First Frame International Film Festival

FESTIVAL RULES AND REGULATIONS Note: Student Filmmakers, to enjoy the discount pricing of $25.00, a current/valid student ID must be emailed to the festival PRIOR to submitting. If Valid ID is not provided, you will be asked to re-submit as a non-student. 1. Festival accepts submissions for feature films, foreign films subtitled in English, short films, feature documentaries, short documentaries, animation, TV Pilots, Web Series, music videos, student films, feature-length screenplays, short screenplays, scripts for television/web series. 2. All films must be submitted with an online screener. 3. All feature narrative and feature documentary submissions must be over 60-minutes in length. 5. All short film narrative and short documentary submissions must be under 40-minutes in length. 6. Animation, web series, and student film submissions of all lengths will be considered. 7. Music Videos must be under 8-minutes. 8. Festival will present selected films as a live in-person event from July 29th through July 31st, 2021. Award Show will be August 1, 2021 9. All Submission fees are non-refundable. 10. PLEASE NOTE: Due to the current COVID-19 health crisis, festival dates, location and/or format are subject to change. SCREENPLAY COMPETITION RULES AND REGULATIONS: 1. First Frame International Film Festival Screenplay Competition accepts feature-length screenplays, short screenplays, TV Pilots, and Web Series screenplays. Feature-length screenplays must be a minimum of 60-pages and no longer than 150-pages. TV Pilots must be under 70-pages. Short screenplay and Web Series screenplay submissions must be under 60-pages. 2. Submitted screenplays can not have been optioned, purchased, or otherwise produced at the time of submission. 3. Writers may submit as many screenplays as they’d like to the competition, however each script requires a separate application and payment. 4. All entries must be submitted in English. 5. Submissions must include a title page with the author(s) and any relevant registration or copyright information. 6. Screenplays must be submitted in PDF or MS WORD. 7. All screenplays are considered complete once they are received by First Frame International Film Festival. No revisions or updated copies will be accepted. 8. Submission fees are non-refundable. 9. Please be sure to read all rules and regulations prior to submitting your project.