Please read the following terms carefully. The International Film Festival of Australia (IFFA) reserves the right to deem any project that fails to meet the criteria outlined ineligible:
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1. Upon submitting to IFFA, you and/or your team fully accept the terms and conditions outlined by IFFA.
2. Upon submission, you grant IFFA rights to use works submitted, and excerpts from works submitted, for promotional purposes (presentations, highlight reels, advertising material).
3. Upon submitting your work to IFFA, you and/or your team must have expressed authority, own all rights, and the associated intellectual property permissions, to submit works.
4. You may submit more than one project to the festival, to one or more categories, but each submission in each category must be completed separately, each with their own submission fee. If you aren't sure which category your project falls under, select which one is closest.
5. Entry fees are non-refundable. Submitters understand that submitting their work and paying the submission fee does not guarantee that their project will be accepted into IFFA. Upon submission, submitters also acknowledge that every project received will be judged by a jury, whose decision is final. They acknowledge and accept this risk, as well as the fact that entry fees are non-refundable, and that withdrawals are not permitted.
6. With the exception of the Under 18 category (which must be clearly marked on the entry's application), all content submitters must be 18 years or over.
7. At this time, all projects produced after December 2018 are eligible for consideration, regardless of previous screenings, award wins, or premiere status.
8. Each web series must have a minimum of two (2) completed episodes, upon submission to be considered a series.
9. Entries that are in a language other than English, must include English subtitles for all episodes submitted. Failure to provide English subtitles may result in the project not proceeding to the next round of judging.
10. IFFA will not be held responsible for any project that has not received the proper authority/permission to obtain rights to material submitted to IFFA. This includes claims involving copyright, trademarks, screenings, or any other liability. IFFA will also not be held financially responsible, for any of the listed violations.
11. IFFA reserves the right to amend or change submission/festival criteria.
12. All festival ticket sales are final, and non-refundable.
13. Any physical material sent to IFFA will not be returned, unless a post-paid, self-addressed, return envelope is enclosed in the package.
14. Please ensure to have english subtitles for non-english films
15. We strongly advise that all official submissions/submission material (and questions regarding submissions) should come through FilmFreeway, or our official email address: info@iffa.com.au
