Submissions | Kingston Canadian Film Festival

submission Categories, Fees and deadlines

Submit your film for consideration in the 2021 Kingston Canadian Film Festival!

Starting on July 1, we’ll accept feature-length and short film submissions. 2020 has been a wild year, we know it’s been tough on a lot of people so we’re waiving all submission fees — if you have a film that you think Kingston will love, submit it to us for consideration in KCFF. Please read the full eligibility criteria below and feel free to email us if you have any questions. We’ll be reviewing films later this fall and making final programming decisions early in 2021.

feature films

length

30+ minutes

fee

Nothing! We’ve waived all submission fees.

deadline

December 15, 2020

submit a feature

short films

length

less than 30 minutes

fee

Zero, zip, zilch! We’ve waived all submission fees.

deadline

December 15, 2020

submit a short

Eligibility

Only submissions of Canadian films by Canadian filmmakers will be considered. Canadian filmmakers include citizens, landed immigrants, permanent residents, newcomers, anyone currently living and working in Canada (including international students), and Canadians living abroad.
If you have an arguable connection to Canada and are not a Canadian filmmaker, please email us.
Selection will be based on quality and form.
Films must be new releases that have not been submitted to KCFF in the past.
Preference given to films making a premiere: international, national, provincial, regional, local.
Films must either be in English or in the original language with English subtitles.
It is possible to submit a working copy of a film; please email us for more info.
Local filmmakers must be currently residing in Kingston or have a strong connection to the area deemed appropriate to KCFF. Please explain your connection on the submission form.
Youth filmmakers must be enrolled in middle school or secondary school to be eligible.

Upon Selection

Festival Presentation Format

Feature Films: presentation formats are composite DCP (jpeg200mxf) and BluRay.

Short Films: we require a digital copy of your film to be used for festival screening purposes. An online link to an HD .mp4 file using the H264 codec is the preferred format. The video link must be active until March 11, 2020. For more information follow Vimeo’s compression guidelines for HD films.

Press & Publicity

Available press materials must be shipped to KCFF upon notification of selection.

The filmmaker grants permission for the use of all publicity materials (including preview BluRays and DVDs) to be used for promotional purposes unless otherwise noted.