Call for Entries

Deadline for submissions: November 26, 2007

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

With the 2007 festival approaching, we are now accepting submissions for all categories.

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 CANNOT BE CONSIDERED FOR COMPETITION.

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Categories

There will be 7 separately juried competitions in this year ION festival, open to entries from anywhere in the world.

The juried competitions are as follows. Click on each category to view descriptions:

1. Features (Films in this category must be at least 50 mintues in length)
   <Comedy, drama, docu-drama, horror, film noir, suspense, any features that concentrate on story lines and character development fit here.>
2. Documentary (Films in this category must be at least 50 mintues in length)
   <Non-fiction or factually based films like travelogues, educational, newsreel, historical and the “reality” genre.. >
3. Animation (All lengths are accepted)
   <Animation category entries include features and shorts and can include claymation, stop motion, computer, anime, Flash and other emerging applications.>
4. Short (Films in this category must be less than 50 minutes in length)
   <Comedy, drama, docu-drama, horror, film noir, suspense, any shorts that concentrate on story lines and character development fit here.>
5. Short Documentary (Films in this category must be less than 50 minutes in length)
   <Non-fiction or factually based films like travelogues, educational, newsreel, historical and the “reality” genre.>
6. Music Videos
   <Rock, new wave, goth, punk, ska, classical, jazz, folk, blues, country, reggae, dance hall, world, traditional, indigenous, we’re as eclectic as the music you send us.>
7. Movie Trailers
   <Previews of comedy, drama, docu-drama, horror, film noir and suspense. >

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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.

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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.

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Rights

Should ION accept your submission, the producer grants ION the right to use clips and stills (under 3 minutes or 10% of the total length of the film) for promotion and publicity purposes, as well as ION publications and website.

The Producer warrants that they own or have cleared all the rights for their film, including music.

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Entry Fees

Earlybird Deadline: June 30, 2007:
Feature length: $35
Short films, Movie Trailers, Music Videos: $25

Regular Deadline: July 31, 2007:
Feature length: $45
Short films, Movie Trailers, Music Videos: $35

Final Deadline: November 14, 2007 (postmark):
Feature length - $65
Short films, Movie Trailers, Music Videos - $40

Without a Box Deadline: December 1, 2007:
Feature length: $75
Short films, Movie Trailers, Music Videos: $40

Entry fees can be paid by check, money order or credit card. Entry fees are non-refundable.

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Submit Your Entry

FILM ENTRIES

The ION International Film Festival will only accept paperless entries submitted via the International Film Festival Submission System (BrigitFest) – on the Web at Withoutabox.com.

Withoutabox provides cost-saving, online entry to major film festivals throughout the U.S. and in Europe with one master entry form, allowing you and us to enter your film more quickly and with greater accuracy. This method is free and easy.

Members who choose to join Withoutabox get $5.00 off their Entry Fees, plus the advantages of Extended Deadlines and Online Press Kit submissions.