Top Quark Film Festival

COMPLETION DATE:

Films and manuscripts have to be completed at the time of submission and belong to any period in range from 2000 to present date. If you have older work, feel free to send it to us as well. Sometimes a real treasure is hidden in most unexpected places or even time line.

FILM LENGTH & GENRE:

• Films may be animated or live action
• Short Films must be no longer than 30 minutes
• Feature Films must be no longer than 120 minutes
• Films exceeding 120 minutes for feature films or 30 minutes for shorts may still be considered for festival awards, but will not be part of the programming
• Films and scripts have to be science fiction or fantasy genre. They could be placed in any dimension or universe, classic sci-fi, mockumentary, science research journals, futuristic comedies and even ghost stories will be welcomed here

SCRIPTS & STORIES:

• Stories and scripts must be between 5 and 125 pages of A4 size.
• All scripts and short stories have to be submitted to us in English language and PDF format.
• If the script is written by more than one author, all relevant names must be provided along with the consent of all co-authors.
• AI note: please, avoid using AI tools to write the entire text. Use it wisely, for review only.

DARK QUARK FILMS & STORIES:

This categories specially created for all dark, supernatural, horror, mystery or dark sci-fi and fantasy genres. You may submit your film, story or script (short, novel or feature) here.

OWNERSHIP OF THE WORK:

• By submitting your work, you confirm that you a legal owner of all author rights associated with your work and may prove it if challenged. Make sure that you hold all relevant permissions, including public screening and music used in your film.
• By submitting your work, you grant Top Quark Film Festival rights to use your work for public screening, promotion and advertisement in connection with festival activities.
Ideally, all manuscripts submitted, should have WGA or similar Copyright certificate, confirming authorship.

LANGUAGE:

• Foreign language films must be made available with the original language soundtrack and English subtitles.
• All short stories and scripts must be written in English.

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