First State Film Festival

Wilmington, DE, United States, North America

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First State Film Festival

Wilmington, DE, United States, North America

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General Information

organizers

Elise Mazanek

Gail Wagner

Joe Pukatsch

Ryan Hunter

Win Heckert

Christy Wall

Gina Olkowski

Contact details

Wilmington, DE United States

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contact@delawarefilmsyndicate.org

(302) 285-9863‬

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About the festival

Celebrating the art of cinema in Delaware, the Delaware Film Syndicate is hosting its first annual First State Film Festival, featuring a diverse and entertaining selection of short films. Show your support for the art and the amazing local talent pool of filmmakers and actors by attending Theatre N on October 17th at 7pm. Tickets available in advance through Theatre N or at the door.

Awards Categories
· Best Director
· Best Actress
· Best Actor
· Best Supporting Actress
· Best Supporting Actor
· Best Cinematography
· Best Editing
· Best Screenplay
· Best Picture

About

Celebrating the art of cinema in Delaware, the Delaware Film Syndicate is hosting its first annual First State Film Festival, featuring a diverse and entertaining selection of short films. Show your support for the art and the amazing local talent pool of filmmakers and actors by attending Theatre N on October 17th at 7pm. Tickets available in advance through Theatre N or at the door.

Awards Categories
· Best Director
· Best Actress
· Best Actor
· Best Supporting Actress
· Best Supporting Actor
· Best Cinematography
· Best Editing
· Best Screenplay
· Best Picture

Awards & Winners

There are no winners yet for this festival

Terms and rules

Submission Qualifications
• Fees cannot be waived at this time
• Upload through FilmFreeway or use DFS website
• Run time – 30 min or less
• Filmmaker is from DE, the film is shot in DE, or a biopic of a famous Delawarean
• Include a short statement of how the film relates to Delaware
• If music or additional film material used in your film is not original, then permission from source must be obtained. The responsibility for this rests entirely with the filmmaker. Failure to obtain clearance could result in your film being withdrawn from the Festival. In this event, the Film Festival will not be liable to refund the fee.
• HD or higher digital submission.
• 18 and up
• G - R rating
• Submissions with excessive profanity, pornography, animal torture or graphic violence will not be considered.
• No limit as to how long ago it was made.
• The Film Festival owes no explanation to applicants that were not accepted. Submission fees are NON-refundable. Submit at your own risk.
• If stills and/or summary is available, please provide for promotional use after winners are announced.
• The Film Festival is not responsible for any claim involving copyright, trademarks, credits or royalty infringements related to the work. Submission of an entry to this Festival signifies that the entrant understands, accepts and agrees to these conditions.

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