WR2R RULES AND GUIDE LINES
PURPOSE
The purpose of the Winnipeg Real to Reel Film Festival is to connect filmmakers with audiences through visual media that encourages, challenges and inspires us to pursue positive values and to a greater understanding of the human journey.
TYPES OF MEDIA WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We are looking for films that are:
Entertaining
Original
Insightful
Uplifiting
Encouraging
and that reinforce positive themes
WHAT WE ARE NOT LOOKING FOR
WR2R will not screen films containing any form of nudity, sexual acts, profanity, or gratuitous violence. WR2R reserves the full right to make its determination regarding values-based rejections.
SUBMISSION CATEGORIES
Narrative Feature Film (up to 180 minutes)
Documentary Feature Film (up to 180 minutes)
Narrative Short Film (less than 50 minutes)
Documentary Short Film (less than 50 minutes)
Feature Screenplay
Short Screenplay
Stage Play
Please note that the Film Festival reserves the right to merge entries into other categories.
GENRES
Drama
Action/Adventure
Mystery/Suspense
Comedy
Sci-Fi
Family
Children's
Documentary
Docu-drama
AWARDS
Please see Awards and Prizes
In cases where licenses are obtained to screen a film, any awards 'grind' against any license fees paid.
ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION
You are welcome to submit secure online screeners and digital press kits through FilmFreeway. Physical copies are not accepted.
SUBMISSION NOTES:
The individual submitting the film must have the legal authority to do so.
Electronic submissions only.
All non-English language films must be subtitled or dubbed in English.
All postage costs, duties etc. (if any) are the responsibility of the sender
PAYMENT
Payment from entrants will be accepted electronically only.
Payment to winners is made via Paypay or etransfer only. No wire transfers. No cheques.
LOCATION
The Festival is located at:
Winnipeg Real to Reel Film Festival
c/o North Kildonan MB Church
1315 Gateway Road
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R2G 1G5
Canada
ADVERTISING
By submitting to WR2R you agree that the festival may use portions of your film and your publicity material for publicity purposes. WR2R may also copy your publicity material for publicity purposes without compensation to you.
RIGHTS
All submissions to WR2R must hold appropriate rights to everything in their submissions including but not limited to music, actors, sounds, footage etc. and be able, if required, to produce proof of those rights.
EXHIBITION
Your film may be screened at our in-person festival or online or both. In-person festival may be at one or more locations within the Province of Manitoba. In person attendance is subject to government and festival approval to do so regarding health, safety or other protocols. The festival reserves the right to make health and safety decisions. Online versions of the festival may take place shortly before, during or after any in-person festivals. The length of the online festival may be longer than the in-person festival. The online festival will be open to the world unless requests are made specifically by the submitter.
ATTENDANCE
Attendance figures are by gate attendance by any particular film or group of short films and may or may not reflect individual audience attendees. In a general and non-exclusive sense, if one person watches two feature films at the festival (or online) this would count as a gate attendance of two. Online results are anecdotal and are based on survey results of attendees.
RELEASE OF REMUNERATION
By submitting to WR2R you agree there will not be any remuneration to you or your heirs/assigns for your film whether WR2R charges a gate admission or takes a free will offering or allows your film to be seen by audiences at no charge.
INDEMNITY
All filmmakers submitting to WR2R agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless WR2R, its board, judges, sponsors, volunteers, advertisers, and partners etc. individually and collectively, from all claims and demands, losses, damages, costs and liabilities relating to any films submitted to this festival.
GRANT OF RIGHTS
By submitting to the film festival you are authorizing the festival to screen your film without remuneration.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Please ensure that you have read and comply with our Festival Rules and Terms and Conditions. Submission to the festival constitutes acceptance of these. All non-English language films must be subtitled or dubbed in English. All postage costs, duties etc. are the responsibility of the sender. Specifically, a film may be selected as an official selection but the festival may require that a film remove swearing or other inappropriate materials. The filmmaker has the right to reject such offer with the understanding that the film will not be screened at the festival unless such changes are made. The decision on what is or is not acceptable material is entirely the Festival's discretion and submitter hereby waives all rights regarding festivals decision on this and another other matter.
