THE CONNECTED FILM FESTIVAL

INSTRUCTIONS

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The Connected Film Festival is designed to be intuitive and very easy to use. These instructions cover a few of the topics that our visitors normally inquire about. We will be adding to this section as time goes on.
If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact us at TampaBayFilm@Yahoo.Com . If, after reading these instructions, you are still stuck, check out our help section!
We hope that you enjoy the Connected Film Festival!

HOW TO ADD YOUR FILM TO OUR ONLINE FILM FESTIVAL
Please note that we cannot, and will not, post or show any indie film which has content which could be considered objectionable or obscene by most community standards. We reserve the right to refuse to show any film without given cause or reason. We do not accept every film submitted; we carefully and respectfully curate the library of independent films that we make avaiable for screening on this web site.
The Connected Film Festival does not show any material of an adult nature or any film which would go beyond an "R" rating.
Submitting your film to our online film festival is free, and we will play it until either you or our staff decides to remove it. 24 hours a day and 7 days a week, anyone, anywhere in the world can watch your film! Another great thing about our online film festival is that we play films here and don't have nearly as much questionable content as Youtube does. This means that people coming here are looking for indie films, and they don't have to wade through a bunch of amateur or irrelevant videos to find you.
Find out more about how to submit your film, and please follow the directions.

WATCHING FILMS ON OUR ONLINE FILM FESTIVAL
Indie films on the Connected Film Festival are hosted on free video hosting web sites such as Youtube. We have no control over content hosted elsewhere, and a film can be removed without our knowledge if the file source is removed, which is what happens when the filmmaker deletes the file or makes it private on their hosting account.
Most filmmakers who have files linked to our site become aware of us. Indie filmmakers which find their films playing on our online film festival and find a bad review or opinion of their film usually delete the file on their hosting account, which creates a bad file link on our online film festival.
The Connected Film Festival removes films from our online film festival when we discover that the film file source is no longer working. If you discover a film which has had its source file deleted, and it will no longer play, please let us know by contacting us at TampaBayFilm@Yahoo.Com . We will remove dead film files on our end. We reserve the right to maintain the content portion of the film page in our graveyard channel to maintain appropriate search engine results for that title.
To play a film on the Connected Film Festival, please use the controls on the embedded video file. After the file plays, select another film on our online film festival menu or press play on the embedded video file to play the film again. If you click on the video file window and miss the control bar, it will take you off of the Connected Film Festival to the source site hosting the file, such as Youtube. If this happens, simply hit the back arrow on your Internet browser to return to our online film festival and resume watching films. If you remain on the hosting site, it will become very difficult to find indie films in the massive index of home videos and other amateur videos. Stick with us.

MANAGING ADS
Most independent filmmakers do not have large channels on video hosting sites and they are not monetized. This means that, for most indie films and video content, that there will not be any ads or commercials, meaning that someone with no account on the source video hosting service can watch the films screened on the Connected Film Festival with no disruptions. We do, however, also have videos from large channels on video hosting sites with support content such as filmmaking tutorials, however, organized in channels on this online film festival which don't usually have independent films listed (You won't find them on our indie film viewing channels). We are not affiliated with any video hosting web sites and do not make any money selling their services. That said, for best results, you may wish to invest in a subscription on the hosting site which opts out of viewing ads. We have a Premium account on the main one, and do not regret it. You don't need it, however.

SUGGESTIONS
If you have any suggestions, please contact us at TampaBayFilm@Yahoo.Com . We look forward to hearing from you!
Please note that, due to the high volume of Email that we receive, that it may take a while for us to respond. Thank you.

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PUBLISHED 10/03/23

UPDATED 10/03/23/2056/

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The Connected Film Festival is a free online film festival and film festival and professional networking event series available at no charge, supporting independent film. Connect With Indie Film. Your films deserve to be seen.

© Copyright 2006 - 2024 Indie Film Auteur, Tampa Bay Indie Film, Connected Film Festival. All rights reserved. Presented as-is, with no guarantees expressed or implied. Informational use only. The Connected Film Festival, our affiliates, our sponsors, our contributors, and our advertisers are not legally liable for the content on this web site, and use of any content waives us from liability. Anyone using the content on this site or attempting anything described on this site assumes all legal and civil liability. Please be familiar with with your local laws before using this site. Information on the Connected Film Festival site is not to be taken as legal advice or advice which may be covered under any licensed or regulated profession. Opinions expressed on this web site are those of the individual contributor and may not be shared by other contributors or businesses who may be involved with this web site or our online community. The Connected Film Festival is a free, no-obligation professional independent film and talent resource and film festival web site operated from Tampa, Florida, by a team of professional freelance and agency-represented talent. For more, please read our Disclaimer.

THE CONNECTED FILM FESTIVAL SITE INDEX UPDATE HISTORY

11/19/23/1100/1251/ - Updated header graphic and the main menu. Adding sections and content. Preparing to add more independent films later this week. Assing reviews. Working on a logo, which should debut on another header update before the end of the month. The logo is needed for support graphics.

11/09/23/1403 - Adding content to content already online to prepare for the addition of more independent films.

10/04/23/1730 - Connected Film Festival online.

10/01/23 - Completed the design and began assembling the Connected Film Festival. Integrating content.

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