SWAN Perth International Women in Film Festival

Rules:
-For a film to be eligible for the festival, two “above the line” filmmakers on the project must identify as female. “Above the line” roles refer to Writer, Director, or Producer. One person can fulfil two qualifying roles (i.e. Writer/Director, etc). If you have less than two persons among those roles, we may provide an exception if you also have two persons identifying as female among the roles of Editor, DOP, or Production Designer. Please email us if you intend to use this exception, or include it in your submission. (FAQ - If your qualifying roles are occupied by one woman, i.e. one woman is both writer and director, or both director and producer, etc. that COUNTS!)
-All short films must be under 30 minutes.
-All feature films must be over 30 minutes, but under 100 minutes.
-All films must have been completed after January 2023.
-Films with female leads may enter either the “Narrative Short Film” or the “Narrative Short Film with Female Lead” category, or both, but they will only be rewarded for one.
-All non-English language films must have English subtitles or be dubbed in English.
-All films must be uploaded by the filmmaker onto FilmFreeway or via a Vimeo link for judging.
-No refunds will be issued for any reason.

Additional Rules for our Australian Music Video Category:
-Our core rule of "2 above the line creatives must identify as female" is also observed for this category, with the addition of the musical artist counting as an above the line creative. Above the line = Director, Producer, Writer, or Artist.
-Music videos must be no longer than 10 minutes long.
-Must be made in Australia.

By submitting your film, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agree to the following terms:
-It is the sole responsibility of the filmmakers and their production companies if they breach copyrights for music, photos, scripts, and visual or written material within their films.
-You are fully authorized to submit this film to the festival and its competition.
-Final decision on the award winners and films selected included in the SWAN PIWIFF will be at the absolute discretion of the Event Organizers.
-SWAN PIWIFF has the right to use all films entered into the festival for the screening and advertising of the festival, whether that be photos, footage from the film, or both.
-SWAN PIWIFF reserves the right to cancel and modify any element of the festival at their discretion.

IF YOUR FILM IS SELECTED we will request the following from you -
-A portrait-orientated poster fitting 7:5
-A landscape-orientated poster fitting 16:9
-A Prores 422 file with stereo or 5.1 embedded audio via a downloadable link.