For Filmmakers

38TH NORTHWEST FILM & VIDEO FESTIVAL: NOVEMBER 11-19, 2011
2011 Entry Deadline: August 1, 2011

ENTRY INFORMATION
Eligibility: Permanent residents of Alaska, British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington may submit two works of any length or genre released since August 1, 2008 and not previously entered in the Festival. Student entries (college and university only) must be from a school located in the Northwest.

ENTRY PROCEDURES
There is no entry fee. Entry deadline: August 1, 2011
Submit an entry form and a copy of the work (for jurying purposes only) on 1/2" VHS tape or DVD. Label cassettes clearly with name, phone, title, date, and running time.  Please include publicity stills for the work; other publicity materials are welcome. All materials must be POSTMARKED by August 1, 2011. We appreciate receiving entries as early as possible. Please do not use fiberfill envelopes as they damage tapes/equipment.

For further information, contact Thomas Phillipson via email: thomas@nwfilm.org

38th Northwest Film & Video Festival Guidelines (PDF)
38th Northwest Film & Video Festival Entry Form (PDF)

MAIL ALL ENTRIES TO:
Northwest Film & Video Festival
1219 SW Park Ave.
Portland, OR 97205

THERE IS NO ENTRY FEE

NOTIFICATION & ENTRY RETURN
Artists whose works are chosen for the Festival will be notified by mid October. Works not selected for the Festival will be returned by October 31 only if the shipping & handling fee is included with the entry: $15 for US entries (returned via UPS), $20 for Canadian entries (returned via US Post). Works received without the fee will be held until December 1 for in-person pickup.

FESTIVAL, TOUR, AWARDS & HONORARIA
Following presentation in Portland, the Film Center will assemble selected works for the Best of the Northwest Touring Program that will circulate throughout the region in the following year. Works presented at the Festival and in the Tour will be screened in their original formats. This year’s Festival and tour participants will share in approximately $15,000 in lab service awards and Tour honoraria.