Submit a Film

DEADLINES for film and video submissions to the Cinema Politica Network are twice a year:

June 1 for the Fall Program (September - December) and

December 1 for the Winter Program (January - April).

Cinema Politica is a ongoing festival of independent political film and video at several locations across Canada (for submissions to our international locals, please contact us). We showcase works that are Canadian documentaries, but screen innovative works from all over the world.

There are two ways to have works distributed and exhibited in the Cinema Politica Network, by acquisition or by submission.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES are as follows:
• Works must be independently produced, with the filmmaker retaining complete editorial control.
• Works must be in English, or with English subtitling if language is essential to the production
• Works may be from any genre including fiction, docudrama, documentary, hybrids, etc
• Works must be submitted in one of three length categories: 0-15min, 15-30, and 30+min

Cinema Politica supports independent artists and distributors. For works we program, we pay Public Performance License fees depending on the production's length and whether it will be screened once or throughout our Network, which brings your film to campus audiences across Canada reaching a potential market of over 1.5 million students at over 50 locations.

For our international locals in Asia, Australia, USA, and Europe, licensing is on a case-by-case basis.

Please note that there is no charge to submit your film and that shipping and handling must be paid by the shipper.

TO SUBMIT A FILM, please send a DVD (NTSC or Pal are both fine) screener to:

Cinema Politica Submissions
PO Box 55097 (Mackay)
Montreal, QC H3G 2W5

Cinema Politica is not responsible for lost or damaged items sent to us, and we are not responsible for returning films shipped to us without a prior arrangement.

For more information contact: info (at) cinemapolitica (dot) org and write "Submission" in the heading. We look forward to seeing more political cinema!

ATTENTION INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS!! Please read our helpful guide here so that we and other programmers and promoters can properly get your film out into the public!