Newark Independent Film Festival

Festival Rules

 Short films must be under thirty (30) minutes in length.

 Filmmakers will be required to make their screeners meet our specific picture and sound quality settings to play in the theatre. More details to follow.

 Short films must be fully completed prior submission. No projects that are still in post-production will be accepted into the festival.

 Foreign language short films must be subtitled properly in English.

 Student projects must be produced in association with a school/college and provide proof of registration.

 "Local Projects" must have been produced/directed by a Delaware Local.

Terms and Conditions

 By submitting your film, you certify that you are the sole owner and producer of the work, that you are authorized to submit this work, and that all clearances and licenses necessary for public display of the work have been granted. Filmmaker represents and warrants that its film(s) submitted to the Newark Independent Film Festival “NIFF” does not infringe in any way, directly or contributorily, upon any third party's intellectual property rights, including, but not limited to, music, still images, moving images, copyright, trademark, and right of publicity.

 Filmmaker, at his/her own expense, shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless NIFF from and against all lawsuits and causes of actions, claims, losses, demands, and expenses, including, but not limited to, attorney's fees (both in house and outside counsel) and cost of litigation, damages or liability of any nature arising out of infringement, actual or alleged, direct or contributory, of any intellectual property rights, including, without limitation, copyright, trademark, and right of publicity. The rights and remedies of NIFF provided in this section shall not be exclusive and are in addition to any other rights and remedies provided by law or under these Terms and Conditions.

 The filmmaker grants NIFF a royalty-free, non-exclusive, right to show, display, and market all film entries, in their entirety, in part (film clips) and still shots, to live audiences, online (recorded and live stream), and in written materials for the current festival season and future promotional use. Exceptions and requests to opt out will be granted only by written request and must be made prior to acceptance into the NIFF.

 By entering the NIFF, filmmakers indemnify and hold harmless NIFF from and against any and all losses, damages, rights, claims, and actions of any kind arising in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, at any time in connection with the submitted work. NIFF cannot be held liable for any damage or loss during shipping, previewing, or screening. Filmmakers are responsible for their own insurance. The rights and remedies of NIFF provided in this section shall not be exclusive and are in addition to any other rights and remedies provided by law or under these Terms and Conditions.

 These Terms and Conditions shall be governed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware. All disputes under this agreement shall be resolved by the courts of the State of Delaware, and the parties all consent to the jurisdiction of such courts, agree to accept service of process by mail and hereby waive any jurisdictional or venue defenses otherwise available to it.