• All Venues
• Bell Street Chapel Auditorium
• Bravo Brasserie
• Metcalf Auditorium, RISD Museum
• Jamestown Arts Center
• Paff Theatre, URI Feinstein Providence
• Pot Au Feu
• Providence Chamber of Commerce Theatre
• Providence Renaissance Hotel
• Rhode Island Libraries:
Barrington Public Library
Kingston Free Library
Newport Public Library
North Kingstown Free Library
Providence Public Library,
Central
Rochambeau Library,Providence
Rogers Free Library, Bristol
Westerly Public Library
• Roger Williams University
• Sidebar Bistro
• Tazza / Movies on the Block
• Temple Restaurant
• The Vets (formerly VMA Arts & Cultural Center)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contact Information
Fee Waiver
Exhibition Film Formats
RIIFF Film Selecetion & Screening Schedule
Poster Sizes
Awards
General Public Ticket Prices
Distributors attending the festival
Promoting Your Film at RIIFF
Horror Festival
1. Contact Information:
RIIFF Office: 83 Park Street, Suite 1, Providence, RI 02903, USA RIIFF Office Phone: 401.861.4445
RIIFF Office Fax: 401.490.6735 Festival dates: August 9-14th, 2011
Very important: Films submitted without an entry fee will not be considered eligible for competition awards. Special discounts may be available for students, please contact the Programming Office for further information.
3. Film Formats Shown at RIIFF:
We screen 35mm (at select venues only), DVD, Blu-Ray and HDcam. Other formats must be discussed with the Technical Director. Filmmakers will be contacted by the RIIFF Programming Director with format options based on venue. This information will be available in early July. The bulk of the Festival will be presented in the digital format.
Here is some background on DVD and Blu-ray Region Encoding:
Global region codes identify specific DVDs and Blu-ray discs that are compatible with the players typically sold in that region. The majority of all current titles play in only one specific region unless otherwise noted.
Standard DVDs
* Region 1: U.S., U.S. Territories, Canada, and Bermuda
* Region 2: Japan, Europe, South Africa, and the Middle East, including Egypt
* Region 3: Southeast Asia, East Asia, including Hong Kong
* Region 4: Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean
* Region 5: Former Soviet Union, Indian subcontinent, Africa, North Korea, and Mongolia
* Region 6:China
Blu-ray Discs
* Region A/1: North America, Central America, South America, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Southeast Asia.
* Region B/2: Europe, Greenland, French territories, Middle East, Africa, Australia and New Zealand.
* Region C/3: India, Nepal, Mainland China, Russia, Central and South Asia.
VERY IMPORTANT: Please be sure that your digital copy is Region 1 or 0 for standard DVD; and Region A/1 for Blu-Ray.
4. RIIFF Film Selection and Screening Schedule:
Film selections will be finalized the week of July 4-10th. The screening schedule will be complete by the middle of July and will be emailed to the festival participants and posted on the website.
5. Poster Sizes for Publicity:
Posters can be of any size, no requirements. The largest we take is the marquee poster; the smallest can be postcard size. A variety of sizes are encouraged. Posters should be sent to the same address as the exhibition copy of the film.
6. Festival Awards for Film Competition:
Film awards are trophies, not cash prizes. The winner of Best Short will be submitted to the Academy of Motion Pictures for Oscar consideration. The awards ceremony is Sunday August 14th, 2011.
7. General Admission Ticket Prices:
Opening Night Film Celebration - $25/ticket (free for filmmakers)
Single Tickets not on opening night:
Adult Tickets-$10
Members/Seniors-$8
KidsEye International FF Ticket prices:
Adults-$8
Children-$6
Advance Ticket orders are now available.
Certain films might sell-out. Please redeem vouchers or 6-packs at least 10 minutes before a particular screening. We cannot guarantee seating if you arrive late.
8. Distributors Attending the Fest:
We do not have a concrete list of which distribution companies are attending this year (they tend to surprise us) but we have strong ties with representatives from IFC, Sony, Media Blasters, Lion’s Gate, and other companies have attended the festival in recent years. More information on distributors will become available during the festival as they become availabe to us.
9. Promoting Your Film at RIIFF:
Filmmakers may advertise their film in our program guide and newspaper announcements. This info with up-to-date details will be included in the acceptance letter.
10. Horror Festival:
RIIFF hosts a horror festival in October. A separate submission and entry fee is required for consideration in the horror festival competition. Please download an application form from our Competitions page.
