There are no premiere status requirements. Entrant confirms and warrants required legal authority to submit the entry into the Festival and to use all music, images, and content in the entry. A press kit is advised. Digital online submission screeners only.
No waivers. The festival will inform filmmakers of how their films will be screened on or before notification day June 5, 2024
By submitting this documentary, you attest that you are the legal owner of the content and/or have the legal right to submit the content to this festival. Neither submission nor acceptance into the festival grants compensation, special privileges, or creative control of any aspect of the festival.
All submissions must include press kits containing each of the following:
• Title of documentary
• Social media handles* for the documentary (e.g., usernames associated with the
documentary Facebook page and Instagram account)
• Name(s) of the filmmaker/director and, if applicable, names of producer(s) and lead actor(s)
• Social media handles* for the filmmaker/director and, if applicable, for the producer(s) and lead actors, producer (s) (e.g., usernames associated with the documentary's Facebook page and Instagram account)
• Brief synopsis – in four sentences or less, tell us what your documentary is about. Be concise.
• High-resolution image* representing the documentary. The image may be the documentary poster image or a still image from the film. Fuzzy or pixelated images will not be accepted and will not be included in any festival marketing.
• If applicable, a link to a video clip or trailer for the documentary that can be shared on IBDFF social media
*It is important to include social media handles for the documentary and all development crew as they will be tagged on IBDFF social media to increase exposure to the documentary and the festival. Profane handles will not be tagged. Please consider this when creating handles for yourself and your documentary. It is also important to provide only high-resolution images for your documentary. Please do not provide screenshots or images enlarged from smaller images. Low-resolution, fuzzy, or pixelated images will not be included in festival marketing.
Films will be screened in blocks. Question and answer panels with the filmmakers will be conducted after each block (filmmaker presence and time permitting)
Please note that Day 1 is the Opening Night. There is a reception and a special screening. The cost to attend will be determined as we get closer to the Festival. Also on Opening Night, we will present the Festival's "IBDFF Spotlight Award" to an outstanding filmmaker.
