innsbruck nature film festival (inff)

Submission of a film for inff implies acceptance of these conditions of participation:

• Entrants automatically consent to the submitted film being shown at inff. The Festival also includes the „inff on tour” and „inff en voyage“ program we organize in collaboration with selected institutions after the main Festival. The Festival and these additional events are non-commercial, their purpose is educational or to provide a forum for the genre of nature and environmental films that will open up new audiences. We will contact the filmmaker before any additional screening for consent.

• With submission of the film you grant the Festival permission to use photos, stills and excerpts of up to 59 seconds of your film to promote the Festival online, in print media, TV, radio, and cinemas. Any other use not mentioned in these Terms of Participation will be agreed with the submitter. The Festival also reserves the right to make a password-protected copy of the film available to jury members, selected representatives of the press, panelists or selected professional visitors.

• The 2026 inff edition accepts film submissions with a completion date of 2024 or newer.

• As part of its standard submission policy inff does not pay screening fees and participation does not create any legal entitlement to a prize.

• If the film wins a prize in 2026, the prize money and/or prize and the trophy will be sent out until the end of 2026.

• By submitting the film, the entrant confirms that she/he possesses all the rights necessary for the film to be screened at a public film festival (e.g. music, film excerpts from other productions …). She/he affirms that its use does not infringe any copyrights or performance rights of third parties and undertakes to indemnify and hold the organizer free from any liability regarding claims of third parties in this context.

• Any film containing racist, sexist, religiously derogatory or inflammatory content will be excluded from the competition.

• In case of changes in the execution of the event or if the event is cancelled, the organizer is not liable for damages to the participant. This agreement does not constitute a service or company relationship between the participant and the organizer. All disputes arising from this agreement shall be settled before the competent court in Innsbruck/Austria.