RULES & REGULATIONS

 

Entry Requirements and Conditions

The Festival accepts only online submissions and in the following categories: Web Series, Short Films and Trailers from all genres of movies.

Submissions in languages other than English must be subtitled in English. Submissions without dialogue are admitted.

Web Series: there are no restriction on work length, neither minimum nor maximum.

Short Films may not exceed thirty (30) minutes in length.

Television Pilot: there is a restriction on a work length (minimum 30 minutes).

Trailers will compete for Best Trailer independently of they are shorts or web series. They may not exceed three (3) minutes in length.

Multiple entries are allowed. You can submit more than one film to the same category or different category, but each project entails an application fee.

The film production could be from any year.

Any films, also password protected ones, will have to remain accessible to judges up to the event date, under penalty of exclusion from the competition.

Entry fees are non-refundable. Entries will not be processed without entry fee payment.

By submitting your film, submitter attests to the veracity of their statement. Any wrong information will be their responsibility.

 

Official Selection and Winners

After the notification date, the official selection list will be shared on our Facebook page.

After the event date, the winners list will be shared on our website and the films will be linked to the promotional page specified in the entry form.

All the winners will be also shared on our Facebook page.

The Festival could ask you some promotional image or integration of information.

Link from password protected films will be not shared. WWA will promote only the link of the trailer.

Any film, selected or not selected, will be a decision of selection panel which is final and accepted by all.

The jury members will declare winners of the competition, using irrevocable and unquestionable criteria.

The digital file of the award will be sent by email to the one specified in the entry form. It will be awarded the author and not the submitter.

 

Awards

Short Film Competition

- Best Short Film

- Best Directing

- Best Screenplay

- Best Actor

- Best Actress

- Best Supporting Actor

- Best Supporting Actress

- Best Cinematography

- Best Editing

- Best Sound Design

- Best Original Soundtrack

- Best Visual Effects

- Best Special Make-up Effects

- Best Costume

- Best Art Direction

- Best Best Cast

- Best Not English Language Short

- Best Animation Short Film

- Best Documentary Short Film

 

Web Series Competition

- Best Web Serie

- Best Directing

- Best Screenplay

- Best Actor

- Best Actress

- Best Supporting Actor

- Best Supporting Actress

- Best Cinematography

- Best Editing

- Best Sound Design

- Best Original Soundtrack

- Best Visual Effects

- Best Special Make-up Effects

- Best Costume

- Best Art Direction

- Best Best Cast

- Best Not English Language Web Serie

- Best Web Series Pilot

- Best Animation Web Serie

- Best Documentary Web Serie

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- Best Television Pilot

- Best Music Video

- Best Trailer

 

Dates

Opening Date: Oct 10, 2016

Earlybird Deadline: Oct 20, 2016

Regular Deadline: Dec 20, 2016

Extended Deadline: Jan 10, 2017

Notification Date: Jan 31, 2017

Event Date: Mar 01, 2017

 

Rights

The Festival has the right to make any necessary changes in regulations or scheduling.

The Festival reserves the right to cancel or add some award categories without having to explain the reasons to the submitters.

The Festival has the right to disqualify or remove any film any winning film for any reasons, without having to explain the reasons to the submitter.

The Festival reserves the right to shut the festival, its web site or its social platforms without any notification.

The director/producer/submitter with the submission of his/her application accepts the terms of the Festival and has no objection.

The director/producer/submitter with the submission of the film affirms that he/she has all the copyrights of audio, video, images and music of the film and he/she remains responsible before the law.

The non-observance of any part of the regulation will result in the exclusion of the competition, without being obliged to return the entry fee.
The act of submission implies reading, understanding and acceptance of our Rules and Regulations and that you agree with our General Agreement for Participation.

 

General Agreement for Participation

I have read and accept the Rules and Regulations of WWA - Web Series & Short Film Competition 2017. I certify that I hold all rights for the presentation of this film in WWA - Web Series & Short Film Competition 2017 and that all rights and permissions have been made. I declare that this film is not subject to any litigation nor is threatened by any litigation. I also declare to not damage the rights of third parties, raising from all liabilities the WWA - Web Series & Short Film Competition. By accepting these conditions, I authorize the WWA - Web Series & Short Film Competition to use some images of my film, the trailer, the information contained in the entry form, for the promotional and informational purposes on the social platforms and on the web site of the Festival, and for other non-commercial purposes related to the promotion of the festival.
I hereby agree to indemnify WWA - Web Series & Short Film Competition, in the event that such rights have not been properly transferred.