Kingston Canadian Film Festival | Submissions

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Submissions

2019 submissions open July 1

Starting on Canada Day, we’ll start accepting submissions from filmmakers from across the country for consideration in the 2019 Kingston Canadian Film Festival.

We’ve streamlined our submission categories into Features (films 30+ minutes) and Shorts (films under 30 minutes including those created by filmmakers 17 and under, as well as local filmmakers). As a Canadian film festival, we will only consider submissions of Canadian films by Canadian filmmakers. You can read the full eligibility criteria below and email us if you have questions.

Submission Fees

Features $30 Shorts $20

Are you a Kingston-based filmmaker? We’ll waive both the features and shorts submission fees for local filmmakers currently living in the Limestone City.

Screening your film to our audience is just the beginning!

We also hand out a few awards at our Closing Night Awards Ceremony and some include cash, prizes, and all come with bragging rights for an entire year. You can explore the list of awards and you can take a look at previous KCFF winners here.

Submission Categories

Features
- Films over 30 minutes
- We’ll start accepting submissions July 1, 2018
- Deadline December 1, 2018
- $30 submission fee; free for Kingston residents

Shorts
- Films under 30 minutes, including local and youth
- We’ll accept submissions starting July 1, 2018
- Deadline December 1 for Canadian Shorts; December 15, 2018 for Local and Youth
- $20 submission fee; free for Kingston residents

Eligibility

Only submissions of Canadian films by Canadian filmmakers will be considered.
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 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 connection on the submission form.
Youth filmmakers must 17 years of age or under as of the festival start date (February 28, 2019)

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 but a DVD (Data DVD not a Playable DVD), USB Key is usable. The video link must be active until March 5, 2018. 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.