San Francisco Short Film Festival presented by SF IndieFest

San Francisco, CA, United States, North America

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Short

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San Francisco Short Film Festival presented by SF IndieFest

San Francisco, CA, United States, North America

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General Information

edition

4th

Contact details

2440 16th St #107 San Francisco, CA 94103 United States

94103

info@sfindie.com

415.662.3378

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About the festival

For 23 years San Francisco IndieFest has presented the best new independent films from around the world to thousands of San Francisco film fans and as of a couple years ago, we now have an annual program of all short films: short shorts, long shorts, cool shorts, comedy shorts, weird shorts, music shorts, documentary shorts, experimental shorts, genre shorts, student shorts.

Not only do we love shorts programs, but our long standing loyal audience in San Francisco REALLY loves shorts. The shorts programs at SF IndieFest, SF DocFest and Another Hole in the Head are consistently some of our best attended programs so we created a festival to showcase the best short films we can find. AND the best rated film in the festival, as decided by the audience, will win a $500 cash prize.

SF IndieFest is a founding member of the FILM FESTIVAL ALLIANCE

Best of the Fest - $500 cash prize
Best US Narrative
Best Foreign Narrative
Best Local Narrative
Best US Documentary
Best Foreign Documentary
Best Local Documentary
Best US Comedy
Best Foreign Comedy
Best Local Comedy
Best US Drama
Best Foreign Drama
Best Local Drama
Best Music Video
Best Dance Film
Best Genre Film
Best Student Film
Best Animation
Best Experimental Film
Best US Single Take Film
Best Foreign Single Take Film
Jury Prize for Best Narrative
Jury Prize for Best Documentary

About

For 23 years San Francisco IndieFest has presented the best new independent films from around the world to thousands of San Francisco film fans and as of a couple years ago, we now have an annual program of all short films: short shorts, long shorts, cool shorts, comedy shorts, weird shorts, music shorts, documentary shorts, experimental shorts, genre shorts, student shorts.

Not only do we love shorts programs, but our long standing loyal audience in San Francisco REALLY loves shorts. The shorts programs at SF IndieFest, SF DocFest and Another Hole in the Head are consistently some of our best attended programs so we created a festival to showcase the best short films we can find. AND the best rated film in the festival, as decided by the audience, will win a $500 cash prize.

SF IndieFest is a founding member of the FILM FESTIVAL ALLIANCE

Best of the Fest - $500 cash prize
Best US Narrative
Best Foreign Narrative
Best Local Narrative
Best US Documentary
Best Foreign Documentary
Best Local Documentary
Best US Comedy
Best Foreign Comedy
Best Local Comedy
Best US Drama
Best Foreign Drama
Best Local Drama
Best Music Video
Best Dance Film
Best Genre Film
Best Student Film
Best Animation
Best Experimental Film
Best US Single Take Film
Best Foreign Single Take Film
Jury Prize for Best Narrative
Jury Prize for Best Documentary

Awards & Winners

There are no winners yet for this festival

Terms and rules

Any short film under 40 minutes and no more then 18 months old is eligible for consideration.

LEGAL STUFF: Submitters understand that submission of their work authorizes the Festival to use the work for exhibition, education and/or publicity purposes related to the festival; that the Festival will handle the prints and drives with a maximum of care but cannot be held liable for any damage or loss during shipping, preview, or screening; and that the Festival is also not responsible for any claim involving copyright, trademark, credits, or royalty infringement related to the work. Submitters may receive future correspondence from the Festival. The festival will never publish your film online under any circumstances.

Ratings & Reviews

Categories and fees

Narrative Short
Early Bird (1st December, 2020) $27
Regular (24th July, 2021) $37
Late (15th August, 2021) $47

Documentary Short
Early Bird (1st December, 2020) $27
Regular (24th July, 2021) $37
Late (15th August, 2021) $47

Animated Short
Early Bird (1st December, 2020) $27
Regular (24th July, 2021) $37
Late (15th August, 2021) $47

Experimental Short
Early Bird (1st December, 2020) $27
Regular (24th July, 2021) $37
Late (15th August, 2021) $47

Music Video Short
Early Bird (1st December, 2020) $27
Regular (24th July, 2021) $37
Late (15th August, 2021) $47

Genre Short
Early Bird (1st December, 2020) $27
Regular (24th July, 2021) $37
Late (15th August, 2021) $47

Horror, Sci Fi, Exploitation, Grindhouse, Western, Thriller

Bay Area Short
Early Bird (1st December, 2020) $22
Regular (24th July, 2021) $32
Late (15th August, 2021) $42

Bay Area submitters defined as residing in the area between Santa Rosa, Sacramento and Monterey.

Single Take Challenge
Early Bird (1st December, 2020) $22
Regular (24th July, 2021) $32
Late (15th August, 2021) $42

Film must be shot in a single continuous take for this category. No cuts, no editing (aside from titles, color, sound). Films determined to have used special effects to give the appearance of a single take will be disqualified.

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