Terms & Conditions

  1. The film must be available for NON EXCLUSIVE home video, educational, online broadcast and theatrical distribution. If you have signed a contract with any other entity for this film that includes EXCLUSIVE rights to this film, please review prior to submitting to our festival.
  2. All footage- including music and other referenced video pieces- must have all rights cleared and secured or covered under Fair Use guidelines. Please refer to the Center for Social Media's set of Best Practices www.centerforsocialmedia.org/resources/fair_use for more information on how to use licensed materials. Creative Commons is also a great resource for license-free or flexi-licensed music and alternatives. www.creativecommons.org
  3. Limit: 2 submissions per filmmaker, 5 submissions per community/youth media centers.
  4. Short film: 12 mins MAX. Under 8 mins preferred.
  5. Social issues films - all genres.
  6. Foreign language films must be with English subtitles.
  7. Entries that have been previously submitted to Media That Matters™ are not eligible unless it has been re-edited or otherwise altered so that it is a substantially different film.
  8. Works in progress will not be accepted for consideration.

How to Submit:

Step 1: Choose submission method

Step 2: Fill out details in the film submission form for each submitted film.

Step 3: Process payment

Step 4: Your submission will be complete once you receive confirmation email including a reference number for each film and any further instructions.


Film Submission Form

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*Total Run Time (Max 10 minutes)
  





Genre (check all that apply):
Comedy Crime Doc-Drama
Documentary Drama Educational
Family Horror Music Video
Musical Nature Narrative
Period/Historical PSA Satire
Sci-Fi Science Silent Film
Spoof Sport Underground
Other


Topic (check all that apply):
Criminal Justice Economic Justice
Environment Family & Society
Gay/Lesbian Gender/Women
Health Human Rights
Immigration International
Media Politics/Government
Racial Justice Religious Freedom
Youth Other









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Fees


(must provide valid student ID / proof of age if non-standard application)
*Early Bird Deadline Postmarked by 2/23/2012
Individual Filmmaker $15 / each film submission
Student Filmmaker(18+) $5 w/ Student I.D.
Youth under 18 / Non-profit org: (waived)
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