Founded in 2025, the Tamar Valley Film Festival (TVFF) was created to celebrate independent short films made by Tasmanian creatives.   The TVFF aims to showcase film made by Tasmanian creatives, in particular those from Launceston & Northern Tasmania, thereby supporting and highlighting upcoming filmmakers and talent.  The TVFF is intended to be held as a winter (Off-Season) event to encourage locals, and eventually tourists, to venture out, where audience and filmmakers can connect with each other, and enjoy a variety of shorts. 

The TVFF is organised by Star Rae Productions, a performing arts business based on the West Tamar, Launceston.

The 2027 event will be held on Friday 28 & Saturday 29 May, 2027 at the School of the Arts, Launceston.

There are currently no fees associated with film submissions to this festival.

FILM SUBMISSION RULES:

1. We welcome Tasmanian filmmakers of all ages, abilities and backgrounds.
2. Short films must have been made by Tasmanian filmmakers and/or creatives.
3. Short films must have a runtime of 20mins or less (including any credits).
4. All forms of short films are eligible for consideration, including music videos, vertical dramas, webisodes and pilots, providing the submission is complete and ready for screening.  Webisodes and Vertical Dramas must be pieced together into one file.
5. All forms of genres are eligible for consideration, however, please advise during submission if your film contains any mature content, strong language, violence, or potential triggers, so if your film is accepted for screening, we can inform our audience ahead of time.
6. We place no restrictions on your work in terms of premiere status or whether your work has been made available online, however priority will be given to films that have not already screened publicly in Launceston.
7. We do not accept partial screeners, trailers, or screener links that require access other than password protected links.
8. If your film is selected for screening, we do not pay screening fees for submitted and accepted films, nor compensate for travel, accommodation, or appearance fees.
9. All submissions are fully considered however due to time constraints, we cannot screen all films submitted.  If a film is not selected for this event,  the film may be resubmitted for consideration the following year.
10. If selected for screening, a digital copy of the film will be required by the advised date. TVFF reserves the right to rescind any screening engagement if the film is not delivered on time.
11. Please note that technical glitches will not be adjusted during the screening of your film.  Your film must be in final format upon acceptance.  Any technical issues with the submitted films are 100% the responsibility of the filmmakers.
12. At this stage we are also unable to offer individual feedback on submissions.
13. Once the official selection has been announced the decision is final and no discussions will be entered in to thereafter.
14. We reserve the right to schedule changes and may at any time revoke a film screening, festival passes, accommodations, and any other filmmaker agreements for any reason.
15. We retain the right to change the date and venue of the festival under special circumstances. All filmmakers will be informed about any changes through email and our online platforms
16. By submitting to us you agree to our terms and conditions and to receiving marketing newsletters and discounts about film festivals in the form of emails.  We will never intentionally sell or giveaway your information to third parties.
17. All selected films will be eligible to receive two (2) complimentary festival passes to attend the screening.
18. We reserve the right to update our terms and conditions.

ADDDITIONAL REQUESTS:

The following are requested with your submission, but not essential – your film will still be considered for screening even if you do not have these:

1) Captions / Subtitles – if you have a captioned / subtitled version of your film (suitable for an accessible audience),  please ensure captions / subtitles are burned into the film, not provided as a separate file.

2) EPK – if you have an Electronic Press Kit (including but not limited to promo posters, social media promo, logline, synopsis, Directors statement, trailers, teasers, still shots, etc) please provide this with your submission, so that if your film is selected for screening this will assist us in promoting your film online leading up to the festival. 

RIGHTS & USAGE

1. The TVFF is hereby granted the right to utilise an excerpt from any film submitted and accepted for exhibition at the Festival for promotional purposes.  We may also promote clips from your film on our social media, based on the EPK you have provide us with.
2. The individual or corporation submitting the film hereby warrants that it is authorised to commit the film for screening and understands and accepts these requirements and regulations.  This includes having obtained from each contributor of the film the authorisations to use of image, sound, performance and the reproduction of said image, sound, performance.
3. The individual or corporation submitting the film is also responsible for sorting out the copyright on any materials used as part of the film submitted, and agrees it has authorisation or license for any copyright of the sound recordings comprising the soundtrack to the film.
4. By submitting to the TVFF, you give us consent and right to screen your film in front of a live audience.
5. The TVFF holds your film in a secure fashion and takes the filmmakers rights very seriously.

The undersigned shall indemnify and hold harmless TVFF from and against any and all claims, liabilities, losses, damages, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney’s fees, and costs of the court) which may be incurred by reason of any claim involving copyright, trademark, credits, publicity, screening, and loss of or damage to the screening videos entered. By submitting you consent rights to trailers, teasers and release copyright for promotion during and after festival in perpetuity.

CONTACT: 

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us.