S.O.U.L. Fest ELIGIBILITY:
The short film must have involved a person of BAME background (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic), in a KEY role (Director, Producer, Writer, Cinematographer or Lead Actor etc.)
It must be clear who the BAME role is; whether it's on screen or in your bio. If it is not clear, this may hinder your chances of selection.
The submitter must be UK-BASED as we expect, should your film be chosen, that you, your team or a representative, attend the screening and networking event to represent your work.
(Note: There will be interviews and marketing around the event so it is in your best interests that the filmmakers attend.)
If it is clear from your submission/bio that you are not based in the UK (Check your address and Country of Origin sections), you will be automatically disqualified.
You must have the legal right to submit the work and any supporting materials and by submission you give us permission to screen the work at a S.O.U.L. Fest event and utilise supporting material in our programme, website, social media and promotional materials.
Please note we can not accept short films longer than 20 minutes in duration for S.O.U.L. Fest events.
S.O.U.L. Fest is presented by S.O.U.L. Festival UK
S.O.U.L. Fest is an Annual event based at the BFI Southbank.
Programming decisions are made at the discretion of the S.O.U.L. Fest programming team.
No film selected may be withdrawn from the S.O.U.L. Fest programme after its publication.
S.O.U.L. does not pay fees to screen work.
All films in a language other than English must be subtitled in English, unless dialogue or commentary is unnecessary for comprehension and appreciation.
No cuts or changes to any submission will be made by S.O.U.L. management for any reason.
Please note it is not possible for us to return any DVDs/submission materials sent to us through open submissions.
Submission of a film represents agreement with the regulations set forth here.
The S.O.U.L. Fest Director reserves the right to settle any case not covered by these regulations.
Due to the number of submissions we receive, it is S.O.U.L. Fest's policy not to offer comments or reasons for films not selected for the programme.
S.O.U.L. Celebrate Connect ELIGIBILITY:
The short film must have involved a person of BAME background (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic), in a KEY role (Director, Producer, Writer, Cinematographer or Lead Actor etc.)
It must be clear who the BAME role is; whether it's on screen or in your bio. If it is not clear, this may hinder your chances of selection.
The submitter must be UK-BASED as we expect, should your film be chosen, that you, your team or a representative, attend the screening and networking event to represent your work.
(Note: Their will be interviews and marketing around the event so it is in your best interests that the filmmakers attend.)
If it is clear from your submission/bio that you are not based in the UK (Check your address and Country of Origin sections), you will be automatically disqualified.
You must have the legal right to submit the work and any supporting materials and by submission you give us permission to screen the work at a S.O.U.L. Celebrate:Connect event and utilise supporting material in our programme, website, social media and promotional materials.
Please note we can not accept films longer than 20 minutes for S.O.U.L. Celebrate Connect events.
S.O.U.L. Celebrate:Connect is presented by S.O.U.L.
S.O.U.L. Celebrate:Connect is a quarterly event based at the BFI Southbank.
Programming decisions are made at the discretion of the S.O.U.L. programming team.
No film selected may be withdrawn from the S.O.U.L. Celebrate:Connect programme after its publication.
S.O.U.L. does not charge fees for submission nor does S.O.U.L. pay fees to screen work.
All films in a language other than English must be subtitled in English, unless dialogue or commentary is unnecessary for comprehension and appreciation.
No cuts or changes to any submission will be made by S.O.U.L. management for any reason.
Please note it is not possible for us to return any DVDs/submission materials sent to us through open submissions.
Submission of a film represents agreement with the regulations set forth here.
The S.O.U.L. Celebrate:Connect Director reserves the right to settle any case not covered by these regulations.
Due to the number of submissions we receive, it is S.O.U.L. Celebrate:Connect's policy not to offer comments or reasons for films not selected for the programme.