38th Annual

Vancouver International Film Festival

September 26, 2019 to October 11, 2019

 
Category

Canadian Shorts
 

Deadlines & Entry Fees

All fees will be charged in Canadian Dollar

Online Services Offered
Entry Form
Fee Payment
Press Kit
Submission Copy
Earlybird Deadline
April 26, 2019
 Regular Discounted
Standard Fee 25.00 *
Regular Deadline
May 31, 2019
 Regular Discounted
Standard Fee 30.00 *
WAB Extended Deadline
June 14, 2019
 Regular Discounted
Standard Fee 35.00 30.00

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

Category Details

NOTIFICATION DATE
Approximately August 30, 2019

RUNTIME
Shorts: maximum 25 minutes
COMPLETION DATE
Projects completed after June 1, 2018

PLACE OF ORIGIN
Projects must originate from Canada
PREMIERE STATUS
Projects must be a premiere in Vancouver

DISTRIBUTION STATUS
Projects may have distribution

Submission & Exhibition Format Requirements

SUBMISSION COPY FORMATS
Online
  Secure Online Screener
DVD VideoNTSCPALSECAM
DVD
REGION 0  
REGION 1  
REGION 2  

SUBMISSION COPY LANGUAGES
Subtitled Dubbed Dialog List
English

EXHIBITION FORMATS
Digital VideoNTSCPALSECAM
DCP    
Film Gauge
  35mm

EXHIBITION LANGUAGES
Subtitled Dubbed Dialog List
English

Press Kit Requirements

A press kit is required, but only after acceptance.
> Production Still Photos - Digital
> Photo of the Director - Digital
> Biography/Filmography - Director
> One-Sheet Art - Posters
> Press Clippings

Prizes & Awards

This category is a competition.

Best Canadian Short Film
Cash Award Value: 2,000 Canadian Dollar

Most Promising Director of a Canadian Short Film Award
A round-trip flight anywhere that Delta Air Lines flies
Sponsor:Delta Air Lines

Category Rules

CANADIAN ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRY
Short films entered in the Canadian category must be Canadian productions or co-productions which have not been broadcast or screened commercially (ie: an advertised public screening for which admission is charged, excluding film school graduation screenings) in the Vancouver area. However, VIFF will consider short films that have been made available online. Films should have been completed after June 1, 2018.

SHIPPING AND RETURN
The Festival is not responsible for returning DVD copies.
Preview materials must be shipped prepaid. VIFF will not accept collect shipments and accepts no responsibility for loss or damage to preview materials.
Entrants will be notified regarding the results of the Festival’s selection process by August 30, 2019. (Please do not phone or email for results).