FESTIVAL MISSION

Cellar Door Film Festival (CDFF) is Ottawa’s first showcase of speculative cinema, which celebrates the creativity of the Ottawa film scene and spotlights the city as a setting for the sinister and supernatural. CDFF encourages film culture, education, and production in Ottawa by promoting the creation, screening, and distribution of local, national and international films in the Nation’s capital.

CDFF invites filmmakers to submit speculative films of both short and feature length, which include, but are not limited to, films made within the genres of: horror, thriller, science fiction, fantasy, avant-garde, experimental, the supernatural, alternative history, mystery, grind house cinema, and everything else in between.

DATE

The 2^nd annual Cellar Door Film Festival will be held November 6^th – 8^th, 2015 (tentative).

DEADLINES

·         Early bird entries: June 30^th.

·         Final entries: July 31^st. (Submissions sent past this date will not be considered).

·         All entries must post-marked by the above dates to ensure entry.

ELIGIBILITY

·         Shorts – maximum of 30 minutes.

·         Features (includes mid-length features) – minimum of 31 minutes.

·         Only films made within the speculative genres noted above will be considered. 

·         CDFF will give equal consideration to local, national and international films.

·         Entries must be available for screening at the festival on DVD, Blu-Ray, or digital file (upon agreement with the festival programming team).

·         All films must either be in English or include proper English subtitles.

·         Misrepresentation, incorrectly completed entry forms, or missing information may lead to the disqualification of your submission.

·         If your film is selected for screening, CDFF reserves the right to promote it in media campaigns and to reproduce the film for internal and/or promotional use.

·         Films should be Ottawa premieres, meaning they have not been previously screened in Ottawa prior to the festival date.  This includes, but is not limited to, theatrical screenings, broadcast, online, and other public exhibitions.

o   Please note that any paid public exhibition in Ottawa or public online broadcast following the submission may void acceptance in the festival. Please contact the CDFF programming team at cdff.programming@gmail.com with any questions pertaining to eligibility.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

·         CDFF accepts both online and hardcopy submissions.

·         For hardcopy entries, 2 DVD or Blu-ray screening copies are required. Clearly label each disc with your: name, contact information, the film’s title, and run time.

·         Please include a complete credit list.

·         Please include the completed submission form.

·         CDFF does not accept pay-on-deliver submissions.  No submissions will be considered until submission fees have been processed.

·         Applicants who wish their submission materials be returned must include pre-paid, self-addressed mailing materials.

MAIL HARD COPY SUBMISSIONS TO:

Renuka Bauri                                                                          

C/O CDFF Programming

 371 Churchill Ave. North, Suite 5

Ottawa, ON, K1Z 5C4

Canada

ONLINE SUBMISSIONS:

Please use any of the festival platforms advertised on the CDFF submissions page. (link)