Submission rules

• The Hudson Animation & Short Festival is open to Canadians.
• You do not have to attend the festival to submit a film.
• Entry Form opens February 15^th, 2024 at 12:00AM Eastern Daylight Time.
• Entry deadline: March 15th at 11:59PM Eastern Daylight Time.
• Only films and animations completed after May 1st, 2023 are eligible.
• It’s free to submit, there are no entry or registration fees.
• We only accept entries submitted via FilmFreeway  link below.
• Each entry may only be submitted once.
• Live Action films should be under 15 minutes.
• We accept only film and animation formats: MP4 H264 or H265 at 1080p.
• Entries must include at least 3 stills from the film (300 dpi, jpg or png), a director’s photo (72 dpi, jpg or png), and a director’s short biography and short film synopsis.
• If your film has dialogue that is not in English, it should have English subtitles,
• While we are not opposed to AI-assisted works, submissions should at least show 50% of the artists’ hand.
• We do NOT accept pornographic films, hate films, films with religious or political agendas, dance videos, music videos.

If any entries are discovered to be plagiarized or copies of pre-existing films, the entrant(s) will be disqualified.