GVFA 2021-2022 Festival Submission Form

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In addition to reading the rules on the Moderation and Judging page (linked here: https://gvfilmacademy.weebly.com/moderation--judging.html ) prior to submitting your film, please also read the rules below in their entirety. Then, scroll down in this field to fill out the submission form.

* This submission form will close at 11:59 PM on January 14th, 2022. No late submissions will be accepted.
* NO FILM may be shared online or to the general public prior to its premiere date at the Grand Valley Film Festival. If you are submitting a film that has already been published and is currently available to the public, please make it private until your film premieres at the festival. If you have any questions or complications pertaining to this rule, please email us at gvfa@mail.gvsu.edu.
* Each contestant may submit up to 2 projects in differing categories (i.e. one fiction and one nonfiction project). You may NOT submit more than 2 projects.
* Your film must have been made within the last two years.
* Whoever is submitting the project must be a current Grand Valley student.
* It is the Academy's final decision as to whether your film qualifies for the Best Amateur Film award or not. You will be notified via email if your film is eligible or not.
* Qualifying for Best Amateur Film does NOT disqualify your film from winning Best Picture or Viewer's Choice.
* Your film MUST credit all production roles in the end credits, including talent.
* If you are submitting to the Best Screenplay Category, you must link to a script that is properly formatted as a PDF document.
* Do NOT submit a film/video and screenplay at the same time. Use SEPARATE FORMS to do this.
* You can NOT resubmit work you have submitted to the GVFA previously.

Email *

Your Name *

Film/Video/Screenplay Title *

Film/Video Length or Screenplay Page Length *

Please provide a short, yet meaningful description of your film (or screenplay). This should be as short as a pitch, tagline, or Netflix description. *

Select all genre categories that you believe your film might fall into. The Academy has final decision on which genre category your film will be judged in. *

Fiction

Documentary/Nonfiction

Experimental

Music Video

Animation

Screenplay

Required

Please select Nomination Categories you would like your film nominated in (Please pick your film's two best categories). NOTE: Best Picture will be nominated by Judges. *

Best Director

Best Cinematography

Best Editing

Best Sound Design

Best Performance

Required

Please list your nominee(s) and for which categories they are nominated for (crew member/actor) *

Please provide a YouTube (unlisted) or a Vimeo link to your video here. If you are submitting a screenplay and not a video, please type 'SCREENPLAY' in the text field. *

If you are submitting to the 'Best Screenplay' category, please provide a Google Drive link to your screenplay here and make sure that it is a PDF document. MAKE SURE that ANYONE with the link can edit (not just at Grand Valley!). If you are submitting a video and not a screenplay, please type 'VIDEO' in the text field. *

Would you like your film to be considered for Best Amateur Film? NOTE: For entrants with under two years of film experience. *

Yes, I am still fairly new to filmmaking.

No, I have more than two years of experience filmmaking.

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