Northern Frights Festival

Rules and Terms:
We will accept films from any country, however, if they are not in English, please subtitle or dub them.
There is no "film made by" date. If it's good, we want to see it, doesn't matter if it was produced in '86. That's how we roll.
We'll accept submissions that have been previously screened elsewhere. After all, they will be new to Northern Frights.
We will also accept films that are currently available for public viewing on a video platform such as YouTube of Vimeo. However, if that film is accepted, you must make it inaccessible (i.e. not viewable) to the public on those platforms from the time you receive notice of acceptance to the Festival's conclusion.

Those submitting must be authorized to submit the film, and hold the rights to the film. Any violations of copyright will not be tolerated. Those INTERPOL warnings weren't just to scare you, stealing is not cool.

Submitting your film does not guarantee a spot in the Northern Frights Festival lineup. However, we will get back to everyone who does submit to let them know the outcome of our decision.

If your film is accepted, you will gladly send us some digital promo material, and let us use this material to promote your film as part of our festival lineup.
We only accept digital screeners, via FilmFreeway. That is all.
We will not accept works in progress. All entry fees paid are non-refundable. Please be sure to submit under the correct category.
Upon submission, the Northern Frights Festival is granted the right to utilize an excerpt from any film submitted and accepted for exhibition at the Festival for promotional purposes. The individual or corporation submitting the film hereby warrants that it is authorized to commit the film for screening, and understands and accepts these requirements and regulations. The undersigned shall indemnify and hold harmless the Northern Frights 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 reason of any claim involving copyright, trademark, credits, publicity, screening, and loss of or damage to the screening videos entered.
Thanks for taking the time to read the rules. We appreciate it!!
One last thing, please do not contact the venue directly, as we'll only be there on the festival's date, and we'll be busy!

But contact us at distantfield@hotmail.com or through our site, www.northernfrightsfestival.com

More Rules re: the Larry Dahlstrom award:
To qualify for the Larry Dahlstrom award,
1) Films must be shot in Northern Ontario (we're using the map created by the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation as our geographical guideline, which marks the districts of Parry Sound and Nipissing as the southernmost boundary). To clarify, cast and crew do not need to reside in the north, but your submitted film MUST be shot in northern Ontario.
2) Films must be over five minutes.
3) Filmmakers must email the organizers to let us know where the film was shot in Northern Ontario.
4) Have fun.
5) Also note that the Larry Dahlstrom Northern Horror Short Film Award will not be given as a default prize--meaning that there must be options for the judges to choose from. The goal of this prize is to encourage people to create horror movies in the north, so if we only receive one submission, and it is accepted to the fest, we will not be able to give out the award that particular year. However, we will add it to the following year's fest in hopes it will be able to compete with other films which qualify for the prize. Thanks for understanding!
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