Monadnock International Film Festival

SUBMISSIONS:
Entries must be submitted online through FilmFreeway's online screener option.

Films must have been completed no earlier than January 2022.

We accept submissions that have premiered elsewhere and may already have distribution agreements. However, TV, theatrical, online video, other festivals, or other distribution outlets that run concurrently or in the same month as the Festival may not be eligible for screening. Rough cuts and incomplete projects are not accepted. Multiple entries are allowed. However, a separate entry form must be submitted for each.

Students must include proof of student status (copy of student ID) at the time of production.

Programming decisions will be made by the notification deadline, and selected entrants will be notified.

If your film is selected, we reserve the right to determine the time and date for the screening of your film and if it will be screened in person and online. Selection for screening will be determined no later than one month before the Festival.

PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS: If your film is accepted, you'll be asked to provide digital press materials that include a short synopsis, filmmaker credits, digital stills from the film, a trailer, and a digital or printed poster that's 27x40.

FORMATS: Acceptable formats include .mp4, .mov, DCP, and Blu-Ray disc. The Festival requests DVD and/or Blu-Ray disc backup copies to accompany all exhibition formats.

All submissions arriving via mail post must be in DVD region 1 or 0 format NTSC.

FOREIGN FILMS:
Foreign language films must be made available with English subtitles.

For international submissions outside the U.S., filmmakers must write on the package: "NO commercial value - for cultural purposes only."

MONIFF is not responsible for customs fees and other charges.

SHIPPING:
Submitters of accepted films agree to pay for shipping the exhibition copy of their film to MONIFF to arrive at the Festival by the date requested by the technical team, usually three weeks before the Festival. MONIFF only covers the return shipping of accepted film exhibition copies and backup materials. MONIFF does not return marketing materials such as posters or postcards after the conclusion of the Festival.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
All entry fees paid are non-refundable.

By submitting your film for consideration to the 2025 Monadnock International Film Festival, you acknowledge that you have full authority to do so, that the film is cleared for potential festival exhibition, and that you accept full legal responsibility for the intellectual property therein.

Submitting your film to us constitutes permission to exhibit your work at the 2025 Monadnock International Film Festival. If your film is accepted to be part of the program, you will do your best to work with us to have the filmmakers and/or actors attend the Festival to present the film to our audience.

The Monadnock International Film Festival is also hereby granted the right to utilize an excerpt from any film submitted and accepted for exhibition at the Festival for promotional purposes.

You shall also indemnify and hold harmless the Monadnock International Film Festival from and against any and all claims, liabilities, losses, damages, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney's fees and costs of the court) which may be incurred by reasons of any claim involving copyright, trademark, credits, publicity, screening, and loss of or damage to the screening media entered.