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Cellar Door Film Festival (0)

Deadlines

01 Mar 2016
Call for entries

30 Jun 2016
Early deadline

15 Jul 2016
Standard deadline

31 Jul 2016
Late deadline

22 Mar 2016
Festival closed

08 Oct 2016
Notification date

03 Nov 2016
05 Nov 2016

Address

371 Churchill Ave. North, Suite 5, K1Z 5C4, Ottawa, ON, Canada

Festival description

Short film festival 30'<

Feature film festival >31' 180'<

Festival requirements

Film festival

Fiction

Documentary

Animation

Fantastic

Terror

Experimental

Music Video

Other

Genres

Any Theme

Has submission fees

International Festival

Physical Location

January 2013

Production countries: Any

Shooting countries: Any

Director nationalities: Any

Debut Films

School projects

Short Films 30'<

Feature Films >31' 180'<

Languages
English

Subtitles
English

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Festival description (Edition: 0)

Festival start: 03 November 2016 Festival end: 05 November 2016

Cellar Door Film Festival (CDFF) is Ottawa’s first showcase of speculative cinema, which celebrates the creativity of the Ottawa film scene and spotlights the city as a setting for the sinister and supernatural. CDFF encourages film culture, education, and production in Ottawa by promoting the creation, screening, and distribution of local, national and international films in the Nation’s capital.

Prizes and qualifications

Audience Awards for Short Films and Feature Films

Rules

-Only films made within the speculative genres noted above will be considered.

-CDFF will give equal consideration to local, national and international films.

-Entries must be available for screening at the festival on DVD, Blu-Ray, or digital file (upon agreement with the festival programming team).

-All films must either be in English or include English subtitles.

-Misrepresentation, incorrectly completed entry forms, or missing information may lead to the disqualification of your submission.

-If your film is selected for screening, CDFF reserves the right to promote it in media campaigns and to reproduce the film for internal and/or promotional use.

-Films should be Ottawa premieres, meaning they have not been previously screened in Ottawa prior to the festival date. This includes, but is not limited to, theatrical screenings, broadcast, online, and other public exhibitions.

-Please note that any paid public exhibition in Ottawa or public online broadcast following the submission may void acceptance in the festival. Please contact the CDFF programming team at cdff.programming@gmail.com with any questions pertaining to eligibility.

Short Films

Short Films 30'< (2013+)

Fee

-8%

Early 15$ 13.8$ 30 Jun 16

Standard 15$ 13.8$ 15 Jul 16

Late 20$ 18.4$ 31 Jul 16

Submissions deadline
31 Jul 16

Save up
1.2$

Submit

-Short films
–Maximum of 30 minutes.
-Only films made within the speculative genres (ex: horror, sci-fi, fantasy) will be considered.
-CDFF will give equal consideration to local, national and international films.
-Entries must be available for screening at the festival on DVD, Blu-Ray, or digital file. -All films must either be in English or include proper English subtitles. -Misrepresentation, incorrectly completed entry forms, or missing information may lead to the disqualification of your submission.
-Films should be Ottawa premieres, meaning they have not been previously screened in Ottawa prior to the festival date. This includes, but is not limited to, theatrical screenings, broadcast, online, and other public exhibitions.
-Please note that any paid public exhibition in Ottawa or public online broadcast following the submission may void acceptance in the festival.

Feature Films and Mid-length Features

Short and Feature Films >31' 180'< (2013+)

Fee

-8%

Early 25$ 23$ 30 Jun 16

Standard 25$ 23$ 15 Jul 16

Late 30$ 27.6$ 31 Jul 16

Submissions deadline
31 Jul 16

Save up
2$

Submit

-Features (includes mid-length features) – minimum of 31 minutes.
-Only films made within the speculative genres (ex: horror, sci-fi, fantasy) will be considered. -
CDFF will give equal consideration to local, national and international films.
-Entries must be available for screening at the festival on DVD, Blu-Ray, or digital file.
-All films must either be in English or include proper English subtitles. -Misrepresentation, incorrectly completed entry forms, or missing information may lead to the disqualification of your submission.
-Films should be Ottawa premieres, meaning they have not been previously screened in Ottawa prior to the festival date. This includes, but is not limited to, theatrical screenings, broadcast, online, and other public exhibitions. -Please note that any paid public exhibition in Ottawa or public online broadcast following the submission may void acceptance in the festival.

Local (Ottawa) Short Films

Short Films 30'< (2013+)

Fee

-8%

Early 0$ 0$ 30 Jun 16

Standard 0$ 0$ 15 Jul 16

Late 20$ 18.4$ 31 Jul 16

Submissions deadline
31 Jul 16

Save up
0$

Submit

Short films (max 30 min.) in the speculative genres of horror, sci-fi, fantasy, etc.

This category is free for local Ottawa area shorts.
** Local Shorts: Each filmmaking team may have one free submission and subsequent submissions are subject to the above registration fees. To be considered a local short, the submission must meet one of the following qualifications:
-Have been written, directed or produced by a current Ottawa/Gatineau resident -Have been filmed within 100km of Ottawa/Gatineau, Canada
-Have an arguable connection to the Ottawa/Gatineau area, as deemed appropriate by CDFF.
-Misrepresentation, incorrectly completed entry forms, or missing information may lead to disqualification.

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