If you fail to abide by the rules below, your submission(s) will be automatically disqualified.
We only accept films completed in 2025 and 2026. Submissions will not receive a refund for not following this guideline.
No more than two works per person. All submissions are final and a refund will not be provided. Please refrain from submitting the same work in multiple categories or else the entry won't be considered.
Each film entry must be a minimum of 2 minutes and cannot exceed 15 minutes.
EB Indie has a strict no generative A.I. policy and any works submitted with the use of A.I. images or audio will be disqualified immediately.
If your work is not in English, please add English subtitles. If your film is selected, please email us an .SRT file and a clean version of your film.
Any students attending East Brunswick High School or Rutgers University can waive their student fee. They must attach a copy of their student id to their projects.
For more information on how to attach your ID: https://bit.ly/3v9geKc
Films will be judged within these genres: Narrative, Documentary, Animation, Experimental
EB Indie Film Festival organizers and judges have no obligation to accept submitted works or provide an explanation as to why the work has been rejected.
All submissions must be received by deadlines indicated. Any late submissions will not be considered.
EB Indie Film Festival is granted the right to utilize any excerpts from the film submitted and accepted for exhibition at the film festival and for any promotional purposes. Creators upon submitting the film warrant that the EB Indie Film Festival is authorized to show the film for screening purposes on the days of their festival.
