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Dreamspeakers International Film Festival ()

Deadlines

01 Oct 2019
Call for entries

31 Jan 2020
Festival closed

28 Feb 2020
Notification date

18 Apr 2020
09 May 2020

Address

201, 11051 97 Street NW, T5H 2N2, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Festival description

Short film festival 40'<

Feature film festival >41'

Festival requirements

Film festival

Fiction

Documentary

Animation

Fantastic

Terror

Experimental

Music Video

Other

Any Genre

Any Theme

Has submission fees

International Festival

Physical Location

January 2018

Production countries: Any

Shooting countries: Any

Director nationalities: Any

Debut Films

School projects

Short Films 40'<

Feature Films >41'

Any language

Subtitles
English

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Festival description (Edition: )

Festival start: 18 April 2020 Festival end: 09 May 2020

Our goal remains the same for the past 25 years, which is to connect in a meaningful way, to learn how to be more impactful to the needs of artists and our greater community. We honour the original vision of the Dreamspeakers founders to be a resource for Aboriginal filmmakers, for directors, scriptwriters, cameramen, technicians, actors, musicians, storytellers, artists and craftspeople. We create more opportunities for Aboriginal youth and make a better impact on arts, culture and our collective identity. And we do it all here in Edmonton.

Prizes and qualifications

Outstanding Animation
Canadian Documentary Feature
International Documentary Feature
Canadian Documentary Short
International Documentary Short
Canadian Short
International Short
Canadian Feature
International Feature

Rules

DIFF FILM SUBMISSION CRITERIA
Dreamspeakers is an Indigenous film festival, we require that either the filmmaker or the films content be Indigenous. Category restrictions are based on the length of the film. Each work is juried solely on its own merits. The Festival seeks any combination of inventive, incisive, bold, vital and otherwise provocative work of any genre.

Indigneous People as defined by the United Nations, “Indigenous communities, peoples and nations are those which, having a historical continuity with pre-invasion and pre-colonial societies that developed on their territories, consider themselves distinct from other sectors of the societies now prevailing on those territories, or parts of them.”

ENTRY FORMATS
1. All entries - Formats accepted for festival exhibition: Blu-ray DCP and DVD.
2. All entries must have been completed after January 2018.
3. Films must be presented in their original language with English language subtitles.
4. Please specify sound mix on your application. Left/Right Mix preferred.

PROCEDURES
Please include also a plot synopsis, cast and crew list, director’s biography and entry fee(s).

FILM LENGTH DEFINITION
Feature: 41 min. or longer; Short: 40 min. or less per Academy rules.

AGREEMENTS
Submission of a work confirms that Dreamspeakers International Film Festival has permission to exhibit it during the Festival and any Festival Tours. Submission of a work implies that the Festival can employ moving image excerpts and reproduce stills for exhibition promotion.

PUBLICITY
If your film is invited to screen at DIFF, please submit whichever of the following materials you have immediately upon notification of acceptance to better aid in Festival publicity of your work: Production stills (electronic copies), EPK, trailers or Vimeo/YouTube clips for web site inclusion. Contact us about posters.

DISCLAIMER
Every precaution will be exercised in handling entries, but neither the Festival organizers, employees, sponsors, nor participating organizations can assume responsibility for damage to or loss of materials submitted. All films submitted to play at DIFF will be previewed prior to exhibition with a log kept of their condition filmmakers will be notified if a film arrives damaged.

JURYING

All entries are initially reviewed by pre-screening officials. In March, the jury will consider the pre-screeners’ semifinalists and any other entries submitted to the Festival they may wish to see. Following the jurors’ decisions, a list of Finalists will be determined by the end of February. Acceptance of films to be invited and shown at DIFF by the Festival Director or Program Coordinator will take place via e-mail in a timely fashion to allow for planning for those wishing to attend the Festival.

SHIPPING FESTIVAL COPIES
IF sending by disks and/or digital media should be marked “For Festival Screening Only. Shipment should be prepaid by the sender. Films selected will be refunded shipping costs.

RETURN SHIPPING INFORMATION:
Filmmakers must cover shipping costs only for return of the work to the point of origin. Films selected will be refunded shipping costs. Return shipping will take place
within a three-week period following the festival.

TRAVEL AND HOSPITALITY
It is DIFF’s intention to provide a worry-free environment where people can conduct business and view work with ease. Our staff will be happy to provide for you a list of local hotels and B&B’s upon request. We will also provide each attending filmmaker with a hospitality package which will include maps, passes, special offers at restaurants, entertainment complexes and local attractions.

