| 2010 ATLFF Submissions |
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"The Atlanta Film Festival is as filmmaker-friendly as they come.
Southern hospitality and passion come at you from all sides -- the
staff, the volunteers, and the audiences. I'd be honored to play one
of my films there anytime." - Jeffrey Goodman, The Last Lullaby
QUICK FACTS ABOUT THE ATLANTA FILM FESTIVAL
Pictured: Walt Goggins, Scott Teems and Ray McKinnon of 2009 Grand Jury Prize Winner That Evening Sun.
GENERAL RULES
1. Entries must be postmarked by the deadline date in which a film was submitted.
2. All works must be submitted on DVD (region 1 or 0) for pre-screening. Please do not send film reels or original material.
3. Screeners will not be returned. Please do not send self addressed stamped envelopes.
4. Eligible works must have been completed after January 1, 2008. Films must be Atlanta area theatrical premieres.
5. Works in progress WILL be accepted for submission. Please include information as to what still needs to be completed (color correction, score, etc.) with the submitted DVD.
6. If you want to replace your original submission with an upgraded version, you must submit a new DVD clearly labeled with the entry number and "Replacement Copy". Any judging that was done with the original submission will not be discarded. Any future judging will be done with the new copy.
7. The Atlanta Film Festival does not present sponsored works (such as training films or commercials produced for client). Only independently produced films and videos are appropriate for this competition. Artists must have final creative control over their work to be eligible.
8. The Atlanta Film Festival does not pay screening fees.
9. Please read all of the terms and conditions below.
10. All works selected must be available by March 13, 2010 for inclusion in the festival.
11. You will not receive style points for fancy packaging. It is wasteful and costly to send DVDs in hard plastic covers. We encourage you to ship everything in paper sleeves.
DEADLINE & ENTRY FEES
Students and ATL365 members visit Atlanta Film Festival's Withoutabox pages to see discounted entry fee listings.
FEE WAVIERS: While we
understand the costs involved in independent filmmaking, the Atlanta
Film Festival uses submission fees to offset the costs of
administrating call for entries and can not grant fee waivers.
All fees will be charged in U.S. Dollars
Feature Films (Running Time over 40 minutes)
Short Films (Running Times 40 minutes and under)
By entering your film for consideration for the 2010 Atlanta Film Festival, you authorize that your work is cleared for festival exhibition and accept full legal responsibility for the intellectual property therein.
Entry into the festival constitutes permission to exhibit your work at the 2010 Atlanta Film Festival. The Atlanta Film Festival is also hereby granted the right to utilize an excerpt from any film submitted and accepted for exhibition at the Festival for promotional purposes. The undersigned shall indemnify and hold harmless the Atlanta Film Festival 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.
The 2009 ATLFF Screenplay Competition is also now accepting entries. Visit the screenplay competition page for more info.
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