Guidelines

All series are eligible to submit regardless of production date.

Submission must have at least TWO (2) produced online episodes available to view at time of entry.

Episodes cannot exceed 20 minutes in length. Series with individual episodes exceeding 20 minutes in length are welcome to submit a shortened version(s) of an episode(s) for the purpose of entering into the festival. Series with short episodes (5 minutes or less) that are accepted into the Official Selection will be allowed to screen two episodes.

Please choose the genre that best represents your series even if your series can be classified under more than one category. No duplicate submissions under a different category.

Each submission MUST have a list of credits and short synopsis describing the series.

Employees or agents of Dublin WebFest and their immediate families are ineligible to receive any awards.

Entries that are not in English must be dubbed in English or have English subtitles.

Judges use a selection system created to provide fair measurements.

All entries, including international submissions, are eligible for prize awards in each category. We strongly encourage all finalists to attend the festival.

Foreign submissions will be judged with the same criteria as national submissions.

 

Participation

Content submitter must be 18 years of age or older.

Submissions must be the intellectual property of the submitter, and/or their team. No proxy submissions.

 

Payment / Submission

Submission payment is available through Withoutabox.com and Filmfreeway.com only.

Entry fees are non-refundable.

Applicant can submit more than one series to the festival. Each submission requires an entry fee.

All entries must be submitted online through our submission application.

 

Other

By submitting to Dublin Web Fest, you confirm that you hold the rights to (or are authorised to use) any and all audio and video in your web series. Dublin Web Fest will not be held responsible for any claims stemming from the failure of the creator/submitter to properly obtain the rights to material submit and/or screened.

All Decisions made by Dublin Web Fest are final.

By participating in the Dublin Web Fest, each participant agrees to hold Dublin Web Fest and its employees, directors and representatives harmless from any and all losses, damages, rights, claims and actions of any kind in connection with the event or resulting from acceptance, possession or use of any prize.

You grant Dublin Web Fest the right to use the name, logo and content of your web series for awards presentations, highlight reels, and promotional material.

Dublin Web Fest reserves the right to amend guidelines, selection criteria, awards, screening, and activities if necessary.