Sydney Australian Film Festival

FESTIVAL
1- The festival is a monthly competition and accepts all types of films from all over the world. Short Films: under 25min. Half-Length: between 25 and 59min. Feature Films: over 60 minutes. Web Series: under 180min, Virtual Reality and Student Short Films: under 25min. Music Videos under 10min. Trailer/Teaser: under 5min, 1 Minute Short Film: under 60 seconds.
2- Films must have been completed after 1 January 2020. There is no premiere requirement. You can also submit the same project in the next season's competition in case you haven't been officially selected in the last editions.
3- All films must be presented in their original language (with English or Spanish subtitles).
4- Additional categories (Director, Cinematography, and Screenplay) will be evaluated separately, so they will be considered as separate categories, any movie has the possibility of winning them.
5- No work or artist will be either discriminated against or favored by their country of origin, language, age, race, education, ideology, or by their economic resources. Every content, every form, and every technique will be considered with no censorship of any kind.
6- SAFF doesn’t download data or accept Dropbox submissions. Please only send links to your media hosted on 3rd party servers such as Vimeo or YouTube.
7- In order to be fully and properly considered, films must be available to view through FilmFreeways’s online screening interface.
8- The selection committees and juries' decisions are final.
9- In order to participate, the entrants must bear a nonrefundable entry fee.
10- Filmmakers and screenwriters retain 100% of all of the rights to their projects and materials that they submit to the Sidney Australian Film Festival.
11- The Festival Management reserves the right to make changes in the profile of the festival if it becomes necessary to do so due to circumstances beyond his/her control.
12a- By submitting a film or any media through FilmFreeway, the Filmmaker agrees to grant the Festival the right to use the title, synopsis, and trailer of the Film for advertisement purposes, including using those materials on the Festival's website.
12b- You agree to indemnify and hold harmless us, our officers, affiliates, employees, and partners from any and all claims and liability arising out of entering or transmitting your film or screenplay to the Sidney Australian Film Festival (SAFF)