ABOUT US From the
creators of the "Depth of Field International Film Festival," "Docs
Without Borders Film Festival," "WRPN.tv Women's International Film
Festival," "WRPN.tv Screenplay Competition," and "LGBTQ-Unbordered
International Film Festival," among many other highly successful
festivals, all under the umbrella of the "WRPN.tv Entertainment
Network," we bring you the "Religion Faith International Film Festival."
Faith- and
family-based movies are becoming more popular in the movie business.
Many directors are making movies with religious and family-related
themes and messages. So, we made a religious film festival open to all
religions to show and award these movies. RFIFF provides opportunities
for filmmakers to share their works with audiences who appreciate
faith-family-driven content
In today's
world, where the idea of family is growing, it is important to have
events that cater to a diverse audience. One way to do this is through
RFIFF. We live screen our Best of Festival winners and online screen
Best of Show, Outstanding Excellence, and Excellence winners on our
network, WRPN.tv (Optional)
We accept films
worldwide that show respect for different cultures, traditions, and
values while bringing people together.
Besides
entertaining audiences, RFIFF provides an opportunity for education.
Faith and
family-based films have increased recently, with more filmmakers
exploring religious/family themes and messages through movies. Several
things have led to this trend, such as a rise in the number of people
who want to watch inspirational movies, improvements in technology that
make it easier and cheaper to produce high-quality movies, and a
greater acceptance of faith-based content in mainstream media.
AWARDS AND PRIZES Opportunities
for sub-category awards include cinematography, score, original
concept, direction, SFX, acting, writing, editing, and many more!
RFIFF, in
cooperation with our distribution colleagues, is proud to offer a
guaranteed distributor review to the top winners in these award levels
in the major categories*: "Best of
Festival Award: Presented to an outstanding entry from among the Best
of Show Winners in each production type." "Best of Show"
will be selected by genre and domestic/foreign), so there will be more
than one BOS. BOS Documentary (domestic), BOS Documentary (foreign),
etc. "Award of
Outstanding Excellence," *(If
insufficient qualifying submissions within any category, WWIFF reserves
the right to withdraw a "Best Of" presentation.) Other award
levels include: "Award of
Excellence" "Award Of
Exceptional Merit" "Jury's Choice
Award" "Award Of Merit" "Kudos Endeavor
Award"
RULES VERY IMPORTANT:
All written material, i.e., screenplays, stage plays, poems, and
novels, must be submitted to their respective category. DO NOT submit
any written material to categories reserved for film/video, i.e.,
drama, Art-house, etc. doing so will get your submission rejected. DO NOT submit
film/video to screenplay or any written medium category, as it will
also be rejected. We hire
professional readers/judges for all written materials, and they will
not review videos. We hire
professional reviewers for videos, and they will not review written
material.
The movies must
have English subtitles (unless the spoken language is English).
There must be
some inspirational, religious, or family theme included in all
submissions. They need a spiritual component, even if they are not
explicitly religious. It doesn't matter what religion they practice or
where they live as long as their faith allows them to make wise choices
for themselves, their families, and their communities. It doesn't
matter what religion they practice or where they live as long as they
make good decisions.
We don't screen
films without the producer's written consent.
We only
live-screen the Best of Festival winners. Our screening
event is to collect audience reactions to be used by our distributors.
We don't conduct after-screening networking parties or seminars. Video interviews
of the viewing audience may be conducted and shown on WRPN.tv
REFUNDS POLICY:
In the event you withdraw your submission prior to being Officially
Selected, you will receive a refund. If you withdraw
AFTER being Officially Selected, there will be NO refunds. All our judges,
(selection and awarding) are paid. We don’t use unpaid volunteers.
Your project
name will appear in the Official Selection list only if you have
submitted the entire film into one of the 13 Major Categories.
We give feedback
to films and screenplays that get rejected, then we
give them time to fix the problems and re-submit again for free.
To ensure that
each film/screenplay is viewed,read, studied, and rated
individually, RFIFF has instituted a system where entries do not
compete against each other but are recognized for their merits. They compete
against themselves: each entry is judged on individual
merits and scored on an inherent value system.
The judge's
focus is on your film/screenplay when it is your turn to be
evaluated, not on all the other films/scripts that are on cue; this ensures
that they will not have comparisons going on in their minds when they
should focus entirely on YOU.
Screenplays are
accepted from anywhere in the world but in English only.
- Screenplays
must be in PDF format and submitted electronically
through FilmFreeway only
- Every
submitted script must include a title page with contact
information. - A treatment is
optional (but helpful)
- RFIFF accepts:
-Unproduced and
produced feature-length screenplays between 70 and 130
pages. -Unproduced and
produced short screenplays 40 pages and under. -Unproduced and
produced Teleplays and Webisodes of 45 to 70 pages. -Unproduced and
produced Webisodes of 10 to 20 pages.
- No limit to
the number of original scripts you submit. Duplicate
entries will be automatically disqualified.
- Substitutions
will be accepted not later than 45 days prior to
festival's end date
- The decisions
of the judges are final and shall not be disputed.
- Top winners
understand that there is no guarantee of representation
or production deals by our associates.
-If your
screenplay or novel is rejected, we will tell you the reason
(s), and you’ll have a chance to re-submit up to 30 days before the
last deadline or the following season for free.