Kanab International Film Fest

2021 KANAB FILM FESTIVAL FILM COMPETITION RULES

The following rules govern all film submissions to the Kanab Film Festival (“KFF” or the “Festival”)
General Eligibility for films (See Screenwriting below)

1. Submissions must be accompanied by the applicable submission fee PER ENTRY and a completed online entry form.

2. Officially Selected films will also be screened during our online festival section. We will live stream the entire event.

3. KFF screens films as digital files during the Festival. Please submit films in 1920x1080 29.97 fps H.264 format. Keep your film submissions under 4GB please.

4. We will not screen films with a watermark.

5. Films must have been completed within 10 years of the festival date. Films must be available for screening by the final deadline.

6. Resubmissions are welcome provided they are eligible according to all of KFF’s current rules.

7. Selection for screening will be determined no later than one month prior to the festival.

8. All films must be in English or have English subtitles at the time submitted. During final screening the film must only have English subtitles, not multiple languages are the same time.

9. We prefer that shorts not be publicly available online.

10. KFF reserves the right in its sole discretion to reject or disqualify any ineligible entries, without a refund.

11. Kanab Film Fest reserves the right to show any portion of your officially selected film in our promotional material.

Originality and Permissions; INDEMNITY

1. Films must be the original work of the applicants.

2. We strongly encourage filmmakers to submit their film only after it is fully finished. That said, because KFF’s focus is on story, minor technical changes will not affect the final decision of any film. Should the film be accepted to play during the Festival, the filmmaker will have the opportunity to supply the Festival with their most recent version.

3. Once an entry payment has been received we cannot provide a refund. If a payment is disputed by an entrant for any reason, the entrant may be subject to any transaction fees or similar amounts incurred by KFF in connection with the dispute.

4. You MUST include your physical address either in your entry or in your cover letter. Please do not submit a film without giving us your address, which we need for our records.

Scriptwriting Contest

1. We are accepting Shorts written in English. Global entires happily accepted.

2. Scripts must be in PDF format and must be submitted electronically.

3. A title page with contact information must be included with every submitted script.

4. The script must be 5 to 10 pages in 12pt Courier (or Courier Final Draft) with standard screenplay margins and spacing, and pages must be numbered.

5. The script must be an original and unproduced at the time of submission and the submitter must own 100% of the rights to the script when submitting. No adaptations.

6. All entries must be received on or before midnight (Pacific Time) on the date of the deadline and must be paid in full to be considered.

7. There is no limit to the number of different scripts you may submit. Duplicate entries of the same project, however, will be automatically disqualified.

8. Once a script has been submitted, no substitutions will be accepted. No corrected pages or revised drafts allowed.

9. The decisions of the judges are final and shall not be disputed. The contest and its coordinators may not be held responsible for any errors or omissions by the judges.

9. By entering the contest, consideration of the script is given for the sole purpose of choosing a winner for the contest.

10. The entry fee must be paid in US Dollars and are nonrefundable. Winners who may be awarded a cash prize shall be responsible for his or her own income tax.

11. Previous winning scripts are NOT eligible. (Other scripts by the winning writer are still eligible.)