RULES & REGULATIONS

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Film personalities from the world of movies, cinema, and film making will judge submitted films, excluding anyone involved in any capacity in the production of the entry films or anyone with an interest in their distribution who works for the company.

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Each filmmaker will have 72 hours to create a film for submission. Submissions should showcase an original story, written and/or directed by the team of its choice, with a total running time of 14 minutes or less, including credits.

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The submission fee for the Petersburg Virginia Film Festival (UAFF) is $199.00 for each submitted title. Early submission is $99.00 on or before April 9, 2024. The UAFF reserves the right to disqualify, without refund, any submissions that are not received via one of these formats or by the deadline.

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All entries should be emailed to PetersburgVirginiaFilmFestival@gmail.com BY THE ENTRY DEADLINE, OR THEY WILL BE DISQUALIFIED. Each accepted film must be submitted in MPEG format with a runtime of 14 minutes or less. By submitting to the festival, you confirm that you own the rights to the film, including the rights to the sound and/or music, or have permission to use the music through a music license. All agreements and copyright forms must be signed and emailed along with your film by the submission deadline. Forms will be sent to you after your submission is approved. Each film's runtime must be 14 minutes or less. Films must be completed within the last 72 hours of the festival start date, and the authentication must be used within the film.

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All genres are welcome for submission, excluding any nudity not suitable for audiences. Winners will be judged based on artistic creative merit (e.g., story and entertainment value), technical merit, and thought process.

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Acceptance to the Petersburg Virginia Film Festival date, rules, shooting date, and fee must be confirmed before being placed on our roster as an official entry. Participants must have permission from each person who appears in a short film by a release form and grant the right and permission to be used in the project described for submission to the festival.

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Each category could possibly have more than one winner and will share in the cash prize. The cash prizes will be separated according to the winner of that category. If the judging process concludes that one film has won each category, then that film will receive the entire cash prize

 

• Best Director: $600.00

• Best Writer: $500.00

• Best Cinematographer: $400.00

• Best Actor: $300.00

• Best Supporting Actor: $200.00

• Total Cash Prize: $2000.00

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Important Dates:

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• Submissions Open: NOW

• Early Entry Fee: $99.00 (New Dates TBA)

• Late Submission: New Dates TBA ($199.00)

• Team & Crew Meeting: New Dates TBA  (Receive Authentication)

• Shooting Dates: New Dates TBA

• Upload Final Video Date: New Dates TBA

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      Limitations of Liability

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The Petersburg Virginia Film Festival assumes no liability or responsibility for any participant's engagement in the festival or inability to upload or download any information in connection with participating in the project. The Petersburg, Virginia "Ultimate Artist Film Festival," or its affiliates, assumes no liability or responsibility for any technical problems or malfunctions which may arise, including computer malfunctions, hardware or software issues, data transfer problems, electronic transmissions, web issues, viruses, hacking, theft, bugs, or destruction of any aspect of the project.