Submission Guidelines
1. The Festival is open to independent filmmakers with short films who live and work within a 150 mile radius of Red Hook, NY
2. The expected length of films is 20 minutes or less with shorter films preferred, submitted on standard format DVD/HDVD disk.
3. All types of short films will be presented: narrative, documentary, live action and animated. However, films with material judged inappropriate for a broad general audience will not be considered.
4. Films submitted to the Festival will be evaluated and screened in three separate categories, professional, student, and KidsFest for children 6 to 10 years old.
5. Please submit new films which have not or will not appear on wide access digital media such as YouTube prior to the festival screening.
6. Deadline for submissions to the Festival is April 1, 2016.
7. In order to submit your film for consideration:
If submitting your film through an online screener, please provide the password.
If submitting by mail please print and fill out the entry form listed on www.RedHookFilmFestival.com
Print your name and the title of your film on the DVD, and Mail both entry form and DVD to the following address:
Program Director
Red Hook Film Festival
27 Market Street
Red Hook, NY 12571