Please try and be as accurate as possible.
Submissions online are the only way we can review your film, through FilmFreeway, Vimeo, or YouTube. If your film is selected we will be screening all films from hard drives. Final file details will be sent to the accepted filmmakers.
If your submission is selected, we will notify you approximately August 31, 2019 by email. Often when we send our first email to people our emails can go to spam. If your film is selected to be in the festival, you will be given free admission to the festival.
GENERAL RULES
We hope everyone has fun and enjoys themselves at the festival. Here are a few suggestions:
Please submit as soon as possible.
We strongly encourage all applicants to use online submissions. You may submit through FilmFreeway online secure video as well as a password protected vimeo/youtube link.
Please note that the ONLY difference in the early submission deadline versus the final submission deadline is the fee discount. The submission process and consideration by the Programming Committee is not affected by the date you submit your film as long as it is postmarked by our final deadline - your chances are equal regardless of the day your film makes it into our offices, as long as it is postmarked by the final deadline.
ALL films submitted to the festival are seen and scored by multiple judges. All films that have a high rating average go on to final deliberations. The Festival selects its films by majority vote.
Film Submissions are non-returnable for any reason.
If a film is accepted, entrants will be solely responsible for delivering their promotional materials to and from the festival venue. Complete press kits will be needed as soon after notification as possible. The Festival cannot be held liable for your exhibition print/video materials which are lost or damaged.
In 2018 the awards will be juried. The jury will submit their ratings to a third party who will track and calculate the results. The results will be held by the third party until the evening of the awards where the results will be announced. The process for calculating the winners are;
1 - The films/videos are shown to the judges.
2 - The judges mark the ballots rating the films and other appropriate categories from 1 to 10, 10 being the best.
3 - All the scores are totaled and then divided by the number of ballots.
4 - Highest score wins.
5 - The decision of the festival is final.
Please note festival dates are subject to change.
Unfortunately, the Festival does not provide room, board or travel for filmmakers.
MISSION & OBJECTIVE
We are proud to present the New York City 2 Paris International Film Festival. This year's festival will run from October 10-19, 2019. The festival will strive to promote an open and nurturing environment for artists, writers, actors, film-makers and fans, and will focus on offering great networking opportunities for its participants.
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
We welcome international independent filmmakers. Your film will be screened for other filmmakers who are looking for new voices with new ideas to be explored by the art of filmmaking. New York City and Paris are both known for their diversity and creativity which is reflected in our submissions every year.
NYC 2 Paris International Film Festival honors the Best in Category which includes Best Narrative Feature, Best Documentary, Best Short Documentary, Best Short Narrative, Best Super Short, Best Music Video, as well as Best Director and Best Screenplay.
The NYC 2 Paris International Film Festival provides a showcase for the best in independent cinema, including short films, feature films, music videos, and animated works.
RELEASE FORM for New York City 2 Paris International Film Festival
As a condition of entering the New York City 2 Paris International Film Festival, hereafter known as NYC2Paris, I/we hereby certify that:
1. I/we am/are the sole creators of the film, script, short stories, poems which I/we have submitted to the NYC2Paris.
2. I/we warrant as sole and exclusive owner(s) of all legal right and title thereto have absolute authority to submit the enclosed material to NYC2Paris.
3. I/we understand that the NYC2Paris will not return and is not obligated to return my film or any other materials I/we have submitted to the NYC2Paris.
4. I/we hereby grant the NYC2Paris the nonexclusive right to use my name, photograph, and likeness in connection with any and all publicity and promotional activities regarding the NYC2Paris.
5. For filmmakers: NYC2Paris may transfer the submitted material to a compilation NTSC DVD for screening, if needed, and if the submitted material is selected for screening the compilation DVD may be used by NYC2Paris for promotional purposes.
6. I/we will indemnify and hold harmless NYC2Paris, its judges, sponsors and partners, individually and collectively, from and against all claims, demands, losses, damages, costs, liabilities and expenses including legal expenses arising out of or in connection with any and all claims, or third party claims based on material submitted to NYC2Paris.
7. I/we shall be solely responsible for taking all necessary steps to establish and protect my/our copyright in the submitted material, and the NYC2Paris shall have no obligation with respect thereto. The NYCIFF shall have the right to reproduce all or part of said material for use in its publicity and any and all related communication directly associated with NYC2Paris.
8. I/we have read all of the festival rules, regulations and releases, understand them, and have complied with them. I/we understand that the festival rules, regulations and releases may change or be updated, and that it is my responsibility to read, understand and comply with any changes or updates.
