Pebbles Underground

film and video art

SEND YOUR FILMS

Applications for the Winter 2026 edition are open! The films selected for the Winter 2026 edition will stream from December 13th to 21st on our website.

All applications are accepted only through FilmFreeway or Festhome online film submission platforms. Applications via email, as well as physical copies (USB keys, disks, printed forms) are not considered.

All selected works are considered part of the Official Selection, and will automatically enter the competition for Jury Award, Special Mention, and Audience Award, to be granted for each program in the course of a screening.

The award winning films of our 2026 Summer and Winter editions will be on air on VisualcontainerTV from January 15 to February 15, 2027.

✧ NOTICE

~ application process might be paused early, if we receive a higher volume of submissions than we can fairly handle

✧ REQUIREMENTS / ELIGIBILITY

~ premiere status is not necessary, the work does not have to be recent

~ all works in languages other than English MUST have English subtitles; please avoid barely readable fonts. We understand the aesthetic struggle artists are going through while making subs, but believe it or not, subs need to fulfill their purpose!

~ if we select the work, we would ask you to send a screening copy, preferably 1080p. We don't need ProRes or archival copies, but an h264 mp4 file with best possible quality settings, and 48kHz audio would be much appreciated; depending on the shooting equipment of the selected work, we can also accept 720p and 44kHz

~ include a short bio of the artist (it will be published it if the work is selected)

~ include a short description/ director's statement about the work (it will be published it if the work is selected)

~ include logline/description/synopsis of the work

✧ EACH APPLICANT CONSENTS TO THE FOLLOWING:

~ application does not guarantee selection, and fee is not refundable;

~ the festival is unable to pay the screening fee at this time;

~ if the work is selected, the festival has a right to present it online, as well as in a physical space;

~ if the work is selected, the festival has a right to use a still or an extract of under 5 seconds from it for promotional purposes (all credits will be included in the video excerpt or still);

~ after the season is finalized, the festival has no right to screen the selected films online or in a physical venue without additional permission from the artist;

~ the selected films will remain in the archive of the festival;

~ the artist keeps all the rights to the work;

~ the artist/submitter must have the copyright to their work (no plagiarism), Pebbles Underground is not liable of any copyright infringement;

~ if the work is submitted by a distributor, or any other third party, the latter must be given the permission to do so by the artist;

~ submissions are accepted only through the online submission platform.

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