International Environmental Documentary Film Festival 2020 ()

Festival start: 02 October 2020      Festival end: 09 October 2020

International Environmental Documentary Film Festival 2020 (IED Film Festival 2020) is presented by Rotary International District 3202 and hosted by Rotary Club of Calicut Cyber City, Kerala, India to improve the understanding among the Rotary members and general public about environmental issues and to increases their sense of responsibility in protecting the environment. This curated Seven day online Film Festival will live stream films at the advertised time, and then broadcasted films will become available on-demand for the duration of the festival. The festival will show approximately 21 national and international documentary films on the theme of Rotary's seventh area of focus: supporting the environment.

IED Film Festival 2020 will invite members of Rotary and the general public to be part of this initiative either by submitting the films on the environment or by watching Live Stream in their comfort of home.

The documentary films will be streamed at convenient times to ensure it works for all time zones around the world. Viewers will be invited to like and comment on the films which will become a part of the deciding factor for the awards. The films will also be examined by a jury nominated by the Rotary Club of Calicut Cyber City as well as Rotary District 3202 and the awards will be given to the films that will best address the theme of the festival.

Festival Rules
1. Only works with a maximum running time of 60 minutes or less are eligible.

2. There is no minimum running time.

3. All genres are welcome (documentary, narrative, animated, experimental, or music video) based on our festival theme “Supporting the environment”

4. Filmmakers may submit multiple entries as long as each film is submitted with its own Entry Form.

5. We accept environmental documentary films from all regions. Non-English films must have English subtitles.

6. Works-in-progress will not be considered.

7. We accept films shot in any format, however, submissions must be provided via online screener.

8. Only online submissions are accepted.

9. No Entry Fees, International Environmental Documentary Film Festival 2020 is completely free.

10. All filmmakers who submit films grant IED Film Festival 2020 the right to retain a copy of the film as part of our Festival library and for media, promotional and educational purposes.

11. If your film is selected we will requests you for the source file download for screening at the festival and to email us still images and press kit, if available.

12. All films chosen as Award Winners will grant IED Film Festival 2020 the non-exclusive right to screen them online for 12 months without any form compensation beyond the publicity and recognition that that Selection provides.

13. Films chosen as Jury Award Winner or Audience Award Winner will grant IED Film Festival 2020 the non-exclusive right to screen them online for 36 months without any compensation beyond the publicity and recognition that that Selection provides. The cash awards that the Award Winners will receive are prizes for exceptional filmmaking. They are not and should not be considered compensation for the rights to webcast the associated films.

14. All films chosen as Official Selections will grant IED Film Festival 2020 the rights to use clips/trailer for promotional purposes.

15. Award Winners and Official Selections will be notified on October 9, 2020.

16. IED Film Festival 2020 reserves the right to decline naming Official Selections and to grant awards in the event that we do not receive enough submissions meeting our standards of storytelling or production value.

17. Submission deadline: September 15, 2020