Washington DC International Cinema Festival

A) eligibility requirements.
1. We accept films of all genres.
2. All films completed on or after January 1, 2018 or eligible for consideration.
3. Short feature films that are available for public online viewing are eligible.
4. Multiple entries from the same submitter are accepted. A separate submission and a separate entry fee must accompany each entry.
5. All entries must be either in English or subtitled in English. Dialogue lists are not accepted.
6. Entrant confirms and warrants required legal authority to submit the entry to the festival and to use all music, images and content in the entry.

B) submission guidelines:
1. Films must be submitted via online screener hosted by Vimeo or any platform attached to FilmFreeway.
2. Only complete entries including fee payment and screener will be considered.
3. Entrance are permitted to submit works in progress (i.e. without final color correction or sound mixing) but note that the programming committee will only consider the version submitted. Subsequent cuts and replacement copies must be submitted separately and at full additional entry fee.

D) judging and selection
1. Films are selected for festival presentation by the Washington DC international film Festival programming committee, if a film is selected, the festival office will contact the entrance by email. The festival does not provide feedback with screening notes to entries that are not selected.

E) all competitive film categories are judged during the festival.

F) Entry fees
Each entry must be accompanied by the appropriate entry fee, entry fees are not refundable, fees, registration, registration notification, consideration by the programming department and notification of the results. These fees May be paid by credit card Visa MasterCard or American Express through FilmFreeway.