General Rules

•   Films must have been completed within the last three years. 
 

•   If a film is submitted as a short, it cannot be more than 30 minutes long. 
 

•   films is submitted as a feature, it must be at least 60 minutes long, and no more than 180 minutes long.

•   Submissions can be shot or created in any format (Film, digital video, animation, flash, etc.)

•   All films must be in English or subtitled in English.

•   Submission format: USA-Region playable DVD, (DVD-R, DVD+R) at XP (Highest) quality

(Full screen Hi-resolution). No other media formats (VHS tape, etc.) will be accepted.

Specific Rules per Award Category

•   Certain categories have specific rules regarding those who are applicable. 
 

•   The Student Filmmaker Award is only for currently-

enrolled students in high school, college, or university. 
 

•   The Youth Filmmaker Award is only for filmmakers under the age of 18,

or the filmmaker must have completed the film before he or she turned 18. 
 

•   The Central California Coast Filmmaker Award is only for filmmakers

who are currently based in the Central California Coast area.