Your entry can be any genre of film from documentary to fiction shorts. Our only criteria is that it has an association with the theme ‘victims of crime’ and that it is between 1 and 10 minutes in length.
Formats and delivery of final film
Selected films must be provided in an appropriate high quality digital format as soon as you receive notification that your film has been chosen to be screened. As long as your submission is in a high quality digital video format, our technical team can transcode the file if necessary.
You can submit your final film via Vimeo or an appropriate file transfer site such as Wetransfer. If you do choose to submit your film using Vimeo, please ensure that you activate the download option.
We can also accept postal submissions. The postal address and details will be sent out in an email to all successful entries. However due to the proximity of the deadline to the date of the screening, this option is not recommended and should only be used if it is impossible to transfer your film over the internet.
Selection and Judging Panel
All entries will be viewed by a selection committee and we will endeavour to provide feedback depending on the volume of submissions. However, all films officially selected will receive written feedback on their submission.
You will be notified whether you film has been selected or not on or after Friday 2nd February 2018.
The decisions of the selection committee and judges is final and cannot be disputed.
Venue and date is subject to change. The organisers of BEACON Film Festival reserve the right to withdraw any film selected and to terminate the event at any time.