You must own the rights to what you submit. We suggest you register with US copyright office. Sorry, no refunds.

By submitting, the entrant shall release, discharge, indemnify and hold harmless New Media Film Festival®, and its agents, respective officers, directors, employees, representatives, contractors, venues, partners, sponsors, and volunteers from and against any and all claims, liabilities, losses, damages, costs and expenses (including, without limitations, attorneys' fees). You agree to be bound by these guidelines and the decisions of the judges, which are final and binding in all respects and to waive any right to claim ambiguity in the awards or the rules. By submitting, the submitter constitutes that the entrants information is true and correct and agrees to all competition rules and guidelines. Disclaimer: If any categories submissions does not receive high enough scores from our screening committee, New Media Film Festival® has the right to discontinue any category for a particular festival.

Once our notification date passes a title will no longer be able to withdraw from the festival.

Submission/Entry Process -
Up to 3 people review/screen your content based on story, production value, New Media. If 2-3 of the screeners approve of your content based on our criteria: story, production value, a snippet of new media, you are accepted in to the festival.

Judging Process -
If your content gets accepted into the festival, the New Media Film Festival team will choose the top 3 in each category. Those top 3 chosen in each category go before our judges to choose the category winners and the Grand Prize Winner. Please note, each category has a Best Of Winner.

PLEASE NOTE:
We communicate via email
Once accepted/selected into festival you will need to send the deliverables requested in order to be programmed. We will contact you via FilmFreeway and one of our @newmediafilmfestival.com emails.
We will notify you via email if you are accepted into the festival. Please add info (at) newmediafilmfestival (dot) com to your contacts list to assure you receive our emails.

We are proud to be able to move all kinds of content forward, to be seen, screened and monetize.
Sorry, no refunds.
Thanks for submitting.

Rules of Conduct:
We ask that everyone—artists, audiences, volunteers, press, industry, staff, board members, and beyond—maintain an environment that is welcoming to all by being:
• Inclusive and respectful of people of every race, ethnicity, gender identity/expression, disability, sexual orientation, nationality, religion, age, physical appearance and body size, language spoken, and immigration or economic status
• Intentional with your words and abstaining from hate speech of any kind and abusive or offensive language or images, including the abuse of chat or similar electronic communications
• Mindful of the personal space and boundaries of others by avoiding unwelcome, unlawful attention, including sexual harassment and harassment of any kind, stalking, and inappropriate physical contact of any kind
• Respectful of moderators, artists, and audience members by refraining from disruption of screenings, sessions, talks, or other events
• Considerate of the health and safety of others by complying with all COVID-19 requirements and all other health and safety protocols
The Code of Conduct covers all events and venues. We ask that any person who witnesses or experiences a violation of this Code of Conduct should immediately contact a NMFF staff member or email safety@cafilm.org. Please bear in mind that notifying us does not constitute or replace notifying law enforcement.
NMFF will review all incidents that violate our Code of Conduct in a timely and equitable manner. We reserve the right to immediately remove, and permanently ban, any person from an event or venue for violations of this Code of Conduct, including revocation of membership, tickets, passes and other privileges. (mvff)

TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Rules and regulations New Media Film Festival: Terms and Condition Rules and regulations New Media Film Festival: By submitting your work to the New Media Film Festival, you are agreeing to this statement. In submitting this work, I am claiming that it is my own and that I hold all necessary copyright or have the permission of the appropriate owners of copyright to incorporate portions of their work. Yes, I am the creator and author of the work submitted. In the event that my entry contains the work of other individuals or organizations (including any copyrighted photographs, musical compositions, etc.), I understand that it is my responsibility to obtain any necessary permissions and/or licenses.  No media/film accepted for programming can be pulled from the festival by submitter or associates. New Media Film Festival does not check to make sure that you have cleared these materials at any point during the application process, nor will we be held responsible for any inclusion of uncleared materials. It is the sole responsibility of the entity submitting the project to secure permission from the copyright holder of the material in question, whether it is music, stock footage, or any other elements that could violate an existing copyright. Quite often, rights holders offer reduced rates for festival films, so you should contact them directly to avoid any possible rights infringements.

Submission fee is non refundable.
Creators retain the rights to their content. Nominee files are for festival purposes only.

COMPLETION DATE
No requirement for completed by date.

PLACE OF ORIGIN
Projects may originate from anywhere in the world

PREMIERE STATUS
No premiere requirement