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Submit your film now for the 2012 New Orleans Film Festival!
All films are required to be submitted through Withoutabox.
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IMPORTANT FESTIVAL DATES
- Earlybird Submission Date – February 17, 2012
- Regular Submission Date – March 30, 2012
- Late Submission Date – May 4, 2012
- WAB Extended Deadline – June 4, 2012
- Notification of Acceptance – (on or around) August 3, 2012
- Exhibition copies due in office – September 21, 2012
- Festival dates – October 12-18, 2012
The 2012 New Orleans Film Festival will feature two film sidebars: one for LGBT-related films and another for music films. We strongly encourage submissions related to those two genres.
ELIGIBILITY REGULATIONS
- Completion Date: Entries must have been completed on or after July 1, 2011.
- Presentation: If your film is selected for screening, we must receive the exhibition copy of your film on HDCAM (1080i). HDCAM is the preferred digital format. For short films only: exhibition copies on hard drive will be accepted if HDCAM is not available.
- Language: Foreign language films must be with English subtitles.
- Prior Screenings: Entries may not publicly screen in the greater New Orleans area or be televised anywhere in the US prior to the festival.
- Prior Submissions: Entries that have been previously submitted to the New Orleans Film Festival are not eligible unless it has been re-edited or otherwise altered so that it is a substantially different film.
- Works In Progress: Works in progress will not be accepted for consideration.
ENTRY REGULATIONS
- Deadline: All Entries must be shipped prepaid in a bubble-pack envelope. All entries must be postmarked by the deadline date for which you are paying.
- Formats: Entries must be submitted via 2 copies of the DVD (NTSC Regions 0 or 1 only) or via secure online link. Do not put multiple films on the same DVD.
- DVD Labeling & Shipping: Preview DVDs must be clearly labeled with the film title, running time, and category of submission.
- Receipt Acknowledgment: To receive acknowledgment of receipt of your entry (other than Withouabox acknowledgment), you must enclose a self-addressed stamped postcard with your entry.
- Notification: Films selected for screening will be notified on or around August 3, 2012.
CATEGORIES
- If the Festival determines that work has been entered in the wrong category, it will be reassigned and the entrant notified.
The categories are:
- Narrative Feature – Fiction films 40 minutes or more.
- Narrative Short – Fiction films 39 minutes or less.
- Documentary Feature – Non-fiction films 40 minutes or more.
- Documentary Short – Non-fiction films 39 minutes or less.
- Animation – Films 39 minutes or less, animated by any means.
- Experimental – Films 30 minutes or less that explore new and creative uses of film and video, whether in technique, form or both.
- Louisiana Feature – films 40 minutes or greater made by a director is currently living in Louisiana and has been a resident since January 2011.
- Louisiana Short – films under 40 minutes made by a director is currently living in Louisiana and has been a resident since January 2011.
AWARDS
Awards, plus prizes of cash, services or in-kind, will be given in the following categories;
- Narrative Feature
- Narrative Short
- Documentary Feature
- Documentary Short
- Animation
- Experimental
- Louisiana Short
- Louisiana Feature