Rules & Terms
SUBMISSION CRITERIA
Submissions must be sent via the FilmFreeway Site.
Entrants must be between the ages of 17 and 25 in the following categories:
Animation
Experimental
Documentary
Fiction
The Young Filmmaker category is exclusively for filmmakers up to the age of 16, submissions who do not meet this criteria will be excluded from the competition.
The Local Filmmaker category is open to filmmakers of all ages, up to the age of 25, who live in Staffordshire, Cheshire and Shropshire (in the UK).
Any genre is accepted. However, any film containing a strong adult element (profanity, sex, gore, drugs & violence) will be rejected.
Submissions are NOT required to pay an entry fee.
Submission deadline: 6th January 2025.
Films must be between 1 minute and 10 minutes.
All films must be in English or with accurate English subtitles. We encourage the use of British Sign Language interpretation.
Submitters to the Local Filmmaker category comply with the rule that their address, whether main residence or term time, must be within the counties of Staffordshire, Cheshire or Shropshire. This applies to University students who are studying within these three counties.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Our terms and conditions apply to all competitions unless otherwise stated.
By entering Earth Stories Film Festival, you agree to the following conditions:
Entrants must be 17 to 25 years old in the Animation, Documentary, Experimental and Fiction category.
Entrants in the Young Filmmaker category must be aged 16 and under.
Entrants in the Local Filmmaker category must be any age under 25.
The organizers reserve the right to amend the end date at any time.
Competition finalists/winners will be notified after the closing date.
By entering the competition, the winner agrees to participate in the promotional activity where required.
Prizes are non-transferable to another person.
If the advertised prize becomes unavailable the organizers reserve the right to offer an alternative prize of equal or higher value.
By entering competitions, you agree to be contacted for promotional purposes.
No personal data will be shared with third parties unless stated otherwise.
The organizers reserve the right to amend or withdraw competitions at any time.
Competitions hosted on social media are in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by Facebook or Twitter.
You agree to submit contributions which are your own original work. You must be the copyright holder. You must not violate, plagiarise, or infringe any copyright, trademark, trade secrets, privacy, publicity, or personal or proprietary rights.
If you submit a contribution, you agree to allow the organizers to use the material in your contribution in any way it may reasonably choose on a free-of-charge basis in any media throughout the world.
Any copyright in your contribution will remain with you and this permission is not exclusive, so you can continue to use the material you contribute in any way, including allowing others to use it.
If you are from Staffordshire, Cheshire, or Shropshire, please submit your film to the Local Filmmaker category only.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:
Online submission only (DVD, Blu Ray and flash drive submissions are not accepted).
Video format must be Apple ProRes 422, ProRes 4444 or H.264. Video file size cannot exceed 10GB. VR/360 videos are not accepted.
Submitter must provide a still image from the film (minimum image specifications: 300dpi, JPGs or JPEGs only).
