Please read all of the following information carefully.

 

General Rules:

• The submission must be animated

• The entry must be under 10 minutes in length

• The entry must have been completed after January 2015

• LAFF does not pay screening fees. By submitting your film, you agree to screen your film without a screening fee or any other compensation if selected

• The selection and screening of all films screened at LAFF are entirely at the discretion of the festival committee

• Filmmaker must own all rights to their film and/or have secured rights

• Submitted films must be completed, no works in progress, rough cuts, or demo reels

• Only online submissions will be accepted, we do not accept hard copies, please do not send DVDs, Blu-rays, etc.

• All films not in English must have English subtitles

• Submitting your film allows LAFF the right to use short clips or screenshots for promotional purposes only.

• One entry per submission form

• Submitted entries will automatically be entered into the awards categories: Best in Show, Most Unique, Student Choice, and Upcoming Longwood Student Animator*

• Entries that cannot be viewed will not be accepted

• Failure to follow the “process for submission” may result in your film not being accepted

            

             *Please note, only current Longwood University students are eligible for the Upcoming Longwood Student Animator award

 

Exhibition Quality Guidelines:

• Minimum resolution is 1280 x 720 with square pixel aspect ratio.

• We recommend using H.264 compression

 

Process for submission:

Please submit your film directly through the FilmFreeway site

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Notifications for acceptance to the festival will be around late February and notifications will only be sent to those whose films are accepted.