Oz Indie Film Festival

To submit a film, you must have created the project yourself, own the rights or have permission from the owner of the content to submit the film to us.

1. Any non English films must include English subtitles. (Music Videos don't require subtitles)

2. All films are nominated and voted upon by a global jury, including Hollywood film and TV professionals, from an independent point of view.

3. Student filmmakers are encouraged to apply but must present their valid Student ID in order to benefit from our student discount.

4. OzIFF is not responsible for broken or non-functioning films.

5. Films need not undergo public screenings to qualify for our festival, prizes, or awards. Due to time limitations, not all selected films can be publicly screened during our festival, yet they remain eligible for award nominations.

6. No film may be withdrawn from the festival programme after its selection, or withdrawn after 10 September 2024. By submitting your project to the Oz Indie Film Festival for consideration, you acknowledge this condition of entry and waive your right to withdraw your film from the Festival after this date or selection for screening.

7. All genres and formats are considered eligible for nomination into one or more competitive categories.

8. Scheduling - for selected films ONLY
Screenings are scheduled at the discretion of Oziff. Whilst every effort will be made to adhere to the published schedule, Oziff reserves the right to make changes at any time for any reason. Oziff will not be liable for any costs claimed as a result of a change in scheduling.

9. All fees are non-refundable.

10. Promotion - for selected films ONLY
Selected films must acknowledge that Oziff reserves the right to promote the films on Oziff website and social media using both images and video that you provide.

11. Selection of Films
Submissions are reviewed and selected under the following criteria:
- Quality of narrative and production values.
- Independent nature of the production.

PLACE OF ORIGIN
Projects may originate from anywhere in the world.

PREMIERE STATUS
No premiere requirement .

DISTRIBUTION STATUS
Projects may have distribution .

We strongly encourage filmmakers to submit their film only after it is fully finished and will judge each submission as a completed work, whether it is or not. Once a film is entered, we can update the submission with a more recent cut so long as it is uploaded to our dropbox 4 weeks before screening. That said, because OzIFF’s focus is on story, minor technical changes will not affect the final decision of any film. Should the film be accepted to play during the Festival, the filmmaker will have the opportunity to supply the Festival with their most recent version.

Please do not send original material or masters for preview or screening.

The Oz Indie Film Festival will not return preview or screening tapes.

The Oz Indie Film Festival will screen films only from Digital download, QuickTime Video Codecs: Apple Pro Res 422/4444 or H.264. (.mov or .mp4).

No other formats are accepted.

STUDENTS
We've set up a student category so that the playing field was leveled. Students don't need to enter the other areas. If the judges feel that the project has the quality expected of seasoned film makers it will automatically be entered in that category too.

However students who feel confident can enter any category they wish.

If the project is accepted as a student entry they will have to provide evidence of student enrollment at time of film completion.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

By submitting your film, you confirm that you have granted The Oz Indie Film Festival the right to publicly exhibit your film and that The Oz Indie Film Festival will take all care but no responsibility for your film whilst in the possession of the Festival. We also confirm that if accepted into the festival you grant the Oz Indie Film Festival the right to publicly promote your film in all festival promotional materials, as appropriate. You also confirm that all necessary permissions have been obtained to enter this film in the festival and that the film does not infringe the rights including copyright of any third party. This includes use of music and literary material.

All selected nominees will be invited to our live screenings for the opportunity to meet people from the film industry.

All winners will receive “WINNER” laurel with a hard copy certificate. Winners and selected nominees that cannot attend the event will be contacted by OzIFF team to send the awards to the provided address.