Past and Upcoming Events

We are an artistic community looking to unite artists from different mediums. It's a place for artists to display work, find inspiration and network.

​

Content must be suitable for network television broadcast adhering to FCC regulations. Works containing graphic violence, nudity, and extreme profanity are not eligible.

​

The 2024 season will be held in person on July 28th at the Princeton Garden Theatre, Princeton, NJ.  Please note, the festival does not provide any airfare or accommodations if your work is selected to screen theatrically.

 

Official selections will appear in the television variety show "The Fish Bowl" that airs in the New Jersey Xfinity/Comcast markets. Different episodes air throughout the year. Online episodes of "The Fish Bowl" will be available for viewing for people living outside the New Jersey television market.

 

 

 

Submissions with the highest ratings will be featured as part of A Lyte in the Dark Film Festival held in Princeton, NJ. Artists in attendance will be offered the opportunity to participate in a q&a session. Further opportunity to network will be available at the after party held in Princeton, NJ. Please note, we do not provide any airfare for the submitters to come and attend the festival. They need to arrange their own travel and accommodations.

​

​

CATEGORIES:

Drama

Comedy

Documentary

Experimental

Mystery/Thriller

Horror

Science Fiction/Fantasy

Action/Adventure

Parody

Micro Short

Webisode/Series Episode

Live Performance

Animation/Puppetry

Western

Music Video

Live Musical Performance

​

DETAILS:

Notification Date:

July 14, 2024

​

Run Time:

Maximum of 27 minutes.

​

Completion Date:

No completion date restrictions.

​

Premiere Status:

No premiere status requirements.

​

Distribution Status:

No distribution status required.

​

​

AWARDS AND PRIZES:

Official selections will be featured in the collaborative series "The Fish Bowl".

​

In addition, selected works will screen July 28, 2024 as part of A Lyte in the Dark Film Festival held at the Princeton Garden Theatre, 160 Nassau St., Princeton, NJ.

​

Submission of an entry signifies that the producer(s) agree to public broadcast of the work on community access channels in the New Jersey Comcast market. This collaboration will also be available for viewing at

www.whitelyteproductions.com/thefishbowl.htm

 

RULES AND TERMS:

A Lyte in the Dark accepts submissions 27 minutes in length or shorter. 

​

Submissions can be any genre or category.

​

Submissions MUST be in English. Subtitled work will be disqualified from inclusion in The Fish Bowl.

​

A Lyte in the Dark does not pay screening fees.

​

A Lyte in the Dark accepts submissions via online links.

​

Creators of A Lyte in the Dark are hereby granted the right to utilize an except from any work submitted and accepted for exhibition for promotional purposes. The individual or corporation submitting the work hereby warrants that it is authorized to commit the work for participation in the broadcast series and understands and accepts these requirements and regulations. The undersigned shall indemnify and hold harmless A Lyte in the Dark from and against any and 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, publicity, screening, and loss of or damage to the screening work entered.

​

By submitting to A Lyte in the Dark you commit to the possible televised screening of your work. Producers understand that submitting their work to multiple sections does not improve the chances of being accepted for broadcast.

​

A Lyte in the Dark reserves the right to cancel and/or change screening dates without prior contact.

​

A Lyte in the Dark is not responsible for rescheduling work which has been pulled by the submitting party.

​

​

All submission fees to A Lyte in the Dark are nonrefundable. 

​

SUBMIT BELOW!