• All Officially Selected Films of each month will receive our laurel and certificates.


• All monthly Award Winners will receive laurel and customized certificates.


• We have 2 different kinds of Awards, other than the Winner Award that equally value the art and hard work of all our participants, if selected. Our Jury decides a Winner each month from each category. Winners of the Outstanding Achievement Award and Critics’ Choice Award are then selected based on jury decisions and credibility of the film.


• Each year we select the Best of the Winners from all Monthly Award Winners, Outstanding Achievement Awardees and Critics’ Choice Winners. The Final Award Winners receive the prestigious Annual Award and are screened at a Movie Hall in Venice in front of a wide film audience.

Please read these Rules & Terms carefully before you submit your film. By submitting your film to competition in the TGBSS Awards, you expressly acknowledge and agree that you shall be bound by the terms of these Rules & Terms.

1. The film submitted to TGBSSA for a particular month can be re-submitted at any time for a second chance, considering that we have different jury panels for each season.
2. Films made in languages other than English must have English subtitles otherwise they will be summarily rejected.
3. The TGBSSA reserves the right to refuse entries.
4. A film director/ film producer may submit more than one film in a category and more than one category at a time.
5. You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the TGBSSA, from and against all claims, liabilities, losses, damages, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney’s fees, and costs of the court) which may be incurred by reason of any claim involving copyright, trademark, credits, and publicity.
6. After a film has been an official selection, the filmmaker will be notified, and eventually, the film will be listed on the film festival website under Official Selections. The Official Selection status doesn’t mean that your film will be screened at the festival. It means that your film has been appreciated by our judges of the panel and you can use the film festival logo on your poster.
7. The TGBSSA will not refund any fees if the filmmaker fails to submit the film in the correct category. Films submitted without the correct fees or proper submission media may be deemed ineligible at the discretion of the TGBSSA programming director or executive director. The film festival does not cover any of the expenses incurred by the filmmaker.
8. We require an official trailer or poster, a synopsis, and a link to your film. Please select the correct category while submitting to avoid disqualification. We reserve the right to re-assign films to the appropriate category.
9. A nominee will be privately screened for the TGBSSA judging panel and will not be screened initially to the public.
10. A filmmaker’s film submission fee will not be reimbursed if they decide to withdraw their film submission. All entry fees are non-refundable.
11. You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the TGBSSA, from and against all claims, liabilities, losses, damages, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney’s fees, and costs of the court) which may be incurred by reason of any claim involving copyright, trademark, credits, and publicity.
12. TGBSSA may without advance notice amend these Rules & Terms from time to time. Every amendment shall become effective immediately. It is your responsibility to periodically check for updates of these Rules & Terms.