SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Feature film...It must be longer than 72 mins.
Short film.......It must be longer than 3 mins but less than 72 mins.
Micro Short... Must be under 3 mins.
Documentary...Must be between 20 mins & 120 mins.
Mobile Phone...Must be filmed on a mobile phone and be between 5 mins & 120 mins.
10% of total footage may be aerial footage shot with drones.
Screenplay... Must be a scheduled film project.
Practical F/X... Any f/x within your film using no digital f/x.
Actor/Actress...The best actor/actress across all categories, (excluding Documentaries )
More Guidelines T.B.A.
Submissions must be sent via the FilmFreeway site.
Any genre is accepted. However, any film containing a strong adult element (Sex, Gore, Drugs & Violence) may be rejected.
All submissions are required to pay an entry fee. (This must be paid before you submit or our judges will not view your film for consideration in the final).
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Our terms and conditions apply to all competitions unless otherwise stated.
By entering THE SMOKIES film festival you agree to the following conditions:
Entrants must be 18 years or over.
The organizers reserve the right to amend the end date at any time.
Competition finalists/winners will be notified after the closing date.
By entering the competition, the winner agrees to participate in the promotional activity where required.
Prizes are non-transferable to another person.
No cash alternative available.
If the advertised prize becomes unavailable the organizers reserve the right to offer an alternative prize of equal or higher value.
By entering competitions, you agree to be contacted for promotional purposes.
No personal data will be shared with third parties unless stated otherwise.
The organizers reserve the right to amend or withdraw competitions at any time.
Competitions hosted on social media are in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by Facebook or Twitter.
You agree to submit contributions which are your own original work. You must be the copyright holder. You must not violate, plagiarise, or infringe any copyright, trademark, trade secrets, privacy, and publicity, personal or proprietary rights.
If you submit a contribution, you agree to allow the organizers to use the material in your contribution in any way it may reasonably choose on a free-of-charge basis in any media throughout the world.
Any copyright in your contribution will remain with you and this permission is not exclusive, so you can continue to use the material you contribute in any way, including allowing others to use it.