Action On Film International Film Festival

The Fourteenth Annual Action On Film International Film Festival and Writer's Event is truly the festival of the independent filmmaker and writer. We bridge the gap between the industry and the indie filmmaker with guests like Debra Kara Unger, Nick Mancuso, Harry Lennix, Eric Bana, Mark Ruffalo, John Savage and many others in attendance every season. We also feature top distributors and buyers from companies like Bruber Media, Multivisionnaire Distribution, Showcase Entertainment, Gorilla Pictures, Movie Heroes, Storyoptic Films, The China Film Group and more. 
With a fourteen year history of recognizing filmmakers at every level in some of the most gorgeous cinemas in the world, we create screenings and opportunities that no other festival offers. 
Action On Film means; 'The Action a director takes to make his or her vision come true and then the re-action to that effort by the audiences who watch it. Sure, we love action films but we get just as inspired by Comedy, Drama, Animation, Documentary and Experimental Projects. 
Filmmakers like Daniel Kozakiewicz, Karlos Alastruey, Tracey Birdsall , Stan Harrington, and many others credit us with getting their starts. We have featured the work of hundreds of filmmakers and producers via our television programs; The AOF Channel from NBC and the currently running Del Weston's Action On Film which airs on Time Warner Cable, Champion Broadband, Peg Media and of course online. 
Our 10 day event caps off with a sold out Writers' Award Show and Dinner and 2 star studded Black Tie Dinners and Award Shows which have been selling out for thirteen years straight. Got a great project? Come be a part of the show!

We are Accepting submissions for feature Narrative and Documentary, short Narrative and Documentary. Shorts will play prior to a feature or in a shorts program. All genres are welcome. The festival programming staff will place your film in the appropriate category. 
All entries will be judged on content, creativity, imagery, story and skill of the filmmaker. Productions produced from 2011 to July 2018 may be submitted. Works in progress will be accepted. Online screeners, DVDs (NTSC Region 1), Blue Rays are accepted for submission and for consideration by the Selection Committee. 
PAL SYSTEM IS NOT ACCEPTED. 
All Accepted Films must be submitted on DVD (NTSC Region 1) or Blu-Ray (Region 1) for Exhibition. 2 Copies will be required. 
We will NOT accept online Films for exhibition screening. 
PAL system is NOT accepted. 
Each entry must be submitted separately. 
All entries must be sent to the Action on Film Festival prepaid and, for your own protection, should be insured. Videos, DVDs , Blue- Rays, DCPs submitted will not be returned. 
Films selected for the Action on Film Festival will be announced no later than August 10, 2018 (exceptions may be made if deemed necessary by THE AOF). 
Every Entry must include an Electronic Press Kit and Downloadable Trailer.

All presentation materials (posters, post cards, goody bag promos) and screening materials for the Action on Film Festival must arrive at the AOF Offices no later than August 11, 2018. 
ALL ACCEPTED SUBMISSIONS MUST provide 2 Screening DVDs (NTSC Region 1) or 2 Blu-Rays for exhibition. 
If sending DCP, Please Note that the Theater charges the filmmaker an Ingestion Fee. If sending a DCP we will still require 2 back up DVDs or Blu-Rays. 
DCPS must be logged out, signed for and picked up after your screening. WE DO NOT RETURN/SHIP screening materials. 
PAL Formatted discs will not be accepted. 
We will NOT accept online screeners for exhibition purposes. 
Please notify us by email of any address changes.

Please note The AOF will NOT return or ship materials back to the submitter once the festival has commenced (this includes DVDs, Blu-Rays , DCPs, posters, postcards or promo materials) 
All entries should be mailed to: 
Action on Film Fest C/O EFC 
3540 W. Sahara Ave. #283 
Las Vegas, NV 89102 
Make all checks and money orders payable to: EFC 
All accepted filmmakers, who have submitted/mailed in all necessary materials and Screeners, will be placed on the AOF Website before the event. 
Action On Film International Film Festival is hereby granted the right to utilize footage and promotional materials supplied by the submitting agent from any film submitted and accepted film, video, or project for exhibition at the Festival for promotional purposes. All accepted filmmakers agree that the Action On Film Festival may use footage from their projects in order to promote the festival, their film or the AOF Event via print, web and broadcast television. The individual or corporation submitting the film hereby warrants that it is authorized to commit the film for screening, and understands and accepts these requirements and regulations. The undersigned shall indemnify and hold harmless Action On Film International Film Festival, its vendors, sponsors and supporters from and against any and all claims, liabilities, losses, damages, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney's fees, and costs of the court) which may be incurred by reason of any claim involving copyright, trademark, credits, publicity, screening, and loss of or damage to the screening videos entered.

Written Word Submission Rules 
We are currently accepting written word submissions for features, shorts, short shorts, scenes, poetry, and prose. 
All genres are welcome. 
One copy of an original feature film screenplay uploaded as a PDF file will be accepted. (Do NOT include more than 1 version). We do not accept hardcopy scripts. 
The screenplay should be in standard industry format (12 point Courier). 
Only one copy, draft or version of any screenplay may be submitted by an entrant or entrants per submission. 
Under no circumstances will substitutions of either corrected pages or new drafts of an entry screenplay be allowed under the original submission. 
Corrected or edited screenplays must be resubmitted as a NEW entry and will require a separate submission fee.

Multi-part scripts should be submitted as separate, stand-alone screenplays.

Features that are over 120 pages must be submitted as 2 different entries.

Entry fees will not be returned or adjusted. 

Submissions must have been written originally in English; translations will not be accepted. 
Multi-part scripts should be submitted unless each part can be read as a separate, stand-alone screenplay. 
Submissions must be the original work of the entrant(s) and may not be based, in whole or in part, on any other fiction or nonfiction material, published or unpublished, produced or unproduced. 
Entries may, however, be adapted from the entrant’s (or entrants’) original work, which should be noted in the log line required on the application form. 
Entries lacking a log line on the application form will be disqualified. 
If the script is based on a true story, historical or contemporary, the "based on true story/events" button should noted in the logline. 
Collaborative work by two writers who share equally in its creation is eligible. 
The collaborator’s name must be added during the online application process.

All entries must be received by or before the Extended Deadline of 8.2.2018

Winners will be announced at the Writers Award Show and Dinner (DATE TBD).

Entry fees will not be returned or adjusted.