Yosemite International Film Festival

Archived award structure: one Grand Prize winner per official competition category, plus John Muir, Silver Sierra and El Capitan award tiers. Special Jury Awards are discretionary. Categories include Grand Jury Award, Special Jury Prize, Environmental Film, Narrative Feature, Documentary Feature, Narrative Short, Documentary Short, Foreign Feature, Foreign Short, California Feature, California Short, Experimental Film, Music Video, Television Pilot, Student Feature, Student Short, Animated Feature, Animated Short, Director, Screenplay, Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor and Supporting Actress. Additional Grand Prizes may be awarded at the jury's discretion. The archived awards page specifies first, second and third places and ten finalists for feature scripts and short scripts. For television writing it lists first place for a spec script, first place for a television pilot and five finalists. The separate 2018 screenplay-entry page instead lists first, second and third places and ten television-writing finalists; the 2018 results name three placed television-writing entries.

2018 archived entry regulations. These are historical rules for the 2018 competition, not an announcement of current submissions. FILM COMPETITION Eligible categories include features, shorts, documentaries, student films, action-sports films, foreign films, environmental films, music videos, television pilots, experimental films and other genres. Short films are defined as under 50 minutes and features as over 50 minutes; the published rules do not classify films of exactly 50 minutes. Submit through FilmFreeway. DVDs are not accepted. Multiple entries are allowed, but every project requires its own entry and fee. Entry fees are nonrefundable. Entrants pay any shipping costs. Non-English-language films require legible English subtitles. Foreign entrants are responsible for clearing films and videotapes through United States and foreign customs. This is an Internet-based awards competition; films are not physically screened for the public. Following judging, winners are announced on the official website and through film-industry promotional channels. Acknowledging an award in the project's promotional materials is requested but optional. Selection committee and jury decisions are final. Entrants agree to indemnify and hold harmless the festival and its employees, owners, affiliates and partners against claims and liability arising from participation or entry. The festival may make necessary changes to regulations or scheduling. Submission confirms that the entrant has read, accepts and will follow all regulations. 2018 film deadlines and fees, in US dollars: early deadline 20 January 2018, shorts $25 / features $30; regular deadline 20 April 2018, shorts $30 / features $35; late deadline 20 July 2018, shorts $35 / features $40; extended deadline 15 September 2018, shorts $45 / features $50. SCREENPLAY AND TELEVISION-WRITING COMPETITION Feature and short screenplays are accepted. The published competition also includes television writing. Entrants retain all rights. Screenplays and personal contact information are not shared with third parties other than the judges. Multiple entries are permitted; each requires its own entry form and fee. Scripts must follow standard screenplay format and must not exceed 180 pages. Short scripts are under 50 pages; features are over 50 pages. The source does not classify scripts of exactly 50 pages. Submissions must be the applicant's original work. Adaptations of the applicant's own work are allowed if identified on the entry form. Script materials are not returned, and entry fees are nonrefundable. Selection committee and jury decisions are final. After judging, winners are announced on the official website and through film-industry promotional channels. Mentioning awards in promotional materials is requested but not compulsory. Entrants agree to indemnify and hold harmless the festival and its employees, owners, affiliates and partners against claims and liability associated with participation or entry. The festival may make necessary changes to regulations or scheduling. Submission of a film or screenplay confirms that the entrant has read, accepts and will comply with all rules. 2018 screenplay deadlines and fees, in US dollars: early deadline 20 January 2018, $30; regular deadline 20 April 2018, $35; late deadline 20 July 2018, $40; extended deadline 15 September 2018, $50.