Off The Reel Film Fest

2023 OTRFF Submission Guidelines:
*Carefully read the guidelines before submitting your film*

GUIDELINES:

1 – Films are limited to 15 minutes or less.

2 – Multiple submissions are allowed. However, each submission must be accompanied by the USD entry fee, determined by Festival Organizers.

3 – Films must be completed on or after JANUARY 1, 2020. A rough cut may be considered, provided that if selected, a final cut of the film is made available a week before scheduled programming.

4 – Foreign language films must be subtitled and/or captioned in English.

5 – A completed entry form must accompany films. All forms, fees, and films must be received by the submission deadline. Only completed entries will be processed.

6 – Entrant confirms and warrants required legal authority to submit the entry into the festival and to use all music, images, and content within the entry.

7 – Entrant permits usage of video clips and production stills (photos) from the film submission for promotional use online, on television and radio, in print, and at events.

SUBMISSIONS:

1 – All Submissions will be through FilmFreeway.

NOTIFICATIONS:

1 – All entrants will be notified by email or FilmFreeway when their film has been received.

2 – For publication purposes, entries selected will be required to supply three high-resolution stills from the film and at least one high-resolution photograph of the film’s director. Publicity and press materials will not be returned and become the property of the film festival. Off The Reel Film Festival has permission to use excerpts from any accepted film for promotional purposes.

3 – If accepted, entrants will be notified by email on or before May 24, 2023. Within 24-48 hours of notification, entrants will need to provide relevant film information and a downloadable .mov or mp4 via Dropbox, Google Drive, FilmFreeway, or Vimeo to screen.

4 – If a film is not accepted, the festival does not offer technical or critical feedback.

ENTRY FEES:

1 – The submission Fee for the early bird deadline is $5 (USD) per entry.

2 – The submission Fee for the regular deadline is $10 (USD) per entry.

3 – All funds go to festival and production expenses.

RETURNS:

1 – Any physical submissions of materials will not be returned.

CATEGORIES AND AWARDS:

1 – Off The Reel Film Festival reserves the right and has the discretion to change the submission category for an entry.

2 – The Festival strives to recognize independent creatives and their achievements within this field. There will be no jury based selection process for this event, however there will be an audience favorite selected film at the end of the screenings.

DATES | LOCATIONS | TIMES | PRICES | PARKING | FILM PROGRAMMING:

1– Screening Date: June 24nd, 2023

2 – Film Programming Start & Run Times: TBD and subject to change.

3 – Location: Zoetropolis

4 – Price: TBD

5 – Parking: TBD

SPONSORSHIP:

1 – If you're interested in sponsoring, feel free to send us an email. All sponsors will be verbally thanked prior to screenings and placed in the festival program, as well as on festival posters, postcards, websites, video promos, and social media platforms.

FOR QUESTIONS | INQUIRIES | CONTACT | PRESS:
rippleoffthereel@gmail.com