In order to submit a film, you must own the rights or have permission from the owner.
All fees are non-refundable.
The Festival relationship will exclusively be related to the film submitter.
Maximum length allowed is related to the category (see details in categories section).
Any Foreign film that is not in English or Italian must have English subtitles.
CFMA will not be responsible for damaged copies.
At least FullHD resolution will be requested for the live Events.
Students must present a valid Student ID in order to receive our student discount.
Not all the submissions are selected for the Official Competition. Our Judges are free to make their own choices and no answers will be given about not selected films.
CFMA can consider any film to be disqualified if the festival considers the content inappropriate. If you have any question regarding this decision you may contact us at our email address: info@castlefilmawards.com.
Filmmakers must submit their project in any of the Official Competitions. You can select to compete in one or more categories.
A fee is required for the official Competitions Submission. For payment structure visit FILMFREEWAY.
Submitting your movie, you authorise CFMA to use, distribute and share the film poster, trailer, synopsis, and movie stills in our social media. You can request not to authorise for specific uses in detail during the submission process.
You agree to indemnify us and hold us and our employees, owners, affiliates, and partners harmless from all claims and liability associated with your participation or entry to DIFF.
The festival dates and location are subject to change.
The applicants (submitters) must accept CFMA Rules and Terms.
Terms and conditions are subject to change. Any amendments will be posted on our website.
FilmFreeway submissions for new media projects (such as websites, apps, immersive experiences, experimental art projects, etc.) must include a presentation video (max duration 20 minutes including credits) or a detailed pdf document presentation (max length 20 pages).
Our awards are presented in digital form, as a signed PDF and an NFT token, because of respect for the environment. The physical trophy is optional and available upon request.
As the festival does not have a refund policy, we kindly ask you to carefully review our rules and regulations.
Physical trophies are available upon request for a fee.
