Présentation de l'édition 2023

DEADLINES
Early-bird: November 30, 2022
Regular: January 5, 2023
Advanced: January 31, 2023
Late: February 25, 2023
Extended: March 13, 2023

CATEGORIES
Feature Narrative
Feature Doc
Short Narrative
Short Doc
Experimental
Animation

OVERALL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Language: All films must be in English or with English subtitles.
Film Age: Submitted films must be not older than 2 years (completed after June 15, 2021)

SCREENING or RENTAL FEES
BFF does NOT CONSIDER films that require SCREENING/RENTAL FEES.

TOTAL RUNNING TIME
- Feature Narrative: No less than 40 minutes
- Feature Documentary: No Less than 40 minutes
- Short Narrative: Less than 40 minutes
- Short Documentary: Less than 40 minutes
- Experimental: no limitations
- Animation: no limitations

PRIOR SCREENINGS
Entries cannot have a theatrical run (commercial release) or be broadcast (TV) anywhere in the US before June 15, 2023. Previous screenings at other film festivals, as well as private, industry, and press screenings are OK. The "New York Premiere" status is preferred, but not mandatory.

COMPLETION DATE
Projects submitted to the Festival must have been completed after June 15, 2021. Works-In-Progress are considered only during the final submission deadline stage and only if the film can be completed by May 10, 2021.

INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION
Films produced, financed, or initiated by a major motion picture studio are not eligible for the BFF competition. Films that have a distribution agreement that includes sales in the US are not eligible to participate to BFF.

FILM PROMOTION & INTERVIEWS
BFF will forward any interviews requests directly to filmmakers or their publicist for them to arrange and coordinate. The BFF PR Department pitches the overall festival program and events to maximize exposure and build buzz in advance of and during the festival by procuring curtain raisers (festival preview features) and capsule reviews/film picks/highlights with local media including print dailies & weeklies, TV & Radio, and online/blogs. Brooklyn Film Festival may use segments (up to 5 mins) from any film submitted and accepted into the final lineup for promotional purposes.