Maximum of 25 feature film submissions and 50 short film submissions allowed. Submissions to OFF-VIFF will be capped after 25 feature and 50 short entries are made.
Feature Films must have been completed in the past 2 years.
North American, Canadian, BC or Vancouver Premiere Status is required for feature films.
The applicant holds the sole responsibility of copyright clearance of any copyrighted material in the film.
The festival has the right to use a trailer, stills, pics and posters for promotional purposes in various film magazines, social media, websites, etc.
Entry fees are non-refundable.
English subtitles are required for foreign language films.
Shorts must be less than 12 minutes. All projects over 60 minutes should submit to the feature category.
The festival will only communicate with the submitter of the film project.