Festival subscriptions and manual renewals
Festival subscriptions are available for 3, 6 or 12 months. Existing category benefits last for the purchased period. Manual renewal is always available. Optional automatic renewal is offered only for a separately authorized and verified provider method and is off by default. Bank payments activate only after actual credit verification. Existing gateway subscriptions must be cancelled with their provider if automatic billing is no longer wanted.
Additional editions and add-ons
Additional editions are available only with a 12-month subscription and expire with that parent subscription, even when purchased later. Previous-edition proof and verification requirements continue to apply. Staff packs and branded portals keep the purchased 3-, 6- or 12-month validity; access requires an active main subscription.
Payment Processing Charges
PayPal adds 5% and Razorpay adds 4% to the published base checkout amount. IDFC FIRST Bank QR/bank transfer adds 0%. Charges and totals are rounded to two decimals and disclosed before authorization. Indian festivals pay INR at the current quoted USD/INR rate. Submit evidence and UTR; actual bank credit is manually checked, targeting up to 48 hours on weekdays and 96 hours during weekends. Refund reviews retain applicable statutory rights and are handled at legal@festorbit.com.
Direct film submission payments
FestOrbit does not collect film entry fees or deduct a submission marketplace commission. Indian filmmakers may pay Indian festivals using verified festival bank/UPI details; eligible international payments use verified festival PayPal.Me details, subject to provider country restrictions. A submission stays pending until the festival independently confirms receipt.
Festival formats and editions
The organizer must choose the format that truthfully describes the edition: Physical Festival, Online Screening Festival, or Online Judging & Awards Festival. The base subscription includes one edition. Every additional edition is purchased separately and cannot go live until acceptable proof from the previous edition is approved.
Verification and evidence
The organizer authorises FestOrbit to review identity, festival history, website, venue or streaming evidence, jury information, results, prize delivery, communication records and complaint resolution. Complete submissions receive an approve, reject or information-request decision within seven business days.
Festival-controlled fees and PayPal.Me
Festivals control their own entry fees. Indian festivals may provide verified bank/UPI details to Indian filmmakers and verified PayPal.Me details for eligible international payments. Actual receipt must be independently confirmed by the festival. FestOrbit collects no submission commission.
Merchant responsibilities
The festival is responsible for its own tax, invoicing, refunds, chargebacks, payment disputes, screening rights, judging, awards, event delivery and compliance with laws in its operating countries. The festival must publish clear rules and honour material promises made to filmmakers.
No guaranteed submissions
FestOrbit does not guarantee traffic, a minimum number of submissions, revenue, selections, sponsorship or advertising results. Subscription fees pay for access to the platform and its tools, not a guaranteed business outcome.
Additional Links
While the festival subscription is active, the organizer may submit up to ten Additional Links with custom labels (for example press kit, tickets or programme) in addition to official website and social-profile fields. Additional Links require validation, safety review and FestOrbit admin approval before public display. Reaching the ten-link maximum is not a policy violation. URLs placed in description, rules or other prose fields are not a permitted way to publish clickable links.
External Link Policy and membership consequences
Festival organizers must comply with the External Link & Acceptable Use Policy. Confirmed violations may disable the offending link and generate warnings. After three confirmed External Link Policy violations, Additional Links privileges may be disabled and the applicable paid festival membership may be terminated for repeated policy breach. Refund handling for such termination follows the Refund and Cancellation Policy. A third confirmed violation does not automatically permanently ban the festival account or hide an otherwise valid profile; a permanent ban requires Master Admin authorisation.