2012 Rhode Island International Film Festival Call for Entries is Now Open

Next Edition: August 7-12, 2012

Deadlines: Early: January 15, 2012; Regular: May 15, 2012; Late: June 1, 2012

Extended Deadline: June 15, 2012

The Rhode Island International Film Festival is a founding partner of The International Film Festival Submission System (BrigitFest) – on the Web at Withoutabox.com and prefers paperless entries. Withoutabox provides cost-saving, online entry to major film festivals throughout the U.S. and in Europe with one master entry form, allowing you and us to enter your film more quickly and with greater accuracy. This method is free and easy. Withoutabox users enjoy the advantages of Extended Deadlines and Online Press Kit submissions and filmmakers with an upgraded project on Withoutabox receive $5.00 off their Entry Fees.

• Click here for the downloadable entry form

• Click here for the Easy Payment Option for hard copy entries

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Information You Can Use

SCREENWRITING COMPETITIONS

• RIIFF Screenplay Contest (entry information)

• Spotlight on Rhode Island Screenplay Competition
• 2012 GLBT Screenplay Competition

FILMMAKING & COMPETITIONS

• Rhode Island International Film Festival (entry information)

Festival Sidebars:

• FLICKERS: North Country Film Festival
• New England Student Film Festival
• RI International Horror Film Festival • about
• Providence GLBT Film Festival
• KidsEye™ Film Festival Competition

• PROVIDENCE underground FILM FESTIVAL • about

• Roving Eye International Film Festival

• Vortex Sci-Fi Film Festival

• Golden Jasmine Chinese Film Festival

• Cine ¡Ole! Spanish Film Festival

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS

• KidsEye™ Summer Filmmaking Camp
• RIIFF Youth Jury

• Between Takes Coffee Talks
• ScriptBiz™

COMMUNITY ACTION

• RI Film Forum

• 7 Day PSA Competition

• Creative Impulse Awards

• North Eastern Film Alliance (NEFFA)

FAQ's

• General Festival FAQ's

• Filmmaker FAQ's • a

TRAVEL & ACCOMMODATIONS

• Travel And Accomodations
• Host a Filmmaker

WHEN COMING TO RIIFF 2012

• Users Guide to RIIFF

• Information Resources
• Best Bets
• Dining with Larry
• Rhode Island on a Dime
• Our Weather
• RIIFF Venues

FILMMAKING & ARTIST RESOURCES

~ Rhode Island • Massachusetts • Connecticut • Vermont • New Hampshire • Maine

~ New England Film Festivals • Boston area • NE region • Student Film Festivals

~ Funding Sources • Foundations • Grants

~ Making a Film in Rhode Island

~ Making a Film in the City of Providence

~ New England Media • print • web • cable/TV

~ Festival Partners

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For hard copy of our Guidelines for Submission and an entry form please call, write, or e-mail:

FLICKERS: Rhode Island International Film Festival™

P.O. Box 162
Newport, Rhode Island 02840 (United States)
Street Mailing Address: 36 Rhode Island Avenue, Newport, RI 02840

Office: 83 Park Street, Suite 1, Providence, RI 02903
Tel/Fax: (401) 861-4445 / 490-6735
info@film-festival.org

We are a member of the Universal Film & Festival Organisation:

The Ethical Code of Conduct

No 1: Film Festival organisers will operate a transparent and ethical selection process and publish details of the selection process and the names of the Jury/selection committee (publication can be after a festival concludes)

No 2: Film festivals organisers will provide full contact details for the festival offices including address and telephone numbers and the names of the festival directors and or committee

No 3: Film Festivals will publish a company registration number or charity registration number and must be clearly visible on the festivals website (this only applies to a registered entity)

No 4: Film festival organisers will not under any circumstances share any personal or financial data belonging to any filmmakers who submitted their films to their festivals with any third parties

No 5: Film Festivals will publish a year by year history of festival winners and films officially selected

No 6: Film festival organisers, committee and or jury will not show or demonstrate any favouritism to any film submitted to the festival or attempt to influence other members of the jury or selection committee

No 7: Film Festivals must declare the number of films sought out and or invited by the festival organisers to participate in the festival prior to and before the general call for submissions is sent out

No 8: Film Festivals will provide the names of the selection committee and or jury members who viewed the submitted film screeners to the festival (this can be after the festival has concluded)

No 9: Film festival organisers will screen or view at least 5 minutes of submitted films

No 10: Festival organisers must declare any interest they have in any film submitted to or invited to participate in the festival. please contact us with suggestions about the COC

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