Ottawa Film Festival

2025 Terms & Conditions

1. All films must be submitted in English or with English subtitles (if in a different language).
2. All films must have been made in or after July 1st, 2024.
3. All films should not have and will not be made publicly available until November 2025.
4. Short films must not exceed 30 minutes. Feature Films must be 40 minutes or more.
5. Filmmakers are responsible for sorting out the copyright on their own materials.
6. By submitting to us, you give us consent and right to screen your film in front of a live audience, and, under special circumstances, online screening.
7. We may promote clips from your film on social media, based on the press kits you provide us with, or existing stills on your FilmFreeway account.
8. We retain the right to change the date and venue of the festival under special circumstances. All filmmakers will be informed about any changes through email and our online platforms.
9. We place no restrictions on your work in terms of premiere status, however encourage premieres.
10. We do not accept partial screeners, trailers, or screener links that require access other than password protected links.
11. Any technical issues with the submitted films are 100% the responsibility of the filmmakers. If, at the time of judging, your video file doesn’t work or doesn’t have English subtitles (if in a language other than English), it will be automatically rejected, without a refund. Please contact the festival team ASAP if there are any issues with the submission process, and a solution will be found.
12. We reserve the right to alter deadlines on this platform.
13. By submitting to us you agree to our terms and conditions and to receiving marketing newsletters and discounts about film festivals in the form of emails. We will never sell your information to third parties.
14. All submissions are non-refundable.
15. We reserve the right to update our terms and conditions.