New York Human Rights Film Festival

– In order to submit a film, you must own the rights or have permission from the owner.
– All fees are non-refundable.
– We will try to select as many films as possible but not all the submissions are selected for the Festival or for the official competition. Our Judges make their own choices.
– Filmmakers can submit the film in multiple categories in order to become a multi-award film but the decision about the selection is determined by our judges’ team.
– Submitting your movie, you authorize New York Human Rights Film Festival to use, distribute and share the film poster, trailer, synopsis and movie stills in our social media and web and screen your film in the Festival.
–The entrance in the cinema is not free and fee thicket will go to the Festival or to the cinema, of course directors and some friends will have free entrance.
– At this moment we give only Awards by Recognition, NO cash prize, No funding.
You understand and agree, that we will not offer you or pay screening fees.
– Some films can be available online and still be entered in the competition for our festival.
– Multiple submissions and multiple category submissions are accepted.
– Films must have been completed within the past 5 years.
– Shorts must be less than 30 minutes.
–We do not require in any case in the Festival premiere status.
–All Participants and / or guest of the Festival acknowledge that Multimedia Channels, web and accredited television channels and other media partners will / might cover the Film Festival for Television, Radio, Web, Newspaper, Digital News. By agreeing to take part in the Festival, all participants relinquish, free of charge, their broadcasting rights to any filmed footage and recorded audio, allowing the media partners to make such use of the above materials as they see fit.