Episodics feature innovative new work aimed squarely at the small screen, this screening section tunes in to the explosion of exciting material on non-theatrical platforms, including serialized TV, webisodes and beyond!<\/p>\n
We are a little less than a month away from the SXSW Film Early Submission Deadline on August 23<\/strong>. Before you submit to the SXSW Film Festival<\/a>, be sure to take a look at our guidelines below to ensure your Episodic content is eligible for SXSW and check out the Film Submissions<\/a> page for deadlines and fees.<\/p>\n The Episodic application is for a Pilot or First Season content (including the pilot)<\/strong> of your episodic project. This application includes Independent Episodic<\/strong> projects.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n If your Episodic project HAS NOT<\/strong> screened in Austin, Texas you are eligible to submit to SXSW. For more information about premiere status and eligibility click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Your project must have been completed in 2017<\/strong>, 2018<\/strong> or be on track for completion in early 2019<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n SXSW does not<\/strong> accept trailers or rough assemblies, but will accept work-in-progress cuts<\/strong> (picture lock with temp sound, color, etc.) Please be aware SXSW will not screen multiple updates\/versions of your film for programming consideration.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Please submit your application when you are ready to send your Episodic project in the most complete and finished form possible, as we will only watch the first cut submitted<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n All Episodics must be submitted via a secure URL link. Please note, if you change this link or any of your login information prior to March 2019<\/strong> without contacting SXSW your film may become ineligible for consideration.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n The 2018 SXSW Film Festival marked the 25th edition<\/strong> of the festival, click here<\/a> to get inspired and read stories from our film alumni!<\/p>\n<\/li>\n For specific questions about submitting your Episodic, look no further than our Film Submissions FAQ<\/a>. Still have questions? Don\u2019t hesitate to email filmfest@sxsw.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Once you have submitted, you will receive a confirmation email from SXSW within 48 hours<\/strong>. This email will confirm that your film has been submitted correctly. If you do not receive this email within 48 hours, you should follow up by email (filmfest@sxsw.com<\/a>) to ensure your film has been submitted properly and is under consideration.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n All applicants will be informed of the status<\/strong> of their project no later than Friday, February 8, 2019.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Submit Your Episodic<\/a><\/p>\n Mark your calendars for August 1<\/strong> when registration<\/a> and housing<\/a> opens for the 2019 SXSW season. In the meantime, get inspired by previous Keynotes, Featured Sessions, Red Carpets, and Q&A\u2019s on our YouTube Channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n Follow us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, Instagram<\/a>, and SXSW News<\/a> for the latest SXSW coverage.<\/p>\n See you in March!<\/p>\n Independent Episodics – Photo by Holly Gee<\/small><\/em><\/p>\n The post Guide to Submitting an Episodic to the 2019 SXSW Film Festival<\/a> appeared first on SXSW<\/a>.<\/p>\n Source: SxSW Film<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Episodics feature innovative new work aimed squarely at the small screen, this screening section tunes in to the explosion of exciting…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":245,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[45],"class_list":["post-3772","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-careering"],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paqOTj-YQ","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/m2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3772","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/m2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/m2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/m2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/245"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/m2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3772"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/m2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3772\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/m2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3772"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/m2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3772"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/m2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3772"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Episodic Submission Guidelines<\/h3>\n
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