Pacific Coast International Short Film Festival (0)

Início do Festival: 15 Abril 2018      Fim do Festival: 15 Abril 2018

OPEN CALL FOR ENTRIES •
All genres welcome, including, but not limited to documentary, animation, narrative, experimental, music, and non-fiction short films, shot in any format

MISSION & OBJECTIVE
The Pacific Coast International Short Film Festival’s (PCISFF) goals are:
• To motivate filmmakers, to share the stories they create.
• Encourage the growth of short films and filmmaking by providing an audience.
• Encourage stories that focus on the arts and artists.
• Cultivate the careers of film directors, producers and screenwriters working in the short independent film sector

Winners considered for Award nominations the following awards will be presented:

Best of Fest
Judges Favorite
Audience Favorite

GENERAL RULES

Submission Requirements:

• Only films with a maximum running time of 15 minutes or less will be considered. There is no minimum running time.

• Films must have been completed no more than 18 months prior to the festival date.
• All non-English films must have English sub-titles.

• Works-in-progress will not be considered.

• Films must be submitted (uploaded) onto submission site in MOV or MP4 format in High Definition, no smaller than 1280 x 720, preferably full HD at 1920 x 1080

• Exhibition format will be from high definition downloaded films from site website onto a compilation disc.

• All selected films for the Festival must grant the Pacific Coast Short Festival the rights to use for press materials for promotional purposes.

• Films must NOT have screened in a SHORT-ONLY film festival in Southern California.

• Multiple entries are accepted; however, each film requires its own completed submission form and entrance fee.

• All films selected for the PCISFF grant the rights to upload a clip/trailer online for promotional purposes.

• Films currently in distribution through public media or any kind, including broadcast television or internet streaming at the time of the Festival exhibition date will not be accepted.

• Please no phone calls.

• No fee waivers will be permitted.

• Entrance fees may be paid by credit card, money orders or checks made payable to Torrance Cultural Arts Foundation.

• Foreign entry fees must be paid in U.S. dollars.

• All fees are non-refundable.

• Entries will not be viewed until payment has been cleared.

• A digital copy of all selected films for the Festival will be kept by the Foundation for historical record.

• No late submissions will be accepted.

• No fee waiver.