Fylde Film Festival

Submission entry is $1.50 USD - Submission fee will also grant you free entry to the festival.

Maximum run time for each genre:

Horror/Thriller - 15 mins
Drama - 15 mins
Comedy/musical - 15 mins
Animation - 10 mins
Experimental - 10 mins
Documentary - 20 mins
International - 15 mins

Rules

1.) Digital marketing materials should be made available to be used for our marketing purposes by Fylde Film Festival

2.) Film-makers must include a brief synopsis of the film in no more than 150 words

3.) Provide at least one high resolution image (1920 x 1080 or higher) for the use of Fylde Film Festival promotional brochures or publicity.

4.) All entries must obtain the appropriate copyright clearances (i.e. music, archive footage, images, etc). Failure to do so will result in the entry being disqualified from the competition.

5.) Winners will be presented with their awards during the FFF Awards Ceremony, which will take place at the festival on 14th May 2018. There will be no prior notification of winners.

6.) The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

7.) Films must be submitted in English language or subtitled in English.

8.) Films that were submitted last year will not be accepted so please do not enter them.

9.) The deadline for entries shall be midnight GMT 27th April 2018.

Terms & Conditions

To be considered for the "International" category film-makers must reside outside of the UK.

I authorise Fylde film Festival to exhibit my film if selected. I confirm that an exhibition copy will be made available in a required format for screening during the 2018 festival and showcase events.
I certify that I hold all necessary rights for the submission of this film/video to Fylde Film Festival and that all rights and clearances have been made. This film is not subject to any litigation nor is threatened by any litigation.

By Agreeing to these Rules and Terms, I transfer to the Fylde Film Festival the right to use excerpts of the submitted film, its stills, and trailers, for the purposes of publicity and marketing of the film at the 2018 festival, and for other non-commercial uses related to the promotion of the 2018 festival.

I also acknowledge that the film submission fee does not guarantee acceptance and no refund will be provided if my film is not selected.

Upon acceptance, Fylde Film Festival will ask for my film:

1) DCP preferred
2. Minimum 1920x1080 digital file Quicktime, MP4, AVI, H264
2) Backup Blu-Ray or DVD, only if requested.

If the filmmaker does not comply with the deadline to receive the film, the film can be pulled from the festival line up.