1. GAZE International LGBT Film Festival is presented in association with our sponsors Accenture Ireland, the Arts Council of Ireland and Dublin City Council.
2. The aim of GAZE film festival is to showcase the latest and greatest of international LGBTQ+ cinema, and to help foster and promote the Irish LGBT filmmaking community.
3. GAZE is an annual event taking place in the Light House Cinema and Irish Film Institute, Dublin, with an online component created in 2020.
4. Feature films, documentaries and short films of any genre or subject matter are open for unsolicited submission to the festival via FilmFreeway.
5. Feature film, documentaries and short films of any genre or subject matter are also selected by invitation by the festival.
6. Entries to GAZE Film Festival must have been produced within the last two years. Priority is given to Irish premieres. However, this is not prerequisite to selection for the festival. Films which are available online, or have received a theatrical or video release in Ireland, will not be considered for the festival.
7. Viewing material is accepted via online link (password protected) or downloadable file. If you do not have an online link or downloadable format for the film, please contact us directly.
8. GAZE bestows a number of awards at the end of the festival – Spirit of GAZE, Best Feature Documentary, Best Irish Short, Best International Fiction Short, Best International Documentary Short and the Audience Award. Please note that these awards are symbolic and have no monetary value.
9. All foreign language films that are submitted to the festival must be subtitled in English. Films in the English language should be provided with Closed Captioning for Deaf and hard-of-hearing audience members.
10. GAZE Film Festival will not alter selected films in any way for their festival screening.
11. Excerpts from films will only be shown for promotional purposes if permission is obtained from the producer.
12. GAZE Film Festival is a public event, with a number of accredited filmmakers, jury members, distributors, film programmers and press in attendance.
13. The regular submissions deadline for GAZE Film Festival is 5pm on June 1st 2021. The late submissions deadline is May 22nd 2021. Films should be submitted online through FilmFreeway. Selection notifications for the festival will be made by July 22nd 2021. (Please see separate criteria for GAZE West)
14. Submission of a film represents agreement with the regulations set forth here.
