RUNTIME POLICY
Shorts must be under 30 minutes total runtime. Features must be 41 minutes minimum with a 110-minute maximum total runtime.
COMPLETION REQUIREMENT
We can only accept films that have completed postproduction and do not consider scripts or works in progress.
PREMIERE STATUS POLICY
Premiere status is NOT required.
DISTRIBUTION POLICY
As is the industry standard among many festivals, in all instances except Music Videos and ‘New Media’ programs, we generally do not screen films that have theatrical distribution nor films that have been posted online without password protection, or are available for streaming on a VOD platform (with the exception of SVOD for short films). However, we reserve the right to make exceptions to this rule on a case-by-case basis.
NOTIFICATION POLICY
Four-Way Film Fest sends decline notifications on a rolling basis, and will contact you directly by phone if your film is shortlisted to go into the next round of consideration. A phone call is just a next step in the shortlisting process and does not mean your film has been accepted. Films have only been accepted once they have been sent an Official Acceptance Notice.
Review times will vary, but average about one month after submission.
CHILDREN’S PRIVACY
We do not aim any of our products or services directly at children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information about children under 13.
DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION TO THIRD PARTIES
We may disclose personal information to:
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third party service providers for the purpose of enabling them to provide their services, for example, IT service providers, data storage, hosting and server providers, advertisers
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our volunteers, employees, contractors, and/or related entities
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our existing or potential agents or business partners
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CONTACT US
For any questions or concerns regarding our terms, you may contact us using the following details: