RULES

IF YOU SUBMIT YOUR FILM, YOU AGREE WITH THE FOLLOWING RULES:

• FILMS MUST BE 40 MINUTES OR LESS.

• FILMS MUST BE FULLY COMPLETED PRIOR TO THE DATE THE PROJECT IS SUBMITTED.

• FILMS MUST BE SUBMITTED WITH A PRIVATE LINK (VIMEO, YOUTUBE, FilmFreeway, SELF HOSTED). OTHER FORMAT IS CURRENTLY NOT ACCEPTED.

• QUALITY STANDARDS MUST BE MET. BELOW 720P RESOLUTION, POOR AUDIO QUALITY, ETC WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

• FILMS CONTAINING ANY OTHER LANGUAGE THAN ENGLISH MUST HAVE ENGLISH SUBTITLES.

• HSF HAS NO PREMIERE STATUS REQUIREMENTS.

• ALL FEES ARE NON TRANSFERABLE AND NON REFUNDABLE.

• WE DO NOT OFFER FEE WAIVERS.

• HSF MAY USE PORTIONS OF YOUR FILM (INCLUDING TRAILER/TEASER/STILL/POSTER) FOR PROMOTIONAL PURPOSES.

• YOU MUST OWN THE RIGHTS ON YOUR FILM IN ORDER TO SUBMIT IT.

• FESTIVAL EVENT DATES AND TIMES MAY BE DELAYED OR CHANGED.

• A DCP COPY OF YOUR FILM MIGHT BE REQUESTED FOR THE LIVE EVENTS.

• We are not liable for any copyright infringements or unauthorized usage and any conflict should be settled by the parties involved thereof.

• You are responsible for any claim involving copyright, trademark, credits, publicity.

• HSF can consider any film to be disqualified if the festival considers the content inappropriate. If you have any questions regarding this decision, feel free to contact us.

• All submissions in personal categories required the name of the person and the category. You can easily send us this information in the cover letter at the FilmFreeway website.

• Not all the submissions are selected for the official competition. Our Judges are free to make their own choices and no answers nor feedback will be given about not selected films.

• When submitting your film, you are consenting to our Privacy Policy. We are committed to respecting each filmmaker’s preferences. We might contact you through your email or social media provided in the submission page to communicate updates on your submission status, screening and DCP requirements, events ticket confirmation, as well as to provide information about events, services, promotions that we think you might be interested in. You can unsubscribe from any marketing or advertising newsletter from us or any partner festival simply by clicking unsubscribe. Even when unsubscribing from a marketing newsletter, you can still receive any communication regarding your submission status through the FilmFreeway system. If you need further information, please contact us via hello@hollywoodshortsfest.com, and we will be happy to help you. To further promote the HSF films, we collaborate exclusively with the following associated events:  Indie Shorts Awards, Venezia Shorts and Mirada Corta. We do not represent any other organization, nor do we disclose any information to third parties.