GENERAL RULES AND TERMS:
Please read all of these terms carefully before submitting.
1. Submission deadline dates: Open on July 2nd, 2025. All films must be received by November 30th, 2025 to be eligible to screen at Femme Filth Fest.
2. All films MUST be directed by a woman or transgender/nonbinary person. Priority will be given to films with multiple female/trans/nonbinary crew members in primary roles.
3. There is NO refunding of submission fees once a film has been submitted to FFF. Submission funds are forfeited at the time of submission.
4. There is no completion eligibility date to screen at FFF. Films created at any time, in any year, are eligible.
5. There is no premiere status requirement to submit to FFF. Even if your film is publicly available online, it is eligible to screen at FFF.
6. All short films must be under 30 minutes in length. All feature films must be 60 minutes or longer in length.
7. Selected films can be within any genre. We use the term "filth" expansively. If you think it's filthy, it probably is.
8. Priority selection will be given to filmmakers who are able to attend our live event in Los Angeles, CA. However, filmmakers from anywhere around the world are eligible to submit.
9. If your film is not in English, your film MUST have English subtitles prior to submission.
10. If your film uses generative AI (Gen-AI) for ANY reason, including animation, script writing, ideation, editing, color-grading, or producing footage, it must be disclosed in your cover letter. Films suspected of using generative AI that do not disclose AI usage will be investigated by our programming team, and run the risk of being disqualified.
11. For any other questions/issues, email Festival Organizer Abby Wright at info@femmefilthfest.com.
By submitting a film to FFF, the submitting party acknowledges the requirements specified in the following section and agrees to the following:
Filmmaker(s)/applicant(s) are solely responsible for obtaining all necessary rights and permissions for third-party materials included in their films, including but not limited to music, trademarks, logos, copyrights, and other intellectual property rights; and filmmaker(s)/applicant(s) submitting their works to the Festival hereby agree to be legally and financially responsible for any and all civil, legal, and criminal liability related to all materials, information works, and films submitted to the Festival that may exist in the present and/or in the future. Filmmaker(s)/applicant(s) are solely responsible for obtaining all necessary rights and permissions for third-party materials included in their films, including but not limited to music, trademarks, logos, copyrights, and other intellectual property rights; and filmmaker(s)/applicant(s) submitting their works to the Festival hereby agree to be legally and financially responsible for any and all civil, legal, and criminal liability related to all materials, information works, and films submitted to the Festival that may exist in the present and/or in the future.
FFF and its organizers of the Festival, their associates, representatives, and affiliates are not directly or indirectly responsible for matters relating to copyright and other intellectual property rights to any portion of the submitted contents and materials of the submitted films; and FFF is not responsible for ensuring that the submitting party has obtained licensing rights or other required clearances for any submitted materials, and will not be held liable for the inclusion of unlicensed or unauthorized trademarked or copyrighted materials held within the film.
Selected Films – Selection and Notification
FFF will use the contact information from the Submitter Information section of your FilmFreeway Project page to contact you regarding the status of your submission, including whether or not you are selected to screen at the Festival. Selected films are considered “Official Selections.”
If your film is selected, FFF will send an email notification via FilmFreeway. Please ensure the email contact information in your FilmFreeway account is accurate and up to date. FFF will not be held responsible for any incorrect or outdated contact information included with your submission.
Upon sending the email notification of your film’s selection, FFF will proceed with downloading any assets you have made available via FilmFreeway, to build and market the film program. Therefore, please make film stills, posters, video clips or trailers, and any other publicity materials available for a selected film. If you do not make any film stills available to download, FFF will capture a still from your film to use for informational purposes on its website or associated materials.
Filmmaker(s)/applicant(s) will be notified by approximately December 12th, 2025 if their film has been selected to screen at FFF.
Force Majeure
FFF reserves the right to cancel the 2026 Festival/Screening in the event of unforeseen circumstances (e.g., global pandemic; natural disaster). Every effort to provide notification via email to submitters will be made but cannot be guaranteed in all instances.
UPON SUBMITTING YOUR FILM, YOU HEREBY AGREE TO THE FOLLOWING:
I/We have read all the rules, understand, and have complied with these rules.
I/We warrant the submission of my/our original work and that there are no disputes regarding the ownership of the submission.
I/We warrant that I/we am/are authorized to commit the film for screening during the festival dates listed
I/We warrant that the submitted material does not defame or invade the rights of any person living or dead.
I/We agree that Femme Filth Fest is hereby granted the right to utilize film stills, posters, video clips or trailers, and any other publicity materials from any film submitted and selected for exhibition at the Festival for promotional purposes.
To the best of my/our knowledge, all the statements herein are true and correct.
I/We understand that failure to adhere to the competition rules and regulations will result in disqualification.
BY SUBMITTING THE MATERIAL, I/WE HEREBY AGREE(S) TO INDEMNIFY, HOLD HARMLESS, AND DEFEND FEMME FILTH FEST, BLOOD LETTER, BOTH ORGANIZATION’S EMPLOYEES, DIRECTORS, REPRESENTATIVES, AND AFFILIATES FROM ALL LIABILITY, CLAIMS, AND DAMAGES IN CONNECTION WITH THE SUBMISSION AND FROM ANY FEES AND EXPENSES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO REASONABLE ATTORNEYS’ FEES, THAT ANY OF THEM MAY INCUR IN CONNECTION THEREWITH.
