Entry is not a guarantee of programming in any festival event.
All productions must be completed at the time of submission.
Entry fees are non-refundable.
All films must be in English or have English subtitles where necessary.
Multiple entries are allowed for each filmmaker and each entry may be entered in multiple categories separately. Please note as above, any entry is not a guarantee of programming in any Festival event. You should note that only one film will be selected from any one production.
We reserve the right, at any time, without notice and without limiting any and all other rights we may have under these Rules & Regulations, at law or in equity, to remove and delete your entry to the festival.
Productions are open to any genre i.e. romcom, anime, animation, drama, thriller, comedy, children, romance, sci-fi, noir, web series, podcasts.
Submissions are open for productions of lengths between 1 minute and 2.5 hours.
Submissions must be an original work of the applicant’s team and not based, in whole or part, on another author’s work (unless underlying material is in public domain). You agree that you will not submit any content that is libellous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, sexually, racially, culturally, or ethnically offensive, harassing, intimidating, threatening, hateful, discriminatory or abusive.
In most instances we will not have any specific restrictions on productions which have already premiered, however, productions with premier status at the Festival’s programming will be factored into our selection.
All submissions must declare whether AI has been used in the creation or production of the film (including AI-generated imagery, voiceover, music, or editing). This declaration is required at the point of submission.
Films using AI as a primary creative or production tool will only be considered for the dedicated AI category. They will not be eligible for standard short film programmes or the same awards as non-AI films.
Where AI use is not declared and is subsequently identified, MFF reserves the right to disqualify the film or reassign it to the AI category.”
Productions may not be withdrawn from the programming after selection.
Productions may be screened before the Festival's programming. However any screening of your production prior to our Festival will be considered during the selection process.
We do not pay any fees to screen any production at any time for any selected submission.
Selections are made in conjunction with our Jury panel.
All selected/programmed submissions are automatically entered to our Jury panel and will be in competition for our Awards
We reserve the right to use any material provided to us as part of our PR, marketing and promotional activities.
Feedback may be requested by individual productions. As we are a small operation, we cannot guarantee immediate responses and will endeavour to reply as soon as possible.
For all submissions not in the English language, we ideally require embedded English descriptive subtitles or otherwise standard subtitles.
We cannot accept a work-in-progress submission that is nearly completed - for example, where the final sound mix is not yet complete. We would need to see a fully completed version of the film by the final deadline date.
If your submission is selected, you will be required to provide a DCP of your film.
It is very important that you use an (Filmfreeway) email address that you use *regularly*. Should you be selected, we will ramp up communication with you about subsequent programming. You should not find yourself in a position where you miss any of our communications.
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Women Of The Lens Film Festival CIC, its management, juries, subsidiaries, agents, sponsors, affiliates, and etc. 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 screenings entered.
All inquiries should be emailed in the first instance to: info@womenofthelens.com
Ensure that you read further submissions guidelines prior to entry on our website: www.womenofthelens.com
