{"id":23,"date":"2023-11-17T18:38:59","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T23:38:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/theredstonefilmfestival\/?page_id=23"},"modified":"2026-01-16T15:14:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T20:14:50","slug":"rules","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/theredstonefilmfestival\/rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Rules and Regulations"},"content":{"rendered":"
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ALUMNI SHORT ENTRY<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Alumni Short Contest is a juried event with a screening and presentation ceremony scheduled for Friday, April 3, 2026<\/strong>.
\nTo enter, submit a completed entry form downloaded from sites.bu.edu\/TheRedstoneFilmFestival<\/a>.
\nWith submission, it is understood that The Department of Film and Television will work with Disability and Access Services to support access and inclusion.\u00a0 Such support may include, but not limited to, open captioning during ceremony screening and closed captioning available for online viewing.\u00a0 Submitting your application and project does not guarantee that it will be selected.<\/p>\n

In order to participate, alumni short movies must the following criteria:<\/p>\n

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  1. Movie must be fully produced post graduation.\u00a0 Production may not have originated from undergraduate production course.<\/li>\n
  2. At least one stakeholder of the movie must be an alumni of Boston University.<\/li>\n
  3. Runtime, including all credits, must not exceed 15 minutes.<\/li>\n
  4. Submissions must be uploaded by February 13, 2026, Friday, 5pm (EST)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    FT STUDENT ENTRY<\/strong><\/p>\n

    The Redstone Film Festival is a juried event with a screening and presentation ceremony scheduled for Friday, April 3, 2026<\/strong>.
    \nThere will be a pre-screening of all entries by a\u00a0 selection committee which will choose projects to be submitted to a panel of media professionals for judging.\u00a0 With submission to The Redstone Film Festival, it is understood that The Department of Film and Television will work with Disability and Access Services to support access and inclusion.\u00a0 Such support may include, but not limited to, open captioning during ceremony screening and closed captioning available for online viewing.\u00a0 Submitting your application and project does not guarantee that it will be selected.<\/p>\n

    In order to participate, students must meet all of the following criteria:<\/p>\n

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    1. Submissions must have been produced as required curriculum within one of the listed Film and Television production courses.
      \nProjects done as part of a directed study or done as an individual, extra-curricular project are not eligible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
      FT353 Production I<\/td>\nFT505 Real World Productions<\/td>\nFT573-574 BUTV1-2<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      FT402 Production II<\/td>\nFT544 Documentary Production<\/td>\nFT589 Advanced Production<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      FT468 Production III<\/td>\nFT522 Social Purpose Production<\/td>\nFT707 Video Production I<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      <\/td>\nFT555 Advanced Documentary<\/td>\nLooking China Production<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/li>\n
    2. Runtime, including all credits, must not exceed 15 minutes.<\/li>\n
    3. Submissions must be uploaded by January 30, 2026, Friday, 5pm (EST)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
    4. Submission must include the College of Communication, Department of Film and Television end credit no smaller than one third screen width.\u00a0 The official COM FT end credit may be downloaded from sites.bu.edu\/TheRedstoneFilmFestival<\/a>.<\/li>\n
    5. Submission process and guidelines must be followed.\u00a0 Failure to adhere to submission Deadline, Process, or Media Specifications may delay submission and disqualify\u00a0 entry.\u00a0 Once your submission is evaluated for technical specifications, a confirmation email will be sent within 5-7 days.\u00a0 Questions may be forwarded to\u00a0 TheRedstoneFilmFestival@bu.edu<\/a> .<\/li>\n
    6. The submission form must include production crew names and roles as assigned in group projects produced in FT402 Production 2, FT468 Production 3, and FT552 Social Purpose Short.\u00a0 Awards for Best Picture 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place will be shared by the producer and director while specified awards for screenplay, cinematography, sound design, editing, production design, and actor will be awarded to individuals.\u00a0 Award for Audience Choice should be shared.<\/li>\n
    7. All projects must be free of copyright violations.\u00a0 Submissions containing copyrighted material (music, lyrics, stock footage, adapted story, or script) must include a copy of the release from the copyright holder and submitted with the movie file and submission form.<\/li>\n
    8. Students may enter more than one project per year, but no project may be submitted more than once. The work must have been completed within the past three years.<\/li>\n
    9. If your entry is chosen, as a Finalist it is understood that you will be asked to provide the following.
      \n\u2022 brief filmography biography of producer and director
      \n\u2022 photo of producer and director for biography
      \n\u2022 20-30 second\u00a0 trailer (.mov, H264)
      \n\u2022 10-20 production stills
      \n\u2022 2 graphics to represent movie\u00a0 (one with title, one without title)
      \n\u2022 movie poster
      \n\u2022 movie script<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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      The Rules and Regulations as listed on The Redstone Film Festival Entry Form take precedent to this webpage.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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