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VALENTINE FILM FESTIVAL now accepting romantic films.

With five days of film screenings and networking events for filmmakers, Valentine Film Festival is an event not to be missed.

The festival program is divided into the following categories:

• Special Category of World Premiere
• Special Category of Indian Premiere

• Feature Narrative Films (Fiction)
• Long Documentaries (Non-Fiction)
• Feature Animation Films (Fiction & Non-Fiction)
• Long Experimental Films

• Short Films (Fiction)
• Short Documentaries (Non-Fiction)
• Short Animation Films (Fiction & Non-Fiction)
• Short Experimental Films
• Music Videos

• Retrospectives, Tributes, Country Focus, Premieres
• Technical Workshops and other Interactive Sessions
• Film Seminar
• Exhibition of Film Posters
• Exhibition of Film Related Photographs
• Exhibition of Film Related Paintings
• Releasing of Film Studies Books

Showcasing a broad range of genres by international directors, Valentine Film Festival brings the best of fresh romantic film making to film-loving audiences.

Submission Categories:

• Short Films (Duration: Under 60 minutes)
• Short Documentaries (Duration: Under 60 minutes)
• Short Animation Films (Duration: Under 60 minutes)
• Short Experimental Films (Duration: Under 60 minutes)
• Music Videos (Duration: Under 60 minutes)

• Feature Narrative Films (Duration: 61 minutes to 120 minutes)
• Long Documentaries (Duration: 61 minutes to 120 minutes)
• Feature Animation Films (Duration: 61 minutes to 120 minutes)
• Long Experimental Films (Duration: 61 minutes to 120 minutes)
• Music Videos (Duration: 61 minutes to 120 minutes)

• Feature Narrative Films (Duration: 121 minutes to 180 minutes)
• Long Documentaries (Duration: 121 minutes to 180 minutes)
• Feature Animation Films (Duration: 121 minutes to 180 minutes)
• Long Experimental Films (Duration: 121 minutes to 180 minutes)
• Music Videos (Duration: 121 minutes to 180 minutes)

Special Submission Categories:

• Special Category of World Premiere (First Screening of the Film)
• World Premiere of Short Films (Duration: Under 60 minutes)
• World Premiere of Short Documentaries (Duration: Under 60 minutes)
• World Premiere of Short Animation Films (Duration: Under 60 minutes)
• World Premiere of Short Experimental Films (Duration: Under 60 minutes)
• World Premiere of Music Videos (Duration: Under 60 minutes)

• World Premiere of Feature Narrative Films (Duration: 61 minutes to 120 minutes)
• World Premiere of Long Documentaries (Duration: 61 minutes to 120 minutes)
• World Premiere of Feature Animation Films (Duration: 61 minutes to 120 minutes)
• World Premiere of Long Experimental Films (Duration: 61 minutes to 120 minutes)
• World Premiere of Music Videos (Duration: 61 minutes to 120 minutes)

• World Premiere of Feature Narrative Films (Duration: 121 minutes to 180 minutes)
• World Premiere of Long Documentaries (Duration: 121 minutes to 180 minutes)
• World Premiere of Feature Animation Films (Duration: 121 minutes to 180 minutes)
• World Premiere of Long Experimental Films (Duration: 121 minutes to 180 minutes)
• World Premiere of Music Videos (Duration: 121 minutes to 180 minutes)

• Special Category of Indian Premiere (First Indian Screening of the Film)
• Indian Premiere of Short Films (Duration: Under 60 minutes)
• Indian Premiere of Short Documentaries (Duration: Under 60 minutes)
• Indian Premiere of Short Animation Films (Duration: Under 60 minutes)
• Indian Premiere of Short Experimental Films (Duration: Under 60 minutes)
• Indian Premiere of Music Videos (Duration: Under 60 minutes)

• Indian Premiere of Feature Narrative Films (Duration: 61 minutes to 120 minutes)
• Indian Premiere of Long Documentaries (Duration: 61 minutes to 120 minutes)
• Indian Premiere of Feature Animation Films (Duration: 61 minutes to 120 minutes)
• Indian Premiere of Long Experimental Films (Duration: 61 minutes to 120 minutes)
• Indian Premiere of Music Videos (Duration: 61 minutes to 120 minutes)

• Indian Premiere of Feature Narrative Films (Duration: 121 minutes to 180 minutes)
• Indian Premiere of Long Documentaries (Duration: 121 minutes to 180 minutes)
• Indian Premiere of Feature Animation Films (Duration: 121 minutes to 180 minutes)
• Indian Premiere of Long Experimental Films (Duration: 121 minutes to 180 minutes)
• Indian Premiere of Music Videos (Duration: 121 minutes to 180 minutes)

