DMVIFF's blog

Calling for submissions:

All DMV (DC, MD, VA) Film makers
submit your original films to the DMV
International Film Festival

The
categories that will be featured are Shorts, Features, Animation,
Video Games, Documentary, and Music Videos.

Rules and Submission fees:

Regular Deadline: March 27, 2010 Late Deadline: April 24,
2010

Feature Films:
Reg. Deadline $50 Student fee $40 Late entry $75

Student $65

Running
time of at least 50 minutes, Feature Films that have previously
played at up to two other festivals anywhere in the world are still
eligible for one of our non-competition programs.

Documentary
Reg. Deadline $50 Student fee $40 Late entry $75

Student $65

Any
non-fiction film with a running time of at least 50 minutes, NOT
including entirely scripted or improvised fictionalizations of actual
events. Films that have previously played at up to two other
festivals anywhere in the world are still eligible for one of our
non-competition programs

Short Films Reg. Deadline $45 Student fee $35 Late Entry $50

Student fee
$40

Any
narrative or documentary film with a running time of 30 minutes or
less.

Music
Video $25 all

The
DMV Independent Music Video screening. Featuring local artist either
living in or Born in the DMV area.

The
DMVIFF will be considered a niche festival due to the ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS such as the following:

• Feature
  films
  must not have had any public or festival screenings in the
  greater DC, MD, VA Areas (some exceptions for niche festival
  screenings)

• Feature
  films
  and short films must not have had any commercial theatrical or
  television play in the US. Additionally features films must not have
  been broadcast on the Internet.

  Please
  remit all payment (money orders) addressed to DMV International Film
  Festival for consideration

Submit by mail for Screening &
Selection

P.O. Box 185

Hyattsville, MD 20781

Email: dmviff@gmail.com

Awards:

1st place: $2,000

2nd place: $1,000

3rd place: $500