Saria Film Festival is an online event competition that celebrates, promotes, and awards filmmakers from all places of the world. Saria exhibits 3 events yearly and chooses the best filmmakers with the best short films for the final ceremony. On our Final Ceremony, We celebrate the nominees and award them with the GEMMA trophy that represents the best of its category. Saria Film Festival invites filmmakers to be part of our program that offers network resources such as podcasts, forums, bloggers, one on one conversations with filmmaker veterans of the industries, and more.

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Saria Film Festival accepts domestic and international short films.

Saria Film Festival accepts domestic and international short films while filmmakers are participating in other film festivals.

Filmmakers are required to follow all category standards and regulations at Saria Film Festival and its affiliates.

Saria Film Festival reserves the right to determine the eligibility of any short film(s) submitted.

Saria Film Festival accepts short films that were submitted or in the process of submission in other festivals.

Foreign (other than English) language films to be submitted with English subtitles, unless Saria Film Festival premieres the competition in the selected foreign country.

Saria Film Festival does not, and WILL NOT own the rights of any filmmaker's short film or content.

Saria Film Festival WILL NOT be responsible for any involvement of unsettled trademarked or copyrighted materials in your project. It is the sole responsibility of the entity submitting the project to secure permission from the trademark or copyright holders of the material in question, whether it is music, stock footage, or any other elements that could violate an existing trademark or copyright.

SFF does not accept short films or content that focus in propaganda, pornography, hate speech, or promote violence.

Participants must complete all forms and questionnaires required for selection.

Saria Film Festival does not pay for screening fees for submitted films.

Saria Film Festival is not responsible for returning fees through FilmFreeway. Participants must be aware of the terms and rules of the website.

Saria Film Festival requires short films to be submitted at FilmFreeway.com or our Website at: sariafilmfestival.com

Saria Film festival reserves the right to update or modify at any time, but not limited of the rules, terms, prizes, dates, locations, calendars, awards, and any other affiliation with the film festival.

Saria Film Festival reserves the right to make changes to festival affairs without notice or with short notice. It is solely the responsibility of participants to check any updates.

Participants must be respectful to the website, and its affiliates, members, sponsors, and volunteers; We will NOT tolerate any disrespectful act of any kind to Saria Film Festival; keep it professional.

SARIA FILM FESTIVAL RESERVES THE RIGHT TO USE SAMPLES, IMAGES, TRAILERS, POSTERS, OR ANY CONTENT RELATED TO THE FILMMAKER'S SHORT FILM OR HIS/HER LIKENESS SUCH AS NAME, VOICE, PHOTO OR PERSON IMAGE RELATED TO THE FESTIVAL FOR PROMOTIONAL USE.

By submitting your project at SARIA FILM FESTIVAL, you acknowledge that you grant us the right to exhibit or screen your short film at SARIA FILM FESTIVAL including ceremonies, trailers, promos, ads, social networks, podcast, or any platform that is affiliated with SARIA FILM FESTIVAL and INTERNATIONAL FILM OPERATIONS.

For safety of participation of your short film in others film festivals, SARIA FILM FESTIVAL will take down or remove your whole short film, after the ceremony is over or if requested by the individual or production who owns the rights of the project. You are responsible for the regulations of other festivals for exhibiting your short film at SARIA FILM FESTIVAL

Saria Film Festival reserves the right to modify or alter short films submitted at this competition for promotional use such as commercials, promos, trailers, teases, digital banners, digital poster or our platforms and affiliates.

Saria Film Festival requires all participants to make sure to follow and accept all the rules, regulations, standards, and all forms for submissions.

Email to Saria Film Festival if you have questions or concerns.

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  • We are so thrilled to announce that my project “THEOPHANY” was an official selection for the long story short category!!! Saria is an amazing festival to enter if you are trying to find your identity as a filmmaker, and it’s easily one of the most encouraging and welcoming festival I’ve entered. Thank you again Saria for an amazing experience and I 100% recommend this festival!!

    January 2024
  • Thank you so much for appreciating our short drama film, "Moving On."

    July 2023