Submit
SUBMIT TO THE 2027 MOFF
Categories:
Feature
Feature Film Requirements: Must be an outdoor film. See length-requirements under categories below. Must be an outdoor film. Film must have been completed within two years of July 1, 2026. See length requirements under categories below. Films and filmmakers DO NOT have to be from Maine. Please submit an HD (720p minimum) .mov or .mp4 file delivered via vimeo or dropbox or DVD. You must have legal rights and/or permission to use all music. No exceptions. If your film is selected, we will ask for an SRT caption file. Feature (50:00+) Films and filmmakers DO NOT have to be from Maine. Please submit an HD (720p minimum) .mov or .mp4 file delivered via vimeo or dropbox or DVD. You must have legal rights and/or permission to use all music. No exceptions. Feature (50:00+)
Short Feature
Short Feature Film Requirements: Must be an outdoor film. Must be an outdoor film. Film must have been completed within two years of July 1, 2026. See length-requirements under categories below. Films and filmmakers DO NOT have to be from Maine. Please submit an HD (720p minimum) .mov or .mp4 file delivered via vimeo or dropbox or DVD. You must have legal rights and/or permission to use all music. No exceptions. If your film is selected, we will ask for an SRT caption file to include subtitles for your film. Short Feature (16:00 to 49:59) See length-requirements under categories below. Films and filmmakers DO NOT have to be from Maine. Please submit an HD (720p minimum) .mov or .mp4 file delivered via vimeo or dropbox or DVD. You must have legal rights and/or permission to use all music. No exceptions. Short Feature (16:00 to 49:59)
Short
Short Film Requirements: Must be an outdoor film. Film must have been completed within two years of July 1, 2026. See length-requirements under categories below. Films and filmmakers DO NOT have to be from Maine. Please submit an HD (720p minimum) .mov or .mp4 file delivered via vimeo or dropbox or DVD. You must have legal rights and/or permission to use all music. No exceptions. If your film is selected, we will ask for an SRT caption file. Short (0:00 to 15:59)
Rules & Terms
No Umbrella Media LLC (a small, Portland, Maine-based video company) owns Maine Outdoor Film Festival LLC, so the agreement is between you (the filmmaker) and No Umbrella Media LLC.
1. If your film is accepted to the 2027 Maine Outdoor Film Festival, you agree to give MOFF a nonexclusive license to use, publicly perform, publicly display, copy, and create derivative works of your film in connection with the “Maine Outdoor Film Festival”
Here is where your film will/could be shown:
1 to 2 times in-person at MOFF’s flagship festival in Portland (July 20 to July 25, 2027) held at various venues in Portland, Maine
0 to 7 times in-person on the MOFF Selects Tour 2027 or one-off events (mid-August to May 31, 2028.
2. If preference or previous agreements exist and you wish to opt-out or discuss the arrangement of any of these screenings, please do so in writing/email prior to submitting your film.
3. Screening Fees: You agree that no screening fees will be paid to the filmmaker during the Flagship Festival. If your film is selected to be included on the MOFF Selects Tour (mid-August to May 31, 2028) or other non-flagship screenings, screening fees will be paid to filmmakers.
We agree that No Umbrella will give all credits that we practicably can, given case-by-case circumstances.
4. You warrant that all copyrighted material–music, pictures, web content, videos, art, graphic design, etc. (this is not an exhaustive list, rather it is exemplary)—is either owned by you, or that you have express written permission to use any copyrighted material found in your submission. No exceptions.
5. You agree, that in the event that the previous bullet point turns out to be not true (you have infringed someone else’s copyrights), to indemnify and hold harmless No Umbrella Media/MOFF for any claims or threat of claim against the same, and that you will pay for (first), or reimburse (last resort), all costs associated with defending any such claims against No Umbrella Media/MOFF for violation of another’s copyright as a result of your submission.
6. You warrant that you have full consent and permission from all people who appear in any identifiable manner in your submission to use their persona in your submission, their knowing and understanding that their image or likeness may be used commercially.
7. You agree to hereby release, indemnify, and hold harmless No Umbrella Media/MOFF from any and all claims, including, without limitation, claims for damages for libel, infringement of rights of publicity, invasion of privacy, portrayal in a false light, or any other claim from any person based on use of your submission.
Contact The Festival:
Moff @ maineoutdoorfilmfestival [dot] com