FAQs
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Anyone who is 18 years of age or older can submit an entry to the festival. If you are under the age of 18 and would like to enter the festival, you may have a parent or legal guardian submit your film on your behalf.
The film submission fees can be found by clicking here.
No.
According the the Rules and Regulations of the festival, submitting a film to the festival does not guarantee acceptance or exhibition. Films must meet the exhibition requirements in order to be accepted into the festival. You will be notified via the email address that you provide on your submission form of the Submission Committee's decision regarding your film. For inquiries about your film's status, please send a message to submissions@grandtetonfilm.org.
You should have received an email from the Submission Committee detailing the next steps. If you have not received this email, please contact us at submissions@grandtetonfilm.org.
Don't dispair. Your film was most likely disqualified due to not meeting one or more of the content requirements. The email that you received from the Submission Committee should have details on the reason for your disqualification. In many cases, simply revising or re-editing your film to accommodate the requirements may be all that is necessary to have your film be resubmitted and accepted. Please see the rules regarding Re-Entry here.
We encourage anyone who has been disqualified to make the necessary changes to their films (if possible) and re-submit them to the festival before the specified deadline. Films that were disqualified from the current award season that are resubmitted before the festival deadline are not charged an additional submission fee.
Yes!
We encourage you to submit as many films as you would like to the festival. Multiple submissions require their own individual entry form and submission fee. See the rules regarding Multiple Entries here.
Yes and No.
Yes: The festival will have a Gift Shop available to all filmmakers (whose films have been accepted into the festival) to sell merchandise relating to their films.
No: Filmmakers are not allowed to setup their own booths for selling merchandise at festival locations. However, if you choose to support the festival through a Sponsorship, there are some additional options available to you that include the possibility of having a booth at the festival.
For more information about selling merchandise at the film, please click here.
Yes and No.
Yes: Businesses (Studios, Production Houses, and similar) or Brand Companies (Canon®, Sony®, and similar) that have sponsored the festival are allowed to setup promotional booths.
No: Individual filmmakers are not allowed to setup booths at the festival unless they would like to become a Sponsor. For information on selling merchandise at the festival, please click here.
For content and technical requirements regarding film submissions, please click here.
Absolutely! We welcome anyone who is interested in supporting the festival. Please click here for more information.
Yes.
You may submit your film through the regular online entry form by the specified deadline. The submission fee will be waived. All content and technical requirements still apply. If you are a Sponsor or Donor, please contact the Film Submission Coordinator at submissions@grandtetonfilm.org in order to obtain a checkout code to waive the submission fee.
Fees for selling merchandise and other festival fees still apply.
Yes and No.
Yes: Depending on your donor/sponsor status, you may be eligible to have your submission fee waived.
No: Submission fees are used to fund the festival awards and cannot be waived unless you become a Donor or Sponsor.
For inquires regarding submission fees, please contact submissions@grandtetonfilm.org.
No. All official entries to the festival will be granted two All-Access VIP Passes for free.
If you need more than the two allotted VIP Passes, you can purchase more through the online ticketing system.