. We are honored that our film, Enescu, jupuit de viu, has been selected to be part of this inclusive and inspiring festival from Brisbane, Australia and won the HONORARY DIASPORA CULTURAL AWARD! Their dedication to promoting diverse voices and independent cinema is truly commendable. Thank you for recognizing our work and supporting filmmakers from around the world!

    December 2024
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    Response from festival:

    Thank you we are honoured indeed. Wishing ALL a Happy New Year 2025!

  • MONTANA MILLER

    Thank you for the communication and choosing two of my films to win!!! Thank you!! Words cannot express how I am forever grateful.

    December 2024
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    Response from festival:

    You are welcome! Well deserved! Keep them coming. Good luck on the film festival circuit. CIFF Team

  • Alexia Tsouni

    A great festival with a very interesting selection of films from around the world. Well-organised and with a high level of hospitality and networking too. Congratulations and thank you so much for including our film!

    December 2024
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    Thank you! Much appreciated. Good luck on the film festival circuit. CIFF Team

  • Iuliia Pereverzeva

    Thank you for “The Best Slavic Comedy Feature Film” award for my feature film “THE BRATTT”!

    Very proud to be part of this amazing festival and community!

    Thank you for sharing with me a very unique and helpful materials

    November 2024
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    Response from festival:

    Dear Ms Pereverzeva thank you for your review we are glad that you enjoy the perks. In the past decade we seldom seen or received film submissions from the Balkans. Being among the few parts of the world where we receive less than two films every five years. Best of luck and keep them coming!