Trinity International Film Festival (14)

Short-form narrative or documentary episodic series. Criteria: - 10 minutes maximum runtime per episode. - Entrants must be 18 years of age or older. - Director or writer and producer must be a person of African descent. - Competition is open to U.S. and international entries. - Series must be in the English language or contain English-language subtitles. - Entrants must submit two (2) episodes of the series, not to exceed 20 minutes of run time inclusive of credits. - The two episodes MUST be uploaded as one continuous video file, with a 2-second break and new opening title card separating the episodes. - If submitted content is a continuation of an existing series that has previously been made available to the public via any platform (broadcast television, Blu-ray, DVD, streaming, VOD, etc.) prior to August 17, 2020, only new episodes are eligible for submission

Films that tell a fictional story, events or narrative. Criteria: - Film must have a 10-minute minimum runtime. - Entrants must be 18 years of age or older. - Director or writer and producer must be a person of African descent. - Competition is open to Detroit, Metro Detroit, native Detroit's and Michigan residents entries ONLY! -Films must be in the English language or contain English-language subtitles. - Films must have completed post-production on or after January 1, 2019. - While it is our preference to exhibit films in this competitive section that are world premieres, Narrative Features that have previously screened at no more than two (2) festivals are eligible for this section. - Films that have been, or will be, broadcast or streamed on television or the internet, or released via any other public distribution platform (theatrical, Blu-ray, DVD, VOD, etc.) in any country prior to August 20, 2020, are not eligible for this category.

Nonfiction films intended to document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education, or creating/maintaining a historical record. Criteria: - Must have a 60-minute minimum runtime. - Entrants must be 18 yrs. or older. - Open to U.S. and international entries. - Films must be in the English language or contain English-language subtitles. - Films must have completed post-production on or after January 1, 2019. - While it is our preference to exhibit films in this competitive section that are world premieres, Documentaries that have previously screened at no more than two (2) other festivals are eligible for this section. - Films that have been, or will be, broadcast or streamed on television or the internet, or released via any other public distribution platform (theatrical, Blu-ray, DVD, VOD, etc.) in any country prior to August 20, 2020, are not eligible for this category.