Submission & Payment Details:
-All fees are final and non-refundable.
-Submission fees are payable through PayPal
-Entries must be submitted through an online link (Vimeo/YouTube etc.) SMWebfest does not accept DVD viewing material.
-Private links are acceptable for submission. Password(s) are required if needed to view.
-Multiple entries are allowed but each independent project must be submitted and paid for separately.
Participation:
-Submissions must be entered by an individual 18 years of age or older.
- Student/Film School submissions can be entered by an individual under the age of 18 years but must be accompanied by the addition of a parent or guardian’s signature who is 18 years of age or older.
-Any and all submissions must be the intellectual property of the individual and/or team submitting said project. No proxy submissions allowed.
-Payment MUST accompany submission. No late payments allowed. Any and all submissions sent without accompanying payment will be deleted without exception.
Submissions Definitions & Guidelines:
-All submissions must have been completed after Jan 1, 2020.
-A short is a stand-alone film under 22 minutes.
-A Pilot is a single episode, with the intention of creating additional serialized episodes. A short form pilot is a stand-alone episode of less than 10 minutes. A long form pilot is a stand-alone episode of more than 10 minutes. If you have already completed two or more episodes at the time of entry please submit under the digital series category.
-A series is at least TWO (2) completed episodes at the time of entry. A short form series is a series with episodes averaging less than 10 minutes in length. A long form is a series with episodes averaging more than 10 minutes.
-Submitters may select the genre category they feel best represents their project.
-Santa Monica Webfest will not accept any project with explicit sexual acts or situations it deems in any way pornographic.
-Content not originally filmed in English must provide English subtitles.
-Employees, Agents or family members of those associated with Santa Monica Webfest are ineligible for any and all awards.
-Santa Monica Webfest reserves the right to alter selection and screening guidelines.
Screening Guidelines:
-Shorts selected for screening and awards consideration must be under 22 minutes.
-Pilots selected for screening and awards consideration must be under 10 minutes to qualify for screening in the short form category and must be over 10 minutes but under 22 minutes to qualify for screening in the long form category.
- Series selected for screening and awards consideration can choose to submit one or two episodes, however, the overall run time must be under 10 minutes to qualify for screening in the short form category and must be over 10 minutes but under 22 minutes to qualify for screening in the long form category.
- Santa Monica Webfest reserves the right to edit screening episodes that do not conform to the runtime criteria specified in each category.
General Rules & Guidelines:
-By submitting to Santa Monica Webfest participants agree to release and hold festival directors, employees, representatives and volunteers harmless from any and all losses, damages, rights, claims and legal actions of any kind in connection with the submission, screening, awards or any and all events associated and/or affiliated with Santa Monica Webfest.
-By submitting your short, pilot and/or series you thereby agree to screen your project if chosen as an Official Selection. A short, pilot and/or series selected but for whatever reason does not screen will be disqualified from awards selection and unable to receive an award.
-By submitting a short, pilot and/or series you are agreeing that you are legally authorized to use any and all visual, audio and music contained in your submission. Santa Monica Webfest will not be held liable for any legal action or claims resulting from the failure of submitters to properly obtain any and all legal rights to the material submitted and/or screened.
-By submitting a short, pilot and/or series participants agree to allow Santa Monica Webfest to use the name of the submitted project as well as video and audio clips for the marketing and promotion of the festival, highlight reels, and award presentations.
-If an award recipient is not on hand to receive an award during the awards gala, any and all shipping charges of said award will be the sole responsibility of the recipient.
-By submitting, participants agree to be bound by any and all official rules of Santa Monica Webfest.
-Awards and screenings are subject to change at any time.
- All local, state and federal laws apply. Entry void where prohibited by law.
