NARRATIVE FEATURE FILM

Entry Fees & Deadlines

March 1, 2012: $25 / $20 WAB discounted Earlybird Deadline

April 1, 2012: $30 / $25 WAB discounted Regular Deadline

April 10, 2012: $35 / $30 WAB discounted Late Deadline

April 21, 2012: $40 / $35 WAB discounted WAB Extended Deadline

NOTIFICATION DATE: Approximately May 1, 2012

RUNTIME: Features: minimum 75 minutes

COMPLETION DATE: Projects completed after January, 2009

PLACE OF ORIGIN: Projects may originate from anywhere in the world

PREMIERE STATUS: No premiere requirement

DISTRIBUTION STATUS: Projects may have distribution

DVD Region 0 & 1 NTSC only (no PAL DVD entries accepted)

ENGLISH, or ENGLISH WITH SUBTITLES

PRESSKIT REQUIREMENTS: A press kit is requested but not required, including: • Production Still Photos – Digital • Biography/Filmography – Director

PRIZES & AWARDS: This category is a competition.

Best Picture Jury’s Favorite Feature Length Motion Picture Sponsor: Playhouse West Film Foundation

Best Actor in a Feature Film Jury’s Favorite Performance by a Lead Actor in a Feature Length Motion Picture Sponsor: Playhouse West Film Foundation

Best Actress in a Feature Film Jury’s Favorite Performance by a Lead Actress in a Feature Length Motion Picture Sponsor: Playhouse West Film Foundation

Best Supporting Actor in a Feature Film Jury’s Favorite Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Feature Length Motion Picture Sponsor: Playhouse West Film Foundation

Best Supporting Actress in a Feature Film Jury’s Favorite Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Feature Length Motion Picture Sponsor: Playhouse West Film Foundation

Best Director of a Feature Film Jury’s Favorite Direction of a Feature Length Motion Picture Sponsor: Playhouse West Film Foundation

Best Feature Length Screenplay Jury’s Favorite Feature Length Screenplay Sponsor: Playhouse West Film Foundation

Audience Choice Awards: Best Feature Film Drama, Best Feature Film Comedy, Best Actor in a Feature Film Drama, Best Actress in a Feature Film Drama, Best Actor in a Feature Film Comedy, Best Actress in a Feature Film Comedy

CATEGORY RULES

1. Narrative Feature Length Motion Pictures must be in English or with English subtitles.

2. Feature Motion Pictures must be over 75 minutes in length.

3. Any Narrative Feature Length Motion Picture is eligible for any festival award.

SPECIAL NOTES (PLEASE READ):

(1) Though submissions are open to any film meeting our requirements, the Playhouse Film Festival does favor films in which involve current or former Playhouse West members. We do reserve a number of spots for outside filmmakers with no PW affiliation, however the vast majority of our films presented the past few years were in someway affiliated with current or former Playhouse West members, and had Playhouse West members playing a key role in the making of the film (i.e.: acted, directed, wrote or produced such project).

(2) To be eligible for Best Feature Length Screenplay award, the Jury may request a digital copy (PDF file) of the screenplay. The screenplay must be an original screenplay, or a screenplay based on other source material (novel, short story, true story, etc). But it cannot be a remake of another film or screenplay.