Video Nasties Genre Filmfest

GENERAL RULES

1. VIDEO NASTIES is a celebration of genre fiction. Any depictions of actual violence or exploitation causing harm will be rejected out-of-hand and reported to the applicable authorities.

2. VIDEO NASTIES assumes no propriety of the films selected to the festival. Applicants are free to apply and share their films anywhere at their pleasure.
All entries should be sent via FilmFreeway with a secure online screener.

3. By submitting to the festival you confirm that you own the rights of the video content, including the rights to the music in the film.

4. Content that have had public or private screenings are eligible for submission to VIDEO NASTIES.

5. Content previously submitted to VIDEO NASTIES can be re-submitted.

6. Filmmakers may submit multiple entries as long as each video is submitted with its own Entry Form, online screener and paid Entry Fee.

7. All applicants must complete the official festival submission form located on FilmFreeway.

8. VIDEO NASTIES reserves the right to disqualify any content submitted through these websites without refund of any application fees.

9. The applicant holds the sole responsibility of copyright clearance of any copyrighted material in the content. Videos including unauthorised copyrighted material are ineligible.

10. Films not in English must be subtitled in English unless dialogue is minimal and not necessary for the comprehension of the Film.

11. All genres are welcome (narrative, animated, experimental, documentary or music video) as long as they could feasibly have been banned in the 1980s.

12. There is no minimum running time

TERMS

1. Multiple versions of the same video will be reasonably considered. Only the most recent submitted version of a video will be considered for VIDEO NASTIES.

2. Upon selection, applicants grant VIDEO NASTIES the right to share limited excerpts and screen captures from their content, including on the public internet, and on platforms such as Youtube, in the interest of mutual promotion of the festival and its participants.

3. If the submitted content does not play, VIDEO NASTIES staff will make an attempt to contact the applicant based on the contact information supplied at the time of submission in order to obtain a replacement. If a replacement is not available, VIDEO NASTIES reserves the right to disqualify the video without refunding the submission fees.

4. VIDEO NASTIES will attempt, but is under no obligation, to view a submission that arrives after the designated deadline without refund of the submission fee.

5. Submitted films that qualify based on the regulations and eligibility requirements stated here will be seen by VIDEO NASTIES programming staff and be considered equally with all other submissions.

6. VIDEO NASTIES reserves the right to disqualify any content for non-payment of the submission fee. VIDEO NASTIES will attempt to contact the applicant based on the contact information supplied at the time of submission in order to resolve non-payment status.

7. Applicants acknowledge that VIDEO NASTIES reserves the right to change the nature of screenings and events due to circumstances related to public health and welfare or at the direction of local or federal authorities. In such cases no submission refunds shall be issued.

8. VIDEO NASTIES is under no obligation to provide comments regarding submitted content to any applicant. The festival is not responsible for any internal comments obtained by the applicant regarding their film.

9. VIDEO NASTIES may also consider your script submission for production, and will contact you in due course with an offer of terms for collaboration.