ELIGIBILITY:
The submitted project must be your original work.
If your film/video project is based on or includes, in whole or in part, any fictional or non-fictional material, published or unpublished, produced or not yet produced, that is not owned by you, then you must provide documentation proving that you have licensed the rights to use the material.
When you submit your entry you will be giving us full permission to download a digital copy of your project to screen during the Festival via projector.
You must own exclusive rights to your project. The rights may not have been previously optioned or sold.
MAXIMUM RUNTIME:
A project must have a runtime of less than 45 minutes which includes everything ... intro, music, credits, etc. There will be no exceptions.
Always remember our basic philosophy ... the important word is always "short".
Nevertheless, don't be discouraged if your project's runtime is longer because we review all short films in a two-stage process:
1. Does it have good enough entertainment value to be included in our International Film/Video Library? If so, then you may be offered a royalty-based Licensing Agreement for possible future screenings of your project.
2. Is it good enough to be considered as a Finalist in the ZShorts International Film Festival?
As you can see, there are more opportunities for you than just being accepted into a Festival.
RECENCY:
If your film/video has high entertainment value then we don't care when you made it ... as long as it meets all the "Submission Rules & Guidelines". So feel free to dust off your old long-forgotten projects and maybe, just maybe, they should be seen again. It's up to you!!
GENRES:
Acceptable ..... Action, Animation, Art & Design, Comedy, Dance, Documentary, Experimental, Fashion, History, Horror, Magic/Illusion, Music, Narrative, Nature, Poetry, Science Fiction, Sport, Story Telling, Travel, Triumph, War, Western
Unacceptable ..... Gratuitous Violence & Abuse
LANGUAGE:
If your project includes dialogue in a language other than English or in a hard-to-understand dialect, then your project must display English subtitles.
MUSIC:
If music is included in your film, you must provide appropriate documentation to prove that you have permission to use it. Original music scores are encouraged.
STUDENTS:
A special feature of the Festival is the 2018 North American Students 3-Minute Film Competition screening and awards.
SUBMISSION
Applications and submissions will be processed exclusively on FilmFreeway.com.
FORMATS:
All projects must be in digital format.
- Before submission please verify that your video format is acceptable.
- Submissions will ONLY be accepted by upload to the designated website.
- The preferred format is MP4. Other possible formats are ... AVI, ASF, MOV, QT, AVCHD, FLV, MP4, MPG, WMV, H.264, DIVX