SUBMISSION AGREEMENT
I. REPRODUCTION OF COPY-PROTECTED MATERIALS. THE WINNIPEG REAL TO REEL FILM FESTIVAL (“WR2R”), and their principles, affiliates, employees, volunteers, officers, agents, representatives, exhibitors, heirs and/or assigns (hereinafter collectively referred to as “SPONSOR/EXHIBITOR”) hereby expressly represent and confirm that they are not and cannot be held liable or responsible for the protection of any material including copyrighted or trademarked materials (“Material”) submitted for consideration and/or possible screening, viewing or other use at the Film Festival or by SPONSOR/EXHIBITOR. In consideration for the opportunity to submit material(s) to SPONSOR/EXHIBITOR, all persons and/or entities making such a submission of copyrighted or trademarked material to SPONSOR/EXHIBITOR expressly understand, acknowledge and agree to assume all risks of unauthorized duplication, copying or electronic transfer without prior consent or approval, and further grant express permission to SPONSOR/EXHIBITOR to duplicate all submitted materials and to waive all rights, to indemnify and hold SPONSOR/EXHIBITOR harmless against any and all inadvertent, unauthorized or illegal duplication of submission material by third parties. Moreover, all persons and/or entities submitting any material including copyrighted or trademarked material to SPONSOR/EXHIBITOR, expressly assume all risks of unauthorized duplication and expressly grant same an unconditional license to use and duplicate such material in any manner, in whole or in part, for any purpose whatsoever, including but not limited to judging, advertising, promotional purposes and/or inclusion in or used as Trailers, for broadcast, internet airing, or in a print medium or format, without payment, royalty and/or commission. SPONSOR/EXHIBITOR acknowledges that duplication of submitted materials will be for such or similar stated purposes but will not be for purposes of sale or commercial distribution.
II. PRODUCTION OF SIMILAR PROJECTS THE WINNIPEG REAL TO REEL FILM FESTIVAL (“WR2R”), and their principles, affiliates, employees, volunteers, officers, agents, representatives, exhibitors, heirs and/or assigns (hereinafter referred to jointly as “SPONSOR/EXHIBITOR”) hereby expressly acknowledge, represent and confirm they are actively involved in media, including but not limited to the creation, visioning, inception, development, production, post-production, publication, distribution and/or broadcast of written copy materials, motion picture projects, still picture projects and materials, animation and/or graphic design elements and projects. Such materials and projects include but are not necessarily limited to audio CD’s, DVD’s, BluRays, CD/DVD jackets, book covers, book manuscripts, scripts, feature films, short films, commercials, webisodes, music videos, documentaries, television pilots, television specials, television shows, inspirational spots, morality spots and/or reality encounters; additionally stock footage creation, development, production and/or licensing of stock footage and/or the licensing of third party stock materials; Moreover, SPONSOR/EXHIBITOR expressly acknowledges, represents and confirms that at all times, presently and prospectively, it may have projects in various stages of development, including but not necessarily limited to creation, visioning, development, production, option, license, turn-around, distribution and/or broadcast, which may be similar in nature to projects submitted for consideration to the Winnipeg Real to Reel Film Festival. Regardless, all persons and/or entities submitting material(s) to SPONSOR/EXHIBITOR do so with the express knowledge and understanding of this disclaimer. Further, in consideration for the opportunity to submit material(s) to SPONSOR/EXHIBITOR, said persons and/or entities release, waive, discharge, indemnify, hold-harmless and covenant not to sue SPONSOR/EXHIBITOR in the event of the development, production, distribution, publication, release or broadcast, anywhere in the world in any medium or format, of any product or project which appears to have or may actually have similarity or likeness to submitted material(s). III. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OR PERSONS/ENTITY(IES) MAKING SUBMISSION: I am over the age of 18 years and hold any and all rights and authority appurtenant to the submitted material(s) and necessary for the submission of materials to SPONSOR/EXHIBITOR. I am submitting this material for possible promotion and screening at the WR2R Film Festival and confirm that screening and promoting the Material in whole or in part does not violate any agreements.
