Rules and Regulations for Entries to IndieCork Film Festival 2025
* A BAFTA nominating festival
We welcome films of all genres and lengths - shorts, documentaries and features.
1. Eligibility
Films should have been completed since October 1st 2023.
We ask that screenings, those in Ireland in particular, be listed on your film's so that we are aware of the screening history of the film.
We welcome short films, documentaries and independent features. All genres are welcome including documentary, animation, experimental and fiction.
Films of all lengths are welcome, but for the purposes of the Short Film competitions, only films of 30 minutes or under are eligible.
For Short Film Competitions, films should be 30 mins or less.
Entered films should be at completed after October 1st 2023.
The majority of the films we screen are produced within 12 months of the current festival.
2. Preview Screeners
Films may be submitted for pre-selection through online screening formats such as Vimeo.
3. Entry Procedure and Selection
Entries will be accepted up to July 14th, 2025. The Early Bird Deadline is March 29th and the Regular Deadline is June 14th.
Selected films will be notified by August 31st and you will be asked to provide suitable film images for publication, plus technical information, and confirmation of the screening format, if not already provided.
When a film is selected we forward a Screening Agreement to the filmmaker or rights holder. This agreement gives your commitment to screen at IndieCork and has a deadline for completion and return. This provides clarity, reassurance, and protection of both filmmaker and festival.
Please note that by entering your film we take it on good faith that you will honour the commitment to screen at our festival. Therefore we do not accept late withdrawal of films from the festival on the basis of other festivals selection or requests, and request that rights' holders abide by the Screening Agreement.
4. Screening Copies
Technical requirements will be communicated upon selection.
Films not in the English language must be available with English subtitles.
5. Delivery of selected films
Screening copies must arrive either digitally or hard copy in good time. This is important as all films are checked in advance of screening.
If a physical copy, the cost of inbound copies of films must be borne by the print source.
Screening copies that are not digital files will be returned to the shipper by IndieCork within three weeks of the screening date. IndieCork will bear responsibility for outbound shipping only.
6. Promotional Material
Participation at IndieCork implies giving the festival permission to use promotional clips of the material up to 10% of the overall running time. We guarantee that clips will be used only in the context of the promotion of the festival and of the film itself.
7. Charges
We charge reasonable entry fees but if multiple films are being submitted, e.g. by a film agency or film school, please contact us at info@indiecork.com so that we can advise on a special, non-prohibitive, rate.
Please note that IndieCork does not pay screening fees for films submitted to us.
If you need clarification on any of the above, please contact us at info@indiecork.com.
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