Cleveland International Film Festival } March 27 – April 7, 2019 } Tower City Cinemas

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How do I know that you received my submission?

If submitting through the CIFF Online Entry Form, you’ll receive an immediate confirmation email that we’ve received your submission, as well as a copy of receipt of payment.

If submitting through FilmFreeway, please check your account after submitting to make sure the submission was successful. Within one week after your submission date, you'll receive a confirmation email that we've received your submission, as well as any potential notifications of further information we need from you.

If submitting through Withoutabox, please check your account after submitting to make sure that your submission meets our requirements and has been accepted for consideration.

If your Withoutabox submission has a BLUE dot with a checkmark, we have received your online submission and your submission has met all our requirements.

If your Withoutabox submission has a YELLOW dot, your submission has only partially met our requirements and is considered an INCOMPLETE SUBMISSION. Please contact our Special Projects Director Beth Steele Radisek at beth@clevelandfilm.org to see what is needed to move your submission into consideration.

If your Withoutabox submission has a RED circle, we have not successfully received your submission. If you submitted online and it’s been more than 10 days, please contact us.

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