COVID-19 Statement: We are an in-person festival designed for in-person operations. However, we abide by both the recommendations of the CDC and the Minnesota Department of Health and reserve the right to hold the festival online of the situation does not allow for an in-person event in September 2021. By submitting, you agree to abide by our decision, though you may opt-out of online screenings if it does not suit your contractual/intellectual property situation at the time.
HOW TO SUBMIT:
1. Select the genre category that best suits your content.
2. If your film was made in Minnesota or by a Minnesota resident, indicate "Made in Minnesota".
3a. SEASONS: Submit content from any single season of your web series. A season must have at least 3 episodes.
3b. PILOTS: Submit your first episode ("pilot") ONLY.
4. You may not submit content from a season that has previously been submitted to Minnesota WebFest.
5. Submit all required information and pay the required fee(s) in accordance with the relevant submission window.
ELIGIBLE CONTENT
All submitted content must satisfy the following requirements:
-The content must have been developed for online audiences. Non-exclusive development for online audiences is sufficient.
-The content must be submitted by a creator/producer aged 18 or older.
-If your content is unfinished or pending distribution, you may submit password-protected unreleased content or Works in Progress for consideration. You can add a password to protect your video uploads on your FilmFreeway project page. If selected, you must have a screening file available by August 10, 2020.
-The season in question must have first screened or appeared online on or after January 1, 2018.
-The content must include English subtitles to accompany any important dialogue or visual references that are not spoken or written in English.
- Student series must have a director and/or writer that is a registered student at the time of filming.
6. We are looking only for WEB SERIES content. Serialized content of any genre targeted for online distribution. You must have three episodes ready for distribution to be considered a web series. EXCEPTION: Pilot competition submissions may consist of a single pilot episode.
7. INELLIGIBLE CONTENT
The following content formats are not eligible for screening during Minnesota WebFest and will be rejected regardless of their adherence to any other requirements:
-Commercials
-Corporate videos promoting a product or service
-Pornography
-Product reviews
-Music videos
-Short or feature films
RULES:
1. All submitters must submit their content to Minnesota WebFest through FilmFreeway.
2. All submitters must submit to at least 1 genre category.
3. A single submission may be considered for more than one genre category, provided that an additional entry with additional submission fee is paid for each additional genre category.
4. Multiple projects may be submitted for consideration provided that an additional submission fee is paid for each entry.
5. All submission fees are non-refundable.
6. Submitting does not guarantee your series as an Official Selection of Minnesota WebFest 2020.
7. The Festival prefers that the submitter is the creator/producer of the project, however in order to submit content on the behalf of its creator/producer, the contact information of the primary creator/producer must be provided in order to document them as the festival’s main point of contact.
8. The submitter must have obtained legal copyright to publicly screen their submitted content and all intellectual property contained therein including, but not limited to, music, lyrics, written work, photos, video content, artwork, and media excerpts.
9. Official Selections will receive a a free copy of the Mac-based captioning app Imaginary Captions courtesy of festival sponsor Imaginary Productions.
In order to be screened at Minnesota WebFest and eligible for judging:
A. All non-English language series MUST provide English language subtitles.
B. All English language series MUST provide English language captions.
Subtitles and/or captions may be embedded in the video or provided as a separate file in SRT format.
TERMS & CONDITIONS:
-Minnesota WebFest reserves the right to amend these Guidelines at any time.
-Failure to meet the eligibility requirements will lead to disqualification.
-Disqualification will not entitle a submitter to a refund of the submission fee.
-By submitting your content, you represent that you have acquired all legal rights to publicly screen all content within your submission.
-Minnesota WebFest reserves the right to determine screening conditions for all Official Selections.
-Minnesota WebFest reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to add content advisory disclaimers to any content screened, if deemed necessary, for any reason.
-If a submitter’s content is selected, a Notice of Official Selection shall be emailed to the to the email address provided by the submitter in their FilmFreeway profile on the notification date.
-Announcements identifying the Official Selections will be posted online on the Minnesota WebFest website and social media channels on the notification date.
-If you have any questions about your eligibility, contact us and we will assess your submission on a case-by-case basis.
-Minnesota WebFest participants agree to not hold Minnesota WebFest, the Northern Film Alliance, its employees, directors and representatives responsible for any and all losses, damages, rights, claims and actions of any kind in connection with the event or resulting from acceptance, possession or use of any prize.
-All state & federal laws apply.
