1. SUBMITTER INFORMATION:
1A. All submitted films must comply with the Submissions Guidelines including deadlines, exhibition format, entry material, etc.
1B. We do not pay screener fees.
1C. Entrants are responsible for obtaining any necessary licenses, royalties, release forms, clearances, permits necessary to present their work. High Peak Independent Film Festival is not responsible for any claim involving copyright, trademark, credits, or royalty infringement related to the work.
1D. Every precaution will be taken to safeguard all materials sent to the Festival but the Festival is not responsible for damage to submitted materials incurred by shipping to or from the Festival.
2. EXHIBITION:
2A. The films submitted must be available for EXHIBITION as a DVD, .mov or Quicktime file. We do NOT accept DCP or Bluray currently, but all films must be sent to the festival via Pendrive, Harddrive or DVD to the address of the festival (given on acceptance of the film) with a CLEAR label of the film name and film directors’ name.
2B. Entry materials and/or Short films will only be returned if the filmmaker provides prepaid postage and self-addressed envelope or it is collected from the festival hub or office during festival week.
2C. Films submitted must be available in English or in the original language with English subtitles.
2D. Filmmakers MUST have an up to date EPK available with quality screenshots of the film and information on the film itself in order to be accepted into High Peak Independent Film Festival 2019.
2E. The High Peak Independent Film Festival does not pay additional charges for originals, masters, or special prints.
3. DATES:
3A. The Festival takes place from 6th to 9th August 2020 at New Mills Art Theatre, Jodrell St, New Mills, SK22 3HJ.
3B. Notification will be made on May 31st 2020. All correspondence will be done through EMAIL ONLY to the original submitter.
4. FILM LENGTH:
4A. All 45 minute plus feature films must NOT have been broadcasted or distributed prior to date of festival. Short films can be available to be shown online previously, but cannot have been distributed or sold.
4B. ALL films must have been completed after January 2020.
4C. Short films 30 minutes or less. This is inclusive of credits.
4E. X-Rated films (pornography) will not be watched or considered.
5. GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION:
5A. By submitting to our festival, we will utilise any personal data that you submit to us as part of the details of your submission, to evaluate your submission for the purposes of the festival. We will store your data to contact you about future festivals and events that you may be interested in from either ourselves or third parties. We will also use your data as part of our internal surveys to assess the number of submissions for the festival and where submissions came from and from what category. You are in control of your data and should you wish to delete your data, you may request us to do this at anytime. Asking us to delete your data before the end of the festival, will delete your submission from the festival and no refunds will be given.
5B. To withdraw consent to use your data and delete it from our systems, please email us with your request.