If you're a filmmaker in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, or Oklahoma, we want to know you and celebrate the excellent work that we've seen from so many of you. Tulsa may not have the number of professional film studios that Hollywood has, the filmmaking scene of Kansas City isn’t as intense as New York City’s, and the number of theatrical movies produced out of Arkansas doesn’t compare to that of Georgia. But the Four States has no shortage of talented artists and aspiring filmmakers looking for a platform. With that in mind, Great Wonders Productions is offering filmmakers of all levels of experience in the Four States a boost with the Great Wonders Uplift Film Festival. If you’ve made a short film or feature film in one of these four states or if you’re a filmmaker residing in one, submit your film and plan to join us in Webb City and Joplin, MO in January 11-13, 2024 for our first festival to win one of 10 awards including Most Inspirational Film, the category closest to our heart. But even if your film is a Debbie Downer, submit and join us as we provide filmmakers and audiences in the Four States with some much-needed uplift.

Awards & Prizes

Best Feature - Award and sponsored gift to the best feature film in festival

Best Documentary Feature - Award and sponsored gift to the best non-fiction feature film in festival

Best Narrative - Award and sponsored gift to the best scripted short film in festival

Most Inspirational Feature Film - Award and sponsored gift to the feature film with the most uplifting story

Most Inspirational Short Film - Award and sponsored gift to the short film with the most uplifting story

Best in Festival - Award and sponsored gift to the jury’s selection of the best overall short film in festival

People’s Choice Award - Award and sponsored gift to the best short film in festival according to audience vote

Best College Production - Award and sponsored gift to the best college student-produced short film in festival

Best High School Production - Award and sponsored gift to the best high school student-produced short film in festival

Best Documentary Short - Award and sponsored gift to the best non-fiction short film in festival

Best Minifilm - Award and sponsored gift of to the best ad, news story, social media video, or new media project of up to a two-minute runtime in festival

Rules & Terms

OFFICIAL PROJECT RULES
1. Submissions may be made through Vimeo links. For films selected for festival screening, preferred format for submissions is HD 1080p 16x9. Acceptable file formats are MP4 or MOV. Acceptable codecs are H.264 and Quicktime. Exclusions may apply - please contact us by email with questions.

2. You shall provide detailed information of your work regarding the source, the creator, and background information as requested by Great Wonders Productions.

3. All submissions must be films either produced in the Four States (Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma) or were produced by filmmakers who are residents from one of these states.

4. All submissions should adhere to the content standards of a PG-13 or lower rating (including those of nudity, profanity, sexuality, and violence) with the exception of projects that appropriately address mature subject matter that would warrant a higher rating. The jury reserves the right to disqualify any films it considers as outside these standards.

5. Submissions must not portray Sponsor in a negative way, the determination of which will solely reside with Sponsor.

6. By submitting to this festival, you acknowledge that your work may become subject to public voting on the Uplift Film Festival website. Public voting may be used to help the festival sponsor determine the final rank order.

7. Videos must be in the English language or include English subtitles.

8. Only one award will be granted to any single film, including Best in Festival, with the exception of the People’s Choice Award.

9. Submissions may be made by individuals 16 and older. Those who were high school students at the time of submission must specify this upon registration.

10. All submitted films must have been completed during or after 2021.

COPYRIGHT & LEGAL TERMS
By entering your film for consideration to the Great Wonders Uplift Film Festival, you authorize that your work is cleared for festival exhibition and accept full legal responsibility for the intellectual property therein. The submitter and all filmmakers associated with the project shall indemnify and hold harmless the Great Wonders Uplift Film Festival and any representative or affiliates from and against any and all claims, liabilities, losses, damages, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney's fees and costs of the court) which may be incurred by reason of any claim involving copyright, trademark, credits, publicity, screening, and loss of or damage to the screening videos entered.

SUBMISSION NOTES
We recommend that you make sound levels relatively even throughout your film. (If your film has uneven sound or sound that peaks, it may be modified to protect the playback equipment.)

RIGHTS TO THE FILM
Entrants agree that the film may be used for promotional purposes and that Great Wonders has full rights to use the film for those purposes, but the producer has full rights to their film for any use they may desire.

PHYSICAL LIABILITY
Great care will be taken with entries while with us, however we cannot accept responsibility for loss or damage incurred en route, or due to normal wear and tear. Great Wonders Uplift Film Festival is held harmless from any and all claims, liabilities, losses, damages, and expenses that may be incurred by reason of any claim involving copyright, trademark, credits, publicity or screening of any film.

DISQUALIFICATION
Great Wonders Uplift Film Festival reserves the right to disqualify entries from consideration and exhibition if deemed to be inappropriate or otherwise non-compliant. To avoid disqualification, the content of films should be rated the equivalent of PG-13, PG, or G based on the Motion Picture Association of America film rating system.