FESTIVAL RULES & REGULATIONS
WE ARE LOOKING FOR FINISHED MOVIES, TV- SERIES, DOCUMENTARIES, AND SHORT FILMS
Short Film (1-20 minutes)
Feature Film (60 - 120 minutes)
Documentary (45 -120 min)
Mid-Length/Episodic (20 - 60 min. If Episodic)
Please fill out the link for more information
https://forms.gle/BfmoaEh12mNYnKrPAParticipants / Submitters must be 18 years of age or older to enter the Heart Of Hollywood International Film Festival competition.
The Independent Heart Of Hollywood International Film Festival reserves the right to refuse service to anyone. Entries in our competitions are void where prohibited by law.
Films submitted to the Heart Of Hollywood International Film Festival (HOHIFF) must not have major distribution in the United States of America.
Entry fees must be paid in U.S. dollars before films will be viewed.
Please note festival dates are subject to change.
All festival screening times are subject to delay or change
By submitting to the Heart Of Hollywood International Film Festival, all listed creators authorize the submission. In submitting your work to the Heart Of Hollywood International Film Festival you are admitting that your entry is your original work, and does not infringe on the copyright or other rights of other people.
In the event of multiple authors of an award or prize-winning work, awards and prizes will be divided equally among listed creators/producers or owners of the film.
All judges, readers, and screeners decisions are final.
If sending screener for consideration via online screener:
We accept a Vimeo link with password protection and DVD/BluRay or Hard Drives/USB’s.
Heart Of Hollywood International Film Festival is not responsible for shipped films missing or lost in transit. Film Submissions are non-returnable. Please do not send original material. Posters/DVD/BluRay or Hard Drives/USB’s may not be returned.
DCP/Film Print return pick-up for feature films is the full responsibility of the submitter and any coordination must be arranged with HOHIFF prior to festival and in accordance with IFS rules and protocol as defined by Programming Dept.
IFS TERMS OF USE
Failure to comply with Heart Of Hollywood International Film Festival guidelines, rules, regulations, or eligibility may be cause for disqualification and result in having your film pulled from screening or competition.
By entering (submitting to) Heart Of Hollywood International Film Festival competition you are admitting that you have read, understood and agreed to follow our Rules and Regulations for festival submission and to abide by our Terms and Conditions of service.
By entering (submitting to) Heart Of Hollywood International Film Festival, entrants release and hold the Independent Filmmakers Showcase, its Board of Directors, Officers, Staff and Volunteers harmless from and against all losses, damages, rights, claims and actions of any kind arising in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from participation with the competition or participation in any competition related activity.
By entering (submitting to) Heart Of Hollywood international Film Festival you are granting the Independent Filmmakers Showcase the right to use screen grabs, press materials, and stills from your movie on our advertisements, press materials, festival programs and website for a minimum 15 months preceding and following the festival year you submitted to.
By entering (submitting to) Heart Of Hollywood International competition you are admitting that you are 18 years of age or older.
By entering (submitting to) Heart Of Hollywood International Film Festival competition you are granting the right for the Heart Of Hollywood International Film Festival to screen your film publicly one to two times in the next twelve months (depending on the festival entered).
By entering (submitting to) Heart Of Hollywood International Film Festival competition you acknowledge that you are not entitled to any refund or damage claims of any kind if your film is unable to screen due to technical or operational difficulties or if your film needs to be rescheduled or delayed for any reason.
GOVERNING LAW
You acknowledge and agree that this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of California, excluding conflict of laws provisions thereof that would indicate the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction and you hereby submit to exclusive jurisdiction in the federal and state courts of California. You agree to receive service of process through certified mail or by other means sanctioned by law, and you expressly waive any claim of improper venue and any claim that such courts are an inconvenient forum.