1. To be eligible for nominations, a title must be either a West Australian production or official co-production. Nominees must be a West Australian practitioner.
2. International/national projects created in Western Australia without key creatives from Western Australia are not eligible.
3. The submitter acknowledges that they have obtained all necessary rights and authorisations from other individuals and third parties as necessary before submitting the film/s or screenplay to the Festival.
4. The submitter guarantee that all rights and releases have been legally secured, including music rights, songs, etc and the submitter releases the event and all its members, affiliates, and partners from any legal action whatsoever.
5. All entrants projects must be completed between 1 April 2023 and 31 October 2024, and not previously submitted to the WASCAs.
6. Each submission must pay the required fee per category
7. Nominees will be advised by mid-November and will receive a double pass ticket allocation to attend WASCA on 1 December 2024.
8. No refunds will be given for withdrawal of submissions.
9. Submission of an entry gives the festival permission to have accepted work exhibited, photographed, locally telecast, and reproduced either in part or whole, for educational or publicity purposes. Filmmakers can request in writing that their material not be used for such purposes after the Event.
10. No screening fees will be paid. Not all winning films will be screened. The festival has the full right to select the winning films to be screened.
11. The Event Director may deny participation to any film unable to meet the technical requirements for a public screening of good quality.
12. The Event reserves the right to make any necessary changes in regulations or scheduling.
13. All selection committee and jury decisions are final.
14. A film cannot compete or be considered for an award in multiple WASCA years.
15. All films provided to WASCA must be final and complete. No working titles will be accepted, unless by written agreement from the WASCA.
16. Please upload or provide link to 15 sec of footage for relevant nominees if your file is not downloadable.
17. Contact the WASCA team should you have a question about the duration or suitable category for your film.