Film Fest strives to showcase up and coming filmmakers at the local, national and international levels who strive to advance the art of film. We found it challenging to showcase our own short films at film festivals who mainly program around feature films. In the age of streaming there are more opportunities than ever before to share your work, but we often asked ourselves, "do we really want to premiere our short film alongside silly kitten videos?" Even though we love kittens (who doesn’t?), we love short films more and want to present them in the professional setting they deserve. With eleven festivals under our belt, our goal for our twelfth annual film festival is to showcase films under 40 minutes to the growing art scene in the greater Cleveland area and highlight the works of student to veteran filmmakers across the country. We look for short, sweet, original, and unique films that would often soar under the radar of most festivals. Our staff are looking for the best short films locally, nationally, and internationally. So send them our way! Students should submit to the short student film category to receive a significant discount off of the submission fee. Our festival will take place in the Atlas Cinemas in the heart of downtown Shaker Square. GENERAL RULES
• Productions made after January 1, 2017 may be submitted.
• Do not submit works in progress.
• Do not submit industrial or instructional works.
• All films submitted must be available in .mov format for presentation. No exceptions.
• Filmmakers are STRONGLY ENCOURAGED to send films with closed captioning if selected as they will be featured in additional programming and prominently displayed within the online festival.
• A majority of films in digital video formats will be transferred temporarily onto a hard drive system for presentation.
• All entries must be postmarked by Saturday, December 31st, 2022. (Early submission discounts apply until September 30th – see fee schedule.)
• Flash or Memory sticks submitted will NOT be returned.
• Films selected for the Short. will be announced no later than Friday, January 20th, 2023.
• Prints or videos for presentation must arrive no later than Wednesday, February 1st, 2023. TERMS AND CONDITIONS
By agreeing to these terms, you warrant that you have read, understood, and agreed to the regulations of the Short. Film Fest and that, to the best of your knowledge, the information that you have supplied is correct.
