SUBMISSIONS
New filmmakers experience Malibu Film Festival
is a great place to launch their careers. We strongly encourage
filmmakers to submit early. No special jury consideration is
made for films with respect to date of submission.
DECISIONS ALREADY MADE
This event has already made decisions and notified submitters
for the current cycle. Submissions are no longer being accepted.
Feature Films
Any narrative work of fiction with a running time of at least
50 minutes, including films that are shot in a "mockumentary"
style.
Short Films
Any narrative film with a running time of less than 50 minutes.
Short Films have no premiere requirements. Short Films may have
had any number of public theatrical exhibitions, been released
on DVD, and may have been broadcast on television or the internet
and still retain eligibility.
Documentary Films
Any non-fiction film. Documentary Films have no running time
requirements.
Guidelines
• Please note that the ONLY difference in the early submission
deadline versus the final submission deadline is the fee discount.
The submission process and consideration by the Programming Committee
is not affected by the date you submit your film as long as it
is postmarked by our final deadline - your chances are equal regardless
of the day your film makes it into our offices, as long as it
is postmarked by the final deadline! Selection
• MFF 2012 films will be selected by the festival programmers.
• ALL films submitted to the festival are seen and scored
by two different programmers. All films that have a higher average,
or are a favorite of a programmer, go on to final deliberations.
MFF selects its films by majority vote and nothing is offered
early acceptance.
• Film Submissions are non-returnable for any reason.
• If a film is accepted, entrants will be solely responsible
for delivering their exhibition video materials to and from
the festival venue. Complete press kits will be needed as soon
after notification as possible. MFF cannot be held liable for
your exhibition print/video materials which are lost or damaged.
• If your film wins either a Grand Jury or Audience award,
you are required to mention that fact in posters and other promotional
material if and when the film gets distribution.
• Please note festival dates are subject to change.
• MFF provides room, board or travel for filmmakers, when
possible.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Entrants warrant that they have the legal right to enter film
work to 13th annual Malibu International Film Festival 2012.
As the Director/Producer of the Film, entrants have submitted
to the Festival, entrants represent and warrant to the Festival
that the Film and all parts thereof are original; that the Film
does not contravene the rights of any person or entity and that
entrants own or control the Film and all parts thereof and have
the sole authority to submit the Film to the Festival; the Film
entrants submitted to the Festival is not subject to nor threatened
by any litigation. Entrants acknowledge that no fiduciary or
confidential relationship now exists between the Festival and
entrants, and entrants further acknowledge that no such relationship
is established by these guidelines, my submission of the Film,
or by the Festival’s acceptance, review or retention of
the Film.
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