Submission Eligibility To 1261GFF: 1261FF accepts films and videos made by and/or about people from the Caribbean or the African diaspora. Filmmakers DO NOT HAVE TO BE of Caribbean or African descent to submit their films for consideration. All films should preferably depict positive or realistic images of the multiculturalism and diversity of the Caribbean Diaspora communities globally or and/or has strong associative motifs rooted in cultural, political and social elements that are relatable and representative to people of the of Caribbean diaspora, globally.
FILMS ACCEPTED: Features (doc/narratives) (exceeds 40 minutes - 130 minutes) and shorts (docs/narratives) (10 - 20 minutes). super-shorts (under 10 minutes). Films can be any genre -- children, drama, comedy, horror, adventure, animation, romance, science fiction, experimental, new media, etc.
An independent jury panel judges all films.
Submissions Rules:
- All submissions must be submitted online.
- Every submission must include: 2-3 sentence synopsis, credit sheet, running time & format, and an 8X11 poster is suggested.
- All films are not to exceed the above submission time requirements.
- All submissions must be in English or have English subtitles.
1261GFF will only select films for the festival showcase that meet all submission requirements.
Online Registration:
You must first create an account with FilmFreeway (free to filmmakers). After registering, you will be able to fill to submit to 1261FF at https://filmfreeway.com/1261FilmFestival.
When you have completed the application, you must pay the submission fee and hit the "Submit Your Film" button. You will be notified that your submission is completed.
- On the online application, make sure to fill out the requested video link
information and provide a valid password.
- Video link passwords must remain active until April 30, 2020.
- If you change the password to your link, before April 30, 2020, you must send a
new valid password by email to info.1261ff@gmail.com.
All films submitted to 1261GFF are previewed from start to finish by at least one member of the 1261GFF programming staff. No film can be included for screening at 1261GFF without having been reviewed by at least one of our programmer.
Notification of Film Acceptance:
- Notifications of acceptance will be emailed to the contact person listed in your
application. Please make sure you notify us at info.1261FF@gmail.com immediately if
there are any changes.
- Selection results will be available beginning January 30th, 2020. It is a "roll-out"
notification process with feature-length films being notified first. Other than feature
films receiving notification before short films, there is no significance to the order in
which notification is given.
- All accepted films will be posted on the 1261GFF website, by approximately April 15th, 2020.
- You will be notified that your film has not been accepted only after all screening slots
have been filled.
- All preview copies will be added to 1261GFF's archives for consideration in our year-round programming unless filmmaker indicates in writing that they do not wish it so.
Submissions accepted for exhibition may be screened to audiences in full length one or multiple times during the 1261GFF. Clips of the film may also be used (up to 60 seconds in length) to promote the 1261GFF prior to, during, and after the festival.
Applicant hereby grants 1261GFF the non-exclusive rights to use: part(s) of the film (up to 60 seconds total for all purposes); stills (up to 3 stills) from the film; supplied filmmaker biographical material with the application (name, biography, and photographic likeness) for: 1261GFF promotional purposes; publication in the 1261GFF program; and 1261GFF merchandise.
Applicant agrees to allow 1261GFF to supply copies of the film trailer to journalists under non-publication / non-distribution agreement; to show the trailer at accredited press screenings; and to include the aforementioned promotional clips of the film (up to 60 seconds in length) in pre and post 1261GFF advertising and promotional capacities, including publication of 1261GFF's promotional trailers and media to the internet.
The Applicant also agrees that all films submitted by Applicant have proper clearances (licenses, royalties, release forms, permits which are necessary to present their work). Neither the 12°N, 61°W Film Festival nor any of the 1261GFF venues will not be held liable for any claim involving copyright, trademark, credits, or royalty infringement related to the work submitted.
The 12°N, 61°W Film Festival reserves the right to determine the eligibility of the submissions to be screened at the Festival, the appropriate venues and time slots for the screening of films, and to use excerpts of the movie for publicity purposes.