entry guidelines
Please submit your film entry through Filmfreeway by clicking on the link above.
DUFF is open to filmmakers from Colorado and all over the world with films in the following categories via web download, external drive, DVD and 16mm formats:
Short films.
- up to 30 minutes running time.
Feature films.
- over 75 minutes, up to 90 minutes running time.
No 60 minute features.
Narrative
- Comedy
- Drama
- Science Fiction
- Horror
Animation
Documentaries (up to 30 minutes)
Experimental Shorts (up to 30 minutes)
Music Video (up to 10 minutes)
Festival Rules and Guidelines
The 22nd anniversary Denver Underground Film Festival will take place December 12 and 13, 2018.
Please ensure you read our Rules and Regulation prior to submitting.
Festival Rules & Regulations. Your entry in the festival acknowledges the acceptance of the rules and regulations of the festival.
1) Only films completed on or after 1st January 2014 are eligible for entry into the 2018 Festival competitions. Films completed prior to this date may be considered on a case by case basis. Please email at duffcinemadenver@gmail.com with any inquiries.
2) Films previously entered into and screened are not eligible for re-entry in subsequent years.
3) Submissions must be accompanied by a submission fee and a completed online entry form. Up to three short films are accepted per entry fee. All entry fees are not refundable. All films must be in English or have English subtitles at the time submitted. See item 9) for details regarding box office split.
4) Films must be submitted as an online streaming video via a participating submission platform, a password-protected streaming URL, or on DVD with NTSC or PAL formatting (please test before sending) or sent by regular mail in a flash drive. For 16mm films you may provide an online screener, a flash drive via regular mail or provide your 16mm film with a prepaid return mailer.
5) DUFF screens films ONLY as digital files, DVD or 16mm film during the Festival. DUFF does not screen films in Bluray format.
6) Films currently available online, that have previously participated in festivals,
or have US or world distribution are allowed to participate and are eligible for competition.
7) DUFF reserves the right to use any portion or still of the film for promotional or advertisement purposes on print, video, online, for the official program or other media.
8) You are responsible for securing all permissions and releases for media and actors' performances included in your film.
8) DUFF reserves the right to reject any submission without entry fee refund that we may deem inappropriate, contains hate speech, is libelous or detrimental to an individual or group or is deemed to have plagiarized a known body of work.
9) Our box office split offers 60% of the box office total per program divided equally among the participating filmmakers in that program.
DUFF encourages participating filmmakers to promote the festival and invite friends, family and crew as much as possible through social media and word of mouth. A higher box total increases each filmmakers part of the split.
Filmmakers may submit up to three short films in one category with one entry fee, however for screening and box split purposes multiple films submitted in one entry will be counted as one filmmaker/one entry, whether one or all three are accepted. More films per submission or higher total running time per participant does not guarantee a higher percentage of the split. For narrative features only one submission per filmmaker is accepted.
As specific box office totals are not guaranteed, DUFF is not obligated to reimburse any specific amount to participating filmmakers.
Monies from the box office will be forwarded via Paypal or Zelle Pay no later that 30 days after completion of the festival via email. Payments will not be provided in cash. Suscription to Paypal or Zelle Pay or installation of their respective apps is required to receive your part of the box office split. Unclaimed amounts will be reclaimed back 30 days after delivery.
10) The complete festival schedule will be announced on November 30, 2018.
DUFF is open to filmmakers from Colorado and all over the world with films in the following categories via web download, external drive, DVD and 16mm formats:
Short films.
- up to 30 minutes running time.
Feature films.
- over 75 minutes, up to 90 minutes running time.
No 60 minute features.
Narrative
- Comedy
- Drama
- Science Fiction
- Horror
Animation
Documentaries (up to 30 minutes)
Experimental Shorts (up to 30 minutes)
Music Video (up to 10 minutes)
Festival Rules and Guidelines
The 22nd anniversary Denver Underground Film Festival will take place December 12 and 13, 2018.
Please ensure you read our Rules and Regulation prior to submitting.
Festival Rules & Regulations. Your entry in the festival acknowledges the acceptance of the rules and regulations of the festival.
1) Only films completed on or after 1st January 2014 are eligible for entry into the 2018 Festival competitions. Films completed prior to this date may be considered on a case by case basis. Please email at duffcinemadenver@gmail.com with any inquiries.
2) Films previously entered into and screened are not eligible for re-entry in subsequent years.
3) Submissions must be accompanied by a submission fee and a completed online entry form. Up to three short films are accepted per entry fee. All entry fees are not refundable. All films must be in English or have English subtitles at the time submitted. See item 9) for details regarding box office split.
4) Films must be submitted as an online streaming video via a participating submission platform, a password-protected streaming URL, or on DVD with NTSC or PAL formatting (please test before sending) or sent by regular mail in a flash drive. For 16mm films you may provide an online screener, a flash drive via regular mail or provide your 16mm film with a prepaid return mailer.
5) DUFF screens films ONLY as digital files, DVD or 16mm film during the Festival. DUFF does not screen films in Bluray format.
6) Films currently available online, that have previously participated in festivals,
or have US or world distribution are allowed to participate and are eligible for competition.
7) DUFF reserves the right to use any portion or still of the film for promotional or advertisement purposes on print, video, online, for the official program or other media.
8) You are responsible for securing all permissions and releases for media and actors' performances included in your film.
8) DUFF reserves the right to reject any submission without entry fee refund that we may deem inappropriate, contains hate speech, is libelous or detrimental to an individual or group or is deemed to have plagiarized a known body of work.
9) Our box office split offers 60% of the box office total per program divided equally among the participating filmmakers in that program.
DUFF encourages participating filmmakers to promote the festival and invite friends, family and crew as much as possible through social media and word of mouth. A higher box total increases each filmmakers part of the split.
Filmmakers may submit up to three short films in one category with one entry fee, however for screening and box split purposes multiple films submitted in one entry will be counted as one filmmaker/one entry, whether one or all three are accepted. More films per submission or higher total running time per participant does not guarantee a higher percentage of the split. For narrative features only one submission per filmmaker is accepted.
As specific box office totals are not guaranteed, DUFF is not obligated to reimburse any specific amount to participating filmmakers.
Monies from the box office will be forwarded via Paypal or Zelle Pay no later that 30 days after completion of the festival via email. Payments will not be provided in cash. Suscription to Paypal or Zelle Pay or installation of their respective apps is required to receive your part of the box office split. Unclaimed amounts will be reclaimed back 30 days after delivery.
10) The complete festival schedule will be announced on November 30, 2018.