Refund policy means that a good film deserve an award, and if the film is not selected in the festival, there will be a refund for the submission fee.


 Film Festival Submission: International Student, Newcomer, and Woman Movie Awards

About the Festival:

The festival's vision is to support independent filmmakers, newcomers, film students, women filmmakers, acting students, and new talents to get international recognition, exposure, and wider opportunity for their careers.

The festival accept: film and documentary film (all genre) from students, newcomer, and female filmmakers. For newcomer director, he or she should state whether his/her film is his/her first, second, or third. Students doesn’t have to state it and can submit any film, as long as he/she is still a student when making the film. Films with various language are welcome, but must be added with English subtitle (or it can be dubbed into English).

Festival email: [email protected]

Festival website


SUBMISSION ENTRY:

Main Films Categories:

International Feature Film
Feature length narratives with a minimum running time of 60 minutes.

International Short Film
Short narrative films with run time of 59 minutes and below.

Documentary Feature
Documentary feature with run time over 60 minutes in length

Documentary Short
Documentary short with run time of 59 minutes and below

Scriptwriting Competition (un-produced)
Open for all genre both film and documentary, from any length.
All script must be in English.
Submission format: pdf

Script must be typed in standard script format: Courier 12 pt font, with 1 page equals 1 minute of screen time, and it should be written in present tense.

Entry fees: $75 USD

Submission category:
Submitter's name & film title:
Film duration & director:

Creative Awards Categories:

1. Director
2. Producer
3. Script-Writer
4. Lead Actor
5. Lead Actress
6. Cinematographer
7. Story
8. Editor
9. Production Design
10. Sound
11. Music
12. Costume Design
13. Make Up
14. Special Effect
15. Animation
16. Supporting Actor
17. Supporting Actress
18. Ensemble of Cast

Entry fees:
single category: $50 USD
5 (five) categories: $ 200 USD

Please e-mail your selection to: [email protected]

Single category:

Filmmaker's name & film title:
Film duration&Award Category:

Five categories:

Filmmaker's name & film title:
Film duration & Categories:
 

Special Awards Categories:

1. World Filmmaker of the Year
2. World Producer of the Year
3. World Director of the Year
4. World Cinematographer of the Year
5. World Script-writer of the Year
6. World Editor of the Year
7. Filmmaker of Inspiration
8. Humanitarian Award
9. Anti Discrimination Award
10. Diversity Award
11. Inclusion Award
12. Filmmaker of Tolerance
13. Filmmaker of Peace
14. World Newcomer Filmmaker of the Year
15. World Actor of the Year
16. World Actress of the Year

Entry fees: $100 USD/category

Please e-mail your selection to: [email protected]

Special Award submission entry:

Film Title & Filmmaker's name:
Duration, Director & Category:

Medal of Excellence

Note:
- Entry fee: $ 350 USD
(including medal, certificate and shipment)
- 1 nominee per submission.
- You can nominate more than 1 person.

Entry submission:

Film Title & Filmmaker's name:
Duration and Director:

Statue of Supreme Excellence:

Gold Colored Statue of minimum of 30 Cm, Laminated certificate of 30 X 40 Cm, Winner's Sash, packaging and delivery.

Shipment alternative:

- Without shipment guarantee
- With shipment guarantee

Entry fees:
$850 USD (without shipment guarantee)
$1050 USD (with shipment guarantee)

Delivery type:
Film Title & Filmmaker's name:
Duration and Director:

- ISENMA GENERAL RULES -
TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Please read these Terms and Conditions carefully. By submitting your film/s or screenplay to the International Student, Newcomer, and Woman Movie Awards (ISENMA), you are agreeing to all Terms and Conditions below in full.

1. The submitter/filmmaker guarantee that all rights and releases has been legally secured, including music rights, songs, etc and the submitter releases ISENMA and all its member from any legal action whatsoever.

2. If nominated, 2 DVD PAL and 1 (one) blu-ray (optional) or DCP, must be sent. Mark case and DVD, with title, length, and director's name. Please mark your film with "No Commercial Value - For Cultural Purposes Only" either on the envelope and the shipping invoices. Although every possible care will be taken with DVDs while in our possession, however, we cannot accept responsibility for unforeseen loss, stolen, or damage of entries. Please do not send originals. We do not receive downloads of any kind.
3. All transportation/shipping costs (including customs clearance) to Jakarta, plus fees for insurance while in transit, must be borne by the participants (please write: For Cultural Purposes only - Not for commercial use). The Festival Director reserves the right to refuse any shipment involving unpaid costs.

4. All selection committees' and juries' decisions are finals.
5. Only producers or directors can receive the physical awards at the award ceremony.
6. Regardless of the Prize and their winning status, winning filmmakers who can't attend the Awards Ceremony in Jakarta, will only receive laurels.
7. The festival has the right to disqualify a winning film for any reasons, without having to explain the reasons to the submitter.
8. Submission of an entry gives the festival permission to have accepted work exhibited, photographed, locally telecast, and reproduced either in part or whole, for educational or publicity purposes. Filmmakers can request in writing that their material not be used for such purposes after the Festival.
9. We do not pay any screening fees. Not all winning films will be screened. The festival has the full right to select the winning films to be screened.
10. The festival director may deny participation to any film unable to meet the technical requirements for a public screening of good quality.
11. The Festival reserves the right to make any necessary changes in regulations or scheduling.

12. All filmmakers/submitters are expected to keep communications with the Festival professional and in good taste. Failure to do so may result in disqualification at any point in the adjudication process, including the nullification of Official Selection status or nominations. That stated, the Festival will only communicate with the person who submitted his/her film to the festival, and that Festival should not be expected to communicate with any other persons.

13. The festival has the right to work with any institution and partner festivals for all kind of cooperation, including joint events or promotions.

14. We accept film and documentary film from students, newcomers, and female filmmakers. For newcomer director, he or she should state whether his/her film is his/her first, second, or third film. Students don’t have to state it and can submit any film, as long as he/she is still a student when making the film.
15. Films with various languages are welcome, but must be added with English subtitle (or it can be dubbed into English).
16. We accept films from all genres.
17. Films could be from any year.
18. All submissions should be sent prepaid.
19. We will not return your screening and exhibition copies.
20. All submission fees are non-refundable.

21. The Festival Management reserves the right to make changes in the profile of the Festival, if it becomes necessary to do so due to circumstances beyond his/her control.
22. The submitter/filmmaker acknowledges that remediation of any sort will be limited to a refund of their submission fees.
23. The submitter/filmmaker 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 the Festival.
24. All disputes in respect of any matter relating to the International Film Festivals shall be subjected to the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent courts in North Jakarta. Any dispute arising as a result of submission to the Festival will have a recourse limited to the lesser of either the submission fee paid, or the cost of correcting the issue.

By submitting to our Festival, submitter/filmmaker indicates that they have read, understand, agree with, and will comply all of the Terms and Condition above, and accept all of the terms and conditions herein, in their entirety, without modification.