Trinity Detroit International Film Festival

10-30 mins running time, completed after January, 1, 2018 . Narrative and Documentaries are welcome. Short films can be up to 60 minutes in length. Webisodes can be up to 15 minutes in length. Films must be in English or have English subtitles provided.

Films that tell a fictional story, events or narrative. Criteria: - Film must have a 72-minute minimum runtime. - Entrants must be 18 years of age or older. - Competition is open to U.S. and international entries. - Films must be in the English language or contain English-language subtitles. - Films must have completed post-production on or after January 1 2018 - While it is our preference to exhibit films in this competitive section that are world premieres, Narrative Features that have previously screened at no more than two (2) festivals are eligible for this section. - Films that have been, or will be, broadcast or streamed on television or the internet, or released via any other public distribution platform (theatrical, Blu-ray, DVD, VOD, etc.) in any country prior to August 20, 2020, are not eligible for this category.

All writers, at least 18 years of age are eligible. The material submitted must be in English. All material submitted to other competitions or contests is eligible. There are no limitations or restrictions as to date of authorship. The material submitted must not be encumbered by any obligation to, or option held by, any third party prior to entering the competition. Any submitted work that becomes optioned, published, produced or purchased between the time of submission and the end of the judging period will be ineligible. Material should be submitted in standard screenplay format, font, spacing and margin. No limitations regarding title page content. Title and name of writer and contact information on cover page is recommended. Adaptations of source material or other literary work must be properly referenced and credited. Feature scripts that exceed 120 pages will be disqualified. All material must be submitted electronically as a PDF digital file.material must be original.

Films that tell a fictional story, events or narrative. Criteria: - Film must have a 10-minute minimum runtime. - Entrants must be 18 years of age or older. - Director or writer and producer must be a person of African descent. - Competition is open to Detroit, Metro Detroit, native Detroiters and Michigan residents entries ONLY! -Films must be in the English language or contain English-language subtitles. - Films must have completed post-production on or after January 1, 2019. - While it is our preference to exhibit films in this competitive section that are world premieres, Narrative Features that have previously screened at no more than two (2) festivals are eligible for this section. - Films that have been, or will be, broadcast or streamed on television or the internet, or released via any other public distribution platform (theatrical, Blu-ray, DVD, VOD, etc.) in any country prior to August 20, 2020, are not eligible for this category.

Short-form narrative or documentary episodic series. Criteria: - 10 minutes maximum runtime per episode. - Entrants must be 18 years of age or older. - Director or writer and producer must be a person of African descent. - Competition is open to U.S. and international entries. - Series must be in the English language or contain English-language subtitles. - Entrants must submit two (2) episodes of the series, not to exceed 20 minutes of run time inclusive of credits. - The two episodes MUST be uploaded as one continuous video file, with a 2-second break and new opening title card separating the episodes. - If submitted content is a continuation of an existing series that has previously been made available to the public via any platform (broadcast television, Blu-ray, DVD, streaming, VOD, etc.) prior to August 17, 2020, only new episodes are eligible for submission.

Nonfiction films intended to document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education, or creating/maintaining a historical record. Criteria: - Must have a 60-minute minimum runtime. - Entrants must be 18 yrs. or older. - Open to U.S. and international entries. - Films must be in the English language or contain English-language subtitles. - Films must have completed post-production on or after January 1, 2019. - While it is our preference to exhibit films in this competitive section that are world premieres, Documentaries that have previously screened at no more than two (2) other festivals are eligible for this section. - Films that have been, or will be, broadcast or streamed on television or the internet, or released via any other public distribution platform (theatrical, Blu-ray, DVD, VOD, etc.) in any country prior to August 20, 2020, are not eligible for this category.