1. Submission is completely free.There is no entry fee. 2. Submit only through the official website. 3. Each filmmaker can submit a maximum of 2 films per category. 4. A film can only be submitted in one category. 5. Films must have been produced in 2024 or 2025. 6. By submitting, you grant FNFF the right to screen your film during the festival. 7. Filmmakers retain full ownership of their work. 8. FNFF may disqualify any submitted film that violates these rules. 9. FNFF reserves the right to archive, publish, and use submitted materials for academic, commercial, and non-commercial purposes.

1. Submission is completely free. There is no entry fee. 2. Submissions must be made through the official website only. 3. Each filmmaker can submit a maximum of 2 films in this category. 4. A film can only be submitted in one category. 5. The film must have been made in 2024 or 2025. 6. By submitting, you grant FNFF the right to screen at the festival. 7. Filmmakers retain full ownership of their work. 8. FNFF reserves the right to disqualify any film that violates the rules. 9. Maximum length: 25 minutes. 10. External microphones, lenses, lighting tools, and tripods may be used. 11. Format: .mov / .avi / .mp4 12. Computer animation, VFX, or AI use must not exceed 30% of total duration. 13. Any editing software may be used in post-production. 14. Any theme accepted — human rights, culture, satire, social impact, youth voices, etc.

1. Submission is completely free. There is no entry fee. 2. Submissions must be made through the official website only. 3. Each filmmaker can submit a maximum of 2 films in this category. 4. A film can only be submitted in one category. 5. The film must have been made in 2024 or 2025. 6. By submitting, you grant FNFF the right to screen at the festival. 7. Filmmakers retain full ownership of their work. 8. FNFF reserves the right to disqualify any film that violates the rules. 9. No restriction on length — any duration may be submitted. 10. Must be a real-life incident or fact-based story. 11. Format: .mov / .avi / .mp4 12. Computer animation, VFX, or AI use must not exceed 30% of total duration. 13. Interviews, archival footage, and voiceover may be used. 14. Any editing software may be used in post-production.

1. Submission is completely free. There is no entry fee. 2. Submissions must be made through the official website only. 3. Each filmmaker can submit a maximum of 2 films in this category. 4. A film can only be submitted in one category. 5. The film must have been made in 2024 or 2025. 6. By submitting, you grant FNFF the right to screen at the festival. 7. Filmmakers retain full ownership of their work. 8. FNFF reserves the right to disqualify any film that violates the rules. 9. Maximum length: 30 minutes. 10. Any genre accepted — drama, animation, experimental, comedy, horror, etc. 11. Format: .mov / .avi / .mp4 12. Computer animation, VFX, or AI use must not exceed 30% of total duration. 13. Any editing software may be used in post-production. 14. This is the most open category — no restriction on genre.

1. Submission is completely free. There is no entry fee. 2. Submissions must be made through the official website only. 3. Each filmmaker can submit a maximum of 2 films in this category. 4. A film can only be submitted in one category. 5. Open to filmmakers from outside Bangladesh. 6. The film must have been made in 2024 or 2025. 7. By submitting, you are granting FNFF the right to screen at the festival. 8. Filmmakers retain full ownership of their work. 9. FNFF reserves the right to disqualify any film that violates the rules. 10. No restriction on the length of the film — any duration can be submitted. 11. Must be a real-life incident or fact-based story. 12. Format: .mov / .avi / .mp4 13. Computer Animation/VFX/AI use should be limited to a maximum of 30%. 14. Interviews, archival footage, and voiceover can be used. 15. Any editing software can be used in post-production. 16. English subtitles are mandatory for all non-English language films.

1. Submission is completely free. There is no entry fee. 2. Submissions must be made through the official website only. 3. Each filmmaker can submit a maximum of 2 films in this category. 4. A film can only be submitted in one category. 5. Open to filmmakers from outside Bangladesh. 6. The film must have been made in 2024 or 2025. 7. By submitting, you are granting FNFF the right to screen at the festival. 8. Filmmakers retain full ownership of their work. 9. FNFF reserves the right to disqualify any film that violates the rules. 10. Maximum length of the film is 25 minutes. 11. Any theme, any genre — open storytelling. 12. Format: .mov / .avi / .mp4 13. Computer Animation/VFX/AI use should be within 30% maximum. 14. Any editing software can be used in post-production. 15. English subtitles are mandatory for all non-English language films.

1. No entry fee is required. 2. The submission deadline is August 14, 2026. 3. After primary selection, you will be asked to submit a two-minutes (maximum) video of the making of the film/story (behind the scene), the film/story poster, director’s/maker’s photograph and biography, a scanned copy of both sides of the student identity card (for Short Film and July Fiction category only), and a scanned copy of the Birth Certificate/National ID/Passport.

1. Film must be produced in 2024 or 2025. 2. English or Bangla subtitles are required for all non-English films. 3. English subtitles are mandatory for films submitted for the Scarlet July category.

1. The film must be your own original work. 2. No copyrighted music or footage may be used without proper licensing or written permission. 3. Royalty-free or Creative Commons music is acceptable with proper attribution. 4. Plagiarism will result in immediate disqualification.

1. The Acceptance notification will be emailed on August 15, 2026. 2. The organisers may disqualify a film or story if they have reason to believe that it does not comply with the competition’s terms and conditions. 3. Selected films/stories will be screened at the festival on September 4, 2026. 4. FNFF reserves the right to withdraw the awards at any time if there is a formal complaint regarding violating intellectual property rights or festival rules.