1 Terms & Conditions (Membership)
— There is no guarantee that your work will be shared by DIRECTORS’ LIBRARY.
— All projects selected will be posted to the DIRECTORS’ LIBRARY website, but please understand that we do not post every selection to our Instagram.
— We will notify you of the status of your submission; however, at this time, we are unable to offer feedback.
— Your company must have had an active involvement in the projects you share with us.
— Unfortunately, we do not accept projects with a runtime exceeding 40 minutes, works-in-progress, or trailers.
— We only consider work that has been released online within the past two months; pay-to-view platforms and online password-protected festivals do not count toward this date.
— Every submission will be treated with the utmost respect. However, particularly in consideration of longer runtimes, if our selectors have seen enough to be confident that a project is not right for DIRECTORS’ LIBRARY, we are not obliged to sit through the remaining duration.
— Membership is valid for 12 months from the date of purchase and will expire automatically.
— Membership fees are strictly non-refundable.
2 Selection Criteria (Submissions)
We acknowledge that every project has unique merits, and so, we remain flexible when viewing each submission. We often look for a combination of the categories below:
— Narrative / Development
— Originality / Creativity
— Craft / Proficiency
— Timeliness / Relevance
Please understand that we only select a small number of the videos we receive.
We will notify you on the status of your submission, however, at this time we are unable to offer feedback.
We encourage you to share work with us prior to its release, however, we do not accept works-in-progress, trailers, or projects with a runtime exceeding 40 minutes in length.
If your film is already publicly viewable online, we only consider work that has been released within the past two months, pay-to-view platforms and online password-protected festivals do not count toward this date.
3 Release Details (Submissions)
— Added to our Library
Your project will be added to our website archive and be featured across both the homepage and under the relevant category pages. This includes the related and suggested boxes throughout the site.
We occasionally request a short Q&A with the director.
— Posted to our Socials & Newsletter
Your project will be posted across select social handles. These may include Instagram, X, Facebook, and our Newsletter.
All projects selected will be posted to the DIRECTORS’ LIBRARY website, but please note that not every selection will be posted to Instagram.
— Added to our Vimeo
If you provide us with a Vimeo link, we will add your video to our Vimeo channel provided that privacy settings allow. If the filmmaker/s provide us with clips, extracts, or trailers, we may upload these to our Vimeo profile.
We reserve the right to remove any video from our Library or social media accounts at any time.
4 Further Guidance
Our 2024 guide on supplying supporting materials can be downloaded here.
For any further information, please contact us by email.
