Submissions are open to BIPOC+-centered films and filmmakers (under 30min) that redefine how we showcase BIPOC+ people and their connection to nature. We support BIPOC+ approaches to storytelling, exploration, and celebration of our outside world. We are looking for applications that showcase a diversity of thought and perspective in front of and behind the lens. All films selected for screening will be notified of their status by April 21, 2024.
If accepted for screening, your film will screen at our festival in Jackson Hole on June 7-10th at the Jackson Hole Center for the Arts. Additional opportunities for your film to screen (on an opt-in basis) may include the MOC film tour, the Outside Festival, and Outside Watch.
A signature element of the MOC film festival is building up a vibrant community of BIPOC+ filmmakers, outdoors people, and conservationists to connect with and support one another. If accepted for screening, please plan to attend the festival. You will either be invited to join the festival as a panelist and be compensated and have travel and lodging costs covered, or as an attendee and be eligible for one of several BIPOC+ travel stipends.
Guidelines and Considerations:
Entry fees are non-refundable. Should the 2024 Mountains of Color Film Festival be canceled or postponed because of a natural disaster, pandemic, or for any other reason beyond our control, submission fees cannot be refunded.
Films of any completion date are eligible for submission. However, accepted films must not have been shown anywhere for more than a year.
MOC does not pay screening fees for the June 7-10 MOC film festival in Jackson, WY. However, if your film is selected, you will either be invited to join the festival as a panelist and be compensated and have travel and lodging costs covered, or as an attendee and be eligible for one of several BIPOC+ travel stipends.
Please indicate if you are interested in inclusion in the MOC film tour, the Outside Festival, and/or Outside Watch. If included, terms and applicable screening fees will be clarified by all parties before a decision is made to move forward.
Preview screeners and exhibition screeners must either be in English or have English subtitles. If accepted, we highly encourage Spanish subtitles.
Rough cuts are accepted for entry at the final deadline only. If you submit a rough cut, we cannot guarantee that MOC programmers will be able to review an updated cut at a later date. If you are submitting a rough cut, make sure it is indicated as such. Include the intended final running time and work remaining to be completed with your entry. MOC does not exhibit works-in-progress at the festival. Films must be completed by April 31, 2024 in order to be screened.
Acceptance to MOC does not guarantee selection for screening at the flagship festival (but could be included in the MOC Tour). Up to 10-20 films will be selected by the film review committee depending on MOC programmatic needs. Priority is given to films premiering in Jackson Hole.
Accepted filmmakers must have the following format available by April 31, 2024 for screening at the festival: h.264 (.mp4) file. All films screening at the festival must include a .srt file or a subtitled version of the film. The filmmaker is responsible for all shipping and insurance costs. DCP is NOT an accepted screening format.
You are responsible for updating MOC directly regarding any change to your contact information and ensuring that emails from info@mountainsofcolor.org domain are not blocked by spam filters.
MOC requires an online screener to be uploaded to Vimeo (password protected private link), Youtube (unlisted link), or the FilmFreeway video player.
All entry deadlines are upload/postmark deadlines. Entries received after the final deadline may not be considered.
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ENTRY FEE DISCOUNTS:
Discounted submission fees are available; please contact MOC for need-based discounts.
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ADDITIONAL TERMS OF ENTRY:
By submitting this film, I understand that I am agreeing to the following:
I am currently the copyright owner of this work. Should ownership or rights to my film change, this agreement to screen at the 2024 Mountains of Color Film Festival, if accepted, will be upheld and not be infringed. I own or control the copyright and am duly authorized to submit this film to the Mountains of Color Film Festival (MOC) and to the best of my knowledge, all statements on this document 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 at MOC, I grant MOC the right to screen this film in Jackson, WY, June 2024; I understand and agree that this film entry, if selected for the Festival, may be used for promotional purposes for the Festival, MOC and/or its partners and I grant MOC and its partners the rights to use up to two minutes of footage, photographic stills and/or titles and information from the film for promotional purposes; I fully indemnify and hold MOC and its partners harmless from: a) damage to or loss of the film print or videotapes en route to or from MOC or during the course of festival possession of the entry; and b) from any claims which may arise in connection with this film. If a claim arises in connection with this film, I will bear all the costs of defense incurred by MOC and pay any award of damages which may ensue. I also agree to reimburse MOC for any attorney fees incurred in connection with the defense of such a claim. I understand that MOC reserves the right to place my film in the appropriate competition category. By submitting my film, I am indicating that I understand, comply with and agree to the Terms of Entry and the eligibility requirements.
