Open Fields Short Film Festival

Rules Applies To all categories:
- Must be suitable for general public viewing (G-Rated)
- Must be 7 minutes or under running length including intro and credits
- Must be in english, or english sub-title.
- You, or a representative for your film, must attend the festival in Temora NSW Australia on 2nd December 2017 to be eligible.
- Submit only one film, but you can apply for multiple categories
- Submissions are only accepted through filmfreeway.com

Rules Apply to individual categories
- Specific rules listed for each category, please read them carefully before entering a category.

All submissions are automatically entered into the people's choice award.

Films submitted will be shortlisted to 30 short films, for screening. i.e. finalists

All shortlisted films will be shown at the Temora Town Hall Theatre (Local Cinema).

A judging panel of three will select the winners for each category, except for People's choice award where attendees of the screenings will vote for their favourite film.

You must enter each category that applies to your film, there's no limit to how many categories you can submit your film, however you're limited to only one film for the festival.

Once you have been short listed, you must provide a high quality copy of the film, at least one production photo, short synopsis and key cast & crew list.

If you win an award, your film will be listed as the winner of the festival on Motion Arts Temora website, with links to your video if available.

If you indicate that someone will be at the festival but there's no one to claim your prize, should you win, at the award ceremony then you forfeit your prize and it'll go to the next runner up.

You are responsible for your own travel and accomodation costs, if travelling to Temora for the festival.

Only finalists will be screened at the film festival, which a panel of judges will decide on the winners of each category.

If you are selected, you must confirm who will be attending the film festival to represent your film before we can consider you for finalists and hence screening of your film.

Trailers and commercial promotional videos are not accepted. Sorry.