Finger Lakes Film Festival

Please read all the submission guidelines carefully.
1. Short film submissions must be 20 minutes or less and can be in any genre. Feature film and long form short submissions may be over 20 minutes, but should not exceed 120 minutes, and will be programmed in time slots running between 90 and 120 minutes.
2. Submissions must be submitted via FilmFreeway. Deadlines and fees may be found on FilmFreeway, and are subject to change.
3. Students submitting in the “Student” category are required to use a valid .edu email address or upload a photograph of their valid student ID to the “Files and Attachments” section of their project page.
4. The Finger Lakes Film Festival has no festival premiere, public, or internet broadcast eligibility requirements. If your work has appeared in other festivals or on online platforms such as Vimeo, it is still eligible for consideration.
5. The resolution of films and videos should be at least 1920 x 1080 pixels (16 x 9 pixel ratio)
6. All films must have English subtitles or captions at the time of the festival; these may be burned in, or submitted in an accompanying file.
7. The Finger Lakes Film Festival has no obligation to disclose information about the selection process and will not provide notes, feedback, or information regarding the submitted work.
8. By submitting your work to the Finger Lakes Film Festival, you give permission to the Finger Lakes Film Festival to screen your film publicly, should it be selected.
9. By submitting to the Finger Lakes Film Festival, you give permission to the Finger Lakes Film Festival to use excerpts of your submission, if it is selected to be screened, in publicity such as promotional trailers, posters, and social media.
10. By submitting to the Finger Lakes Film Festival, you represent that the film or video is your original work.
11. By submitting your work to the Finger Lakes Film Festival, you represent that you have obtained appropriate permissions for any third-party material (including but not limited to: music, logos, trademarks, or stock footage). You are responsible for securing the appropriate permissions, clearances, and releases from the legal rightsholder for all material in your film. The Finger Lakes Film Festival is not responsible for ensuring that you have obtained licensing rights or other clearance for these materials at any point during the application process, nor will it be held responsible for the inclusion of unlicensed and uncleared copyrighted materials in the final version of the project. The Finger Lakes Film Festival expressly disclaims any responsibility or liability for any unlicensed or uncleared materials included in your film. Projects that are accepted into the festival will be required to sign a waiver stating that no materials in the film violate a trademark or copyright.