FILM SUBMISSION RULES

FilmFreeway Opening Date | Friday, July 1, 2022
Earlybird Deadline | Monday, August 1, 2022
Regular Deadline | Monday, September 5, 2022
Late Deadline | Monday, October 3, 2022

Notification Date | November 1, 2022

Event Dates | December 2-4, 2022 in NYC

Students (elementary, middle, high school, undergrad, and grad) are welcome to submit to any category. An adult supervisor and/or guardian is allowed to submit on behalf of the minor, but the film must be conceived and created mostly by the minor filmmaker. Reach out to the film festival for a student discount code (info@worldwaterff.org).

All films submitted need to either inform or inspire an action step in water awareness for audiences.

Entries must be 15 minutes or under in length (including credits) EXCEPT the Short Feature category (50-80 minutes).

Non-English language shorts must be subtitled in English. 

The applicant is legally authorized to enter the short in the World Water Short Film Festival (WWSFF), and the short is not subject to any claims or litigation and is not threatened by any claims or litigation. You must own all the rights to the film (images, sound, music and poster) -  Copyright ©2022.

Films must be non-watermarked (no pun intended). 

You cannot cancel your participation in the competition after the announcement of the official selection.

WWSFF can use parts of your film (including trailer/teaser/poster/stills) for promotional purposes.  You always retain 100% of all rights to your intellectual property. 

WWSFF can only accept, consider and notify entries submitted with valid entry form and non-refundable entry fee. Applicants must submit a Secure Online Screener (not open to the public). Entry Fee payment must be made online

All accepted and non-accepted submissions will be notified via email.

You agree to hold WWSFF harmless and to indemnify us from and against any and all claims, liabilities, losses,  damages, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney’s fees, and costs of the court), which may be incurred by reason of any claim involving copyright, trademark, credits, publicity as well as screening.

No work or artist will be either discriminated or favored by  their country of origin, language, age, race, education, ideology, sexual orientation, or by their economic resources. Every content, every  form, every technique will be considered with no censorship of any kind. 

WWSFF does not accept:

• Films which are made before 2016.
• Films must not contain pornography, racist, sexist, offensive or defamatory statements intended to harm anybody.
• Films must not be disrespectful to anyone's privacy.