About the Film Festival
The 2021 Conquering Disabilities with Film International Film Fest will run LIVE 7.26.2021 to 8.1.2021. The 2021 Award winners will be honored at the live award show that is dedicated to them. Seminars, after-parties, events, screenings, and the film market will all be live. The Conquering Disabilities with Film International Film Festival seeks to recognize, serve, and honor the mentally ill artist who is using art to heal themselves. CDWFIFF is part of the successful AOF Megafest. Now in its 16th year, MegaFest will host the Conquering Disabilities with Film International Film Festival. Vegas, a tourist destination for so many reasons, now has one more event to draw you into its vibrant nightlife. All screenings and events will take place in the heart of Las Vegas, NV at various locations. Your work will screen in state of the art theaters NOT in hotel meeting rooms, bars, halls, libraries, etc. The directors at CDWFIFF along with the AOF MegaFest, have created a positive respectful environment to encourage dialogue and foster growth and understanding in an industry that is known for looking the other way. At CDWIFF you are understood, welcomed, and loved. You are at home. CDWFIFF seeks and accepts all genres of films, shorts, features, narratives, documentaries, written word, photography, art, and music. The stipulation is that the work must deal with mental illness. Either the crew (director, DP, writer, talent) has a person who is struggling with or has overcome mental illness, depression, anxiety etc., or a crew member is a caregiver to a person with mental illness. We will also accept projects that are about mental issues. All submissions must include in their cover letter what requirement (s) the project fulfills. CDWFIFF seeks screenplay submissions of all lengths/all genres that either cover the topic of mental illness or are the works of screenwriters dealing with mental illness themselves. We accept features, shorts, TV and Web Series Pilots, short shorts, and scenes, and poems. All submissions must include in their cover letter what requirement (s) the project fulfills. CDWFIFF also wants musical scores and soundtracks, songs, lyrics, storyboards, and poster art by individuals dealing with mental illness or content covering mental health topics. CDWFIFF recognizes that Art has always been a means of healing and transformation. It is now time to recognize the artist.Sfilmmaker is our exclusive platform for cooperation in China, and we look forward to your good film.
Subject :Unlimited
Video Format :MPEG4
Categories and fees
Micro-Shorts (Film)- 1-3 mins
Video length :01 - 03
1-3 minutes
Short- Short (Film)- Under 10 mins
Video length :00 - 10
Under 10 mins
Short (Film)- 10 mins-40 mins
Video length :10 - 40
10 mins-40 mins
Documentary Short- Short (Film)- Under 10 mins
Video length :00 - 10
Under 10 mins
Documentary Feature (Film)- 41 mins-105 mins
Video length :41 - 105
41 mins-105 mins
Feature Film (not documentary) - 41 mins-105 mins
Video length :41 - 105
41 mins-105 mins
Episodic Film (TV or Web) 30 mins or under. Episodes submitted individually
Video length :00 - 30
TV/ Internet Webisode/Pilot under 30 minutes. Each episode or pilot must be submitted individually. We will not accept multiple series under one submissions. The submission will be disqualified.
Experimental Short 10 mins -41 mins
Video length :10 - 41
10 mins -41 mins
Animation (Film) 1-10 mins
Video length :01 - 10
1-10 mins
Animation (Film) 11 mins- 105 mins
Video length :11 - 105
11 mins- 105 mins
True Stories (Film) - Short under 11 mins
Video length :00 - 11
True Stories , based on real "true" people or events, are films told in narrative not documentary form.
True Stories (Film)- 11 mins - 105 mins
Video length :11 - 105
True Stories , based on real "true" people or events, are films told in narrative not documentary form.
New Media Features
Video length :41 - 105
(41 mins -105 mins) - Film is shot entirely on IPhone or similar device
New Media Short
Video length :00 - 41
(under 41 mins) - Film is shot entirely on IPhone or similar device
Music video
Video length :01 - 04
Music Video- 1- 4 mins
Music Video- Epic
Video length :05 - 10
5 mins to 10 mins
Written Word Scene (up to 5 pages)
Script :01 - 05
(up to 5 pages)
Written Word Short (up to 41 pages)
Script :01 - 41
(up to 41 pages)
Written Word Feature 42-120 pages
Script :42 - 120
Scripts over 120 pages must be submitted in 2 parts
Teleplay (Written Word) under 61 pages
Script :01 - 61
under 61 pages