Louth International Film Festival Submissions
The Louth International Film Festival is proudly presented by the Louth Filmmakers Society in association with Dundalk Institute of Technology (DKIT). The Louth International Film Festival was established in 2019 and Patrons include Hollywood director, John Moore, and acclaimed cinematographer, Seamus McGarvey, ASC, BSC. Founded to support emerging filmmakers and celebrate creative, challenging and evocative cinema from around the globe.
Located on the East Coast of Ireland, the County of Louth is imbued in a long and rich history of arts and music, culture and folklore. This festival is a celebration of that heritage, where contemporary visual storytelling is shared through the medium of film.
Investigative, challenging and creative documentary, film drama and animation in both long and short form continue that celebration of the sharing of stories, culture and ideas. The Louth International Film Festival enjoys a diverse patronage with guests from the local community, film industry representatives, visiting filmmakers, students and film enthusiasts from all walks of life. We acknowledge the diverse, inquiring and critical audience that is our community, brought together through the arts.
The festival is made possible in part by support from Create Louth, Dundalk Credit Union and donations from the local community.
Dundalk native and Hollywood director, John Moore, had this to say about the second edition,
“I’m delighted and proud to once again support the Louth International Film Festival. The constant and thoughtful efforts of my home town and DkIT to train, support and promote all forms of visual arts speaks volumes about their deep understanding of the potential for real jobs and futures within the industry. The Louth International Film Festival provides a great opportunity to shout it from the rooftops.”
Categories
Feature
Short Fiction
Short Documentary
Student Short
SUBMISSION CRITERIA:
Films being submitted must have been completed from the 1st January 2019 anything earlier will not be accepted.
We welcome international submissions but require that foreign-language films are hard coded with English subtitles to a professional standard.
No premiere status is required. However, if your project falls under the category of a national, continental, or International premier, please inform us. As we will use this information to promote the film if selected.
The submission cannot be a published work that is available online (For example: publicly searchable/viewable on YouTube, Vimeo, etc.).
SUBMISSION PLATFORMS and FORMAT:
Please link submission via password-protected online screener (Example Vimeo).
EXHIBITION FORMATS:
If selected by the Festival, you will be required to submit a screening copy in Apple ProRes stereo at a minimum of 1080p via digital cloud transfer (Example: WeTransfer, Dropbox, Google Drive, Filemail). Failure to do so will result in the removal of the film from ‘Final-Selection’.
COPYRIGHT ©
It is the sole responsibility of the applicant to ensure that full copyrights and clearances have been obtained. The Louth International Film Festival will not be held accountable or bear any responsibility for any additional costs or fees incurred.
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SUBMISSION FEES
Please take care not to create duplicate submissions as the festival will not take responsibility for any fees incurred.
