Georgia Documentary Film Festival

Atlanta, Georgia, United States, North America

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Short

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Georgia Documentary Film Festival

Atlanta, Georgia, United States, North America

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edition

3rd

Contact details

Wild Heaven West End Brewery and Gardens Atlanta, Georgia 30310 United States

30310

festival@cinemalife.org

678-632-5290

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About the festival

The Georgia Documentary Film Festival is a theatrical screening event in Atlanta, Georgia. Our mission is to screen independently produced documentary films from around the world at Atlanta Brewing Company every year. We support and screen films from the state of Georgia, all 50 US States, as well as International Documentary Films. Every film that is submitted to the Georgia Documentary Film Festival will be graded by 12 different judges that will watch every minute of every film including credits.

The Georgia Documentary Film Festival selects the top 30% of films rated by our judging panel. These are called the "official selections." Of the films that are named official selections, there are 4 nominations for each award category. On the event date, there is one winner per award category. If you are unable to attend the event, we will mail the award to you, free of charge, anywhere in the world. The following is a list of our award categories:

Best Cinematography Award
Best Director Award
Best Documentary Film Award (6-30 minutes)
Best Documentary Micro Short Film Award (1-6 minutes)

About

The Georgia Documentary Film Festival is a theatrical screening event in Atlanta, Georgia. Our mission is to screen independently produced documentary films from around the world at Atlanta Brewing Company every year. We support and screen films from the state of Georgia, all 50 US States, as well as International Documentary Films. Every film that is submitted to the Georgia Documentary Film Festival will be graded by 12 different judges that will watch every minute of every film including credits.

The Georgia Documentary Film Festival selects the top 30% of films rated by our judging panel. These are called the "official selections." Of the films that are named official selections, there are 4 nominations for each award category. On the event date, there is one winner per award category. If you are unable to attend the event, we will mail the award to you, free of charge, anywhere in the world. The following is a list of our award categories:

Best Cinematography Award
Best Director Award
Best Documentary Film Award (6-30 minutes)
Best Documentary Micro Short Film Award (1-6 minutes)

Awards & Winners

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Terms and rules

If your film is selected, you are expected to provide a link to download your film so that we can project it at the festival. Google Drive or Dropbox. You can also make your film downloadable on FilmFreeway or Vimeo, so that we can download the file.

We currently project in 1080p, 23.976. (30 fps and 25 fps are also accepted, we will convert them) .mov or .mp4 formats are accepted.

4k files and ProRes are accepted, but they are overkill. We will have to convert these types of files in order to screen them on our system.

We do not accept DCP files at this time.

We do not screen 720p or SD Files.

We do not stream from YouTube or Vimeo at the event, due to internet reliability issues.

Georgia Documentary Film Festival is hereby granted the right to utilize an excerpt from any film submitted and accepted for exhibition at the Festival for promotional purposes. The individual or corporation submitting the film hereby warrants that it is authorized to commit the film for screening, and understands and accepts these requirements and regulations. The undersigned shall indemnify and hold harmless Georgia Documentary Film Festival from and against any and all claims, liabilities, losses, damages, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney's fees, and costs of the court) which may be incurred by reason of any claim involving copyright, trademark, credits, publicity, screening, and loss of or damage to the screening videos entered.

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Categories and fees

Documentary Film (6-30 minutes)
Early Bird (31st December, 2019) $25
Regular (29th February, 2020) $28
Late (30th April, 2020) $29

This category is reserved for documentary films with thought provoking short stories about real life, interesting people, great stories, historical research, medical issues, sports stories, coming of age stories, political issues, war stories, racism, gender issues, LGBTQ stories, social justice issues, artists, musicians, actors, professionals, technologies, or some kind of non-fiction story. All flavors of well documented films and stories are eligible from anywhere in the world, and in any language (with English subtitles or voice-over). The maximum length for all documentary film submissions is between six minutes and thirty minutes in length including all credits. (6:00 - 30:00)

Documentary Micro Short Film (1-6 minutes)
Early Bird (31st December, 2019) $20
Regular (29th February, 2020) $23
Late (30th April, 2020) $24

This category is reserved for documentary films with thought provoking short stories about real life, interesting people, great stories, historical research, medical issues, sports stories, coming of age stories, political issues, war stories, racism, gender issues, LGBTQ stories, social justice issues, artists, musicians, actors, professionals, technologies, or some kind of non-fiction story. All flavors of well documented films and stories are eligible from anywhere in the world, and in any language (with English subtitles or voice-over). The time limit for the Documentary Micro Short Film category is five minutes and fifty nine seconds (05:59) including all credits.

Docuseries, Web Series or TV Pilot Episode (6-30 minutes)
Early Bird (31st December, 2019) $25
Regular (29th February, 2020) $28
Late (30th April, 2020) $29

This category is reserved for a single docuseries, web series, or a TV Pilot episode that is shot in a non-fiction documentary format. An episode with thought provoking short stories about real life, interesting people, great stories, historical research, medical issues, sports stories, coming of age stories, political issues, war stories, racism, gender issues, LGBTQ stories, social justice issues, artists, musicians, actors, professionals, technologies, or some kind of non-fiction story. All flavors of well documented stories are eligible from anywhere in the world, and in any language (with English subtitles or voice-over). Please do not combine more than one episode in one submission. The time limit for the Docuseries, Web Series or TV Pilot Episode category is between six minutes and thirty minutes in length including all credits. (6:00 - 30:00)

Docuseries, Web Series or TV Pilot Micro Short Episode (1-6 minutes)
Early Bird (31st December, 2019) $20
Regular (29th February, 2020) $23
Late (30th April, 2020) $24

This category is reserved for a single docuseries, web series, or a TV Pilot episode that is shot in a non-fiction documentary format. An episode with thought provoking short stories about real life, interesting people, great stories, historical research, medical issues, sports stories, coming of age stories, political issues, war stories, racism, gender issues, LGBTQ stories, social justice issues, artists, musicians, actors, professionals, technologies, or some kind of non-fiction story. All flavors of well documented stories are eligible from anywhere in the world, and in any language (with English subtitles or voice-over). Please do not combine more than one episode in one submission. The time limit for the Docuseries, Web Series or TV Pilot Micro Short Film category is five minutes and fifty nine seconds (05:59) including all credits.

Judge's Notes
Early Bird (31st December, 2019) $20
Regular (29th February, 2020) $23
Late (30th April, 2020) $24

This service has been created as an add-on for filmmakers that would like an unbiased reaction to their film. Our team of film festival judges evaluate films on a daily basis. We will give you a 250 word summary of our feedback and notes without bias. This will be delivered on the notification date for this festival. The cost for this service, is for the evaluation of your film only. If you'd like to be considered for official selection and/or awards by our judges, you must also submit your film to one of the designated submission categories.

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