1) ELIGIBILITY
- Submissions must have been completed after January 1, 2018;
- All submissions and exhibitions must be in English, subtitled in English or English versioned;
- Must not be available online, via any home device (blu-ray, DVD, etc.) or screened/released theatrically or on TV in Canada by the time of the festival exhibition October 2020;
- Rough cuts and works-in-progress will not be considered.
- Entrant confirms and warrants required legal authority to submit the entry into the Festival and to use all music, images, and content in the entry; Entrant hereby grants Reelworld permission to screen and otherwise the entry in connection with the 2020 festival. Your film festival acceptance also grants Reelworld permission to use stills and excerpts from the entry for promotional and publicity use.
2) PROGRAMMING CONSIDERATION
We accept narrative films, documentaries, animation, webisodes, episodic content, music videos, and VR/360 films by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Colour) Canadian filmmakers that explore current issues, and ideas or themes with social impact.
All programs are carefully curated and submissions will be fully considered by Reelworld’s programming team.
3) FILM LENGTH
For the purposes of eligibility and awards consideration, Reelworld uses the following definitions:
Feature-Length: 45 minutes or longer
Short: up to 44 minutes
Episodic: up to 45 minutes (must be part of or intended to be part of a 3+ part series)
Virtual Reality (VR/360): up to 12 minutes in length
Music Video: up to 6 minutes
4) COUNTRY OF PRODUCTION AND SUBMISSION CATEGORIES
Canadian Submissions: All films produced in Canada and/or directed by BIPOC Canadian filmmakers who are living abroad.
5) SELECTION & NOTIFICATION PROCESS
Accepted applicants will be notified of programming decisions by email before August 31st, 2020. If applicants do not hear by that date, then they have not been selected for the festival. Final programming, categorization and slotting of films will be determined by the Reelworld programming team. Their decision is final. Successful applicants will receive this information in their official invitation.
Selected applicants must send in a film trailer and 3 one-minute scenes of their choosing. Other requirements, such as social media handles, press information, etc will be outlined in your selection letter.
Selected Applicants will receive passes and complimentary tickets to the festival and surrounding events. These details will be outlined in your selection letter.
6) ACCEPTED EXHIBITION FORMATS
Selected applicants must provide a DCP format of their film or video work. In some cases (especially short films), filmmakers may be required to provide a high quality Pro Res file for exhibition. Please contact the festival directly if you have other formats for consideration. DVD is not accepted at Reelworld.
VR/360 Projects, must be accessible on a GearVR or Oculus Headset
The participant agrees to pay print shipping costs to the festival. Shipping information must be settled upon confirmation of participation. The work must arrive at the festival one month prior to the festival.
7) ARTIST FEES
Reelworld is committed to paying artist fees to directors in selection and follows standard rates set by the Independent Media Arts Alliance (http://www.imaa.ca/). Artist fees will be paid via e-transfer on the last day of the festival.