The Reel 2 Real International film Festival for Youth is an annual, competitive, international event presented by Reel to Real: A Celebration of Moving Images for Youth Society, a non-profit media arts and education society dedicated to showing the best in culturally diverse, authentic programming for children and youth.
Please use this form to submit an original work of film or video (“Entry”) for consideration by Reel 2 Real International Film Festival for Youth (“Reel 2 Real”). The person completing this form (“Entrant”) warrants that he/she has read and understood these Guidelines and Regulations, holds all necessary rights with respect to the usages granted to Reel 2 Real herein, and is authorized to grant and does hereby grant said rights to Reel 2 Real.
Reel 2 Real seeks films that are imaginative, evocative, innovative, inspiring and entertaining. We will accept feature-length dramas, shorts, documentaries, and animated films and videos. To be eligible for inclusion in the Reel 2 Real competitive program, Entries must be completed no earlier than January 1, 2010.
Foreign language entries must be subtitled or dubbed in English.
Entries must be submitted on DVD accompanied by a completed entry form and entry fee.
Youth Juries and an Adult Jury select winning films. Awards will be presented at the Reel 2 Real Awards Ceremony.
The entry fee for submissions is US $35 (films 60 min. or longer) or $25 (films less than 60 min.). It is payable by cheque and must be submitted with the entry form. There is no submission fee for Canadian entries. A separate form and entry fee is required for each Entry.
The Festival will inform all Entrants no later than January 20, 2012 whether their submission has been accepted. At that time, the primary contact person will receive the 2012 shipment information. Entries will NOT be returned and will become the property of Reel 2 Real.
Entrant is responsible for shipping the film print or projection video to Reel 2 Real, including payment of shipping, insurance and customs fees, unless other arrangements have been made. Reel 2 Real is responsible for the return shipping. Please include return mailing labels and make sure all containers are properly labeled.
Entrant hereby grants Reel 2 Real the right to use all or part of the Entry in any medium for promotional purposes; to use stills, biographical material, names and likenesses from the Entry for promotional purposes; to provide VHS or DVD copies of the Entry to journalists for review; to show the Entry at press screenings; and to exhibit the Entry one or multiple times during the Reel 2 Real 2012 festival. Reel 2 Real will use our best efforts to ensure correct title and credits are listed on festival materials but shall not be held liable for inadvertent errors and omissions.
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