Myrtle Beach International Film Festival

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States, North America

20 - 24 Apr, 2021

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Myrtle Beach International Film Festival

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States, North America

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General Information

edition

16th

Contact details

PO.Box 6879 Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 29572 United States

29572

info@mbiff.com

843-497-0220

Web & social

About the festival

The Myrtle Beach International Film Festival has been awarded several prestigious awards including one of the "Top 25 film festivals worth the entry fee" by Movie Maker Magazine.
The MBIFF 14 Film Festival broke records in deals negotiated. The MBIFF 15 will take place in late summer or fall of 2020 (due to COVID-19). We are currently in call for submission for MBIFF 16 which will take place April 20 - 24 202.
What sets the MBIFF apart from other festivals is our commitment to the true spirit of film. Many of the attendees has stated that this was their favorite film festival to submit to and attend. Once you are here, you are family.
Our judging panel includes judges from all walks of life, why? As with any subjective judging, it is important to have a broad spectrum of perspectives. Many film festivals house only filmmakers as judges, which can lead to niche judging which we feel is unfair to filmmakers, especially if you do not fall inside their niche. Your film receives the fair and honest treatment it deserves. By including other perspectives from different walks of life it creates a balanced judging platform, which we believe is why we have been touted as having the best film line up in the World. We believe that your project receives a more overall perspective grading as to whether it entertains or informs a wider viewing audience rather than that of only an entire panel of film makers. Not to worry, we do have several film professional on board as judges!
The goal of the founder and director Jerry Dalton, was to create a venue for independent film makers which is not corrupted by politics.
The MBIFF screens projects in a multi-million dollar theater, housing state of the art technology.
We look forward to viewing your film /project!

Trophies are awarded

About

The Myrtle Beach International Film Festival has been awarded several prestigious awards including one of the "Top 25 film festivals worth the entry fee" by Movie Maker Magazine.
The MBIFF 14 Film Festival broke records in deals negotiated. The MBIFF 15 will take place in late summer or fall of 2020 (due to COVID-19). We are currently in call for submission for MBIFF 16 which will take place April 20 - 24 202.
What sets the MBIFF apart from other festivals is our commitment to the true spirit of film. Many of the attendees has stated that this was their favorite film festival to submit to and attend. Once you are here, you are family.
Our judging panel includes judges from all walks of life, why? As with any subjective judging, it is important to have a broad spectrum of perspectives. Many film festivals house only filmmakers as judges, which can lead to niche judging which we feel is unfair to filmmakers, especially if you do not fall inside their niche. Your film receives the fair and honest treatment it deserves. By including other perspectives from different walks of life it creates a balanced judging platform, which we believe is why we have been touted as having the best film line up in the World. We believe that your project receives a more overall perspective grading as to whether it entertains or informs a wider viewing audience rather than that of only an entire panel of film makers. Not to worry, we do have several film professional on board as judges!
The goal of the founder and director Jerry Dalton, was to create a venue for independent film makers which is not corrupted by politics.
The MBIFF screens projects in a multi-million dollar theater, housing state of the art technology.
We look forward to viewing your film /project!

Trophies are awarded

Awards & Winners

There are no winners yet for this festival

Terms and rules

Standard film festival rules apply.
You must own the work and not use another entities copyright.
You must have the legal authority to submit the project.
Legal Fair use is allowed for documentaries.
Projects selected will screen in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina in April.
MBIFF reserves the right to determine eligibility of any project submitted.
Filmmaker submitting must agree that filmmaker has secured all necessary rights to both picture and sound, and exhibition will not violate or infringe upon any rights including but not limited to music, images, and content. Filmmaker further grants MBIFF the right to use clips, stills, one sheets, video and text from the film at the Festival or online for promotional, archival, and other non-commercial uses.
MBIFF has the right but not the obligation to screen submitted work during the MBIFF film program.

Ratings & Reviews

Categories and fees

Feature
Early Bird (2nd October, 2020) $30
Regular (20th November, 2020) $35
Late (11th December, 2020) $40

Films from 31 minutes to 140 minutes

Short
Early Bird (2nd October, 2020) $30
Regular (20th November, 2020) $35
Late (11th December, 2020) $40

Films from 1 to 30 minutes

Documentary
Early Bird (2nd October, 2020) $30
Regular (20th November, 2020) $35
Late (11th December, 2020) $40

Documentary film from 1 to 140 minutes

Animation
Early Bird (2nd October, 2020) $30
Regular (20th November, 2020) $35
Late (11th December, 2020) $40

Animated film from 1 to 140 minutes

Music Video
Early Bird (2nd October, 2020) $30
Regular (20th November, 2020) $35
Late (11th December, 2020) $40

Music style film/video

Anything Goes
Early Bird (2nd October, 2020) $30
Regular (20th November, 2020) $35
Late (11th December, 2020) $40

Anything goes is pretty much self explanatory. It is were the more experimental film are categorized. the only rules that apply is that it must be legal.

Foriegn
Early Bird (2nd October, 2020) $30
Regular (20th November, 2020) $35
Late (11th December, 2020) $40

Although foreign films compete against US films, there is a additional film category exclusive to foreign film, which is film produced anywhere outside the United States territory.

Commercials
Early Bird (2nd October, 2020) $30
Regular (20th November, 2020) $35
Late (11th December, 2020) $40

Commercials is dedicated to television or internet commercial and has a run time limit of 15 seconds up to 2 minutes 30 seconds.

Pilot (Web or Television) From 3 to 60 minutes
Early Bird (2nd October, 2020) $30
Regular (20th November, 2020) $35
Late (11th December, 2020) $40

Web or Television Pilot from 3 to 60 minutes. Short and Long form content is a growing segment of the motion picture field. This new category is due to demand from viewers.

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