Warped Dimension

Upon notification of Official Selection, you will be required to respond via email to Filmmaker Info (filmmakers@ahith.com)--please add the address to your contacts. This address will be your sole point of contact with the festival. We will be sending bulletins to you from that address, so please do not unsubscribe from the list, or your film will be at risk of disqualification.

We require certain files and info in order to promote your film; please make sure that all of the following are either included on your FilmFreeway page or ready to be made available privately before April 8th, 2024:

• a "portrait mode" (vertical) poster, preferrably 2:3 ratio.
• A few "landscape mode" (horizontal) HD stills showing eye-catching scenes from the film. No studio headshots, no production shots with visible crew/equipment, no added text/logo/etc.; nothing so dark that people seeing it on their phones can’t make it out
• A trailer, or at least a teaser. A brief clip (25 to 60 seconds) with a title card at the beginning or end will do. We’ll need a downloadable link from FilmFreeway, Dropbox, Vimeo, or Google Drive, but an additional streamable link from Vimeo or YouTube would be appreciated.
• The following credits (whenever applicable): Director; Writers; Key Cast; Cinematographer/DP; Animator; Music/Composer
• An .MP4 (preferred) or .MOV file of your film in HD or Full HD (no ProRes/DCP, no 2K/4K) coded at 10mbps, with stereo or mono sound. We prefer to download from Vimeo, Dropbox, FilmFreeway, or Google Drive, as they are faster than other transfer services. We cannot download from YouTube.

Failure to respond to requests for additional files and info may also result in disqualification.

Films from any year of release are eligible for submission.

Films that have been in competition in other SF IndieFest events (including Another Hole in the Head) are eligible for submission. Official Selections from previous editions of Warped Dimension are not eligible.

Films that have been made available online are eligible for submission. However, once a film becomes an Official Selection we will expect its availability for public viewing to be suspended on all platforms from the day before we announce the schedule until shortly after its screening with us has concluded. This will be a period of approximately four to six weeks. Filmmakers will be notified in advance regarding specific dates and times.

Legal Matters:

The Festival will take every reasonable precaution to store all works securely and preclude any unauthorized recording; the Zoom app itself offers many security features to prevent the public from recording exhibition content. However, with new technologies becoming available at all times, we cannot be held liable for any acts of piracy that may occur.

Submitters understand that submission of their work authorizes the Festival to use the work and any info/materials supplied via FilmFreeway for exhibition, education, or publicity purposes related to the festival. In addition to screening(s) during the festival, this includes sharing trailers & clips on social media and elsewhere, as well as allowing select individuals to view entire works for the purpose of publishing advance reviews.

The Festival is not responsible for any claim involving copyright, trademark, credits, or royalty infringement related to the work.

Submitters may receive future correspondence from info@ahith.com; an "unsubscribe" option is available in all email bulletins.