LONG STORY SHORTS | International Film Festival

Submission guidelines
 
1. All payments and Submissions must be received by Deadline Dates listed on FilmFreeway.
 
 
2. Entry fees are payable through FilmFreeway payment systems and are non-refundable.
 
3. In order to review your film as quick as possible, we prefer online screeners, digital copies, or a link to an online video (such as YouTube or Vimeo). Please include a valid password if required. We will not accept films with poor quality standard(lack of sound quality, absence of subtitles/captions for non-English films, video resolution less than 720p HD)
 
4. Titles produced in languages other than English must have legible English subtitles. ALL films selected for the Official Screening will need to provide English subtitles no later than 1 week prior to the festival screening.
 
5. Short films submitted to LONG STORY SHORTS should be under 40 minutes, with a minimum of 2 minutes. Films must have been completed after 2016.
 
6. All submitted films must be available for screening.
 
7. Films accepted in the Official Selection will be notified according to the notification date published on the platform.  
Films selected for the Official Screening will need to provide download link or a full quality 1080p online screener file no later than 1 week before the festival screening.
 
8. Winners will be announced after the Official Screening Event, which will be held twice a year, according to the official dates published on the platform.
 
9. The selection committees’ and juries’ decisions are final. 
 
10.  Entrants are responsible for obtaining any necessary licenses, royalties, release forms, clearances, permits necessary to present their work. LONG STORY SHORTS is not responsible for any claim involving copyright, trademark, credits, or royalty infringement related to the work. In the event of copyright disputes accepted films may possibly be pulled from festival exhibition.
 
11. Please carefully read the LONG STORY SHORTS Guidelines and all Terms & Conditions as well as the Disclaimer and Rights below, before submitting to our festival.
TERMS & CONDITIONS 
 
By entering or submitting to LONG STORY SHORTS, the participant acknowledges understanding and agreeing to all festival Rules, Terms, Conditions, Guidelines, and Disclaimer of Warranties associated with the Festival and listed below. 
 
Submitters agree that clips from films and other materials related to their project may be used and/or published in the website, digital and print event programs, and for any promotional purposes deemed appropriate by the festival. 
 
If selected, all commercial/private property including all trademark/copyrighted materials shown or recorded are the responsibility of the filmmaker. 
 
Best Film Awards reserves the right to make any necessary changes in regulations or festival scheduling.

 
Disclaimer & Rights

Submitter owns or controls the copyright in and to this film, and is authorized to submit this film to LONG STORY SHORTS and to the best of their knowledge, all statements the following statements are true; This film contains no material which could result in tort claims, royalty claims, claims for breach of contract, or claims of any sort whatsoever; If this film is selected for screening, Submitter grants the festival the right to screen this film; 
 
Submitter understands and agrees that this film entry, if selected by the Festival, may have elements used for promotional purposes for the Festival, and/or its partners and submitter grants the rights to use up to eight minutes of footage, photographic stills and/or titles and information from the film for promotional purposes.
 
 
Film Review
 
As our vision is to help improve and promote contemporary films, we offer filmmakers the opportunity to have their work reviewed by our specialists. By requesting our professional review, our team of film professionals will give you a comprehensive feedback on your work, at the price listed on the platform, entry fee to LONG STORY SHORTS Official Competition included. Moreover, the film review will be posted on our website and promoted on all our social media channels, so a larger audience will discover your film.
 
 
Screenplay Competition
 
LONG STORY SHORTS opens a screenplay competition that runs on two seasons, parallel with the Official Film Competition. Available exclusively through FilmFreeway, we welcome screenplays of any genre, up to 120 pages. We also offer the option to receive a detailed feedback on your work by our specialists.
 
There will be quarter finalists, semifinalists and finalists out of which a winner, a runner-up and a second runner-up will be designated. The winner will receive The LONG STORY SHORTS Custom Trophy and a Certificate Award.