The Sabira Cole Film Festival

WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO SUBMIT TO SCFF?

The festival accepts films and videos made by and/or about people of African descent. (Filmmaker needn't be of African descent.)
Films can be of any genre -- drama, comedy, horror, adventure, animation, romance, science fiction, experimental, etc. We want to be surprised and inspired by your work! The SCFF accepts features and shorts; narratives and documentaries.
Filmmakers may also choose to look at the previous screenings for a sense of the issues important to the founders of the festival. These include:
Significant and under-appreciated contributors to Pan-African music, arts and culture;
Great African Americans from the Greater Pittsburgh community;
Realistic and affirming portrayals of the individuals and communities of people of color;
Grassroots movements to build social and environmental equity in communities of color;
Progressive politics and criminal justice reform;
Highlighting under-appreciated milestones in Pan-African history;
Female leaders in communities of color;
Building multi-ethnic, intersectional coalitions for social justice;
The dreams, lives and needs of black children.

All submissions must be in English or have English subtitles.
The SCFF will only accept the submissions of substantially completed films -- please, no submissions of films less than 80% complete or films with missing scenes or audio portions.

IF MY FILM IS ACCEPTED, WHAT PROJECTION FORMAT WILL SCFF ACCEPT?

The SCFF's accepted projection formats for Feature Films are DCP, online link, and Blu-Ray. For Short Films (25 minutes or less) you will be asked to submit an online link. We may also accept DCP and BluRay depending on program needs.

If there are any updates for projection formats, you will receive them with your acceptance notification.

All films should have subtitles or close captions

The SCFF will not accept watermarked films for public presentation.

RULES
As of a condition of entering, you assert:
• You represent and warrant that you are the sole author(s) of the video composition(s)
• You are the sole owner(s) of all rights in or otherwise have the right to license the video composition(s) and the publicity rights
• You have the full right and authority to enter into this agreement and to grant SCFF the rights granted in our filmmaker agreement if accepted.
• SCFF’s use of the composition(s) or the publicity rights as contemplated under our filmmaker agreement will not infringe or violate the rights of any third party, including without limitation, any copyright, trademark, or right of privacy or publicity.
• You represent and warrant that you have obtained all necessary licenses, permissions, consents, or releases as may be required for the use of any image of any person, object, sculpture, music, artwork, location, or other elements of the video composition(s).