Work can only be submitted via streaming video on FilmFreeway
Exhibition Format authorized: DCP only
Feature-length Films and Documentaries must not exceed 90 minutes.
Short Films must be under 20 minutes
TV Series must be under 40 minutes
Films must not have been released on any online platforms prior to the
Esplanade Film Festival (i.e. Amazon, iTunes, Vimeo, YouTube, etc.)
Films in any language other than English must be subtitled in English.
Submissions are not refundable.
Esplanade Film Festival reserves the right to make any necessary changes in
regulations or scheduling
Any film, selected or not selected, will be a decision of the selection panel which is
final and accepted by all
The decision of jury members will be final and accepted by all.
By Submitting the film, you agree to our GENERAL AGREEMENT FOR
PARTICIPATION IN Esplanade Film Festival and that you have read our Rules and
Regulations.
The sender of the submitted film is responsible for all copyrights and is legally
authorized to enter the film in the festival and, if selected for the festival, authorized to
give screening permission.
Filmmaker agrees that film entered into the festival may be selected for screening at
Esplanade Film Festival, and that fragments of the film might be also presented through mass
media, in association with the promotional campaigns of the Festival.
The applicant has secured all necessary rights for both picture and sound, and the
exhibition will not violate or infringe upon any rights, including but not limited to music,
images, and content.
If selected for the festival the applicant acknowledges and agrees that an exhibition
quality digital screening file must be made available for screening by the date of event
The film, including all copyrights, remains the property of the author. Esplanade Film
Festival is not liable if screenings or information are inaccurate or flawed.