FILM @ Downtown Urban Arts Festival

New York, NY, United States, North America

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FILM @ Downtown Urban Arts Festival

New York, NY, United States, North America

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General Information

edition

6th

organizer

Creative Ammo Inc.

Producer

Contact details

18 East 41st Street Suite 1806 New York, NY 10017 United States

10017

info@duafnyc.com

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About the festival

FILM @ Downtown Urban Arts Festival (DUAF) showcases the best in new short film from new and emerging independent filmmakers from United States and around the world.

Our mission is to promote and stimulate creation and innovation in the film industry and provide support, opportunities for new voices that otherwise might not have been heard. FILM believes that independent films broaden the palette of cinema, seeding the global culture with new ideas, kindling awareness and fostering activism.

Best Short, Best U.S. Short., Best International Short, Best Documentary Short and Vanguard Award

Best Short receives $1,000 USD cash prize.

About

FILM @ Downtown Urban Arts Festival (DUAF) showcases the best in new short film from new and emerging independent filmmakers from United States and around the world.

Our mission is to promote and stimulate creation and innovation in the film industry and provide support, opportunities for new voices that otherwise might not have been heard. FILM believes that independent films broaden the palette of cinema, seeding the global culture with new ideas, kindling awareness and fostering activism.

Best Short, Best U.S. Short., Best International Short, Best Documentary Short and Vanguard Award

Best Short receives $1,000 USD cash prize.

Awards & Winners

There are no winners yet for this festival

Terms and rules

Filmmaker/film representative shall provide press materials, photographs, trailer (if available) and promotional materials to FILM for use at its discretion in promoting the film festival and its activities. The selected film and scripts may be excerpted for publicity purposes. FILM reserves the right to promote excerpts of any film or script to print, broadcast or internet media as required to market the festival.

Schedule of screening of the film is at the sole discretion of FILM.

A film representative shall make best efforts to attend screening and participate in question and answer session with audience following screening. FILM is unable to provide financial compensation for travel expenses or additional expenses to screening.

All ticket sales are property of FILM. There are no fees to the filmmaker/film representative for screening the film at the festival or for any other matters arising from the submission of the film to the festival and accept that FILM are therefore under no obligation to pay filmmaker/film representative any sums.

Film must be in English or with English subtitles. The film contains no material, which is obscene, libelous or defamatory.

Filmmaker/film representative has:
a) All necessary signed release forms in relation to copyright and all other rights now known from all the cast, crew and any freelance contributors who were involved in the making of the film, and
b) The appropriate copyright clearances for all music used in the film (if required).

Filmmaker/film representative will indemnify FILM against all claims, demands, costs, damages, expenses (including legal fees), proceedings and losses resulting from the screening of the film at the festival or from claims by any third parties.

Filmmaker/film representative confirms and warrants that:
a) He/she is the author of the film and the sole and exclusive owner of all rights now known in the film and has full and exclusive rights to submit the film to the festival,
b) The film is not under option, nor has it been purchased by any third party,
c) There is no current dispute as to the ownership of the film and that no rights or permissions are required from any third parties before the film can be screened at the festival.

Ratings & Reviews

Categories and fees

Short Film
Early Bird (7th September, 2020) $7
Regular (19th February, 2021) $7
Late (19th May, 2021) $7

RUNTIME: Shorts: maximum 45 minutes COMPLETION DATE: No requirement for completed by date PLACE OF ORIGIN: Projects may originate from anywhere in the world PREMIERE STATUS: No premiere requirement DISTRIBUTION STATUS: Projects may have distribution

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