FILM SCREENING & SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:
Dear Filmmaker:
The 2025 Surf City International Film Festival is an opportunity for filmmakers to showcase films in a unique location to a discerning audience.
All submitted films should convey to the audience the best story possible.
Foreign films must have subtitles.
Requirements and restrictions:
• We accept features, shorts, features, documentary, music video, horror, comedy, coastal themed short, coastal music video, human rights, animation, augmented reality and student films in all categories (High School & College).
• We do not pay a screening fee or travel expenses for filmmakers whose films have been selected for screening at the festival.
• We cannot consider or screen films that are available for sale on Youtube, Netflix, Amazon, or any other consumer site.
• Aside from other film festivals, the film must not screen within 100 miles of Surf City, North Carolina, from date of selection to the end of the festival in which the film appears.
By submitting your film you agree to the following:
• That you have clearance of rights.
• That the authorized rights holder of the film grants to the Surf City International Film Festival the right to screen this movie at the Surf City International Film Festival during the agreed upon dates.
• That excerpts of the film can be broadcast on the festival website or any other publication of the Surf City International Film Festival for promotional purposes.
• To the best of your resources, you will appropriately promote the screening on your end.
No additional grant of rights is implied or intended, and filmmaker retains all other rights to the film.
We strive to keep our entry costs as low as possible. Sorry, no waivers or discounts of entry fees are available for any reason.