• Exhibition of Film Posters
• Exhibition of film related Digital Paintings
• Exhibition of film related Photographs
• Presentation of Research Paper

Submission Opening Date: October 20, 2016

Deadlines:
EARLYBIRD DEADLINE: JANUARY 08, 2017
REGULAR DEADLINE: OCTOBER 08, 2017
LATE DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 08, 2017
EXTENDED DEADLINE: DECEMBER 08, 2017

Notification Date: JANUARY 08, 2018
EVENT DATE: FEBRUARY 04-08, 2018

EARLYBIRD SUBMISSION PERIOD: From OCTOBER 20, 2016 To JANUARY 08, 2017
SUBMISSION FEE FOR EARLYBIRD DEADLINE:

Film Duration: Under 60 minutes - Fee $ 20 USD
Film Duration: 61 minutes to 120 minutes - Fee $ 40 USD
Film Duration: 121 minutes to 180 minutes - Fee $ 60 USD

REGULAR SUBMISSION PERIOD: From JANUARY 09, 2017 To OCTOBER 08, 2017
SUBMISSION FEE FOR REGULAR DEADLINE:

Film Duration: Under 60 minutes - Fee $ 30 USD
Film Duration: 61 minutes to 120 minutes - Fee $ 50 USD
Film Duration: 121 minutes to 180 minutes - Fee $ 70 USD

LATE SUBMISSION PERIOD: From OCTOBER 09, 2017 To NOVEMBER 08, 2017
SUBMISSION FEE FOR LATE DEADLINE:

Film Duration: Under 60 minutes - Fee $ 40 USD
Film Duration: 61 minutes to 120 minutes - Fee $ 60 USD
Film Duration: 121 minutes to 180 minutes - Fee $ 80 USD

EXTENDED SUBMISSION PERIOD: From NOVEMBER 09, 2017 To DECEMBER 08, 2017
SUBMISSION FEE FOR EXTENDED DEADLINE:

Film Duration: Under 60 minutes - Fee $ 50 USD
Film Duration: 61 minutes to 120 minutes - Fee $ 70 USD
Film Duration: 121 minutes to 180 minutes - Fee $ 90 USD

SUBMISSION FEE FOR GUARANTEED SPECIAL CATEGORIES:
SPECIAL CATEGORY SUBMISSION PERIOD: From OCTOBER 20, 2016 To DECEMBER 08, 2017

Special Category of World Premiere:
(Guaranteed Film Screening for Every Submissions in this Special Category)
Film Duration: Under 60 minutes - Fee $ 100 USD
Film Duration: 61 minutes to 120 minutes - Fee $ 200 USD
Film Duration: 121 minutes to 180 minutes - Fee $ 300 USD

Special Category of Indian Premiere:
(Guaranteed Film Screening for Every Submissions in this Special Category)
Film Duration: Under 60 minutes - Fee $ 100 USD
Film Duration: 61 minutes to 120 minutes - Fee $ 200 USD
Film Duration: 121 minutes to 180 minutes - Fee $ 300 USD

• Exhibition of Film Posters: $ 5 USD per Poster (Guaranteed Exhibition of Film Posters for Every Submission in this Category)

• Exhibition of film related Digital Paintings: $ 5 USD per Painting (Guaranteed Exhibition of Digital Paintings for Every Submissions in this Category)

• Exhibition of Film Related Photographs: $ 5 USD per Photograph (Guaranteed Exhibition of Photographs for Every Submissions in this Category)

• Presentation of Research Paper: $ 25 USD per Presentation (Maximum 2500 words) (Guaranteed Presentation of Research Papers for Every Submissions in this Category)

Awards & Prizes

Awards for all deserved film makers.

Rules & Terms

All films must have English subtitles.

Only digital submissions will be accepted.

Entries must be received before the Deadline.
Earlybird Deadline: JANUARY 08, 2017
Regular Deadline: OCTOBER 08, 2017
Late Deadline: NOVEMBER 08, 2017
Extended Deadline: DECEMBER 08, 2017

All films which are selected / nominated for the Festival, will be informed by emails & listed on our website www.valentinefilmfestival.webs.com

The list of selected films will be available on Valentine Film Festival‘s website from January 08, 2018.

If Applicants are unable to upload a screener, Valentine Film Festival will accept a private Vimeo link or a private Youtube link emailed along with the submission tracking number, to valentinefilmfestival@gmail.com

Enquiries: valentinefilmfestival@gmail.com
Webpage: www.valentinefilmfestival.webs.com