Sydney Underground Film Festival
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
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SUFF // Sydney Underground Film Festival
14th edition
Sep 10 - Sep 13, 2020
Summer Hill, Australia
Open Call Open to Public Competitive Market Special Fees
Festival type Real Venue Festival
Types of films Animation, Docu-feature, Documentary, Experimental, Hybrids, Narrative fiction, Student
Film length Full length, Mid-length, Short
Genre
Action, Adventure, Alternative, Art, Avantgarde, B-Movie, Biography, Burlesque, Classics, Comedy, Comedy drama, Crime, Culture, Dance, Dark comedy, Drama, Dramedy, Environmental, Family, Fantastic, Fantasy, Film noir, Flash, Foreign, Health, Hip Hop, History, Horror, Human rights, Independent, Kids, LGBT, Live Action, Medical, Melodrama, Microcinema, Mockumentary, Music, Musical, Mystery, Nature, News, , Parody, Post modern, Realism, Reality, Religious, Road Trip, Romance, Romantic comedy, Satire, Science, Science fiction, Silent movie, Social issues, Spiritual, Sports, Surreal, Thriller, Transgender, Underground, Urban, War, Western
Mission / description
SUFF is dedicated to nurturing an alternative film culture through the promotion of independent and experimental films. The festival seeks to support filmmakers, especially those who op…erate outside the mainstream and established film industry infrastructures, by providing a platform for exhibition, exposure and critical discussion. The festival will only program unique, quality independent films that transgress the status quo and challenge the conservative conventions of filmmaking. full text
Festival website http://www.suff.com.au
Class
Founded: 2007
Festival category: B (international relevance, international player)
Dates
Open call: Feb 13, 2020
Early bird deadline: Mar 30, 2020
Regular deadline: May 04, 2020
Late deadline: Jun 29, 2020
Notification date: Aug 01, 2020
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 22.88 to 50.33 USD . See submission categories for details about fees.
Submission through FFL is up to 4.68 USD cheaper than on other submission platforms for Film Plan subscribers.
Awards
Total prize money: 3,000.00 USD
General rules
When submitting to SUFF you are agreeing to the following terms and conditions:
• Secure online screener is the preferred method of submission.
• Please DO NOT send extra promo material with your entry! This is only necessary if you are selected.
• Works-in-progress are considered only if the completed film will reach the fest by May 27, 2020.
• Films do not have to be in subtitled or dubbed if not essential to the comprehension of film.
• If selected, your exhibition copy is required by Aug 16, 2020. (Exhibition requirements will be sent with acceptance letters.)
• All shipping and handling costs to and from the festival office will be covered by the entrant.
• It's the participant's responsibility to make sure the rights to their films are cleared for the festival. The festival will not be held liable for any issues or lawsuits regarding any films that are entered into the festival.
• Fees will not be reimbursed if not selected for the festival.
• The festival will take due care of all entrants/participants materials but the festival will not be responsible for any loss and/or damage to materials while they are in possession of the festival.
• If you are accepted into the 2020 festival there may be an opportunity to have your film included on a SUFF Best Of compilation DVD for sale or promotional purposes.
• If you are accepted into the 2020 festival there may be an opportunity to have your film screened at other festival-related screenings throughout that year, of which you will be notified.
• By entering this festival you are agreeing to have a 30-second excerpt of your film used for festival promotional purposes only (including web, cinema, TV, DVD) - unless you advise otherwise. Thank you.
FILM RIGHTS
The production’s Producer grants the SYDNEY UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL the rights to: a) Exhibit the film in the festival and any agreed upon festival related screenings; b) Use any stills from the film for any promotional purposes related to the festival.
SELECTED FILMS
Productions selected for the festival will be notified by 1st August 2020.
Screening copies (Quicktime or DVCam) are to be received by the festival no later than August 16, 2020.
ACCEPTANCE OF FESTIVAL REGULATIONS & REQUIREMENTS
I have read, understand, and agree to all the SYDNEY UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL regulations and requirements and agree to be bound by them.
I confirm that all necessary consents have been obtained and granted for the screening of my film publicly and that the film does not infringe the rights, including copyright, of any third party.
I agree to indemnify SYDNEY UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL against any cost, claim, damage, proceedings, or expenses of any nature whatsoever arising out of any such use by Sydney Underground Film Festival.
