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Welcome

15th Waterford Film Festival
        Friday, 12th November -Monday,15th November 2021  

2021 Festival Plans & 2022 New Venue Partnership
The 15th Waterford Film Festival is now open for submissions for films, scripts and for
it’s brand new photography competition.

This year's festival is going ahead however, Covid-19 is still very much part of our
daily lives and it will be highly likely that some form of restrictions will be in
place for most of the year. 

This year it is difficult for venues to be in a position to run multiple events, back to back
and on consecutive days, as a festival structure requires. 

For these reasons and for the health and safety of everyone involved, all selected films
will be presented on a virtual (password protected/subscriber based only) platform
for the 2021 Festival.

It is our aim to at least have a physical awards presentation following the
festival weekend in The House of Waterford Crystal.

Waterford Film Festival & Odeon Cinemas Waterford 

​The Waterford Film Festival is delighted to announce our new venue partners ODEON CINEMAS.
They will be hosting next year's festival in 2022 in their venue located in Poleberry, Waterford.
This will be the first time that the festival will be hosted by a commercial cinema.

Festival Director Stephen Byrne states ” This is exciting news for the festival and our supporters.
By the time this event happens it will be over two years since we had physical screenings with a live audience.

All of the festival team are looking forward to returning to a theater setting and for the first time in a cinema.
I am excited that we will be presenting a wide range of short films from
different cultures and backgrounds from around the world to old and new audiences.
It will be a brand new experience for all involved.

This will be the start of a new chapter for the festival  and we are excited and looking forward to working
with the Odeon in producing our 2022 programme of events.”

For the 2021 festival there is a brand new photography competition called
The Principal Image Photography Competition.

One of the prizes include exhibit space provided by Odeon Cinemas and a
revamp of our ​existing film & screenplay competitions. 

The festival also plans to host a series of networking events during the festival weekend and if possible an awards presentation in the House of Waterford Crystal.

Filmmakers, writers and photographers can submit their projects on the festival website or at filmfreeway.com 
A full list of prizes, rules and how to enter all three competition can be found at at www.waterfordfilmfestival.net or www.filmfreeway.com/waterfordfilmfestival  

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 Awards

The Waterford Film Festival runs 3 annual competitions. They are in film, screenplays and photography.

Below are a list of the awards for each competitions

Short Film Competition

• Best Short Film Award: Winners prizes include Waterford Crystal designed Award for

            Best Short Film, a certificate, winners laurels and a cash prize.

• Runner Up Award for Best Short Film: Prize includes Waterford Crystal designed Award a certificate and runners up laurels.
• Best Debut/Student Short Film: A Certificate, Laurels and a cash prize
• Several Special Mention Awards will be presented with a certificate and Laurels.
• All selected films will receive officially selected Laurels.

Short Screenplay Competition

This competition will now have two rounds. 

• Round 1: Up to 50 screenplays will be selected as semi finalists and writers will receive semi-finalist Laurels.  
• Round 2: A finalist list of up to 20 screenplays will be selected from the semi-finalist list.
• All Finalists will receive Finalist Laurels and Certificates.  
• The Overall Winner for Best Short Screenplay will be presented with a
• Waterford Crystal  designed Award, Laurels, a Certificate and a cash prize.
• Runner up for Best Short Screenplay will receive a Certificate and Laurels.
• Several Special Mention Awards will be presented with a certificate and Laurels

Go to our submissions page for more information


Photography Competition 
  
                                                                               Best Cinematic Image

• The winner will have an exhibit of their work displayed in the Odeon Cinema Waterford​ during the 2022 Festival Weekend. The winner can have up to six images displayed including the winning photo/image of this competition.
• The winning photo/image will be displayed on the front cover of the Festival’s 2022 programme booklet, as well as all posters and promotional material and on our website and various online platforms
• The winner will receive a free portfolio website of your work, which will be built on your behalf. This includes one free year of hosting with domain fees. Total value of the website prize €1,000 (not a cash prize)
•  The winner will receive a free pass to the Opening Night of the Waterford Film Festival 2022 which takes place in the Odeon Cinema, Waterford and they can also to speak at the event if they wish.
• The winner will receive an Official ‘Winner’ Digital Certificate and Laurels.

Runner Up: Best Cinematic Image

• The runner ups portfolio will be promoted (with up to five images) on our social media channels and website 
• The image will be used in a section of our printed programme booklet
• Cash prize of €50
• The runner up will receive a free pass to the Opening Night of the 2022 Waterford Film Festival which takes place in the Odeon Cinema in Waterford.
• The runner up will receive an Official ‘Runner Up’ Digital Certificate and Laurels

Go to the photography competition page for information on how to enter

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