4th Annual THE FILM LAB, presented by the Sun Valley Film Festival and Tito's Handmade Vodka!

March 14, 2018 to March 18, 2018

Category Work in Progress DOCUMENTARY Deadlines & Entry Fees All fees will be charged in U.S. Dollar Online Services Offered Entry Form Fee Payment Press Kit Submission Copy Earlybird Deadline January 11, 2018 Regular Discounted Standard Fee 75.00 70.00 Regular Deadline January 25, 2018 Regular Discounted Standard Fee 85.00 80.00 Late Deadline February 8, 2018 Regular Discounted Standard Fee 95.00 90.00 WAB Extended Deadline February 15, 2018 Regular Discounted Standard Fee 125.00 120.00 Discounted fees apply to projects with pre-purchased Discount Packs, on entry fees greater than 30.00. Category Details NOTIFICATION DATE Approximately March 3, 2018 RUNTIME Features: From 50 minutes to 150 minutes COMPLETION DATE No requirement for completed by date PLACE OF ORIGIN Projects may originate from anywhere in the world PREMIERE STATUS No premiere requirement DISTRIBUTION STATUS Projects may have distribution Submission & Exhibition Format Requirements SUBMISSION COPY FORMATS Online   Secure Online Screener Media Files   .AVI (Audio-Video Interleaved)   .MOV (QuickTime) SUBMISSION COPY LANGUAGES Subtitled Dubbed Dialog List English EXHIBITION FORMATS DVD Video NTSC PAL SECAM DVD REGION 0     REGION 1     BLU-RAY REGION 0     REGION 1     Media Files   .MOV (Quicktime) EXHIBITION LANGUAGES Subtitled Dubbed Dialog List English Press Kit Requirements A press kit is required, but only after acceptance. Prizes & Awards This category is a competition. The WIP A $5000 prize for finishing funds will be awarded the selected film, and the director, writer, and producer provided with travel and lodging. Sponsor:The Sun Valley Film Festival & Tito's Handmade Vodka Cash Award Value: 5,000 U.S. Dollar Value of Goods/Services: 4,500 U.S. Dollar This prize is shared with other categories. Category Rules - Film must be a Work In Progress, with no screening engagements prior to April 2018. - Film must be close to picture lock; while editing does not have to be finished, the film is expected to be past the rough cut phase [a nearly finalized film; missing elements like sound design, color correction, score, VFX, etc. is understandable and expected]. - The Sun Valley Film Festival must receive a ‘Made with the Support of’ credit in the end credits. - Film must be willing/able to screen as a work-in-progress at the SVFF2018 [March 14-18, 2018].