Rules and Regulations
Competition is open to U.S. and international
entries. Films that have shown theatrically or
been broadcast on television in Nashville prior to
the Festival or are available for sale are not eligible
for consideration (except for locally produced
shorts).
Entries must be submitted on DVD (Region 1 or 0
Standard) or VHS for pre-screening. NTSC is
preferred, but PAL is accepted.
DVDs must be
sent in a 5 1/4" by 7 1/2" plastic case. Foreign
language entries must have English subtitles.
Works in progress are accepted.
Entries must have been completed after
J a n u a ry 1, 2005. No repeat entries. Send entry
in sturdy container or bubble wrap envelope. Yo u
may submit multiple entries.
Notification of acceptance into the festival will
be made by Friday, March 2, 2007.
If chosen, all screening prints must be submitted
on 35mm film or Digibeta-NTSC, Beta-NTSC or
DVD-NTSC (Region 1 or 0) for Festival screening.
We do not screen 16mm or PAL formats.
Deadlines & Entry Fe e s
Early Deadline: Sept. 1, 2006
Under 40 min...................$35
40 min. and over..............$50
Regular Deadline: Oct. 26, 2006
Under 40 min...................$40
40 min. and over..............$55
Extended Deadline: Nov. 15, 2006
Under 40 min....................$45
40 min. and over...............$60
All Deadlines:
Music Video.......................$20
Young Filmmaker...............$15
To submit your film online, visit
withoutabox.com. Withoutabox users enjoy the
advantages of Extended Deadlines and Online
Press Kit submissions, and filmmakers with an
upgraded project on Withoutabox receive $5.00
off their Entry Fees.
How To Enter
The following must accompany each entry:
·
Entry fee (Visa, MasterCard, U.S. check or
money order)
·
Official entry form, completed and signed
·
25 words or less synopsis (may be used in
Festival Program Guide and on website)
The following are optional:
·
Self-addressed, USPS stamped postcard for
notification of receipt of entry
·
Self-addressed, USPS stamped return
packaging for each entry.
Entries will not be returned without an SASE.
SEND YOUR ENTRY TO:
Nashville Film Festival
P.O. Box 24330
Nashville TN 37202-4330 USA
Attn: Mandy McBroom
(615) 742-2500 phone
(615) 742-1004 fax
info@nashvillefilmfestival.org
www.nashvillefilmfestival.org
If shipping via FEDEX, UPS, or other shipping
s e rvice, send to:
Nashville Film Festival, 161 Rains Ave.,
Nashville TN 37203 USA
Please notify us of any contact changes.
L i a b i l i t y
-- Although every possible care will be
taken with entries while in our possession, we
cannot accept responsibility for loss or damage
enroute.
Do not send original prints or master
c o p i e s .
S h i p p i n g
-- The cost of shipping an entry to
the Festival must be paid by the entrant. All
international entries must be sent with all
transportation charges, duties, and taxes prepaid
by the shipper. For films accepted into the Festival,
the filmmaker is responsible for inbound shipping.
The Festival will pay the cost of shipping the print
to the next destination.
H o w e v e r, the Festival will
not be responsible for unneccessary expedited or
overnight shipping charges to other
o r g a n i z a t i o n s .
Reproduction Agreement
--
Submission of an entry gives the Festival
permission to have accepted work (including
marketing material), locally telecast, and
reproduced, either in part or whole, for educational
or publicity purposes, unless otherwise requested
in writing by the filmmaker.
2007 NaFF Awards
Feature Film Awards
· Dreammaker Award,
sponsored by Regal Cinemas
· Audience Award for Best Feature
·
N E W !
NPT Human Spirit Award (feature or doc)
D o c umentary Awards
· Best Documentary Feature
*
(for documentaries without US distribution)
· Reel Current Aw a r d
·
N E W !
NPT Human Spirit Award (feature or doc)
· Best Short Documentary
*
· Audience Award for Best Documentary
Music Films in Music City
A w a r d s
· Best Music In a Feature Film
· Impact of Music Award
· Best Music Video by a Nashville Director
· Best Music Video by a non-Nashville Director
Short Film Awards*
· Best Short Narrative
· Best College Student Short Narrative
· Best Animation
· Best College Student Animation
(Above four awards qualify each top winner for
Academy Aw a r d
®
c o n s i d e r a t i o n )
· Best Experimental Wo r k
·
N E W !
Best Young Filmmaker
sponsored by Watkins Film School
Te nnessee Filmmaker Award
· Tennessee Independent Spirit Award,
sponsored by TN Film, Music, and
Entertainment Commission (for best film
directed by a Tennessee resident, any category)
* Top Prize in each category
receives a cash award
Visit our website for a list of
previous award winn e r s .
The
Dreammaker Aw a r d, Best Documentary
F e a t u r e, Best Music In A Feature Film a n d
Impact of Music competitions are each limited to
seven films. If your feature or documentary is
accepted, we will inform you of its competition
status by late February.
Reel Current and NPT Human Spirit Award recipi-
ents will be announced in March. Finalists will be
contacted in early February.
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