1. Submission Format
Films must be submitted via online screener.
2. Submission Eligibility
- All submissions must have been completed after 1 January 2025.
- Hags Film Festival does not require a London premiere for all films.
- Works-in-progress and films with distribution are accepted.
- All films not in the English language are required to have subtitles.
- Films submitted to our short film categories at HFF will be under 40 minutes long, and feature films are accepted under the relevant categories.
3. Premiere Status
- Hags Film Festival does not require a London or United Kingdom premiere for all films and other submitted media. All films may have screened at other festivals.
4. Film Classification
All films screened during the Hags Film Festival receive an age rating that is decided by the British Board of Film Classification and/or the Hags Film Festival programming team.
5. Submission Fee
All FilmFreeway submissions for Hags Film Festival are to be paid by credit card or PayPal. The submission fee is non-refundable.
6. Shipping
All shipping and postage costs, if the film is selected for the Festival, for all DCPs and additional materials sent to and returned from Hags Film Festival must be borne by the submitting party. Hags Film Festival will not accept Cash On Delivery shipments. Hags Film Festival will not absorb any fees incurred in British customs. All charges must be pre-paid.
7. Selection of Films
Submissions are reviewed and selected under the following criteria:
- Originality
- Production values
- Independence of the production
- Acting
- Cinematography and Sound
- Editing
- Themes
8. Notification
Hags Film Festival endeavours to complete all selection procedures by the date labelled as "Notification Deadline" on the FilmFreeway page of the festival. HFF will inform all submitting parties, in writing, if their film has been successful or not after that time. Successful submissions will receive an email that will include important information on shipping relevant media to the Festival, press and publicity, guest accreditation, contact information and how to make the most of participating in the Festival.
9. Festival Screenings
Selected films must provide either a Digital Cinema Package (DCP) or video file (e.g MP4) in order to be screened at the Hags Film Festival. The film title MUST be clearly labelled on the hard drive.
10. Scheduling
Screenings are scheduled during the Festival at the discretion of Hags Film Festival. Whilst every effort will be made to adhere to the published schedule, Hags Film Festival reserves the right to make changes at any time. Hags Film Festival will not be liable for any costs claimed as a result of a change in scheduling. No film may be withdrawn from the festival programme after its selection.
GENERAL AGREEMENT OF PARTICIPATION IN HFF:
By submitting to the Hags Film Festival I confirm that I have read and accept the terms and regulations of HFF. I will provide the festival with any additional information required pursuant to these rules and regulations. I authorise the HFF to exhibit my film, and if selected, I confirm that an exhibition copy will be available in a required format for screening during the 2025 festival.
I certify that I hold all necessary rights for the submission of this film/video to the HFF and that all rights and clearances have been made. This film is not subject to any litigation nor is threatened by any litigation. I hold HFF harmless from damage to, or loss of any or all materials en route to, from or otherwise at the festival. I assume all legal responsibilities therein. I hereby agree to allow my contact details to be shared and handled by HFF and its partners. Upon submission of my project, I give permission to HFF to handle my personal details and share them with its partners, which include charities, organisations, companies and partner festivals that assist in the production of HFF and its events.
By agreeing to these terms, I transfer to HFF 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 2025 festival, and for other non-commercial uses related to the promotion of the 2025 festival. I hereby agree to indemnify HFF, in the event that such rights have not been properly transferred.
