1. Only secure online screeners will be accepted for preview. If you wish to submit in any other format, please email programming@insideout.ca for approval.
2. Works submitted in languages other than English must be subtitled.
3. Works-in-progress and rough cuts can be submitted only if a completed exhibition copy will be available for final approval by March 5, 2021.
4. Inside Out reserves the right to excerpt programmed works (up to 3 minutes) along with photographic stills for promotional and marketing purposes.
5. All submissions must be received by January 29, 2021 (If you need an extension you must contact programming@insideout.ca. You will be notified of programming decisions on April 30, 2021).
6. Acceptable screening formats at the Festival are DCP, Quicktime.
7. Films with a completion date no more than 18 months before the festival dates will be accepted, films with a completion date later than the previous year's festival dates will be given preference.
8. When submitting your film, please include in your cover letter whether it is considered Two-Spirit, Queer, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, or a combination thereof.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
The Festival will make every effort to ensure the safe keeping of all productions submitted for competition which are in its care or control. However, the Applicant in applying to the Festival agrees to release the Festival, its Officers, Directors and other representatives, from any and all claims arising in any way from the submission of materials by or on behalf of the Applicant, whether on film, video or otherwise to the Festival.