Entry Guidelines

The Reel Frontier Film & Video Competition celebrates and rewards excellence and innovation in independent media arts expression. We are now accepting new films and videos from around the world to be part of the independent landscape of the “reel frontier.”

ELIGIBILITY
“The Reel Frontier” is open to independent works of all lengths in narrative, documentary, animation, and experimental categories.

- Films and videos entered in the festival must have been completed between January 2011 and January 2012.
- Works entered must be an Arizona premiere.
- Arizona entries may have had one public Arizona screening.
- Entries must be in English or have English subtitles
- Entries may originate from any film or video format.
- For pre-screening, entries must be submitted on DVD (NTSC or PAL formats).
- For festival screenings, finalists must supply a 35mm or 16mm film print or an exhibition tape in HD-Cam, Digi-Beta, Beta-SP, Mini DV in NTSC format.
Blu-Rays and DVDs are accepted in NTSC and PAL formats.

CATEGORIES & AWARDS
Entries must be submitted in one of the following categories:
Feature (Narrative, Animated, Experimental) (over 60 minutes)
Short Feature (Narrative, Animated, Experimental) (30 – 60 minutes)
Documentary Feature (over 30 minutes)
Documentary Short (up to 30 minutes)
Dramatic Short (up to 30 minutes)
Comedy Short (up to 30 minutes)
Animated Short (up to 30 minutes)
Experimental Short (up to 30 minutes)
IndieYouth (filmmaker must be 18 or younger) (up to 20 minutes)

If the pre-screening committee judges that it is in the best interest of the filmmaker to change the category of an entry, the committee reserves the right to do so. Awards will be made to the BEST in each category. The BEST OF ARIZONA also will be awarded to an Arizona entry.

JUDGING
All submitted entries are reviewed by media panels and evaluated according to content, form and technical aspects. Panel members and the festival director will determine the finalists for screening at the festival. Entrants will be notified by email as to the status of the entry.

Filmmakers, curators, educators and critics will select festival award recipients from the finalists screened during the festival. Judges reserve the right not to select a winner in any given category. All decisions by the judges are final.

ENTRY PROCEDURES

Submit entry with Withoutabox.com and send DVD screener and publicity materials to:
Arizona International Film Festival
127 East Congress Street
Tucson, AZ 85701
United States of America

DVDs, stills, press kits and posters submitted with your entry will not be returned.

ENTRY FEES
$60/$50* for works submitted in feature categories
$35/$30* for works submitted in short categories
$25/$20* for works under 5 minutes
$10 for IndieYouth works

* Earlybird submitted by January 14, 2012

An entry fee must be paid for each submission. Fee covers administrative and handling costs and is non-refundable. Make check or money order payable to:
Arizona International Film Festival
All entries, entry forms, and fees and publicity materials must be received by the final deadline of February 9, 2012.

PUBLICITY MATERIALS
Entrants are advised to submit publicity materials (press kits, posters and publicity photos) with your entry as this facilitates the publicizing of your film if accepted. Press materials can be submitted in an electronic format (photos should be 300dpi).

SHIPPING INSTRUCTIONS
Clearly identify the title of the work on the shipping container. Film prints must have head/tail leaders clearly marked with film title and reel number.
Finalists are responsible for arrangements and cost of shipping the exhibition print or tape to the festival by March 18, 2012.
Provide a self-addressed, stamped postcard if you require an acknowledgement of receipt of your entry.

RETURN SHIPPING OF ENTRY
The festival will cover the cost of return shipping within the United States.
The festival will NOT pay for the cost of express shipping to other sites or international shipping. Please include payment to cover express or international shipping costs if required.
Work screened at the festival will be shipped within 20 days of the close of the film festival unless other arrangements have been made.

LOSS & DAMAGE
Every care will be taken to safeguard entries while they are in the possession of the festival. However, if loss or damage occurs, the festival cannot accept or assume responsibility.

AGREEMENT
Entry into festival constitutes agreement with all festival rules and guidelines and implies permission to exhibit work during the festival. Submission of an entry gives the festival permission to screen accepted work on local television and internet, unless otherwise indicated.

The Reel Frontier Film & Video Competition is a program of the Arizona International Film Festival and is sponsored by the Arizona Media Arts Center.

For further Information:
E-Mail: reelfrontier@yahoo.com
Web Site: www.filmfestivalarizona.com