Fairy Fang Film Festival and Screenplay Competition

Eligibility and Identity
- While we accept works from artists of all identities, we encourage those who identify as queer, femme, neurodivergent, or BIPOC+ to submit their work. These identities don’t have to be solely limited to the director in the case of films– these may include key crew members such as writers, producers, and cinematographers.

Film & Script Requirements
- We are only accepting short films into our festival, and no submission should exceed a runtime of 30 minutes (including credits).

- We accept feature length scripts for our screenplay competition, but they must be under 120 pages long. Short scripts must be under 30 pages.

- Films and scripts must have been completed within the last five years.

- We welcome films of all genres and in all languages, but films with non-English dialogue should be accompanied by English subtitles before submission. Scripts must be in English.

Submission & Technical Specifications
- All digital films must be submitted in a format compatible with standard cinema projection. We also accept 16mm film prints for screening consideration. We do not accept DCPs. Finalists must provide a high-quality digital file for screening. Accepted digital file types: MP4 (H.264) or MOV (H.264 or ProRes).

- Filmmakers must hold the rights to all submitted material, including music.

All application fees are non-refundable.

Selection & Attendance
- Selection is at the discretion of the festival’s programming board, and all decisions are final.

- While we don’t require filmmaker finalists to attend the festival for their film to screen, we heavily encourage it and each finalist will receive a discounted festival ticket and an exclusive invite to our post-screening networking event.

Questions & Contact
- Please reach out to fairyfangfilms@gmail.com with any further questions!