Religion Faith International Film Festival

### Submission Requirements

**Content Eligibility:** All submissions must include an inspirational, religious, or family theme. Films need not be explicitly religious but must contain a spiritual component. RFIFF welcomes works from all faith traditions—what matters is that the content explores how faith enables wise choices for individuals, families, and communities.

**Language:** Non-English films must include English subtitles.

**Category Compliance — CRITICAL:**
- **Written materials (screenplays, teleplays, novels)** must be submitted to screenplay/written medium categories ONLY
- **Films/videos** must be submitted to film/video categories (drama, documentary, arthouse, etc.) ONLY
- Submitting written material to film categories will result in automatic rejection
- Submitting a film/video to the screenplay categories will result in automatic rejection

### Specialized Judging Expertise

**Written Work Evaluation:** Professional readers and judges review all screenplays, teleplays, and novels. These judges do not review video submissions.

**Film Evaluation:** Professional video reviewers assess all film submissions. These judges do not review written materials.

This specialized approach ensures your work receives informed evaluation from qualified professionals in each discipline.

### Authorization & Entry Rights

The individual or corporation submitting warrants they are authorized to commit the film for screening and accept all festival requirements and regulations. The festival reserves the right to refuse entries without providing waivers.

**Producer Consent:** We do not screen films without the producer's written consent.

### Promotional Rights

By submitting, you grant RFIFF rights to use excerpts from accepted competition films for promotional purposes. Clips from winning entries may be streamed on RFIFF.COM and WRPN.TV.

### Official Selection Process

**Official Selection Listing:** Your project name appears on the Official Selection list only if submitted to one of the 34 Major Categories.

**What "Official Selection" Means:** Your work has passed the initial judging stage (not rejected) and advances to the award judges who will determine if and what type of award it receives. Official Selection does not guarantee screening or awards.

### Subcategory Awards

Entry into subcategories does not guarantee selection or award. **Winning an award in a subcategory does not qualify for live screening or distributor submission.**

### Independent Merit-Based Evaluation

To ensure each film or screenplay is viewed, read, studied, and rated individually, RFIFF has implemented a system in which entries are not competing against one another but are recognized for their merits. They compete against themselves—each entry is judged on individual merits and scored on an inherent value system.

When it's your turn to be evaluated, the judge's focus is on your film or screenplay, not on all the other works in the queue. This ensures they won't have comparisons going on in their minds when they should focus entirely on you.

### Live Screening Protocol

**Best of Festival winners only** are screened theatrically. These events capture authentic audience reactions that distributors use to inform their decisions. RFIFF does not conduct after-screening networking parties or seminars. Audience video interviews may be conducted and featured on WRPN.tv.

**Screening Cancellation Rights:**
- We cannot guarantee audience turnout for any screening, irrespective of promotional activities conducted by the theater or our festival. If attendance for a specific film is insufficient, we maintain the right to cancel that screening.
- If a Best of Festival winner decides not to screen live, fails to submit required materials, or doesn't respond to requests, we reserve the right to cancel the live screening. However, the award winner will still retain their award.

The festival reserves the right to modify program dates and times.

### Distributor Relationships

RFIFF has no control or influence over Polaris Pictures or any associate distributors' decisions. Anything beyond the initial introduction is strictly negotiated between you and the distribution company. If you haven't heard from them after sending your information, please contact them directly—not RFIFF, as we are not a distributor.

**Direct all distribution questions to:**
- Adler & Associates
- Worldwide Motion Pictures Corporation (WWMPC)
- Cardinal XD
- CCS Releasing

Top winners understand that our associates do not guarantee representation or production deals.

### Screenplay Submission Guidelines

**Accepted Formats:**
- Unproduced and produced feature-length screenplays: 70–130 pages
- Unproduced and produced short screenplays: 40 pages and under
- Unproduced and produced teleplays: 45–70 pages
- Unproduced and produced webisode pilots: 10–20 pages

**Technical Requirements:**
- Screenplays accepted from anywhere in the world, **in English only**
- PDF format required
- Submit electronically through FilmFreeway only
- Must include a title page with contact information
- Treatment optional but helpful
- No limit on the number of original scripts submitted
- Duplicate entries automatically disqualified
- Substitutions accepted no later than 45 days before the festival end date

### Feedback & Resubmission

**Feedback is provided ONLY to rejected films and screenplays**, giving creators time to address issues and resubmit at no cost.

**Resubmission Policy:** If your work is rejected, we'll explain why, and you may resubmit up to 30 days before the final deadline or during the following season at no additional cost.

### Refund Policy

- **Before Official Selection:** Full refund upon withdrawal
- **After Official Selection:** No refunds issued

### Professional Judging

All judges (selection through awarding phases) are compensated professionals. We do not use unpaid volunteers.

**Judge's Decisions:** The decisions of the judges are final and shall not be disputed.

### Communication & Notifications

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### Indemnification

Submitters must indemnify and hold harmless the Religion Faith International Film Festival, WRPN.TV, and ROMAN PICTURES from all claims, liabilities, losses, damages, and expenses (including attorney's fees and court costs) arising from copyright, trademark, credits, publicity, screening, or loss/damage to submitted materials.