KAPOW Intergalactic Film Festival

The published 2021 submission page offers winner laurels and allows projects entered in multiple categories to win multiple awards. Long-form and short-form project categories: Comedy/Musical, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy and Foreign. Additional categories: Best Project Made in Los Angeles; Documentary/Mockumentary; Music Video; Animation; Original Screenplay; Song/Score; Director; Cinematography; Trailer; Experimental Film; TV Pilot; New Media; Ensemble Comedy/Musical; Ensemble Drama; Ensemble Horror; Ensemble Sci-Fi/Fantasy; Public Service Announcement; Podcast; and Social Media Video (Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook, Twitter or TikTok). The page also lists Best Feature, Best Short, Best Snap Short and Best Poster. The festival calls its awards Kapowees.

Published submission rules for the 2021 edition: 1. Selected filmmakers receive notification and become eligible for award nominations in the categories they enter. Selection and nomination laurels are available by email on request. 2. The first project attracts the full entry fee; additional projects by the same filmmaker receive a 50% discount. The published number for obtaining the discount code is 323-905-2769. 3. Foreign-language submissions require English subtitles. 4. The submitting filmmaker or institution must hold the necessary rights and is responsible for the submitted content. Submission authorizes the festival to upload or embed the work on its website and social media and to promote it there without infringing copyright. A trailer may replace the complete film if the filmmaker does not want it screened online. 5. Entry fees are non-refundable. 6. The festival may change its rules, terms and conditions. Exhibition materials: selected features, shorts, music videos and episodic series require a one-sentence synopsis, a 150-word synopsis, trailers, clip reels, posters, postcards and an electronic press kit. Supply a 1080p or 720p video through Dropbox; closed captions are optional. Every project must include credits and a 1200 × 1600 poster in its Dropbox folder, and the folder link must be emailed to the festival. The source gives the address as “KaPowIFF (at) gmail”. Screenwriters can participate in live readings of scenes; podcasts are made available online to attendees. Runtime divisions: long-form fiction and documentary projects run more than 15 minutes; short-form projects run 15 minutes or less.