The Cinematic Arts Film Festival (IFFCA) is a film festival started by filmmakers to celebrate filmmakers.
Now in our 6th year! We celebrate the cinematic arts by holding the festival in historical arts cinema theaters here in Los Angeles.
This year's theme is DO IT YOURSELF. With the ever changing world of cinema, the old ways of waiting on traditional investors to finance your project are over. As filmmakers, we must do it ourselves. This year, we want to foster a debate on how we can leverage this community, to collaborate with each other, to rely on each other, to be interdependent on each other, and MAKE FILMS!
Unlike other festivals where short filmmakers hardly get any attention, we ensure that all filmmakers get photographed on the red carpet, and we film all Q&As and also conduct feature interviews with all filmmakers presenting films at the festival.
We promote the filmmakers in our social media and on our Youtube Channel.
We are excited to get to know you, and are looking forward to viewing your submission.
This category is a competition.
RULES:
For Screen Play -
- Contact info must be included on title page.
- Short screenplay length is fewer than 30 pages.
- IFFCA does not assume any liability for damage to scripts or publicity materials.
- All screenplays must be submitted in English version, but noted with original language or country it was intended for.
- Please send a DIGITAL PDF copy for easier distribution with our jury and professional script-readers. Hard Copies will not be accepted.
Terms and Conditions:
As sole owner of the submitted work, I attest that the following is true and correct:
1. I warrant that I am the author of the submitted work, and that I have full and exclusive right to submit the work to IFFCA Screenplay Competition based on the terms and conditions stated herein. I further understand that collaborative efforts must include each author's authorization based on this agreement, and that if more than one author selects to abide by the agreement, the reference "I" throughout the agreement applies to each designee, jointly and severally.
2. I warrant that the submitted work is not presently under option and/or has not been purchased by a third party.
3. I release IFFCA of and from any and all liability for loss of, or damage to, the copy of said work submitted hereunder.
4. I hereby indemnify IFFCA, their officers, employees, representatives, readers, judges, sponsors, and affiliates from and defend them against any and all claims, demands, costs, damages, judgments, expense loses, or liabilities arising out of or in connection with any and all claims, whether or not groundless, that may be in connection with the submission of this work.
5. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
By accepting your Entry, including your submission of the Idea, we in no way grant you any additional rights therein or otherwise expand the scope of your rights under applicable copyright laws. You are solely responsible for protecting your rights in the Idea, including without limitation, for filing or registering the Idea with the Writers Guild of America and/or the United States Copyright Office. You acknowledge and agree that IFFCA and/or any participating independent judges may independently access or develop creative concepts and/or works which resemble the Idea or incorporate similar concepts, themes, formats, plot lines, and characters to those in the Idea and that you are not entitled to any compensation and have no rights of any kind in connection therewith.
6. This agreement shall be deemed to have been entered into and shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of California as applied to contracts made and to be performed entirely within California, without giving effect to the state’s conflicts of law statute. Any controversy, dispute or claim arising out of or related to the agreement or your participation shall be settled by an arbitrator, within in the County of Los Angeles, State of California, subject to the rules and regulations of the American Arbitration Association then in effect, except that such arbitration shall be handled by a single arbitrator selected in accordance with such rules and regulations. The arbitrator shall be well acquainted with the entertainment business in the County of Los Angeles, and the arbitrator's decision shall be final and binding. Each party to any arbitration shall bear its own costs, including attorney's fees. Failure to appear at any arbitration hearing entitles the arbitrator to proceed ex parte.
For Short Films -
Location, date/time and number of times film screened are at the discretion of the festival.
All DVDs submitted should play in standard US players.
IFFCA reserves the right to exclude a film From the festival.
In our effort to go green, all IFFCA communication will be preferred in email format.
If selected, confirmation email will be sent to the contact person provided.
Participating in the film festival implies acceptance and understanding of festival terms and condition.
General rules and Terms and Condition will use "film" for the film material submitted as part of the submission process. This will be applicable for all categories of film festival.
International Film Festival of Cinematic Arts (IFFCA) reserves the right to include portions of films accepted to the festival for promotional purposes.
IFFCA cannot be held responsible if the film is lost or damaged during shipping. After the festival, exhibition copies will be returned to their owners, and/or to the domestic address specified by the participant. Shipping costs to international destinations will be the responsibility of the submitter.
By entering into the festival, the entrant represents and warrants that:
a. it has the authority to enter the film in the festival and to grant to the festival the rights required to submit and screen the film.
b. it owns all rights, title and interest, including the copyright and all intellectual property rights, in and to the film being submitted to the festival and has the right to distribute, exhibit and promote the film in and or through all media formats now known or hereafter devised, including, but not limited to, the Internet throughout the universe.
c. no material in the film being submitted by the entrant to the festival is libelous or defamatory or violates any right of privacy or publicity of any person and the full use of rights in such film will not violate any rights, including copyright or moral rights, of any person, firm or corporation.
d. it has complied with all the general rules and terms and conditions for the festival.
I, the undersigned, acknowledge and agree as follows:
a. I have read, understood, and complied with all eligibility requirements.
b. The information provided as part of the submission and application process is correct to the best of my knowledge.
c. I give IFFCA the authority to use the submitted publicity materials for the purpose of promoting the film and the Festival.
d. I release and discharge International Film Festival of Cinematic Arts (IFFCA), its employees, agents, contractors, volunteers, licensees, successors and assigns from any and all claims, demands or causes of actions related to misappropriation or infringement of copyright or violation of any other right arising out of or relating to my submission hereunder.
e. I agree to indemnify and hold harmless IFFCA from any claims that arise as a result of this submission or screening of my film (should it be selected) as well as from damage to or loss of any submitted materials en route to the festival.
f. I have all rights necessary and am duly authorized to submit this film to the Festival.
g. This film is not subject to any claims or litigation and is not threatened by any claims or litigation.
h. I understand, as the authorized representative, any prizes will be awarded to the director(s) of the winning films.
i. I understand that I am duly authorized to give permission to allow the International Film Festival of Cinematic Arts (IFFCA) to screen this film.
j. I am the US Rights Holder of the film OR I am authorized by the US Rights Holder of the film to submit the film and will include written verification from the Rights Holder with the submission copy.