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SUBMIT FILM TO ION international FILM FESTIVAL

Call for Entries

ION was created to discover and nurture brilliance and innovation in the worlds of film, animation and music from all over the world.

You are welcome to submit your film to multiple categories and are allowed to submit several films to a single category. However, it must be noted that for every submission, you must PAY A SEPARATE ENTRY FEE.

WITHOUT THE PROPER PAPER WORK AS WELL AS ENTRANCE FEE YOUR PROJECT CAN NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR COMPETITION.

 

SUBMISSION Dates:

Earlybird Deadline: September 25, 2012

Regular Deadline: December 1, 2013
Late Deadline: December 10, 2013

Categories

There will be 9 separately juried competitions in this year ION festival, open to entries from anywhere in the world.

The juried competitions are as follows:

Humanitarian
Socially Conscious
Political
Human Rights
Environmental

Narrative Feature
(Films in this category must be at least 50 minutes in length)
Adventure
Action
Drama
Comedy
Experimental
Arthouse
Poetry Based
Political
Foreign Language
Silent
Docu-Drama

Narrative Short
Adventure
Action
Drama
Comedy
Experimental
Arthouse
Poetry Based
Political
Foreign Language
Silent
Docu-Drama

Animation
3D Animation
Stop Motion
Computer
Claymation
Documentary
Drawn on Film
Flash
Sand Animation
Special Effects Animation
Tradition

Documentary Feature
(Films in this category must be at least 50 mintues in length)
Political
Observational
Educational
Environmental
Historical
Human Rights
Humanist
Poetic
Expository
Anthropological
Socially Conscious
Travel

Documentary Short
Political
Observational
Educational
Environmental
Historical
Human Rights
Humanist
Poetic
Expository
Anthropological
Socially Conscious
Travel

Student Film
Feature
Short
Animation
Documentary
Documentary Short
Humanitarian

Selections:

ION appoints independent selection committees to view all submissions for both pre-selection and final selection. The selection committee's comprise of industry professionals such as directors, producers, agents, film and ad executives and animators.

SUBMISSION Fees:
Feature Films (films over 50 minutes, this includes humanitarian, documentaries, animations and narrative films):

Earlybird Deadline:
Submission fee: $40.00

Regular Deadline:
Submission fee: $45.00

Late Deadline:
Submission fee: $65.00

Short Films (under 50 minutes, this includes humanitarian, documentaries, animations and narrative films):

Earlybird Deadline:
Submission fee: $20.00

Regular Deadline:
Submission fee: $25.00

Late Deadline:
Submission fee: $40.00

Student Films (Feature over 50 minutes)

Earlybird Deadline:
Submission fee: $15.00

Regular Deadline:
Submission fee: $20.00

Late Deadline:
Submission fee: $30.00

Student Films (Shorts under 50 minutes)

Earlybird Deadline:
Submission fee: $10.00

Regular Deadline:
Submission fee: $15.00

Late Deadline:
Submission fee: $25.00

Youth Project (no more than 3 minutes in length, must be under 18 years old to submit and resident of host country)

No submission fee.

Eligibility and Rules:

1. Submission copies must be in DVD form (Region 1 ONLY), miniDV (NTSC ONLY) or VHS (NTSC ONLY).

2. Screening copies will only be accepted 16mm, 35mm, BetaSP, DVD (Region 1 ONLY) and miniDV (NTSC ONLY).

3. All feature films must be over 50 minutes.

4. Foreign language films must have English voiceovers or English subtitles.

5. Entry forms without payment will not be accepted.

6. One entry form per project.

7. Preview tapes and DVDs must be labeled with the Title, Runtime, Director and Language.

8. Test your project before submitting. Any projects that do not run all the way through will not be considered and submitter will NOT be notified.

 

FAQ

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How can I submit a film to the Festival?
If you are interested in submitting your film to the ION International Film Festival, please visit our "Submit Films" category at the top of the page.

How can I receive press accreditation?
To attend the Festival as a member of the press, please email us at press@ionfilmfest.com.

How can I help with the festival?
ION International Film Festival is looking for volunteers please email us at team@ionfilmfest.com for more information.

What sponsorship opportunities are available for the festival?
Please contact us regarding your inquiry at sponsorship@ionfilmfest.com





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