Visionfest International Film Festival & Screenwriting Competition

BY ENTERING VISIONFEST YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ AND AGREE TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:

FOR FILM SUBMISSIONS

Submitted projects must have a completion date of no earlier than August 1, 2024.

All film entries must follow guidelines and uploading protocols set forth by FilmFreeway for consideration.

Film submissions are accepted from anywhere in the world but must have clearly legible English subtitles.

If selected, a screening print shall be made available to the festival in a digital format that will be determined during the technical preparations of the live event, as per the venue's screening format guidelines.

Filmmakers/submitters grant VISIONFEST the right to select excerpts/scenes from their projects for use in any promotional materials (including trailers and/or social media and/or TV promo announcements) for marketing purposes during this or future editions of the film festival.

Filmmakers/submitters are responsible for any and all copyright clearances required for their films (including music and song rights) to be screened publicly or to be featured in promotional TV and/or online marketing materials.

FOR SCREENPLAY SUBMISSIONS

Screenplays must be unproduced scripts, written in English and in Industry Standard Format (feature length 80-130 pages; short form 3-30 pages).

Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and may reside anywhere in the world and must submit the following: One copy of an original screenplay (in digital formats only as defined within the submission forum selected - PDFs are preferred), approximately 80-130 pages in length for feature length scripts and 3-30 pages for short scripts, formatted in industry standard screenplay format and written in English.

Please note: Only original works are accepted. Submissions may not be based, in whole or in part, on material, fictional or nonfictional, produced or unproduced, published or unpublished, unless such material is in the public domain or if the material was originally created and published/produced by the applicant(s), in another medium and the material's creator owns all rights to such material.

No revisions or updated versions will be accepted beyond the initial submission.

Title pages with script title, author(s), and contact information, may be included, but the script versions presented to our readers and judges will be modified by internal staff to only include a title page with only the script title so that our readers and judges will not know the author names or genders to ensure a fully unbiased reading experience.

Collaborative works are accepted and are treated as (1) submission, regardless of how many authors are responsible for creating the work and any prizes awarded will be divided evenly among the authors.

The burden of obtaining copyright, Writers Guild Registration, and all proprietary interests for the submitted material rests solely on the applicant(s).

Any cash prize winner(s) of an amount over $599 will be required to file a W-9 before the cash prize can be distributed.

VISIONFEST - Domani Vision Film Society LLC reserves the right to publish the name, script title, and images used in affiliation with the script for any VISIONFEST promotions and/or promotions of sponsors or competition affiliates.

FOR ALL SUBMISSIONS

A completed application form and its appropriate entry fee are required for all entries. NO FEE WAIVERS will be considered - Please do not email us with WAIVER requests.

Applicants may submit multiple entries, however, these must be submitted separately, along with respective fee(s) for each submission.

VISIONFEST – Domani Vision Film Society LLC, based upon its own opinions and voting procedures and protocols, reserves the right to grant no awards if there is no entry that qualifies with sufficient merit.

The applicant(s) agree to hold VISIONFEST - Domani Vision Film Society LLC, its subsidiary, parent and affiliated companies, prize & awards contributors, judges, script readers, sponsors, and any other organizations responsible for administering, advertising, or promoting the competition and every one of their respective members, directors, employees, agents, and representatives from and against any and all claims, expenses, and liability, including but not limited to damages and negligence to property and persons, including but not limited to invasion of privacy, defamation, slander, libel, violation of right of publicity, copyright, infringement of trademark or other intellectual property rights relating to a participant’s entry and that party's participation in the event/competition.

Employees of VISIONFEST - Domani Vision Film Society and North Country Live and their immediate families are ineligible to participate in the competitive forums.

In addition, applicant(s) agree to hold VISIONFEST - Domani Vision Film Society LLC and North Country Live harmless from, and defended against all claims, demands, costs, judgments, losses, expenses (including attorneys’ fees), and liabilities resulting out of or in connection with any and all claims of third parties, whether or not groundless, based on any stories submitted to VISIONFEST or on any screenplay developed out of such stories.

To the accuracy of the information supplied, any false or misleading information on the application, or any failure to comply with the rules and regulations set forth by VISIONFEST - Domani Vision Film Society LLC may result in disqualification and forfeiture of any awards or cash prizes.