Santa Barbara Jewish Film Festival

Santa Barbara, CA, United States, North America

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Santa Barbara Jewish Film Festival

Santa Barbara, CA, United States, North America

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General Information

edition

5th

organizers

Mashey Bernstein

Festival Director

Ryan Hedge

Programming Manager

Contact details

524 Chapala St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101 United States

93101

sbjewishfilmfest@gmail.com

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About the festival

NOTE: We are sorry to announce that due to the Coronavirus outbreak, the Santa Barbara Jewish Film Festival has been POSTPONED till August 19th-23rd, 2020.

Now in its highly successful fifth year, the Santa Barbara Jewish Film Festival is a celebration of Jewish film and filmmakers in the heart of downtown Santa Barbara!

The Santa Barbara Jewish Film Festival is excited to announce we will be awarding a Best Feature and Best Short Film prize for our selected films during the festival. Both prizes will be awarded by jury. Films must have a completion date of 2019 or later to be eligible.

About

NOTE: We are sorry to announce that due to the Coronavirus outbreak, the Santa Barbara Jewish Film Festival has been POSTPONED till August 19th-23rd, 2020.

Now in its highly successful fifth year, the Santa Barbara Jewish Film Festival is a celebration of Jewish film and filmmakers in the heart of downtown Santa Barbara!

The Santa Barbara Jewish Film Festival is excited to announce we will be awarding a Best Feature and Best Short Film prize for our selected films during the festival. Both prizes will be awarded by jury. Films must have a completion date of 2019 or later to be eligible.

Awards & Winners

There are no winners yet for this festival

Terms and rules

ONLINE SCREENERS ONLY- Please include a link and password (if needed) to view your film online. Links can also be e-mailed to sbjewishfilmfest@gmail.com. Links will only be used by programming committee and will not be shared or used for exhibition without filmmakers expressed permission.

DVDs in NTSC ONLY can be sent for preview in addition to an online screener.

Preview DVDs should be labeled with the title, running time, and contact information (name, phone, and/or email).

Works submitted in languages other than English must be formatted with English subtitles.

Works-in-progress and rough cuts can be submitted by the deadline, but only if an exhibition copy will be ready by January, 2020.

If your film is selected, please be prepared to submit a digital still file as soon as possible.

You will be notified of the committee's final decision by January, 2020

FEE WAIVERS:
Filmmakers in Santa Barbara county are eligible for fee waivers if requested.

While we would like to provide submission fee waivers to as many filmmakers as possible we are generally unable to at this time. We are a small, volunteer-run organization that depends on income from sources like submission fees to survive. You are always free to request a waiver or discount for special circumstances, but please be aware that will most likely be unable to provide one. Thank you for your understanding.

Participation in the Santa Barbara Jewish Film Festival implies acceptance of the Rules and Regulations by producers and their agents.

THIS FILM HAS BEEN SUBMITTED FOR CONSIDERATION WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND CONSENT OF THE PRODUCER(S) LISTED IN THIS FORM.

I ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY for the accuracy of the information supplied in this application and I authorize the Festival to reproduce company contact information in its publications exactly as supplied below. The Santa Barbara Jewish Film Festival collects personal information supplied in the application solely to facilitate management and administration of its activities and responsibilities as it relates to the film being submitted. By supplying this personal information you consent to its use.

Permission for film clips not exceeding three minutes in length to be used for promotional purposes on television, radio, and the Internet is granted upon entry unless otherwise stated.

By submitting a film via this platform you agree to allow the festival to show the submitted film during the festival with no screening fee paid. Festival will be responsible for outbound shipping only of any exhibition copies. Filmmaker/Producer/Agent will be responsible for inbound shipping.

The person who has completed this entry form has READ and AGREES TO ABIDE BY all regulations and statements provided with this form.

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