By submitting to the Sunrise 45 Film Festival, you agree to all terms and conditions stated below and herein:
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
The Sunrise 45 Film Festival accepts all categories of films, including but not limited to narrative, shorts, documentary, experimental, animation, silent, and more. We accept films in any language. However, for Non-English language films we require English subtitles. We do not offer refunds for film submission fees. The number, date and time of screenings are at the discretion of the festival. Submitting your film does not guarantee entry/exhibition at the festival. You may only submit one film per entry, but may submit as many entries as you like.
All entries must be submitted online via FilmFreeway or other online platform. Vimeo is preferable for high quality and reliability.
Please contact us if you wish to submit a physical copy of your finished film on DVD, Blu-Ray, or Flash Drive. We will accept physical submissions by special request only.
All submission fees are listed in the deadline/fee section. We recommend submitting press kits including production stills, a short synopsis, a filmmaker bio, a list of the principal cast and credits, and any other media information available. Any of the above submitted may be used for festival promotion. Electronic files preferred.
EXHIBITION FORMAT
If your film is selected to screen at the festival, you must submit the film online via download (dropbox, etc.), or mail a physical copy on DVD, Blue-Ray, or unencrypted Flash Drive or Hard Drive to arrive no later than two weeks before the festival.
We will accept .mov, .mpeg, or .mp4 files only up to 1920x1080p resolution. Apple Pro Res 422 or H.264. 24-bit audio at 48khz. Your materials will NOT be returned, so do not send us your original copy. Physical submissions must be postmarked by our REGULAR submission deadline, with an included check in the amount of the applicable entry fee. Please send us an email for more information.
LEGAL STUFF
Filmmakers submitting to the Sunrise 45 Film Festival must own all rights over their work including relevant licenses for music and footage and take all responsibility for such. The person(s) submitting assumes all responsibility for copyright violations. Sunrise 45 Film Festival assumes no responsibility.
Sunrise 45 Film Festival is hereby granted the right to utilize an excerpt from any film submitted and accepted for exhibition at the Festival for promotional purposes.
The individual or corporation submitting the film hereby warrants that it is authorized to commit the film for screening, and understands and accepts these requirements and regulations.
The undersigned shall indemnify and hold harmless Sunrise 45 Film Festival from and against any and all claims, liabilities, losses, damages, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney's fees, and costs of the court) which may be incurred by reason of any claim involving copyright, trademark, credits, publicity, screening, and loss of or damage to the screening videos entered.
If a film is accepted, the programmers request the right to screen the film for educational and promotional purpose, for the period of one year, and may do so unless directed otherwise.
Submissions that are found to have violated any of the Eligibility Requirements listed above may be disqualified at any time by Sunrise 45 Film Festival. If you have any questions regarding the above rules or anything else, please feel free to contact us before submission. We will answer your questions as quickly as possible.
Thanks for your interest, and we look forward to seeing your work!