Where is the festival?

venues or location of the festival. could link to the venues page

Does RIIFF offer a Fee Waiver?

Very important: Films submitted without an entry fee will not be considered eligible for any award, either in competition or audience choice awards. Special discounts may be available for students and alumni filmmakers, please contact the Programming Office for further information.

Film Formats Shown at RIIFF

We screen un-converted DVDs and Blu-Rav Other formats must be discussed with the Technical Director Timothy Hadderv (timothymhaggerty@film-festivalora) Filmmakers.will be.contacted by the RIEF Programming Director with format ontions based on venue This information will be available in early Julv The Festival will be precented in the digital format

RIIFF Film Selection and Screening

Schedule

Film selections will be finalized the Week of July 7-11th. The screening schedule will be complete by the middle of July and will be emailed to the festival participants and posted on the website. This year we will again be using Zone for our programming. Accepted filmmakers will be able to upload images, videos and text.

Poster Sizes for Publicity

Posters can be of any size, no requirements. The largest we take is the marquee poster; the smallest can be postcard size. A variety of sizes are encouraged. Posters should be sent to the same address as the exhibition copy of the film.

Festival Awards for Film Competition

Film awards are trophies, not cash prizes. The winner of Best Short will be submitted to the Academy of Motion Pictures for Oscar consideration. The awards ceremony is Sunday August 11th, 2019.

Distributors Attending the Fest

We do not have a concrete list of which distribution companies are attending this year (they tend to surprise us) but we have strong ties with representatives from IFC, Sony, Media Blasters, Lion’s Gate, and other companies have attended the festival in recent years. More information on distributors will become available during the festival as they become availabe to us.

Promoting Your Film at RIIFF

Filmmakers may advertise their film in our program guide and newspaper announcements. This info with up-to-date details will be included in the acceptance letter.

The Vortex Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Horror

Festival

RIIFF hosts a sci-fi, fantasy, horror festival in October. A separate submission and entry fee is required for consideration in the horror festival competition. Please download an application form from our Competitions page.