RULES, REGULATIONS,TERMS & CONDITIONS

By submitting your film or screenplay to the Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival you are agreeing that you have read, understood and consent to abide by our General Rules for Submission, Festival Rules and Regulations and our Terms and Conditions of Service that are listed below.

GENERAL RULES FOR SUBMISSION

Eligibility: Submitter must be 18 years of age or older (or have your parent/guardian submit on your behalf) to enter the competition.
Screeners/Preview DVD's must be sent on DVD +/ DVD - format or by secure online screener.
Films must have been made for fewer than twenty million dollars (USD) (or the equivalent in foreign currency)
Films must not have major distribution in the United States of America
Preview DVDs must be marked (or in a small case marked) with:

Name Of Film
Name of Director
Running Time
Contact Info (including phone number and email)

Any and All DVD preview screeners, DVD or BluRay Exhibition Screeners, and press materials and posters WILL NOT be returned via mail or at the festival.
You will be notified by email around the last week of December through the first 10 days of January if your work has been accepted.
It is the responsibility of those who SUBMITTED TO THE FESTIVAL to check all emails listed during the application process during the 1st two weeks in January to see if your film / screenplay / trailer was accepted.
Upon acceptance notification, mail an exhibition-ready copy of your work (without DVD menus, and pop-n-play, ready to screen, no watermark, NTSC, Region 1 or 0) to HRIFF as soon as possible . If HRIFF does not receive an exhibition copy within two weeks of the festival, HRIFF may screen the Preview Copy on hand. Filmmakers may wish to provide a non-watermarked/non-DVD-menu-style Screener/Preview Copy when submitting, to be on the safe side.
BEST PICTURE winners who wish to screen in 35mm will have to provide 35mm film print within 12 days after notification.
Send DVD submissions in a standard flat rate envelope or smaller to save space and create less trash.
Please do not send any cash.
All fees are non-refundable.
DO NOT send mail that needs to be signed for (except in the case of 35mm film prints)

FESTIVAL RULES AND REGULATIONS

Films must have been made for under twenty million dollars (USD) (or the equivalent in foreign currency)
Film must not currently have major distribution in United States
Films must be submitted on DVD format
DVD preview screeners WILL NOT be returned
HRIFF will only accept international non-English films that have been subtitled or dubbed into English.
All DVD submissions are pre-screened by 10 separate screeners.
Festival show times are subject to delay or change.
Any filmmaker or entourage acting in an aggressive or disrespectful manner to any of the staff or employees of the festival may have their films pulled from exhibition (and from our web site) at any time with no return of fees or refund of any festival purchases.
To be a part of the People's Choice Awards and get additional pre-festival screenings please submit early in the year and include written confirmation that you would like to be a part of the People's Choice Awards early pre-screening events.
ALL FEES are non-refundable.
BEST PICTURE winners who wish to screen 35mm will have to provide 35mm film print 14 days before their screening.
IF HRIFF does not receive an exhibition copy within two weeks of the festival, HRIFF may screen the Preview Copy on hand. Filmmakers may wish to provide a non-watermarked/non-DVD-menu-style Screener/Preview Copy when submitting, to be on the safe side.
All winners who wish to have their films screened will have to provide the festival immediately with a high quality DVD copy of the film upon being accepted to the festival. IF we do not receive one we will use your Preview / Screener DVD. You may wish to send a screen-able copy of your DVD as your screener copy to be safe.
Films do not have to be screened for an audience to be eligible for our festival, prizes, or awards (excluding The People's Choice Awards).
In submitting to HRIFF you authorize HRIFF the legal right to screen your submitted work publicly, and additionally are admitting ownership of the property submitted, and of any and all trademarks & copyrights needed to legally authorize a screening.
If for whatever reason you have a film that cannot be screened publicly, please let us know (in case you choose to premiere at an alternate event after already submitting to HRIFF or other issues that may arise).
If HRIFF is not notified in writing one month prior to the festival, or by the date any print, television, or web ads with specific reference to your film begin to appear to the public, HRIFF reserves the right to screen your submitted film at our discretion.
If your film is not screened at this years festival due to conflicts, HRIFF also reserves the right to screen your submitted film one time in the 12 months following our festival.
Winners are be voted on by the Board of Directors and chosen democratically, except for our Peoples Choice Award winners who will be chosen through the votes of audience members at scheduled pre-screenings or at festival screenings.
Festival is not responsible for broken or non-functioning films.
Any BluRay Exhibition Copies submitted must by accompanied with an additional DVD backup copy (Region 1 or 0, NTSC only, with no Watermarks, no Menu Screen, and identical chapter settings).
Must be 18 years of age or older (or have your parent/guardian submit on your behalf) to enter the competition.
HRIFF reserves the right to refuse service to anyone.

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