How to apply
Here you can see some guidelines and regulations you might find helpful for your submission.
Most importantly, the application consists of two parts:
- Submit your film using our ‘Filmfreeway’ platform, that you can find here.
- If your film has been selected you are asked to fill out the online data sheet,
where you also have to paste a download link to your film.
Important dates
Submission opening:
Submission deadline:
Notification date:
Screening copy deadline:
Detailed program schedule:
Accreditation deadline:
21st BuSho Film Festival:
1 December 2024
1 March 2025
1 May 2025
1 June 2025
15 June 2025
15 July 2025
2-7 September 2025
Submission opens: 1 December 2024
Submission deadline: 1 March 2025
Notification date: 1 May 2025
Screening copy deadline: 1 June 2025
Detailed program deadline: 15 June 2025
Accreditation deadline: 15 July 2025
Festival: 2-7 September 2025
Categories
We accept submissions in the categories of fiction, animation and experimental.
Duration
The length of your film must be no more than 25 minutes.
Production date
Submitted films should have been produced after 1 January 2023.
Discounts
Schools, studios & agencies sending more films will receive the following discounts:
5+ entries: 20% discount
10+ entries: 30% discount
20+ entries: 50% discount
Technical parameters
If your film has been selected you are asked to fill out the online entry form,
where you also have to paste a download link to your film.
We ask you to pay attention and follow these technical parameters while uploading your film.
We will ask for copies in DCP and h.264 format
DCP
Resolution:
Framerate:
Color gamut
Sound:
Subtitles:
2K or 4K, flat or scope
24 or 25 frames per second
DCI-P3 (no Premiere Pro/Wraptor DCPs accepted)
48kHz, 24-bit, stereo -19 LUFS, surround -23 LUFS
English subtitles (separate, NOT burnt-in,
for English speaking films too)
h.264
Resolution:
Framerate:
Container:
Sound:
Subtitles:
max. 4096x2160 (rendered at native resolution without letterbox/black bars)
24 or 25 frames per second
mp4 or mov
48 kHz, 16 bit, stereo, -6dB
English subtitles in SRT format
(for English speaking films too)
Hereby, the entrant declares, that their submitted film has cleared copyrights.
Rules & Regulations
- We cannot accept films that are uploaded and public on any video-sharing websites.
- Once a film has been selected, we are not able to take it back from the competition screening, because of other festival’s premiere rules.
- If the film is in the official selection, the creator of the film + 1 more person will be invited to the festival.
- Applications of other filmmaking workshops and festival organizers are also appreciated whose most successful films or a “Best Of” selection can be sent to the festival and also to the conference.
- If a filmmaker community applies, food and accommodation is provided for the group leaders and 1 more person. To avoid any inconvenience coming from last minute cancellation, all the guests are asked to pay an accreditation fee, which includes all the costs for the whole week. If your film has been selected and you would like to attend the festival, please go to the accreditation site, send the flight reservation as well as the proof of the transaction.
The filmmakers submitting their films to BuSho agrees at the same time to the:
– public presentation of their film(s) in the competition,
– public presentation of a part of their film(s) on TV for advertising the festival,
– presentation of the award winning films on the festival collection, which is made only for non-commercial use with BuSho watermark for events promoting the Festival.
