Film Submissions - The International Indie Gathering

Micro Films / Short Films / Feature Films



Micro Films – under 5 min.
Music Videos
Short Films - under 55 Min.
Feature Films - Over 55 Min.
Documentaries - Short / Feature

Action / Animation / Comedy / Comedy-Romantic / Documentary / Drama / Drama-Comedy / Drama-Crime / Drama-Romantic / Experimental / Family / Fantasy / Horror / Horror-Comedy / Sci-Fi / Suspense-Thriller / Trailer / TV Pilot / Web episode / Western

Separate awards for student film makers and foreign films!

Viewer's Choice / Best Over All - Short & Feature

2022 submissions are CLOSED.

1st-4th place awards in each category, plus honorable mentions! Awards to attending winners include trophies, plaques and certificates. Non-attending winners will be e-mailed a certificate after the event.

No restrictions on previously viewed or completion year!

 

 

All submissions include a VIP 4-day event pass, whether your projected is selected or not.

If you would like to submit directly by mail
Download registration form and mail form and 2 playable DVDs (NTSC Region 1 or 0) or 1 DVD and 1 Blu-Ray of your film to The Indie Gathering and pay by PayPal, Check or Money Order.

Pay safely with PayPal

PLEASE READ ALL RULES BEFORE SUBMITTING!

When submitting your project, you must provide your genre selection (through the registration form, or by e-mailing us at theindiegathering@gmail.com if submitting online). This must be received to ensure your submission goes into the proper judging category. Please include your project name in the e-mail. Filmmakers, please also note if your film is a student project. Please note that we may, in our own discretion, move your project into a different genre if we feel it is a better fit for that genre. This does not happen often, but we want to ensure your project is in the right category. However, we still need your selected genre e-mailed to us. Please select only ONE genre.

Films in any language other than English MUST be subtitled.

There are NO restrictions as to when your film or script was completed or where it has been released. Anyone may enter the competition. All entries must receive an average score of 90 or above in the judging process to qualify for award placement.

Filmmakers - Please check both copies of your DVD or Blu-Ray before mailing to make sure they play. Each DVD or Blu-Ray should have your film title and total run time. It is recommended that you check your discs on more than one DVD player (computers don't count) to ensure they play, as this is a common issue with submissions. We do NOT accept files, file discs, or any other format - NO EXCEPTIONS.

Hard copies are NOT returned, unless you clear this with the festival administration from the beginning. In order to have your disc(s) or script(s) returned to you (after the festival) you MUST send an SASE along with your disc(s) OR script(s) - not separately or after.

IF YOU SUBMIT VIA AN ONLINE SUBMISSION PLATFORM AND YOUR FILM IS SELECTED TO SCREEN, YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO SEND A HARD COPY (DVD / BLU-RAY) OF YOUR FILM FOR SCREENING. ANY SELECTED FILM NOT RECEIVED BY A GIVEN DEADLINE WILL BE REPLACED IN THE LINEUP - NO EXCEPTIONS.

We do not grant submission fee waivers under any circumstance. We do not pay screening fees.

Please note, if your project qualifies for an award, you or a direct representative from your project must be in attendance at the festival in order to receive any physical awards. Non-attending winners will be e-mailed award certificates after the event.

All submissions - whether accepted or not - come with ONE complimentary 4-day event pass to the festival. Any additional passes must be purchased in advance or at the door.

If you have a film in competition which can no longer be considered for screening, you may withdraw it from screening consideration but still leave it in competition for award placement. Please e-mail theindiegathering@gmail.com if you need to withdraw from consideration for screening.

You may withdraw your submission at any time, but there are no refunds on submissions.