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.
SUFF // Sydney Underground Film Festival
14th edition
Sep 10 - Sep 13, 2020
Summer Hill, Australia
Festival type Real Venue Festival
Types of films Animation, Docu-feature, Documentary, Experimental, Hybrids, Narrative fiction, Student
Film length Full length, Mid-length, Short
Genre
Action, Adventure, Alternative, Art, Avantgarde, B-Movie, Biography, Burlesque, Classics, Comedy, Comedy drama, Crime, Culture, Dance, Dark comedy, Drama, Dramedy, Environmental, Family, Fantastic, Fantasy, Film noir, Flash, Foreign, Health, Hip Hop, History, Horror, Human rights, Independent, Kids, LGBT, Live Action, Medical, Melodrama, Microcinema, Mockumentary, Music, Musical, Mystery, Nature, News, , Parody, Post modern, Realism, Reality, Religious, Road Trip, Romance, Romantic comedy, Satire, Science, Science fiction, Silent movie, Social issues, Spiritual, Sports, Surreal, Thriller, Transgender, Underground, Urban, War, Western
Mission / description SUFF is dedicated to nurturing an alternative film culture through the promotion of independent and experimental films. The festival seeks to support filmmakers, especially those who op…erate outside the mainstream and established film industry infrastructures, by providing a platform for exhibition, exposure and critical discussion. The festival will only program unique, quality independent films that transgress the status quo and challenge the conservative conventions of filmmaking. full text
Festival website http://www.suff.com.au
| Class |
Founded: 2007 Festival category: B (international relevance, international player) |
| Dates |
Open call: Feb 13, 2020 Early bird deadline: Mar 30, 2020 Regular deadline: May 04, 2020 Late deadline: Jun 29, 2020 Notification date: Aug 01, 2020 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 22.88 to 50.33 USD . See submission categories for details about fees. Submission through FFL is up to 4.68 USD cheaper than on other submission platforms for Film Plan subscribers. |
| Awards | Total prize money: 3,000.00 USD |
| General rules |
When submitting to SUFF you are agreeing to the following terms and conditions: • Secure online screener is the preferred method of submission. • Please DO NOT send extra promo material with your entry! This is only necessary if you are selected. • Works-in-progress are considered only if the completed film will reach the fest by May 27, 2020. • Films do not have to be in subtitled or dubbed if not essential to the comprehension of film. • If selected, your exhibition copy is required by Aug 16, 2020. (Exhibition requirements will be sent with acceptance letters.) • All shipping and handling costs to and from the festival office will be covered by the entrant. • It's the participant's responsibility to make sure the rights to their films are cleared for the festival. The festival will not be held liable for any issues or lawsuits regarding any films that are entered into the festival. • Fees will not be reimbursed if not selected for the festival. • The festival will take due care of all entrants/participants materials but the festival will not be responsible for any loss and/or damage to materials while they are in possession of the festival. • If you are accepted into the 2020 festival there may be an opportunity to have your film included on a SUFF Best Of compilation DVD for sale or promotional purposes. • If you are accepted into the 2020 festival there may be an opportunity to have your film screened at other festival-related screenings throughout that year, of which you will be notified. • By entering this festival you are agreeing to have a 30-second excerpt of your film used for festival promotional purposes only (including web, cinema, TV, DVD) - unless you advise otherwise. Thank you. FILM RIGHTS The production’s Producer grants the SYDNEY UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL the rights to: a) Exhibit the film in the festival and any agreed upon festival related screenings; b) Use any stills from the film for any promotional purposes related to the festival. SELECTED FILMS Productions selected for the festival will be notified by 1st August 2020. Screening copies (Quicktime or DVCam) are to be received by the festival no later than August 16, 2020. ACCEPTANCE OF FESTIVAL REGULATIONS & REQUIREMENTS I have read, understand, and agree to all the SYDNEY UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL regulations and requirements and agree to be bound by them. I confirm that all necessary consents have been obtained and granted for the screening of my film publicly and that the film does not infringe the rights, including copyright, of any third party. I agree to indemnify SYDNEY UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL against any cost, claim, damage, proceedings, or expenses of any nature whatsoever arising out of any such use by Sydney Underground Film Festival. |