DEADLINES AND ENTRY FEES
— Earlybird Deadline/Entry Fee – 24 September 2021/£5
— Regular Deadline/Entry Fee – 26 November 2021/£10
FEE WAIVERS
— We are happy to offer fee waivers to any artist in need of one. Get in touch here – no questions asked!
— We also waive fees for anyone who lives in the Scottish Borders. Get in touch here if you are a Scottish Borders resident.
PREMIERE STATUS
— We have no restrictions on the premiere status of a film, though prefer not to screen work that has already been widely shown in Scotland. We will also favour work completed after 1 January 2021.
SCREENING FEES
We have increased our screening fees for all work selected from submissions:
— £100 per short or medium-length film (less than 60 minutes)
— £200 per feature-length film (more than 60 minutes)
— All payments will be made via PayPal after the Festival.
FORMATS AND CAPTIONS
— We screen films from DCP and 16mm, and can accept most other common digital formats.
— We are providing all films with captions/Subtitles for D/deaf and Hard of Hearing audiences (SDH), in the event captions/SDH are not already available.
SELECTION AND PRINT TRAFFIC
— All notifications of selection will be sent out in early March 2022 if not before.
— Final screening copies should be received by us within 4 weeks of notification.
— In the case of digital files, we prefer to receive final screening copies electronically – i.e., via Dropbox, WeTransfer or download link.
— We hold ourselves to the highest standards when it comes to communication and the screening of your work; we test all digital files and work closely with our partners and screening venues to ensure your work is shown in the highest standard possible. For this reason we ask that all selected films are transferred to us in advance of test screenings. So as not to impact other selected filmmakers, failure to meet these deadlines may result in your film being withdrawn from our programme.
— We take a great deal of care each year to curate a meaningful and critically engaging programme. Once a film is selected and invitation is accepted, a filmmaker may not withdraw their film from the programme.
