The Festival is ONLY open to filmmakers who submit through FilmFreeway.
The work should represent the very best of Ireland and the Irish on screen. If the Filmmaker is not Irish, the content needs to have Irish subject matter.
If you are an Irish Film and Television Academy Member submitting for the special IFTN rate, please send proof of membership with your submission
RUNTIMES
Feature: Min. 60 minutes
Documentary : Min. 60 minutes
Short Fiction/Animation: Max. 30 minutes
Short Doc: Max .45 minutes
COMPLETION DATE
Projects completed after January 1, 2018
PLACE OF ORIGIN
Projects may originate from anywhere in the world. The work should represent the very best of Ireland and the Irish on screen. If the Filmmaker is not Irish, the content needs to have Irish subject matter.
PREMIERE STATUS
No premiere requirement
DISTRIBUTION STATUS
Projects may have distribution
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Secure online screener for submissions. If the film is selected, you will be contacted via E-mail. Laurels are available upon request.
EXHIBITON REQUIREMENTS - DCP ONLY
Do not send your master files on a DCP to the festival. Do not have more than one project on the DCP submitted, if at all possible. Be sure your film is labeled correctly with your name, address and cell phone # along with an email address.
Should the filmmaker only have a PRO RES file, the festival will convert to DCP for a nominal fee. This will take time so be sure to contact the festival coordinator in advance.
Non-English Language Films
To qualify for selection, all non-English language films must have an English-subtitled screening copy available.
SUBMISSIONS
Submissions will be accepted via FilmFreeway only
Only professional quality work accepted.
Submission fee is nonrefundable
By submitting to the festival you confirm that you own the rights of the work submitted.
The entrant agrees that up to three minutes of their film may be used by Irish Film Festival, Boston in promotional activities including screening a clip on television and on the festival’s website.
PRESS KIT REQUIREMENTS
A press kit is required, but only after acceptance.
SENDING/ RETURNING YOUR FILM
Irish Film Festival, Boston and BIFF Inc. does not take responsibility, financial or otherwise, for any film lost in transit. It does not compensate for replacement, time lost for mastering, DCP rendering, or any such work related to a film lost in transit. If you require insurance, please contact the festival print traffic coordinator directly with your Fedex account number.
IFF uses a variety of ways to ship your film. These include Fedex, United States Postal Service, or United Parcel Service. For the Republic of Ireland and United Kingdom, typically films are sent back in a batch shipment via Fedex to the Irish Film Institute in Dublin. The iFI forwards films to the filmmaker upon request. Every effort is made by the Irish Film Festival, Boston/BIFF Inc. to ensure all customs forms are completed correctly so no fees will be incurred by the filmmaker. The Irish Film Festival, Boston and BIFF Inc. are not responsible for any such fees. Except for the US and Ireland, United Postal Service will be used to ship to all other countries, unless sending to another festival screening.