Red Rose Film Festival

1) All decisions of programmers and jurors are final. All entries will be viewed and given equal consideration.

2) NO ENTRIES AND/OR FINAL SELECTIONS WILL BE RETURNED.

3) All submitted materials must include the FilmFreeway tracking number and additional information as listed in the General Rules.

4). Press Kit materials as listed above will be sent only upon notification of Officially Selected. The Red Rose Film Festival assumes NO RESPONSIBILITY of marketing and promotion if proper press kit materials are not sent after notification as deemed in the General Rules. It is the sole responsibility of the Filmmaker to send all materials listed.

5) Notification date will be sent on or about September 15th, 2025

6). If selected as an Official Selection, projects are to be uploaded to Vimeo, YouTube, or or give permission to RR|FF through FilmFreeway. Lack of compliance may result in rescinding of Selection Offer.

7) RRFF reserves the right to select films from the entire pool of submissions.

8) There are no restrictions on premiere or distribution status, but we reserve the right to disqualify films that may not have been completed prior to September 2024

9) While RRFF respects many diverse global perspectives, the festival does reserve the right to not accept a film that is perceived to promote a careless or malicious culture of hate, violence, or obscenity. Films with egregious scenes or depictions of graphic violence, sexual content, or vulgar language may be disqualified.

10) RRFF does consider works in progress.

11) All entered films grant the Red Rose Film Festival a non-exclusive limited-use agreement to use selected portions of films chosen for competition and/or to use film promotional materials to promote the festival, including the rights to utilize any excerpt from any film submitted and accepted for exhibition at RRFF for promotional purposes and/or on RRFF's website. Filmmakers fully retain all rights, title and interest in their films and all intellectual property.

12) RRFF does not accept responsibility for damage or loss of materials. Please do not send us any original copies, master copies, the only copy you have, etc.

13). By agreeing to these Terms and Conditions, you certify that you hold all necessary rights for the submission of this film and have read the regulations.

14). Dates and guidelines are subject to change without prior notice.

15.) It is up to the filmmaker to use discretion for travel considerations; at this time, we are not able to provide paid travel or reimbursement for travel-related costs for filmmakers.

16.) RRFF strongly encourages all nominees to attend the festival weekend; this consideration is not, however, a prerequisite to receiving an award or recognition.

17). Student filmmakers must submit proof of student status by uploading a valid/current Student ID (See "Best Student" award under Awards & Prizes above).

Thank you and happy submitting!