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Deadlines

01 Sep 2021
Call for entries

30 Sep 2021
Festival closed

15 Oct 2021
Notification date

01 Sep 2021
31 Oct 2021

Address

PO BOX 99900 DG 219 553 RPO Brooklin Centre, L1M 0K3, Brooklin, Ontario, Spain

Festival description

Short film festival 39'<

Feature film festival >40'

Festival requirements

Film festival

Fiction

Documentary

Animation

Fantastic

Terror

Experimental

Music Video

Other

Any Genre

Any Theme

Has submission fees

International Festival

Online and Physical Location

Production date: Any

Production countries: Any

Shooting countries: Any

Director nationalities: Any

Debut Films

School projects

Short Films 39'<

Feature Films >40'

Any language

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Festival description (Edition: )

Festival start: 01 September 2021 Festival end: 31 October 2021

International motion picture Academy (IMPA) is headquartered in Canada. IMPA hosts monthly contest and an annual Gala to recognize the alternate cinema with integrity, transparency and unity. We define our contest format as monthly winners to contest the annual Gala to cover a greater spectrum of films; this ensures that we recognize alternate cinema.

Our Mission
We aim to bring new films, artist cast and crew to the world stage in the form of a motion picture.

Our Vision
We crave to form and empower alternate and diverse motion picture society with substantial networking opportunities as an alternate solution from mainstream regulations and culture. Our jury critics, review board members and miscellaneous motion picture experts carry out untiring efforts to meet our vision and mission.

Prizes and qualifications

Medals & Honor

IMPA craves to recognize the untiring efforts towards art creation in the form of alternate cinema.

Winners and official selection will be given the right to use IMPA laurels, and their films will be listed on impa.ca

All winners and official selection will receive an e-certificate for no extra cost except submission fee for the appropriate category. Certificate winners can obtain original sealed certificates via mail by paying us the shipping fee.

IMPA awards its prestigious handcrafted IMPA medal to the winner. However, the winner will pay us the shipping fee to receive the medal via mail.

The official selection will get a certificate of recognition.

Rules

The IMPA reserves the right to reject submissions

We entertain only digital submissions via the festival platform to participate in the festival

We accept Non-English movies with proper hard-burned English subtitles only; separate SRT subtitle files are not acceptable

All movies must be filmed in the past 5-years from the date of submission

Short film exceeding 40-mins duration will fall in the feature film category

IMPA takes no responsibility for copyright issues and assumes that filmmakers hold a valid right of submitted materials. Therefore filmmakers should deal with copyright issues before submission

You agree to compensate and protect IMPA from any harm due to your submission. The submitting party will offset for any claims, liabilities, losses, damages and expenses (including but not limited to attorney’s fee, and court charges) which may be incurred on IMPA for any claim involving copyright, trademark, credits and publicity against your submission.

IMPA reserves the right to screen and stream your film in front of a live audience.

IMPA holds a simple contest format; Official selection—monthly contest winner/ annual contest qualifier—annual Gala winner

Festival has the ultimate authority to decide whether a nominated film will be screened or not

We will notify the status of contesting film to the sender via email

IMPA reserves the right to update the pre-decided festival venue and conditions, and implement updates immediately. Contestants should check for updates regularly.

Juries decisions are final and will not be challenged in any case
The submission party is responsible for any technical issues in submission; however, IMPA welcomes your resolution requests.

We may promote your film on our site including social media, based on the press kits you provide us

IMPA does not restrict premiere status or online display of your film before our festival dates

IMPA reserves the right to screen festival films fully or partially at the times of annual Gala and charge an admission fee for the presentation of the digital video program. All filmmakers abide by this rule if their film is selected for presentation and screening at the film festival.

Any payments made to IMPA are not refundable in any case, even in case of event disqualification, withdrawal or refusal of your film submission for the festival.
By submitting to us, you agree to our terms & conditions and receiving marketing newsletter and notifications

Best Feature Film (Primary Category)

Short and Feature Films >40'

Standard Fee 14.99$
-8% 13.79$
PRO 18% 12.29$

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A 'Primary Category' must be chosen first before selecting any secondary Categories. We accept all genres in any language, however we accept Non-English movies with proper hard-burned English subtitles only; separate SRT subtitle files are not acceptable. Please refer to contest terms and conditions for additional clarification.

