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Inizio del Festival: 09 marzo 2023      Festival si chiude: 10 marzo 2023

The festival features top films from the world’s filmmakers as well as introduces new, talent from around the world. Our mission is to discover high quality and ambitious films, to promote filmmakers’ works and to help them realize their dreams.

The Certificate Awards are given in the following categories:

Best International Documentary Film
Best Indian Documentary Film
Best International Short Film
Best Indian Short Film
Best Director
Best Debut Filmmaker
Best Cinematography
Best Editing
Best Musical Theme
Best Sound Designing
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor
Best Supporting Actress
Best Experimental Film
Best Horror/Thriller/Fantastic/Science Fiction Film
Best Women’s Film
Best Film on Women
Best Animated Film
Best Single Shot Short Film
Best Family/Children Film
Best Film on Nature/Environment/Wildlife
Best Poster
Best Trailer

Please read these Rules carefully before you submit your film. By submitting your film into competition in the Frame By Frame International Film Festival (F by F) you expressly acknowledge and agree that you shall be bound by the terms of these

Submitting your film to the F by F is not a guarantee of selection.

All the official selection, nominees and the winners will be listed on our website permanently. All the winning films will receive a award or certificate.

Please note that we do not offer application fee waivers. We treat every filmmaker equally.

Films must have been completed between 2015 and 2022.

Do not submit works in progress.

Do not submit industrial or instructional works.

1. Films made in languages other than English must have English subtitles otherwise they will be summarily rejected.

2. The film submitted to the F by F for a particular month can be re-submitted at any time for a second chance, considering that we have different judges' panels for each season.

3. A director / producer/ Festival agent may submit more than one film in a category and more than one category at a time.

4. The F by F is hereby granted the rights to utilize an excerpt from any film submitted for promotional purposes of the festival within India only. The individual or corporation submitting the film hereby warrants that it is authorized to commit the film for screening, and understands and accepts these requirements, rules and regulations.

5. The F by F reserves the right to refuse entries.

6. You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the F by F from and against any and all claims, liabilities, losses, damages, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney's fees, and costs of the court) which may be incurred by reason of any claim involving copyright, trademark, credits and publicity.

7. The F by F will not refund any fees if the filmmaker fails to submit the film in the correct category. Films submitted without the correct fees or proper submission media may be deemed ineligible at the discretion of the F by F programming director or executive director. The festival does not cover any of the expenses incurred by the filmmaker.

8. After a film has been an official selection, the filmmaker will be notified, and eventually the film will be listed on the festival website under Official Selections. The Official Selection status doesn’t mean that your film will be screened at the festival. It means that your film has been appreciated by our judges of panel and you can use the festival logo on your poster.

9. A nominee will be privately screened for the F by F judging panel, and will not be screened initially to the public.

10. “Best” films of each category will receive a laurel & certificate.

11. A filmmaker’s submission fee will not be reimbursed if they decide to withdraw their submission. All entry fees are non-refundable.

12. We require an official trailer or poster, synopsis and a link to your film. Please select the correct category while submitting to avoid disqualification. We reserve right to re-assign films to the appropriate category.

13. F by F may without advance notice amend these Rules & Terms from time to time. Each and every such amendment shall become effective immediately. It is your responsibility to periodically check for updates of these.

All short films submitted must be available for exhibition as a F by F -approved ProRes digital file. Short films will be transferred temporarily onto F by F ‘s secure and private hard drive system for presentation in one or more of our compiled short programs. BLU-RAY AND DVD WILL NOT BE SCREENED FOR EXHIBITION.For programming consideration, the festival only accepts online screeners. WE DO NOT ACCEPT DVD SUBMISSIONS.

All films must be submitted as either an online screener or Vimeo link for consideration. If links are password-protected, passwords must be valid through March 10, 2023 or your submission will be considered INVALID and will be DISQUALIFIED with no refund.

After submitting, please check your account to make sure that your submission meets our requirements and is 'In Consideration'. It is your responsibility to make sure all requirements are met and necessary information is given. It is your responsibility to make sure all requirements are met and necessary information is given. Within one week after your submission date, you'll receive a confirmation email that we've received your submission, as well as any potential notifications of further information we need from you.