5th Annual

Kingston International Film Festival 2016

August 20, 2016 to August 21, 2016

 
Category

Animation
 

Deadlines & Entry Fees

All fees will be charged in U.S. Dollar

Online Services Offered
Entry Form
Fee Payment
Press Kit
Submission Copy
Earlybird Deadline
March 31, 2016
 Regular Discounted
Standard Fee 30.00 *
Student Fee 25.00 *
Regular Deadline
June 15, 2016
 Regular Discounted
Standard Fee 35.00 30.00
Student Fee 30.00 *
Late Deadline
June 30, 2016
 Regular Discounted
Standard Fee 40.00 35.00
Student Fee 35.00 30.00
WAB Extended Deadline
July 15, 2016
 Regular Discounted
Standard Fee 50.00 45.00
Student Fee 40.00 35.00

Discounted fees apply to projects with pre-purchased Discount Packs, on entry fees greater than 30.00.

Category Details

NOTIFICATION DATE
Approximately July 20, 2016

RUNTIME
A runtime of any length is permitted
COMPLETION DATE
No requirement for completed by date

PLACE OF ORIGIN
Projects may originate from anywhere in the world
PREMIERE STATUS
No premiere requirement

DISTRIBUTION STATUS
Information not provided.

Submission & Exhibition Format Requirements

SUBMISSION COPY FORMATS
Online
  Secure Online Screener
DVD VideoNTSCPALSECAM
DVD
REGION 0    
REGION 1    
BLU-RAY
REGION 1    
Media Files
  .MPG (MPEG or MPEG2)
  .AVI (Audio-Video Interleaved)
  .WMV (Windows Media)
  .MOV (QuickTime)

SUBMISSION COPY LANGUAGES
Subtitled Dubbed Dialog List
English

EXHIBITION FORMATS
DVD VideoNTSCPALSECAM
DVD
REGION 0    
REGION 1    
BLU-RAY
REGION 1    
Media Files
  .MOV (Quicktime)
  .MPG (MPEG or MPEG2)
  .AVI (Audio-Video Interleaved)
  .WMV (Windows Media)

EXHIBITION LANGUAGES
Subtitled Dubbed Dialog List
English

Press Kit Requirements

A press kit is requested but not required, including:

Prizes & Awards

This category is a competition.

Best of Fest Award

Category Rules

-- Competition is open to U.S. and International entries.

-- Entries must not have been publicly shown before January 1, 2015.

-- Entries must be submitted for pre-screening on DVD or BluRay. (Region 1 or 0 Standard). We ask that you use recyclable packaging.

-- If you are burning a consumer disc, write your Project Title, Film ID# and Contact # on the disc with a Sharpie pen. PLEASE test your consumer-burned DVD on several makes and models of players BEFORE sending it to our offices.

-- Works in progress are accepted but are not encouraged. We can not promise that we will be able to watch re-edited submissions. Please only submit works in progress if submitting close to final deadline.

-- You may submit multiple entries but must fill out a separate entry form for each.

ALL OF THE FOLLOWING MUST ACCOMPANY YOUR ENTRY:

-- Entry fee (Paid via Withoutabox)

-- 3-Line Synopsis (may be used for Festival Program and website)

-- FEATURE-LENGTH FILMS: 250 Word Synopsis (may be used for Festival Program and website)

-- COLLEGE STUDENTS: Include proof of student status at the time of production. (Copy of student ID or transcript.)

-- Selected entries must submit at least one digital hi-res still photo from the film.

-- Selected films who submitted a rough cut MUST submit a copy of the final edit of their film on DVD upon acceptance.