Interested in submitting your film to the festival? Great! Please read the guidelines below carefully to make sure that we can include your film in the festival.

To submit your film, please drop off a completed entry form (download here) and a CD, DVD or memory stick containing your film at the Dawson Creek Art Gallery by June 21st, 2009.

Also, feel free to contact us with questions.

Submission Guidelines

Please read and follow these guidelines to ensure that your film will be included in the festival.

Film Requirements

Films submitted to the festival should:

• Be, at maximum, roughly 15 minutes in length; we'll be lenient within a minute or two.
• Show signs of story, camera consideration and editing. No raw footage please!
• Be either made by or feature a local talent of Dawson Creek and the surrounding area.
• Be high enough in quality to be shown on a large TV without distortion.
• Credit segment and releases for all involved persons, music and trademarks.
• Original storylines and scripts only (parodies okay within reason).

Film Restrictions

Films should not include:

• Gratitous nudity (tasteful and/or artistic nudity ok).
• Excessive realistic gore or violence.

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Entry & Release Form Overview

Need some help filling out the submission form? Here's some explanation of some of the fields.

Entrant(s) Information:

We'll obviously require your information so we can include it in the festival. You can submit, either as an idividual, or as a team. We need at least one address, phone number and email so we can keep in contact with you regarding your film and the progress of the festival.

Film Information:

All fields in this area need to be filled out.

• Film Name: The correct and spelling of the name of your film.
• Length: The exact running time of your film, including credits.
• Genre: The genre(s) you feel your film fits into best. Example: Documentary, comedy, music video.
• Description: A concise synopsis of your film, to be included into your film
• Mature Content: If your film contains mature content (coarse language, nudity, gore) please mark it as such so it can be screened in the later portion of the festival.
• Permissions: Please inform us if you'd be okay with the following:
• YouTube: Uploading your film to the DCFF account would give others a chance to view it and provide a record of past festivals. You'd still be given full credit.
• Film Festival DVD: We're considering creating a DVD of all the films included in the festival, and selling them at the festival. Funds would go to future festivals or to the SPCAC.

Film, Acting & Editing Credits:

This information is for records and for the program that will be handed out during the film festival.

• Starring: The full names the actors in the lead roles in your film. Please include only the lead actors involved in the film. Additional talent can be included in your end credits.
• Director(s): The director(s) of the film.
• Editor(s): The people who did the editing.
• Writer(s): Whomever wrote the script, or adapted it to a screenplay.
• Other: Whomever else involved you feel needs to be included, such as music score or art director.

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Entry Form Disclaimer & Agreement

By submitting this form and your film to this festival, you agree to the terms as follows:

• ...that you created this original piece of work, or that if you created it in a partnership, that you have the right to submit it to this festival
• ...that the film contains no copyrighted material
• ...that if the film contains adult or mature themes that you have marked them as such
• ...that you recognize that if your film does not fit or meet the guidelines for the film festival that we have the right to omit any submission with no intended harm or insult.

We thank you for your submission and we hope you participate again!