Judging versus screening
Submitting a film permits private review for judging. It does not automatically grant public, ticketed, invitation-only or extended online screening rights.
Specific request
After selection and payment confirmation, the festival must request permission that identifies the platform, access type, dates, availability period, geographic restrictions, download controls and whether the full film or an excerpt will be shown.
Limited licence
When the filmmaker grants permission, the festival receives a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable licence only for the disclosed festival edition and approved screening period. Ownership and all other rights remain with the filmmaker or rights holder.
No unrelated use
Permission does not allow permanent public availability, sale, distribution, unrelated uploads, future-edition screening, sublicensing or promotional use beyond reasonable excerpts unless separately agreed in writing.
Changes and withdrawal
Material changes to the platform, dates, access or scope require a new permission request. A filmmaker may decline or ask questions. Rights already exercised during an authorised completed screening may not be retroactively undone, but future access must stop when permission ends.
Festival responsibility
The festival must implement the promised access and download restrictions, obtain any additional rights required by law and respond to takedown or rights complaints promptly.