✦ Terms & Rules

The festival charter

Ten plain promises and rules — read them once, submit with peace of mind.

1

We select films for the Festival that have been made since 2025.

2

For short films, the maximum running time is 50 minutes.

3

A micro-short film is a film of less than 5 minutes.

4

By sending the film to our Festival, the filmmaker undertakes to have all the film's rights and to present it in the festival environment.

5

If you register for the Festival, your entry money is non-refundable.

6

The Festival has complete independence and freedom in choosing and awarding films. The Festival reserves the right not to give an award to a category, or to select a film and its crew as an award winner in another category it sees more fit. If a movie is nominated, the festival office will contact the entrant by email. The Festival does not provide feedback or screening notes to entries that are not selected.

7

This Festival is held voluntarily by a group of volunteers. Its members' goal is to respond to filmmakers in the shortest possible time — within a maximum of three days.

8

We accept films of all genres.

9

Multiple entries from the same submitter are accepted. A separate submission and a separate entry fee must accompany each entry.

10

All entries must be either in English or subtitled in English.

— The Nashville Independent Filmmakers Festival office