To ensure that each film is evaluated and graded on its own merits, we established a mechanism that ensures that we do not judge entries against each another. They are competing against themselves: we judge each item on its own merits and provide a score based on an innate value system. We want to ensure that when it's your moment to be judged, the judges' attention is focused on you and not on all the other films in the queue; this ensures that they won't be thinking about comparisons when they should think about YOU.
WHAT MAKES US UNIQUE?
1. DISTRIBUTOR REVIEW by Worldwide Motion Pictures Corporation (WWMPC.COM) for features, Adler & Associates for features and shorts, Cardinal XD, CCS Releasing, and Polaris Pictures (for screenplays) for our chosen "Best of Festival" and "Best of Show" winners based on enough qualified submissions.
We accept produced and unproduced scripts.
Get your Rhodium winning script submitted for consideration to Polaris Pictures, a film finance company.
Polaris does not accept unsolicited submissions.
We don't have any control or influence over Polaris Pictures or any of our associate distributors deciding to offer you a production deal or even answering your email. We merely open the door for the top winners.
2. The opportunity to be included in an international film distributor's buyer's packet.
3. A hybrid festival run as a live screening festival and virtual screening on WRPN.tv : We invest in getting distributor recognition for quality films to give them a life beyond a one-time festival showing.
SFHAFF will screen the Best of festival award winners only. Over one Best of Festival could be awarded, i.e., Foreign and domestic, based on enough qualified submissions.
We collect audience feedback from live screenings.
Our screening event is to collect audience reactions to be used by our distributors. We don't conduct after-screening networking parties or seminars.
Video interviews of the viewing audience may be conducted and shown on WRPN.tv
Winning an award in a subcategory does NOT qualify for screening and sending to our distributors.
4. Any film rejected receives a personal letter explaining why.
Film submissions go through two stages in each of our 11 Film Festivals (or judging committees)
Stage one: entails the Acceptance Judges reviewing your submission and determining whether it has the production values to be Officially Selected to compete (be judged for an award.) Official Selection does not mean your film will be screened.
When you get an official selection notification, it means your film, screenplay, or novel passed through the stringent acceptance process (By the selection judges), and now it's ready to go in front of the awarding judges.
Rejected submissions can correct the issues and resubmit for free, even the following season.
While most festivals do not explain a rejection, we strive to help filmmakers improve their festival acceptance rates and, therefore, their marketability.
Stage two: Officially selected submissions are sent to the AWARDING judges. They will choose the award (s) for the films. Not all films are recognized.
5. Regardless of deadline status, all STUDENT FILM ENTRIES are subject to a flat fee of $35. (Proof required of student status at the time of filming: no refunds if your ID is not legitimate)
Finally, our founders are committee members of the Universal Film & Festival Organization (UFFO.ORG). The UFFO is a non-profit organization in the United Kingdom dedicated to "promoting best business practices for film festivals." It ensures that your film will be judged fairly and thoroughly.
FILM AWARDS:
Best of Festivals - Best of Show - Outstanding Excellence - Excellence - Exceptional Merit, Merit - Honorable Mention - Kudos
SCREENPLAY AWARDS:
Rhodium - Platinum - Gold - Silver - Bronze - Honorable mention
We accept produced and unproduced scripts.
Get your Rhodium winning script submitted for consideration to Polaris Pictures, a film finance company.
Polaris does not accept unsolicited submissions.
Over one Best of Festival could be awarded, i.e., Foreign and domestic, based on enough qualified submissions.
DISTRIBUTOR REVIEW by Worldwide Motion Pictures Corporation (WWMPC.COM) for features, Adler & Associates for features and shorts, and Polaris Pictures (for Rhodium screenplays) for our chosen "Best of Festival" and "Best of Show" winners based on enough qualified submissions.
