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SUBMISSIONS FOR THE 2010 SANTA FE FILM FESTIVAL HAVE CLOSED

IMPORTANT DEADLINES AND DATES:

  • EARLY BIRD DEADLINE: May 28, 2010
  • REGULAR ENTRY DEADLINE: June 11, 2010
  • EXTENDED WEB DEADLINE: June 25, 2010
  • NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE: Sept. 30, 2010
  • EXHIBITION PRINTS OR VIDEO (HDCAM, 35mm) DUE: Oct. 4, 2010

The Santa Fe Film Festival (SFFF) is a non-competitive Festival. The festival is open to US and Foreign films in threee categories: Narrative Features, Documentary Features, and Shorts.

CALL FOR ENTRY GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES:

To be eligible, a film entry must have been completed after October 1, 2009.   For the review process, all film entries must be submitted on DVD (Region 0 or Region 1 and no PAL formats, only NTSC). DVD’s should be clearly labeled with film title, running time and contact info. Please test DVD on several players to make sure it is playable.  DVD screeners will not be returned. Please do not send originals. Feature length films must be a minimum running time of 50 minutes. Short films may have a maximum running time of 30 minutes.

Non-English language films must have English subtitles or be dubbed in English.  More than one entry may be submitted. However, a separate entry form, preview copy and entry fee are required for each title.

Payment is accepted only in U.S. dollars, by check (payable to Santa Fe Film Festival), money order, Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover. Do not send cash.
Films in competition must not have had major theatrical release, US broadcast airing or DVD sales on the Internet prior to the festival. Acceptance notices will be sent via e-mail or fax by (approximately) Sept. 30, 2010. Due to the large number of film entries we cannot provide feedback or additional correspondence to films that are not selected.

If selected, a 35mm print or HDCAM of your film must be in SFFF office, Oct. 4, 2010, clearly labeled with return shipping information or current contact address, email and/or telephone number. Film prints and other film materials will be handled with utmost care, but neither SFFF organizers nor supporting organizations can assume responsibility for damage or loss of the print and other film materials while en route or otherwise during the course of the Festival’s possession of the film. Film producers / distributors are responsible for shipment of films to SFFF. SFFF will pay for one – way return shipment of films. SFFF will not pay for international freight of US based films.

It is important for a selected film to have a presence at the festival. SFFF encourages all selected films to have at least one member of the film’s production staff / and or cast present.

All film entries selected for the Festival grant SFFF the rights to use footage, stills, titles and information from the film for promotional purposes. The act of submitting this form constitutes acceptance without reservation of all rules of SFFF.

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