The VR Film Festival will be open to individuals who are 18 years of age or older. Films must be 10 minutes or less in duration including credits. There are no restrictions on whether your film has been screened by other film festivals.
CATEGORY AWARD
Best VR Short Film
FILM ELIGIBILITY
To be eligible for submission, your film must adhere to the following conditions:
1. Must be either a subject related to VR, a 360-Degree Video or VR Apps & Game Captures (recorded either via a PC or from inside a VR Headset) that has been edited into a short film.
NOTE: Any Ai allowed, including Ai Scripts
2. Must own all copyrights or license agreements for usage
3. Must be 10 minutes or less in duration, including credits
4. Must have English subtitles if your film has dialogue or text in a language other than English
5. Must be encoded in format MP4 or MOV for 1080HD or 4K
6. Submit your VR Short Film via Vimeo, YouTube or FilmFreeway
CONDITIONS
By submitting, VR Film Festival is hereby granted the right to utilise an excerpt from any film submitted and accepted for exhibition at the Festival for promotional purposes. The individual or corporation submitting the film hereby warrants that it is authorised to commit the film for screening via live streaming, and understands and accepts these requirements. The undersigned shall indemnify and hold harmless VR Film Festival 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.
SELECTION PROCESS
The Selection Committee is composed of various directors, producers and filmmakers alike. This committee is responsible for the selection of the films throughout every submission category. Every film submitted that adheres to the conditions for submission is watched and judged by the committee. Applicants will be informed of the selection of their film by the date posted. Notification will take place through the FilmFreeway.com website.
AWARDS
The inclusion of award prizes and the value of prizes is subject to change.
FESTIVAL AND FILMS PROMOTION
Right holders grant VR Film Festival, without compensation, the right to reproduce excerpts of the films (excerpts limited to 10% of the duration of the film and in any case shall not exceed 1.5 minutes), stills, posters, synopsis and/or any other texts related to their films for promotional purposes of the Festival, on any support and any media, press and the Internet included. The producers also hereby guarantee that they have the legal authority to grant such rights and have cleared all rights related to the films (including, but not limited, to the music).
SCREENING
Finalists will have their film screened in the Festival's Screening Event in March 2026. Overall winners, in each category, will be announced on the night as judged by a panel of film professionals.
NOTE: After the screening we will delete and erase all films from our systems.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
The submission of your film certifies that you have the full ownership of the rights granted above on the submitted film according to our regulations; and acknowledges that VR Film Festival is not liable for any claims or expenses asked from any third party regarding any rights matter.
ARCHIVE
By submitting your film, you accept that VR Film Festival may also use the films for its educational, promotional and non-commercial activities. Films archived will never be shown or released by VR Film Festival in full online without the direct consent of its owners. After the screening/live stream we will delete and erase all films from our systems.
REFUND POLICY
Accidental submission, non-qualifying film, or any other circumstance which is not the fault of VR Film Festival will not be considered for refund. This is why it is extremely important to read the Conditions of Submission above carefully in order to assure you qualify before submitting your film.
[As per FilmFreeway Refund Policy, all refund requests are handled at the discretion of the festivals. It is up to the festival whether they wish to grant a refund or not. If you have a valid reason for a refund request, please contact the festival directly to inquire about a refund. Please note that non-acceptance to a festival is not a valid reason for a refund.]
CANCELLATION / TRANSFER OF FESTIVAL
VR Film Festival reserves the right to cancel the event and/or competition, and/or to change the various venues of the event.
If VR Film Festival is postponed or cancelled, your submission will be considered for the next edition of the VR Film Festival.
ACCEPTANCE OF ABOVE CONDITIONS
Submitting a film to the Festival implies the full acceptance of the Terms and Conditions mentioned above.
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