FILM FESTIVAL RULES & TERMS
•Submitter only needs to submit to ONE genre, but will be considered in all appropriate categories.
•You agree to the following terms and conditions of the Sky Arts Film Festival.
• All films must be the original work of the filmmakers and all filmmakers must have the necessary rights. The festival is not liable for any rights issues.
•Student's are considered anyone current enrolled in high school or college.
• The Sky Arts Film Festival is not responsible for any lost, damaged, or stolen items, including films in any medium, while en-route or in our possession, on or off of festival grounds.
• By submitting a film to SAFF, you grant the Sky Arts Film Festival permission to screen your film, if said film is officially accepted into this year's lineup.
• If your film has been selected, you are automatically considered accepted. If we do not hear from you otherwise within 14 days of notification, your selection will be accepted and intended for playing in the festival.
• All entries must be either in English or subtitled in English. Foreign language films without English subtitles will not be screened.
• Only completed entries (including entry form, payment, and final film) will be considered.
• We are an environmentally friendly festival. We accept digital entries ONLY. Do not send DVD’s, Blu-rays, or physical press kits.
• Films must have been produced no earlier than 2020.
• We have no premiere status requirements.
• If accepted, the filmmaker is required to provide the festival a digital file (.mov, .mp4), for exhibition.
•Digital files must have a 2k resolution, with a preferred 4k resolution if possible. Aspect ratio does not matter.
• In accordance with the Sky Arts Film Festival policy, the entry fee is non-refundable.
• You will not be allowed to enter your work unless you agree to abide by the terms and conditions of the Sky Arts Festival Festival.
You grant the Sky Arts Film Festival the following:
• Permission to exhibit your film. Films must be available for screening October 2025.
• Allow photos, posters, highlights or excerpts of your film (e.g. a trailer) to be placed on the Sky Arts Film Festival website and used for other marketing and promotional purposes. You also agree to allow SAFF to promote the following year's festival with the material listed above. SAFF will never solicit or screen your film outside the promotion of the SAFF without your approval.
• We are accepting short films (under 35 minutes), and screenplay submissions.
• The Sky Arts Film Festival reserves the right to change our programming without notice.
• The official selections and screening schedule is at the sole discretion of the festival.
• You may submit as many entries as you like. Each entry requires its own entry fee.
• Entry fees will not be refunded.
• Entrants are encouraged, but not required, to attend the festival. Entrants receive 2 free full passes to the film festival for the duration of the film festival, and can receive artist pricing on each additional pass.
• Exceptions to these rules will not be made unless we make an exception.
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SCRIPT COMPETITION RULES & TERMS
•Submissions are accepted via electronic submission only.
•Entry fees are as listed on the FilmFreeway website
•Short scripts should be between 2 - 30 pages.
•Entries must be received on or before the deadline dates by 11:59PM. All entry fees are non-refundable.
•All submitted material must be owned by the writer(s), however the material may be based on other works not owned by the writers.
•Material must be submitted by the writer. Material written by writing teams must be submitted by one of the writers, with consent of the other(s).
•If a writing team is chosen as a winner, prizes will be given to the person who submits the project. Each team is responsible for dividing or sharing any prizes awarded as they deem fair (whether there is a cash value or not).
•Substitutions of either corrected pages or new drafts of the entered material will be allowed for a limited time with a reentry fee.
It is recommended that original material be registered with the WGA or The Library of Congress before submitting to any competition, however we do not require registration.
•Contact info may be included on the cover page of the screenplay, however it is not required.
•Sky Arts Film Festival claims no ownership nor option on your work. All ownership and rights to the scripts submitted to this contest remains with the original rights holders.
•Short film scripts produced or soon to be produced by the writer are eligible to enter as long as it will be made by independent means.
•The decision of the judges will be final and cannot be contested in any manner.
•Sky Arts Film Festival reserves the right to change deadline and announcement dates at any time.
•Sky Arts Film Festival reserves the right to amend these rules at any time.
• For questions and inquiries, please email skyartsfilmfestival@gmail.com
