Guidelines

1. All works must be created predominantly in Flash™.

2. All works must be available on the Web to any visitor with a current Flash Playerr from the Flash Player family including original Web Browser versions, Flash Lite, AIR or device-embedded player.

3. A work may be nominated in a maximum of three categories for which it qualifies.

4. A work can only be a finalist in one category per festival. When a work is nominated in more than one category, the judges will choose which single category best represents it.

5. A work may appear as a finalist in a maximum of two festivals. Beyond the second submission, the judges will evaluate whether a work has changed sufficiently since its appearance in a previous festival to be considered again.

6. An award-winning work cannot be considered for an award in future festivals.

7. When nominating a single piece of work among many in a site, please submit a URL which brings you directly to that piece or describe on the nomination form exactly how to find it. If you do not indicate a particular work, the judges will evaluate the entire body of work hosted at that URL.

JUDGING

Flashforward Film Festival judges are chosen in advance of the Festival judging process. If a chosen judge's work is nominated to the Festival, he or she is required to withdraw from judging the category in which the work has been nominated. The Flashforward staff personally ensures that no judge votes upon his or her own work. Festival nominations are judged in two rounds, by two separate panels of judges, but not all judges vote upon all categories. This procedure is meant to ensure the widest possible aesthetic and opinion while maintaining the honesty and integrity of the Festival.