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Categories & Awards

You May Submit in any following Sections

  • Best Drama Short

  • Best Comedy Short

  • Best Horror Short

  • Best Thriller Short

  • Best Romantic Short

  • Best Trailer

  • Best LGBT Short

  • Best Action Short

  • Best SCI-FI Short

  • Best Animation Short

  • Best Documentary Short

  • Best Experimental Short

  • Best Student Short

  • Best Mobile Short

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  • Best Silent Short

  • Best 1-Minute Short

  • Best Music Video

  • Best Web Series

  • Best Director

  • Best Cinematography

  • Best ScreenWriter

  • Best Editor

  • Best Acting (Male)

  • Best Acting (Female)

  • Best First Time Director

  • Best Female Director/Filmmaker

  • Best Screenplay

Submission Rules and Terms

The winner will get Laurel and Certificate of award one winner from each category announced. 

Submission Rules & Terms

1) submissions through FilmFreeway only.

2) Download file is needed for the screening purpose.

3) All Genre acceptable.

4) Films selected for screening will be notified through email.

5) There is no production year barrier for submission.

6) You can submit as many as films you want.

7) Entry will not be valid without an entry fee.

8) No refund will be processed if the film is withdrawn/no accepted/disqualified or not shown for any other reason.

9) Festival committee's decision is final.

10) Rules & regulations may be changed by the festival committee without any intimation.

11) Festival does not deal with any copyright issues. All copyright issues should be resolved by the film submitter.

12) Filmmakers are allowed to use River Stone International Film Festival laurels on their winning/nominated/selected films ONLY. They can be used on posters as well as on other media available.

13) If you have submitted your film in the earlier season and would like to compete again for the next season then write us an email to get a special Waiver code (only applicable for the same film if the film is accepted as official selection/winner in the last edition, Non selected films not qualified under the rule).

1) submissions through FilmFreeway only.
2) Download file is needed for the screening purpose.
3) All Genre acceptable.
4) Films selected for screening will be notified through email.
5) There is no production year barrier for submission.
6) You can submit as many as films you want.
7) Entry will not be valid without an entry fee.
8) No refund will be processed if the film is withdrawn/no accepted/disqualified or not shown for any other reason.
9) Festival committee's decision is final.
10) Rules & regulations may be changed by the festival committee without any intimation.
11) Festival does not deal with any copyright issues. All copyright issues should be resolved by the film submitter.
12) Filmmakers are allowed to use River Stone International Film Festival laurels on their winning/nominated/selected films ONLY. They can be used on posters as well as on other media available.
13) If you have submitted your film in the earlier season and would like to compete again for the next season then write us an email to get a special Waiver code (only applicable for the same film if the film is accepted as official selection/winner in the last edition, Non selected films not qualified under the rule).

Categories and Awards
Submission Rules and Terms
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