Rules and Guidelines for submitting your work for 2011
All submissions must include our SUBMISSION FORM. Please click on the link at the bottom
of the home page.
I. Eligibility
• Sunnyside Film
Festival accepts submissions of 20 minutes or less in length.
• Submissions can be of any genre or category.
• Submissions must be in English or have English subtitles and there must be a preview AND
screening copy available in English or with English subtitles, with the exception of music videos and films without dialogue.
II. Deadlines, Fees and Notification
DEADLINES:
• Sunnyside Shorts accepts submissions year-round,
but to ensure that your film will be considered for the 2011 festival, it must be postmarked on or before the applicable deadline
of August 1, 2011.
FEES:
• The submission
fee is $20 (students $10) and can be paid with a money order or a check made out to Sunnyside Film Festival, Inc. On the bottom
of your check (memo line) include the name of your film.
• If you are submitting a film from outside
the U.S. please pay with a U.S. currency money order to avoid the conversion costs.
• The submission fee need
only be paid once per filmmaker. You may submit as many films as you like without paying an additional fee.
III. Previews &
Entry Form
• All submissions must include our SUBMISSION FORM (see our downloadable PDF form at the bottom of this
page).
• Feel free to send along any additional press material, cast and crew bios or any other information
about your film.
• Preview DVDs WILL NOT BE RETURNED. Please DO NOT send a self-addressed stamped envelope. DO NOT send a master
tape as a preview copy.
• If your film is accepted, we require a DVD or Quicktime file from you.
• Please write or print your name, email, phone number, the name of the film, and the film’s running time directly
on the preview tape or DVD.
• Mail all submissions to:
Sunnyside Shorts c/o Sherry Gamlin
41-15 44th St. Apt 5J
Sunnyside,
New York 11104
IV. Screening Rights
• Should your work be selected to be part of the Sunnyside
Film Festival, we reserve the right to screen your film at any of our screenings. We also reserve the right to use your film
for any promotion of the film festival.
V. Attending the Festival
• Any filmmaker who submits a film shall receive
free admission for 2 to any Sunnyside Film Festival screening (some exceptions may apply).
- We would also appreciate the filmmaker (and if possible, talent and crew) to attend for a possible Q&A.
Click to download Submission Form
info@sunnysideshorts.net
Or you can give us a call at 718-786-0232.
