General Rules:
All submissions must include subtitles or captions (SDH) in English.
All entries must be made by/directed by/written by/acted by or starring Deaf individuals.
All entries must be submitted digitally.
All genre films will be accepted.
The film production may be from the last 3 years.
Short film refers to all content under 45 minutes. Feature films refers to all content longer than 45 minutes.
Multiple entries are allowed. You can submit more than one film to the same category or different categories. If you are submitting more than one entry, a separate submission is required for each film.
Deaf Kenya Film Festival (DKFF) has the right to reject films, if the content or technical quality does not correspond to the Festival conditions.
Films can not be withdrawn from the festival program after being selected.
Each participant is responsible for the content of his/her work and for any possible copyright problems. The participant owns all rights concerning the usage of his/her work according to the regulations. The Festival Committee has no responsibility to third parties. The festival reserves the right to schedule the film as it sees fit. The festival will not be responsible for DCPs and other items.
The festival reserves the right to decide on who it can accommodate and if it decides to provide any paid accommodation.
Any film, selected or not selected, will be a decision of the selection panel which is final and accepted by all.
The decision of jury members will be final and accepted by all.
The submitter is legally authorized to enter his/her film in the festival and, if selected for the festival, authorized to give screening permission.
Filmmaker agrees that film entered into the festival may be selected for screening at the Festival, and that fragments of the film might be also presented through mass media, in association with the promotional campaigns of the Festival.
The applicant has secured all necessary rights for both picture and sound, and the exhibition will not violate or infringe upon any rights, including but not limited to music, images, and content.
If selected for the festival the applicant acknowledges and agrees that an exhibition quality digital screening file must be made available for screening by the Date of Event.
The film, including all copyrights, remains the property of the author.
If screenings or information are inaccurate or flawed, the organizer is only liable in case of gross negligence.
The applicant has to read and accept the regulations and guidelines for participation.
