Eligibility Requirements
• The RIDM’s programming is focused on auteur documentaries. All formats and/or topics are welcome.
• The RIDM accepts submissions of :
-Works must have been produced after December 1, 2022.
-Works must be subtitled in either French or English (if the original language is neither French nor English).
I-ncomplete submissions will not be considered (see "Submission Procedure" below).
-Works previously rejected by the RIDM may not be resubmitted.
-Selected films must grant the RIDM the Quebec premiere, meaning they cannot be broadcast, webcast or screened-in Quebec before being shown at the RIDM.
Submission Procedure
• Read and accept the Rules and Regulations.
• Pay submission fees.
• Submit the submission form.
Screeners
• A link to a password-protected screener of the work must be included in the registration form.
• Rough cuts are accepted, as long as a copy of the completed work is sent to the festival by July 15, 2023.
Payments must be made via PayPal. Payments via PayPal do not require a PayPal account. Only a credit card is required.
IMPORTANT: If a rights holder (main contact) asks for withdrawal of his submission, the submission fees are not reimbursed.
Confirmation of Selected Works
The person identified as the "Main Contact" on the form will be notified of the selection or rejection of the submitted work between September 30 and October 4, 2024.
The obligation of the RIDM
The RIDM is committed to considering all works submitted and to conveying the final decision to the Main Contact for each work.
Obligations of Rights Holders of Selected Works
Following receipt of a notice of selection, rights holders agree to sign an irrevocable licence agreement with the RIDM allowing for the screening and promotion of the selected work(s) in the festival. Failure to sign the licence within the specified time frame and under the prescribed terms and conditions will result in the festival retracting its selection.
Guarantees
• Rights holders (identified as "Main Contact" in the form) declare and guarantee that they own all rights, including those of intellectual property and private property, titles and interests, in the work they are submitting to the RIDM.
• Rights holders further declare and guarantee that the work being submitted is entirely original and that none of its content undermines or attacks the privacy, honour or reputation of any third party.
• By virtue of the above guarantees, rights holders agree to indemnify and take up the defence of the RIDM and, as applicable, its assigns, successor agents and rights holders, for all damages, expenses, fees and reasonable expenses incurred by the RIDM as the result of any action taken by a third party due to non-compliance with any of the preceding declarations and guarantees.
Waivers
In a continued effort of reparation, we are inviting indigenous filmmakers, producers or rights owners to write to info@ridm.ca to submit your work without any fees.
Our mission also consists of encouraging and promoting documentary work from filmmakers that are facing various kinds of difficulties. In that regard, we are inviting people living in complex environments to write to us at info@ridm.ca so that we can consider their individual situation and allow for a free submission. We will ONLY consider situations in the realm of living in a country going through armed conflict, the Iran ban of credit cards or countries with precarious economic situations.
For more information
info@ridm.ca
