8th Annual

River Bend Film Festival

March 31, 2016 to April 02, 2016

 
Category
 

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
October 1, 2013
 Regular Discounted
Standard Fee 30.00 *
Student Fee 25.00 *
Regular Deadline
November 1, 2013
 Regular Discounted
Standard Fee 35.00 30.00
Student Fee 30.00 *
Late Deadline
December 1, 2013
 Regular Discounted
Standard Fee 40.00 35.00
Student Fee 35.00 30.00
WAB Extended Deadline
January 27, 2014
 Regular Discounted
Standard Fee 50.00 45.00
Student Fee 45.00 40.00

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

Category Details

NOTIFICATION DATE
Approximately March 15, 2014

RUNTIME
Shorts: From 50 minutes to 10 minutes
Features: From 50 minutes to 120 minutes
COMPLETION DATE
Projects completed after January 1, 2012

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

DISTRIBUTION STATUS
Projects may have distribution

Submission & Exhibition Format Requirements

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

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.

Stephen Susco Award
Certificate. Writer/Director Stephen Susco will view all the films and pick his very favorite. He could pick yours.
Sponsor:Stephen Susco
This prize is shared with other categories.

HIGHPOINT AWARD
Certificate. For the film that scores the highest point total from the Screenings Committee.
Sponsor:River Bend Film Fest
This prize is shared with other categories.

BEST DRAMA
Certificate.Chosen by the RBFF Committee at large, considered to be the best drama.
Sponsor:River Bend Film Fest

BEST COMEDY
Certificate. Chosen by the RBFF Committee at large, considered to be the best comedy.
Sponsor:River Bend Film Fest

LOCAL GEM
Certificate. Chosen by the RBFF Committee at large, considered to be the best film from the Michiana area.
Sponsor:River Bend Film Fest
This prize is shared with other categories.

Audience Choice Award
Poll of the audience on the last night of the fest. Bring your friend and family out to vote!!
Sponsor:River Bend Film Fest
This prize is shared with other categories.

Category Rules

Rules specific to this category not provided. Read the festival's General Rules.