RHIFF GENERAL RULES ENTRY & SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

1. Completion Date: Submitted films must have been completed after January 1st, 2004
2. Foreign Films All foreign language films must have English subtitles. If your film is in French or Spanish you do not have to subtitle if you haven't done so already for other markets.
   
3. Publicly Screened: If you are submitting a film that has already been publicly screened the you must disclose this information including date, city, country, theater etc. along with your entry form. As well you must include any awards given
   
4. Student Films: If you are submitting a student film or as a student, you must currently be enrolled in a recognized film program or a have graduated no earlier than January 1st, 2004 and you must disclose this information including graduation date, city, country, school name & program enrolled in, school web site address etc. along with your entry form
   
5. Selection Process: The festival programmers/reviewers willl determine which films will be selected for programming. Their picks along with their scorecards for each film will be turned over to the RHIFF Master Programmer, who makes the final programming decisions on what films will ultimately screen during the ReelHeART International Film Festival.
   1. In the event of a disagreement with a program choice or a substitution, the final decision will be determined by the RHIFF Festival Director. screened during the ReelHeART International Film Festival
      
6. Sending & Packing Your Film: Please send your film in a bubble wrap package only. Any other delivery package or stuffing will be discarded and disqualified
   
7. 2 Copies Please! First off, we want to say, we know only a few festivals ask this. Our reasons are as follows:
   1. Last year we found 1 screener copy was not enough to go around. One copy did not allow us any flexibility with just one screener per film to share with our programmers, celebrity judges and the press who asked for screeners way in advance. This year to get the best possible exposure from our efforts for your films, we feel that sending 2 copies (not necessarily both in DVD because not all of our judges use DVD, some are still reviewing on VHS) at the initial submission stage will be the answer for everyone.
      
   2. If you can only afford to send one copy or if you would like to send 2 in a different format like VHS, please feel free to to do so.
      1. If you are able to send 2 copies, please send them both at the same time, in the same package.
8. Sending Your Film: All films must be MAILED. Personal drop offs or couriers will NOT be accepted
   
9. Entry/Submission Fee: "ALWAYS FLAT ENTRY FEE" is $40.00 [US Dollars] Entry Fee in all Categories except ReelHeART Films Under 4 Minutes which is $25.00 [US Dollars]. RHIFF submission fee is always a flat fee with 1 price from November 2005-February 2006 if you submit and download the RHIFF Entry Form directly at the ReelHeART International Film Festival web site within any of the deadlines.
   1. You must submit your Entry Fee in the form of a Certified Check or International Money Order [any other type will disqualify your film] along with your entry if you submit directly via the ReelHeART International Film Festival web site within any of the deadlines
      
10. WAB: If using WAB, you can choose others options for on-line payment. The entry fee structure changes at WAB
    
11. Early Entry/Submission: Submission for Early Deadline ends November 30, 2005 for payment and receipt of your complete entry
    
12. Late Entry/Submission: Submission for Late Deadline payment and receipt of Preview dubs and your complete entry is February 15, 2006 for NTSC and February 28, 2006 for PAL
13. Exhibition Media: Submission Deadline for receipt of Exhibition dubs is May 27, 2006
    
14. If Your Film Is Selected: You will be notified via HIGH PRIORITY EMAIL if your film has been selected approximately 8 weeks prior to the ReelHeART International Film Festival by either the RHIFF submission coordinator, admin staff or festival director. Selection includes the RHIFF Main Program and RHIFF Venue Program
    
15. If Your Film Is Not Selected: You will be notified via EMAIL if your film has been NOT been selected approximately 6-7 weeks prior to the ReelHeART International Film Festival, by either the RHIFF submission coordinator, admin staff or festival director
    Please Note, depending on the score and suitability, there is the possibility for a film to move up from shortlist to a Venue [Salon] Screening or, from Venue to Main Program
    
16. Additional Support Materials: If your film has been selected, you must submit additional support materials [if requested], clean exhibition media & signed releases no later than 1 month prior to the RHIFF
    1. Additional Support Materials
       Please supply VIA EMAIL, 2 Production Still TIFS [high resolution Tag Image File Format *tif] for the Official RHIFF Program. Lower resolutions will NOT be acceptable. Any lower resolution will prohibit publication into the RHIFF Official program as we use high resolution printing

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Deadline for NTSC ends February 15, 2006
Deadline for PAL ends February 28, 2006

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