MISSION & OBJECTIVE

Landlocked Film Festival was created to support independent filmmaking by bringing the best of independent world cinema to the American heartland, by providing workshops led by experts in their fields, by fostering a dialogue between audiences and filmmakers, and by providing film artists the opportunity to network with their peers.

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL

A competitive festival that will celebrate its ninth birthday in August 2015. Landlocked presents independent movies from around the world. Thousands of audience members gather in Iowa City's historic downtown to watch diverse films, from two minutes to two hours long, from artsy experimentation to outrageous comedy, from heartwarming family stories to heartbreaking drama, from hard-hitting documentary to music video to amazing animation.

The ninth annual Landlocked Film Festival will take place in Iowa City from August 14-16, 2015. Iowa City is the perfect venue for a film fest, with its compact downtown location, its friendly and relaxed vibe, its boutique hotels and diverse restaurants, and its cultural standing as the home of the world-renowned Iowa Writers' Workshop and one of only eleven cities worldwide designated as a UNESCO City of Literature.

Awards & Prizes

Awards will be given for the top two entries in each category and announced during the festival.

Rules & Terms

ELIGIBILITY

Submissions may be shot in any film format or any video format.

Only one title may be submitted per entry fee.

Films and videos must have been completed on or after January 1, 2013.

Students must include a photocopy of current student ID with entry. Students are not required to submit in the student category - you have the choice of entering in any appropriate category.

SUBMISSION

Film or video entries must be submitted via online video link and via DVDs (region 1 or 0 strongly preferred). Please submit 2 DVDs. Submissions without online video link will not be considered without written exception from the festival.

Films and videos in all languages are welcomed to the competition, but if the language is not English, then English subtitles must be used.

Mark the DVD with the FilmFreeway tracking number, the title of the film/video, running time, submitter's name, contact information and category.

WHERE TO SEND DVDs

If you are using U.S. mail:

Landlocked Film Festival
P.O. Box 2748
Iowa City, IA 52244-2748
U.S.A.

If you are using a courier service such as FedEx, UPS, etc.:

Landlocked Film Festival
c/o Englert Theatre
221 East Washington Street
Iowa City, IA 52240
U.S.A.
[Phone: (319) 688-2653]

All DVDs will become the property of Landlocked Film Festival and will not be returned. 


Landlocked Film Festival is not responsible for submissions which arrive in damaged condition.

PROGRAM SELECTIONS

Films will be selected for the festival program and entrants will be notified on or around July 1, 2015.

PROMOTIONAL USE

Participants agree that all materials related to their film may be published in the Festival Program, Web page and all other promotional materials or property and in all media. Posters and images of the film may be used independently as well as in combination with images from other films to promote the film and Landlocked Film Festival.

CLEARANCES

It is the responsibility of the filmmakers to be sure they have proper clearances, as needed, for copyrighted material appearing in their entries. The filmmakers remain entirely liable for any claims that may occur in result of screening the entries.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Participants agree that all materials related to their film, if accepted, may be published in the Festival Program, Web page and all other promotional materials or property and in all media. Posters and images of the film may be used independently as well as in combination with images from other films to promote the film and Landlocked Film Festival. It is the responsibility of the filmmakers to be sure they have proper clearances, as needed, for copyrighted material appearing in their entries. The filmmakers remain entirely liable for any claims that may occur in result of screening the entries. The individual or corporation submitting the film hereby warrants that it is authorized to commit the film for screening, and understands and accepts these requirements and regulations.