ELIGIBILITY
To be eligible for consideration:
(1) Entrants must comply with the Entry Rules & Regulations, including deadline(s) and
selected material requirements.
(2) Films must be in their complete form, no works-in-progress accepted.
(3) Non-English language works must either have English subtitles or be accompanied by dialogue lists in
both English and the original language.
THE APPLICATION PROCESS
All entries must include the following:
(1) An official 2014 Festival “Online Entry Form” properly completed and submitted.
(2) The entry fee is payable by PayPal in U.S. Dollars only (made payable to Eno River
Media Productions).
STUDENT ENTRIES
Shorts - 45 minutes
Standard Deadline: December 30, 2014 -- US $15.00
Features - 46-120 minutes
Standard Deadline: December 30, 2014 -- US $20.00
SHORT FILMS VS. FEATURE FILMS
- 45 minutes or less running length is considered a SHORT
- more than46 minutes up to 120 minutes is considered a FEATURE
CATEGORIES FOR SUBMISSION
Categories & Tiers
There are three recognition tiers per category.
The three recognition tiers are:
Founder’s Award – Our most prestigious award
Director’s Award – Our award for superior effort
President’s Award – Our award of distinction
The categories are:
Short: Action/Adventure
Short: Animation
Short: Comedy
Short: Drama
Short: Horror/Science Fiction
Feature: Action/Adventure
Feature: Animation
Feature: Comedy
Feature: Drama
Feature: Horror/Science Fiction
AWARDS
Each film invited to be part of the Festival will receive a Certificate of Participation.
MULTIPLE ENTRIES
Each entered work must be accompanied by its own entry form and a separate online link. Each entry must have a separate PayPal entry fee.
SELECTION PROCESS
A panel of industry experts will screen for accepted works in each category.
NOTIFICATION OF STATUS
Applicants areresponsible for ensuring their entry link and password plays correctly. If it does not play when viewed by the Judges, you will be notified of the play problem via email once only.
Applicants will be notified of their status via emailby February 15, 2014. Please update the festival with any changes in contact information to be sure notification is received in a timely manner.
IMPORTANT DATES
October 1, 2014 Beginning of Festival – Submissions Open
December 30, 2014 End of Festival – Submissions Closed
January 2, 2015 Judging Commences
January 30, 2015 Judging Complete – Applicants Notified
RELEASE
The North Carolina Film Awards will not be held responsible for any legal issues that might arise from theinclusion of uncleared materials in your film. It is the sole responsibility of the entity submitting the film to secure permission from the copyright holder of thematerial in question such as music, stock footage, or any other elementsthat could violate an existing copyright.
