My Film Was Accepted

Congratulations Filmmakers for being accepted to GSFF 2020!

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ALL FILMS GET TWO BADGES THAT ACT AS WEEKEND PASSES…Please let Tina Notaro tina@gsff.org know the names of the two people picking up your badges.

Your badges give you entrance to all events EXCEPT the black tie awards banquet. Separate tickets for that event may be found HERE.

You may download your laurels via Filmfreeway.com

It is our pleasure to inform you that your film has been chosen to be screened at the 18th Annual Garden State Film Festival in Asbury Park, New Jersey, March 25-29, 2020.

Please read the following information carefully:

DVD/BLU-RAY INFORMATION

Please send two (2) final DVDs or Blu Rays of your film for screening purposes.

PLEASE DO NOT ASK US TO BURN YOUR DVD. See Filmmaker FAQ for our DVD/Blu-Ray Policy.

If we screened your submission online we do not have any way to present your film without a hard copy. So please get it to us quickly.

All discs MUST be NTSC, Region 1 or 0, DVD or Blu Ray, Region A.

All films must come to us without a leader. A leader is color bars and tone, or a slate. We want your film to start playing immediately.

All filmmakers DVD/Blu-Ray disks disks must be Properly Formatted, Authored, and FINALIZED.

All menus should park themselves on “PLAY” or have it AUTO START. This will save time for the audience waiting for the projectionist to press play. Please do not have a menu.

All venues will only have NTSC Blu-Ray, Region A and DVD, Region 1 or 0, capability. We cannot accept PAL discs. PAL can not be played.

Currently, audio will be played in Stereo, not 5.1.
Please clearly mark your disc with its format. Format Example: NTSC Blu-Ray, Region A
Please get all films to us no later than February 10, 2020.
Please address any technical questions to: Lauren Concar, lauren@gsff.org. She will be happy to help you!

Please send DVD’s to:

GSFF
711 Boston Blvd
Sea Girt, NJ 08750

Marked SCREENING COPY on the outside as well as your WAB or FilmFreeway tracking number.

DO NOT REQUIRE A SIGNATURE.

Please read the following information carefully:

PROGRAM BOOK INFORMATION

Please provide the following information as you wish it to appear in the program and on the website and attach a high resolution still which may appear with it

Please use upper and lower cases when filing in information.

DO NOT ENTER YOUR INFO IN ALL CAPS

Premiere status examples are (World Premiere, North American Premiere, East Coast Premiere, NJ premiere, Asbury Park Premier)

If your film has a recognizable cast members name ONLY, please include it in the synopsis. Synopsis should be no longer than two to three sentences and describe the film accurately.

*Remember this is what will get general audience to your screening. Vague synopses are not helpful in getting audience to your film.

Please send ONLY the info below to diane@gsff.org with a graphic/still for your film

Program/Website Information:

TITLE:

COUNTRY:

CATEGORY:

RUNNING TIME:

PREMIERE STATUS:

DIRECTOR:

PRODUCER:

PRODUCTION COMPANY:

EMAIL:

WEBSITE:

TRAILER LINK:

SHORT SYNOPSIS:

FACEBOOK LINK:

TWITTER LINK: