Festival

Festival presentation: 

The Silver Springs International Film Festival is an international cultural event created to elevate awareness of Ocala/Marion County, FL, Florida’s Silver Springs State Park and the area’s contributions to the Cinematic Arts, as well as the cultural landscape of Florida. The springs have inspired generations of nature lovers and filmmakers alike; serving as a dramatic backdrop for countless film, television and commercial shoots and the “laboratory” where cinematography legend Bruce Mozert conceived, developed and perfected underwater photography.

The Festival is held in historic downtown Ocala in the beautifully restored Marion Theatre. While the theatre attracts viewers with its classic architecture and themes, the viewing experience is completely modern and includes:

Brand new, fully digital and state-of-the-art projections from Blu-Ray or DVD.

Dolby Sound in the Following Options: 
◾5.1 Format
◾6.5 CP
◾7.1 Digital

2 Screens - 28 ft wide x 21 ft tall with seating for 316 in the main theatre and 94 in the balcony theatre.

The majority of the festival is programmed from general submissions. We also offer a few "special interest film blocks" to create opportunities for certain films that target issues and ideas specific to our community. These blocks include, "Horse Fever" - highlighting Equine interest films, "Green Screen" featuring eco-friendly films and "Cinemagic" films for younger audiences and their families. By programming the “special interest” blocks we can offer these filmmakers the best audience possible for their particular genre. 

Festival Nickname: 

SSIFF

Edition: 

2

Festival Logo: 

Theme: 

Adult

Adventure

African Films

American Films

Animation

Arabic Films

Art, Dance, Music

Art-house films

Asian Films

Awards

Black Culture Films

British Films

Children

Comedy

Crime

Digital

Documentary

Education

Environnement/Nature

European Films

Family

Fantasy/Science Fiction

French Films

German Films

Historical

Homosexuality

Horror films

Human Rights

Independent

International

Italian Films

Japanese Films

Jewish Films

Latin American Films

Music

National

Religious films

Romance

Science

Senior

Silent films

Spanish Films

Sport

Student films

Thriller

Underground

War

Western

Women

Youth/Teen

Category/Format: 

Animated Films

Digital / DVD

Documentaries

Experiment

Fiction Features

Independant

Mixed

Short films

Student film

Work-In-Progress

 2015 Silver Springs International Film Festival

Submission Guidelines and Entry Form

If you are a filmmaker interested in submitting to the 2015 Silver Springs International Film Festival, April 8-12, 2015, please download our Submission Guidelines and Entry Form or visit our page on Withoutabox.

Categories include: Feature (more than 60 minutes), Short (not more than 20 minutes), Documentary Feature (more than 40 minutes), Documentary Short (not more than 30 minutes), Student Short (not more than 20 minutes) and Animation (long and short format).

The majority of the festival is programmed from general submissions. We also offer a few "special interest film blocks" to create opportunities for certain films that target issues and ideas specific to our community. By programming the “special interest” blocks we can offer these filmmakers the best audience possible for their particular genre. Feature and Short format submissions are accepted in all of the Special Interest categories.  For more information on the Special Interest Film Blocks, click here.

Submission Eligibility and Rules

• The competition is open to any film or video completed after June 15, 2014.
• Filmmakers may submit multiple qualifying films.  Each film requires a separate, specific submission form and applicable fees for each submission.
• Submissions require 3 screeners per film submitted.  The festival will accept DVD and Blu-ray and *on-line screeners.  Official Selection films will screen from DVD or Blu-ray for festival presentation.
• Productions that are not in English must be subtitled or dubbed in English.
• Each entry must be submitted with completed entry form and entry fee.
• Do not submit Press Kits with your submission(s).  Upon acceptance into the festival, Official Selection notifications will include instructions for Press Kit Submissions and required clearances.
• All screeners must be clearly labeled with film title and all contact information.  Please use a Sharpie marker or print directly on the disk - disks with paper / self-adhesive labels will be disqualified.  Recycled or scratched disks will be disqualified.  Please send a new disk.
• If your film is disqualified for any reason, your entry fee will not be refunded.

Release

• Submission of an entry explicitly serves as a release for the SSIFF to use the work submitted in whole or part (including stills for promotion and publicity purposes).
• SSIFF accepts no responsibility for breaches in copyright.  SSIFF will not engage in securing clearances for any of the films submitted.  The entrant releases SSIFF from any and all claims and liabilities with respect to screening the entry before, during and after the festival.
• The entrant grants SSIFF the right to reproduce any/all submitted work as part of a compilation for the express purposes of promoting the festival and to exhibit the work by any means of communication to the public.
• The entrant warrants that all rights of the submitted work are cleared for festival usage by the festival submission deadline.

Acknowledgement of Receipt and Film Return Policy

You will be notified via e-mail or Withoutabox, accordingly.  The festival will not be held responsible for loss or damage through post or handling.  Due to high volume, submission screeners cannot be returned.

All fees are to be submitted in US currency.  Money orders are to be made out to: 

 Silver Springs International Film Festival.  

Notification

Films selected for screening at the 2015 festival will be notified via e-mail no later than January 31, 2015. If no e-mail is available then notification will be mailed by the aforementioned date. Notifications of non-acceptance will also be e-mailed or mailed on the same date.

Entry Forms

Films can be submitted by one of two methods.  You may download and submit our 2015 Entry Form or you may use Withoutabox.  Silver Springs International Film Festival prefers online entries submitted via Withoutabox.com, which provides cost-saving, paperless submissions to film festivals around the world.

Entry Fees
SSIFF offers Early Bird, Regular and Late film submission deadlines as follows:

Early Bird Deadline: September 1, 2014
Feature Film Fee: $45.00 / Short Film Fee: $40.00 / Student Fee: $35.00)

(Feature Film Fee: $55.00 / Short Film Fee: $45.00 / Student Fee: $35.00)

Late Deadline: November 1, 2014 
(Feature Film Fee: $60.00 / Short Film Fee: $50.00 / Student Fee: $40.00)

Valid Student ID required for Student Discount.

 - OR - 

Mailing your Entry
Please send your completed entry form and 3 screener copies to: 

Silver Springs International Film Festival
3512 E. Silver Springs Blvd #246
Ocala, Fl 34470
Phone # 352-433-1933
 

* Withoutabox's internet-only submission platform features online applications via one master entry form, online fee payments, press kits, and the option to use Secure Online Screeners, an economical, eco-friendly and secure alternative to traditional hard-copy DVD submissions.  Fill out one master entry form and take advantage of quick entry, extended deadlines, and powerful submission management tools.  There's no extra cost to you, and by submitting, you'll join Withoutabox's global filmmaker community and stay in the loop about international exhibition opportunities.

If you have any questions, please Contact Us via the online form, email or write us at:

SSIFF
Attn: Festival Director
3512 E. Silver Springs Blvd #246
Ocala, FL 34470 

Thank you for your interest in the Silver Springs International Film Festival.
We look forward to viewing your submission.