Submission Rules & Terms.
By submitting to Washington Film Awards you agree to the following rules. Please read them carefully before entering your project.
Submissions in other than English must be subtitled.
Multiple entries are allowed from a filmmaker and each entry may be entered in multiple categories.
Online screeners preferred. If you choose not to upload your project to FilmFreeway's site, please provide an online link to your submission and be sure to include the password in an email correspondence sent directly to the festival.
The festival does not download data or accept Dropbox submissions. Please only send links to your media hosted on 3rd party servers such as Vimeo or YouTube.
Written comments describing entries are beneficial.
All films submitted under a "Student Fee" category will be listed as a (Student) on all materials including social media and press releases. Student I.D. required.
By submitting your film, take note that:
- You agree to use parts of your film (including trailer/teaser/film poster/screenshots) for promotional purpose.
- You must own all the rights to the video.
- Fees are not refundable.
- We will review up to 40 minutes/pages, even if your film/screenplay is longer (excluding the Television Script category - up to 50 pages).