Cadence Video Poetry Festival

Submission deadline: December 15

1. We welcome submissions in all languages and ask that films in languages other than English contain hardcoded English subtitles. If a barrier to understanding language is part of the concept of your video poem, we will respect the stylistic choices of the artist and honor the piece in its authentic form.

2. Please ensure your work contains an opening title and/or credits.

3. If your film has subtitles, they must be burned in.

4. Our online screenings will feature captions. Please provide captions as a .srt or .vtt file (if they’re burned in, that is fine!). If your film does not have captions, we recommend using an easy and affordable site such as Rev.com to create them.

5. While we tend to encourage submissions under 5 minutes including credits, we are always open to considering longer works, including features. If it's living at the intersection of language and moving image, send it our way!

6. All submissions will receive notification no later than March 15.

7. If selected for screening at the festival, the filmmaker will be required to submit the following:

• Brief film synopsis
• Credits for director(s) + writer(s)
• 1-2 high-resolution film stills
• 1920x1080 h.264 film exhibition copy
• Downloadable trailer, if applicable
• Subtitles burned in, if applicable
• Caption file as .srt or .vtt

8. AI Usage Disclosure: Use of generative AI must be disclosed with a description of how and why AI was used in the creation of the work. Artists are accountable for ensuring that there is no copyright infringement and should carefully review the work to guard against bias that may be introduced by AI.

9. By submitting a film to Cadence Video Poetry Festival, you certify that:

• You are the owner of the film you have submitted or you have full authority to submit the film to the festival.

• This film is not subject to any litigation nor is threatened by any litigation.

• This film is your original work and you agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Cadence Video Poetry Festival, Northwest Film Forum, and its employees, volunteers and board of directors individually and collectively, from and against all claims, complaints, causes of action, liabilities, judgments, losses, costs and expenses including reasonable attorneys fees arising out of or in connection with any and all claims and/or third party claims based on materials you are submitting to the festival.

Submitting your film to Cadence Video Poetry certifies that you have read and understand the rules and regulations as posted here on the FilmFreeway submission call and that you agree to the Certification of Entry as posted on Cadence Video Poetry website at https://www.cadencevideopoetry.org/certification-of-entry/