San Francisco Documentary Festival

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VALIDATED FESTIVALS
These festivals fully comply with FFL's festival validation policy. There is no doubt that they are established and/or legitimate events.
NOT VALIDATED FESTIVALS
These festivals don't fully comply with FFL's festival validation policy but appear to be legitimate events. We will leave you to decide whether you should submit to this event or not. We also welcome any feedback about these events. You can report your experience at verification@filmfestivallife.com
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SF DocFest // San Francisco Documentary Festival
Open Call Open to Public Competitive Market Special Fees
Festival type Real Venue Festival
Types of films Documentary, Experimental, Hybrids, Student
Film length Full length, Mid-length, Short
Mission / description
SF DocFest screens the best new documentaries from around the world for two weeks at the historic Roxie and Vogue Theaters in San Francisco.
Festival website http://sfindie.com
Class
Founded: 2001
Festival category: B (international relevance, international player)
Dates
Open call: Dec 10, 2018
Early bird deadline: Feb 01, 2019
Regular deadline: Mar 02, 2018
Late deadline: Mar 22, 2019
Notification date: Apr 30, 2019
Favorite this festival or add it to one of your lists to be alerted about open call, deadlines and notification date.
Fees
Fees range from 30.00 to 60.00 USD . See submission categories for details about fees.
Submission through FFL is up to 5.57 USD cheaper than on other submission platforms for Film Plan subscribers.
Awards
Total prize money: 0.00 USD
Other prizes: Audience Awards, Jury Prizs
Festival sections
FeatureOver 45 minutesShortUnder 45 minutes
General rules
LEGAL STUFF: I understand that submission of my work authorizes the San Francisco Documentary Festival to use the work for exhibition, education and/or publicity purposes related to the festival; that the Festival will handle the prints and tapes with a maximum of care but cannot be held liable for any damage or loss during shipping, preview, or screening; and that the Festival is also not responsible for any claim involving copyright, trademark, credits, or royalty infringement related to the work. SF DocFest will never publish your film online under any circumstances.


FFL's Festival Validation
FFL feels responsible for only allowing legitimate and relevant festivals to accept submissions through our platform. Thus we verify the festival's legitimacy and relevance before pushing the call for submissions live. Some festivals are not being allowed to accept submissions at all. For festivals allowed to accept submissions FFL separates among:
VALIDATED FESTIVALS
These festivals fully comply with FFL's festival validation policy. There is no doubt that they are established and/or legitimate events.
NOT VALIDATED FESTIVALS
These festivals don't fully comply with FFL's festival validation policy but appear to be legitimate events. We will leave you to decide whether you should submit to this event or not. We also welcome any feedback about these events. You can report your experience at verification@filmfestivallife.com
Click to reed more about FFl's validation policy.
FFL feels responsible for only allowing legitimate and relevant festivals to accept submissions through our platform. Thus we verify the festival's legitimacy and relevance before pushing the call for submissions live. Some festivals are not being allowed to accept submissions at all. For festivals allowed to accept submissions FFL separates among:
VALIDATED FESTIVALS
These festivals fully comply with FFL's festival validation policy. There is no doubt that they are established and/or legitimate events.
NOT VALIDATED FESTIVALS
These festivals don't fully comply with FFL's festival validation policy but appear to be legitimate events. We will leave you to decide whether you should submit to this event or not. We also welcome any feedback about these events. You can report your experience at verification@filmfestivallife.com
Click to reed more about FFl's validation policy.
SF DocFest // San Francisco Documentary Festival
Open Call Open to Public Competitive Market Special Fees
Festival type Real Venue Festival
Types of films Documentary, Experimental, Hybrids, Student
Film length Full length, Mid-length, Short
Mission / description SF DocFest screens the best new documentaries from around the world for two weeks at the historic Roxie and Vogue Theaters in San Francisco.
Festival website http://sfindie.com
Class |
Founded: 2001 Festival category: B (international relevance, international player) |
Dates |
Open call: Dec 10, 2018 Early bird deadline: Feb 01, 2019 Regular deadline: Mar 02, 2018 Late deadline: Mar 22, 2019 Notification date: Apr 30, 2019 Favorite this festival or add it to one of your lists to be alerted about open call, deadlines and notification date. |
Fees | Fees range from 30.00 to 60.00 USD . See submission categories for details about fees. Submission through FFL is up to 5.57 USD cheaper than on other submission platforms for Film Plan subscribers. |
Awards |
Total prize money: 0.00 USD
Other prizes: Audience Awards, Jury Prizs |
Festival sections |
Feature Over 45 minutes Short Under 45 minutes
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General rules | LEGAL STUFF: I understand that submission of my work authorizes the San Francisco Documentary Festival to use the work for exhibition, education and/or publicity purposes related to the festival; that the Festival will handle the prints and tapes with a maximum of care but cannot be held liable for any damage or loss during shipping, preview, or screening; and that the Festival is also not responsible for any claim involving copyright, trademark, credits, or royalty infringement related to the work. SF DocFest will never publish your film online under any circumstances. |