The Grave Plot Film Fest

All films submitted must fall into the horror genre and be no longer than fifteen (15) minutes total run time. All films must be original or adapted works, and your film must be in English, English subtitled, or dubbed in English. PC, not MAC, files of type MP4 and MKV are preferred. Twenty-four (24) frames per second is ideal, although not required.

Submission to The Grave Plot Film Fest (GPFF) in no way implies ANY ownership rights by GPFF to the submitted film, all such rights are reserved by the filmmaker. All submissions to GPFF are accepted on a NON-exclusive basis. Except as explicitly set forth below, each party's trademarks, copyrights, patents, trade secrets and intellectual property rights are and shall remain the sole property of that party.

By submitting your film to the GPFF you agree that, if your film is selected, you grant to GPFF NON-exclusive rights to a one-time screening of your film, as well as perpetual rights to use, display, promote and exhibit publicly any promotional materials provided by the filmmaker to the GPFF on www.graveplotfilmfest.com and related sites in reference to your participation in the festival, at GPFF’s discretion. You further agree that GPFF is permitted to use excerpts from your film for promotion, marketing and advertising of GPFF and GPFF events.

Either party may use the other party's name for the purpose of making public statements such as press releases and marketing and promotional materials, provided that each party adheres to reasonable good faith and consideration standards for making such statements. In all cases, full consideration and representation of the respective roles and contributions of both parties shall be given in any such statement. You agree not to use any reference to GPFF in any pornographic, illegal, abusive, defamatory, offensive, or negative way whatsoever.