06/11/2026
Hello Filmmakers,
Before we begin, please understand that this is arguably the most important email we send each year.
Accordingly, we are reaching out to filmmakers individually (which is why you may see "FWD" or forwarded references in the subject line). Once this email has been delivered, it becomes your responsibility to stay informed. Further, putting on a festival and awards ceremony is a lot of work each year, and expensive. Accordingly, things are fluid until the tickets are released.
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We use email and Facebook as our primary communication channels for announcements regarding nominations, screening schedules, ticket availability, awards, and festival-day logistics.
At this stage of the festival, we are no longer able to carry on individual conversations with dozens of filmmakers regarding routine questions that have already been addressed in our emails, FilmFreeway listing, website, or Facebook updates. As we move into final programming, all filmmakers will receive the same information through these centralized channels.
For that reason, it is essential that you monitor both your email and our page regularly. Doing so will ensure that you receive the same updates, deadlines, announcements, and opportunities as every other filmmaker participating in Transparent Film Festival 8.
Every year, a handful of filmmakers miss important updates because our emails are filtered, overlooked, or because they are not following the festival online. Unfortunately, we cannot individually track down dozens of filmmakers around the world once final programming begins.
If you are selected, nominated, attending, sending a representative, purchasing tickets, or expecting updates from us, it is your responsibility to monitor these communication channels.
If you are receiving this email, our records indicate that you have responded and have substantially complied with our requests.
However, before we lock the final screening schedule, nominations, streaming lineup, and awards programming, we are conducting one final compliance review.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO CONFIRM WHETHER OR NOT YOU WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE, HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE IN ATTENDANCE, OR WILL BE UNABLE TO ATTEND, AND ARE UNABLE TO HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE IN ATTENDANCE.
As a reminder, an initial Official Selection email was sent on May 13, 2026.
A second email outlining festival requirements, participation expectations, and the May 26 response deadline was sent on May 20, 2026.
At this point, we are proceeding under the assumption that you have:
Properly labeled your screening file using the exact title of your film.
Provided English subtitles if your film is not in English.
Submitted a file that meets the festival's technical specifications.
Agreed to our online screening and streaming policies.
Submitted the correct screening file.
Submitted a file of sufficient resolution and quality.
Provided a file that can be successfully downloaded and reviewed.
Satisfied all outstanding participation requirements.
The final deadline for corrections, replacements, permissions, and confirmations is Monday, June 8, 2026 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time.
If, during final review, we discover that any of the above assumptions are incorrect, we regret that we may be unable to screen your film, include it in nominations consideration, or maintain its Official Selection status.
At this stage, the programming process is moving forward and screening schedules are being finalized. Unfortunately, we no longer have sufficient time to resolve technical, formatting, permissions, subtitle, or delivery issues after the deadline has passed.
Because our theatrical venue is limited to approximately four hours of programming, not every selected film can be screened live. Preference for live screening is generally given to nominated films whose filmmakers (or designated representatives) will be attending the festival in person.
This is particularly true for films receiving nominations in major categories such as:
Best Director
Best Actor
Best Actress
While attendance is not required to maintain Official Selection status, filmmaker participation plays an important role in final live-screening decisions, awards presentation, audience engagement, and overall festival programming.
TENTATIVE SCREENING SCHEDULE
To assist filmmakers with travel planning and attendance decisions, we are providing the current tentative screening schedule below.
Please note that the following schedule remains subject to change pending final confirmations, nominations, withdrawals, technical review, and festival programming considerations.
Screening 1 (Tentative)
6:00 PM – 7:15 PM
No Way Out — Houston, Texas
Frequencies — France
Error 404: Reality Rewrite — New York
Strings — India
Mustard — Roscoe, New York
Libre — Spain
Export Mine: The Dark Entreat — Thailand
Your Best Friend — New York City
Footlights & Shadows — New York
Turnbuckle — Hazlet, New Jersey
Estimated Runtime: 56 Minutes
Screening 2 (Tentative)
7:30 PM – 8:45 PM
Scenes From Foreign Films
Ker (Iran)
Father On Edge (Mongolia)
Game Start (China)
The Experiment (Kazakhstan)
Vasomotor Rhinitis (Republic of Georgia)
Holy Death (Iran)
Idolmakers (Portugal)
The Infinity Beyond The Void (Brazil)
The Unlimited World (Austria)
Between Glances (Brazil)
Swallowing Loop (Hong Kong)
Followed by:
Azim — Sweden
Iridescence — France
Tapped Out — New York
Jubilee — Russia
Hinterlands — Rochester, New York
I Thought I Was a Monk — Columbus, Ohio
Sunshine — Brooklyn, New York
Rose — New Mexico
You Didn't Say Goodnight — Argentina
Estimated Runtime: 56 Minutes
Awards Show
9:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Additional clips from nominated films may be included during the ceremony.
Following the Awards Show there will be a group photo session with filmmakers, cast, crew members, and award recipients, followed by an informal gathering at the bar.
Please remember that this schedule is preliminary and remains subject to change until final nominations, attendance confirmations, and technical reviews have been completed.
We appreciate the tremendous effort that filmmakers from around the world have invested in their projects and thank you for your cooperation throughout this process.
We are now entering the final stage of programming and look forward to announcing the complete Transparent Film Festival 8 lineup.
Good luck to all filmmakers.
Sincerely,
Transparent Film Festival 8
[email protected]
