GENERAL RULES
Submission to the 2025 edition of The Archaeology Channel International Film Festival (TACIFF) constitutes an agreement with all Festival terms and conditions and permission to exhibit the work during the Festival if selected. Entrants warrant that they have the legal right to submit the work to TACIFF, that all statements made in this application are true and accurate and that all necessary rights and clearances have been secured to exhibit the work at the Festival in Eugene, Oregon, USA.
To be eligible for the 2024 TAC International Film Festival, submitted work must have been completed after January 1, 2018.
Work accepted to screen at the Festival will be programmed in competitive and non-competitive categories at the sole discretion of TACIFF. Venue(s), program time(s) and number of screenings of selected work are also at the sole discretion of TACIFF. The number of scheduling slots available for competitive and non-competitive narrative features, documentary features and short films may vary from year to year.
TACIFF DOES NOT provide screening fees or honorariums for submitted work — or for any film screening as part of the Festival’s juried competition. Films not accepted into the juried competition may still be eligible for audience awards, as determined by the TACIFF programming committee.
TACIFF may deny acceptance of any film at its sole discretion. ENTRY FEES, IF ASSESSED, ARE NON-REFUNDABLE.
Digital film copies must be provided for submissions to be reviewed by the TACIFF programming committee.
Entrants will be notified of their submission’s selection status on or before January 1, 2025.
If accepted, the entrant agrees to provide an exhibition file in TACIFF's required format by April 1, 2025. All films must be in English or with English subtitling. Any costs necessary to deliver the exhibition file to TACIFF in the required format, or for any necessary subtitling, are the sole responsibility of the entrant.
Entrant also agrees to allow TACIFF to keep a copy of each submission in the TACIFF Video Bar, should it be accepted as a Festival entry. The Festival Video Bar allows audience members in Eugene to enjoy films that have been submitted and accepted to the Festival on individual viewing stations on demand, outside of any scheduled screening times, but only from May 15 to 18, 2025. (To opt out of the TACIFF Video Bar, please notify TACIFF in writing by February 1, 2025.)
If the submission becomes an "Official Selection" or wins a Jury or Audience Award, TACIFF requests that this be noted on promotional materials. Festival laurels are available to all Official Selections and award winners.
All materials shipped from outside the United States must be sent "free domicile" to the TACIFF office, with all transportation charges, duties, and taxes prepaid by the shipper. TACIFF will not handle customs clearances, so please be sure to include all of the proper customs documentation required by your shipping service.
Although every possible care will be taken with exhibition material in our possession, TACIFF is not responsible for loss or damage. Please do not send originals, special prints or master copies.
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Submission Guidelines:
This, the twenty-second edition of The Archaeology Channel International Film Festival, features films produced between 2018 and 2024 about archaeology, cultural heritage and indigenous peoples. A $10 USD fee will be assessed for those submitting films. These fees contribute to growing the Festival. ENTRY FEES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE. See further details posted on The Archaeology Channel (www.archaeologychannel.org/festival). ENTRY VIA FilmFreeway IS THE PRIMARY PROCESS. YOU MUST COMPLETE ALL INFORMATION REQUESTED FOR YOUR FILM TO BE OFFICIALLY ENTERED. REFER TO OUR CALL FOR ENTRIES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR CONTACT THE FESTIVAL: filmfest@archaeologychannel.org.
SUBMISSION PACKETS (NO LATER THAN THE DEADLINE) MUST INCLUDE
• Completed entry process on FilmFreeway for each film submission, including payment of entry fee. (For consideration for a fee waiver, contact: festival@archaeologychannel.org, with the subject: Festival Fee Waiver)
• For film review, please allow the download of your film on FilmFreeway or provide an alternative method. Max file size allowed: 5GB.
• A maximum of two films by each entrant producer may be submitted. Distributors may send films from multiple producers (limit of two per producer). Entrant distributors must provide assurance that the producers of entered films have been contacted and have agreed to the film entry.
• Films must have been produced in 2018 or later and must be in English or have English subtitles.