Questions & Information about the Festival, contact:

Dreamspeakers International Film Festival
201, 11051 97 Street
Edmonton, Alberta T5H 2N2 Canada
PHONE 780-378-9609 • FAX 780-378-9611 • programming@dreamspeakers.org

Animation

Short and Feature Films

Standard Fee 5$
-8% 4.6$

Submissions deadline
31 Jan 20

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Animation film submissions require the filmmaker or the film's content be Indigenous. Each work is juried solely on its own merits. The Festival seeks any combination of inventive, incisive, bold, vital and otherwise provocative work of any genre.

Indigenous People as defined by the United Nations, “Indigenous communities, peoples and nations are those which, having a historical continuity with pre-invasion and pre-colonial societies that developed on their territories, consider themselves distinct from other sectors of the societies now prevailing on those territories, or parts of them.”

Canadian Documentary Short

Short Films 40'<

Standard Fee 5$
-8% 4.6$

Submissions deadline
31 Jan 20

Save up
0.4$

Submit

Canadian Documentary Short submissions require the filmmaker or the film's content be Indigenous. Short film length is a maximum of 40 minutes. Each work is juried solely on its own merits. The Festival seeks any combination of inventive, incisive, bold, vital and otherwise provocative work of any genre.

Indigenous People as defined by the United Nations, “Indigenous communities, peoples and nations are those which, having a historical continuity with pre-invasion and pre-colonial societies that developed on their territories, consider themselves distinct from other sectors of the societies now prevailing on those territories, or parts of them.”

Canadian Documentary Feature

Short and Feature Films >41'

Standard Fee 5$
-8% 4.6$

Submissions deadline
31 Jan 20

Save up
0.4$

Submit

Canadian Documentary Feature submissions require the filmmaker or the film's content be Indigenous. Feature film length is 41 minutes or longer. Each work is juried solely on its own merits. The Festival seeks any combination of inventive, incisive, bold, vital and otherwise provocative work of any genre.

Indigenous People as defined by the United Nations, “Indigenous communities, peoples and nations are those which, having a historical continuity with pre-invasion and pre-colonial societies that developed on their territories, consider themselves distinct from other sectors of the societies now prevailing on those territories, or parts of them.”

International Documentary Short

Short Films 40'<

Standard Fee 5$
-8% 4.6$

Submissions deadline
31 Jan 20

Save up
0.4$

Submit

International Documentary Short submissions require the filmmaker or the film's content be Indigenous. Short film length is a maximum of 40 minutes. Each work is juried solely on its own merits. The Festival seeks any combination of inventive, incisive, bold, vital and otherwise provocative work of any genre.

Indigenous People as defined by the United Nations, “Indigenous communities, peoples and nations are those which, having a historical continuity with pre-invasion and pre-colonial societies that developed on their territories, consider themselves distinct from other sectors of the societies now prevailing on those territories, or parts of them.”

International Documentary Feature

Short and Feature Films >41'

Standard Fee 5$
-8% 4.6$

Submissions deadline
31 Jan 20

Save up
0.4$

Submit

International Documentary Feature submissions require the filmmaker or the film's content be Indigenous. Feature film length is 41 minutes or longer. Each work is juried solely on its own merits. The Festival seeks any combination of inventive, incisive, bold, vital and otherwise provocative work of any genre.

Indigenous People as defined by the United Nations, “Indigenous communities, peoples and nations are those which, having a historical continuity with pre-invasion and pre-colonial societies that developed on their territories, consider themselves distinct from other sectors of the societies now prevailing on those territories, or parts of them.”

Canadian Short

Short Films 40'<

Standard Fee 5$
-8% 4.6$

Submissions deadline
31 Jan 20

Save up
0.4$

Submit

Canadian Short submissions require the filmmaker or the film's content be Indigenous. Short film length is a maximum of 40 minutes. Each work is juried solely on its own merits. The Festival seeks any combination of inventive, incisive, bold, vital and otherwise provocative work of any genre.

Indigenous People as defined by the United Nations, “Indigenous communities, peoples and nations are those which, having a historical continuity with pre-invasion and pre-colonial societies that developed on their territories, consider themselves distinct from other sectors of the societies now prevailing on those territories, or parts of them.”

Canadian Feature

Short Films >41' 41'<

Standard Fee 5$
-8% 4.6$

Submissions deadline
31 Jan 20

Save up
0.4$

Submit

Canadian Feature submissions require the filmmaker or the film's content be Indigenous. Feature film length is 41 minutes or longer. Each work is juried solely on its own merits. The Festival seeks any combination of inventive, incisive, bold, vital and otherwise provocative work of any genre.

Indigenous People as defined by the United Nations, “Indigenous communities, peoples and nations are those which, having a historical continuity with pre-invasion and pre-colonial societies that developed on their territories, consider themselves distinct from other sectors of the societies now prevailing on those territories, or parts of them.”

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