Best Documentary Film (Primary Category)

Short and Feature Films >40'

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-8% 13.79$
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Best LGBTQ+ Film

Short and Feature Films >40'

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-8% 13.79$
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Best Film on African Americans, natives & visible minorities (Primary Category)

Short and Feature Films

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-8% 13.79$
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Best Editing (Secondary Category - 40min &over)

Short and Feature Films >40'

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-8% 11.95$
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You must first choose a " Primary Category". “Secondary Category" selection without the "Primary Category" option - will not be accepted. This category is included in Super Entry. Therefore if you choose to contest via super entry you should not choose this category.

Best Animated Film (Primary Category)

Short and Feature Films >40'

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-8% 13.79$
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Best Film on Nature & Wildlife (Primary Category)

Short and Feature Films >40'

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-8% 13.79$
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Super entry for 40min and above presentation

Short and Feature Films >40'

Standard Fee 111.99$
-8% 103.03$
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Super entry will cover one of the primary category and all applicable secondary categories. Should not select any additional categories other than IMPR Rating and Review along with Super entry.

Rate your Film - IMPR Standards (International Motion Picture Rating)

Short and Feature Films

Standard Fee 75$
-8% 69$
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Our review panel rates your film carefully as per the International Motion Picture Rating (IMPR), film rating system. We carefully observe all factors to make your movies IMPR certified. To display your film certification, we will provide you with an e-certificate via email. Note: We accept all Non-English films with hard burned subtitles only, and we do not consider any separate SRT subtitle file. Submission of web-link with a password is accepted only, if applicable. International motion picture rating system aims to identify films suitability for audiences. The IMPR system determines the suitability of content based on nature and age of audiences such as, sex, violence, substance abuse and any other matter that might not be suitable for children.For instance: A film has IMPR rating 14-ATD/C. It determines that the film content contains the use of drugs and coarse language; therefore, an adult should accompany children under 14 years of age while watching the film.

Film Review - published on www.impa.ca

Short and Feature Films

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-8% 69$
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Our professional Film critic believes in unbiased, balanced, and credible reviews. We review your films in a motivating approach and do not foresee any promotional requests. Note: We accept all Non-English films with hard burned subtitles only, and we do not consider any separate SRT subtitle file. Submission of web-link with a password is accepted only, if applicable.

Best Director (Secondary Category - 40min &over)

Short and Feature Films >40'

Standard Fee 75$
-8% 69$
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Best Producer (Secondary Category - 40min &over)

Short and Feature Films >40'

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-8% 11.95$
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Best Emerging Filmmaker (Secondary Category - 40min &over)

Short and Feature Films >40'

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Best screenplay (Secondary Category - 40min &over)

Short and Feature Films >40'

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Best Cinematography (Secondary Category - 40min &over)

Short and Feature Films >40'

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Best Original Score (Secondary Category - 40min &over)

Short and Feature Films >40'

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Best Sound Designing (Secondary Category - 40min &over)

Short and Feature Films >40'

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Best Actor (Secondary Category - 40min &over)

Short and Feature Films >40'

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Best Actress (Secondary Category - 40min &over)

Short and Feature Films >40'

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Best Supporting Actor (Secondary Category - 40min &over)

Short and Feature Films >40'

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Best Supporting Actress (Secondary Category - 40min &over)

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Best Short Film (Primary Category)

Short Films 39'<

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Best Documentary Short Film (Primary Category)

Short Films 39'<

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Best LGBTQ+ Short Film (Primary Category)

Short Films 39'<

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Best Short Film on African Americans, natives & visible minorities (Primary Category)

Short Films 39'<

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Best Animated Short Film (Primary Category)

Short Films 39'<

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Best Short Film on Nature & Wildlife (Primary Category)

Short Films 39'<

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Super entry for under 40 min presentation

Short Films 39'<

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-8% 91.99$
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Super entry will cover one of the primary category and all applicable secondary categories. Should not select any additional categories other than IMPR Rating and Review along with Super entry.

Best Director (Secondary Category - Under 40min)

Short Films 39'<

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Best Emerging Filmmaker (Secondary Category - Under 40min)

Short Films 39'<

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Best screenplay (Secondary Category - Under 40min)

Short Films 39'<

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Best Cinematography (Secondary Category - Under 40min)

Short Films 39'<

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Best Editing (Secondary Category - Under 40min)

Short Films 39'<

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Best Original Score (Secondary Category - Under 40min)

Short Films 39'<

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Best Sound Designing (Secondary Category - Under 40min)

Short Films 39'<

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Best Actor (Secondary Category - Under 40min)

Short Films 39'<

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Best Actress (Secondary Category - Under 40min)

Short Films 39'<

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Best Supporting Actor (Secondary Category - Under 40min)

Short Films 39'<

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Best Supporting Actress (Secondary Category - Under 40min)

Short Films 39'<

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Special jury award consideration

Short and Feature Films

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