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Santa Cruz Film Festival

Santa Cruz, CA, United States, North America

13 - 18 Oct, 2020

Category

Feature, Short

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Santa Cruz Film Festival

Santa Cruz, CA, United States, North America

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General Information

edition

18th

Contact details

1050 River St., Studio 118 Santa Cruz, CA 95060 United States

95060

programming@santacruzfilmfestival.org

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Venue

Colligan Theater at the Tannery Arts Center 1010 River Street Santa Cruz, California 95060, , United States Show me on the map

About the festival

UPDATE: Due to the global pandemic, the October 2020 Santa Cruz Film Festival has been cancelled.

The Santa Cruz Film Festival supports and promotes film arts for the local community and for filmmakers and their audiences world-wide. Through the production of an annual film festival and year round events and educational activities, the Santa Cruz Film Festival engages the entire community in the appreciation of the film arts, and is becoming a national leader in the film festival industry for communities of our size.

Now in its 18th year, the Santa Cruz Film Festival celebrates innovative and original filmmaking in and for the Greater Monterey Bay community. Since 2002, SCFF has screened over 1600 independent films and videos including scores of quality, locally produced works to tens of thousands of enthusiastic and dedicated film lovers.

The Santa Cruz Film Festival celebrates the diverse art of talented filmmakers. SCFF presents artists who create films and videos in all genres from around the world in one of the most thought-provoking, entertaining, fun-filled regional film festivals in the country.

The Festival has been proud to not only showcase new creative talents, but also to provide an interactive experience where filmmakers, musicians, performers, artists and the community can come together to share their art and ideas and to have an enlightening and fun time.

Honoring today's most creative independent films, SCFF presents awards in 17 categories:
Audience Award
Best Animated Work
Best Documentary Feature
Best Experimental Feature
Best Experimental Short
Best Locally-Produced Work
Best Narrative Feature
Best Narrative Short
Best Short Documentary
Best Student-Produced Work
Director’s Award for Artistic Merit
EarthVision Environmental Feature Award
EarthVision Environmental Short Award
Evan Kuhn Youth Film Award
Visionary Women in Film Award
Spirit of Action Prize (Feature)
Spirit of Action Prize (Short)

About

UPDATE: Due to the global pandemic, the October 2020 Santa Cruz Film Festival has been cancelled.

The Santa Cruz Film Festival supports and promotes film arts for the local community and for filmmakers and their audiences world-wide. Through the production of an annual film festival and year round events and educational activities, the Santa Cruz Film Festival engages the entire community in the appreciation of the film arts, and is becoming a national leader in the film festival industry for communities of our size.

Now in its 18th year, the Santa Cruz Film Festival celebrates innovative and original filmmaking in and for the Greater Monterey Bay community. Since 2002, SCFF has screened over 1600 independent films and videos including scores of quality, locally produced works to tens of thousands of enthusiastic and dedicated film lovers.

The Santa Cruz Film Festival celebrates the diverse art of talented filmmakers. SCFF presents artists who create films and videos in all genres from around the world in one of the most thought-provoking, entertaining, fun-filled regional film festivals in the country.

The Festival has been proud to not only showcase new creative talents, but also to provide an interactive experience where filmmakers, musicians, performers, artists and the community can come together to share their art and ideas and to have an enlightening and fun time.

Honoring today's most creative independent films, SCFF presents awards in 17 categories:
Audience Award
Best Animated Work
Best Documentary Feature
Best Experimental Feature
Best Experimental Short
Best Locally-Produced Work
Best Narrative Feature
Best Narrative Short
Best Short Documentary
Best Student-Produced Work
Director’s Award for Artistic Merit
EarthVision Environmental Feature Award
EarthVision Environmental Short Award
Evan Kuhn Youth Film Award
Visionary Women in Film Award
Spirit of Action Prize (Feature)
Spirit of Action Prize (Short)

Awards & Winners

There are no winners yet for this festival

Terms and rules

Films may be screened more than once during the Festival.

The Festival may use images and clips from accepted films for promotional purposes.

The Festival covers one-way shipping of exhibition materials. The Festival is not responsible for materials lost or damaged in transit.

In case of loss or damage while in possession by the Festival, the responsibility of the Festival is limited to the costs of repair or replacement of the print or video tape materials only.

Student produced work please include either proof of enrollment - copy of student ID, etc.

Santa Cruz/Monterey local produced work please include proof of residency in Santa Cruz/Monterey County - driver's license copy, etc.

Youth works please include proof of age.

Ratings & Reviews

Categories and fees

Documentary Feature (50+ minutes)
Entry fees
Early Bird (17th February, 2020) $45
Late (15th May, 2020) $45
Description

This category is for documentary works 50 minutes and longer. NOTE: Santa Cruz/Monterey County local filmmakers and youth-produced (under 18 years old) works please go back and submit in appropriate category. Discounted fees apply.

Narrative Feature (50+ minutes)
Entry fees
Early Bird (17th February, 2020) $45
Late (15th May, 2020) $45
Description

This category is for narrative works 50 minutes and longer. NOTE: Santa Cruz/Monterey County local filmmakers and youth-produced (under 18 years old) works please go back and submit in appropriate category. Discounted fees apply.

Documentary Short (less than 50 mins)
Entry fees
Early Bird (17th February, 2020) $35
Late (15th May, 2020) $35
Description

Short subject documentaries 50 minutes and shorter. If the subject of your work is environmental or social justice in nature please submit in the EarthVision Environmental and Social Justice Film category.

Narrative Short (less than 50 mins)
Entry fees
Early Bird (17th February, 2020) $35
Late (15th May, 2020) $35
Description

Narrative short films 49 minutes and shorter. NOTE: Santa Cruz/Monterey County local filmmakers and youth-produced (under 18 years old) works please go back and submit in appropriate category. Discounted fees apply.

Youth Works (Under 18)
Entry fees
Early Bird (17th February, 2020) $20
Late (15th May, 2020) $20
Description

The youth produced category is near and dear to The Santa Cruz Film Festival. Works made by filmmakers under 18 years old. Any style, genre, length and format is invited to submit for consideration.

Experimental
Entry fees
Early Bird (17th February, 2020) $35
Late (15th May, 2020) $35
Description

Outsider art that takes risks! Avant-garde, non-narrative, non-documentary works that challenge conventional filmmaking and storytelling. Music videos are invited to submit into this category.

Animation
Entry fees
Early Bird (17th February, 2020) $35
Late (15th May, 2020) $35
Description

Animated works in all formats - hand drawn, CGI, scratch on film...

Santa Cruz/Monterery Local Work
Entry fees
Early Bird (17th February, 2020) $35
Late (15th May, 2020) $35
Description

Any work created by a resident of Santa Cruz or Monterey Counties is invited to submit in this category. All categories of work are invited to submit. Please include proof residency with submission.

Spirit of Action Environmental/Social Justice Film
Entry fees
Early Bird (17th February, 2020) $35
Late (15th May, 2020) $35
Description

The Spirit of Action Environmental/Social Justice film section showcases work that raise awareness of, and aim to discover solutions to, crucial ecological and humanitarian issues. The films shown as part of the Spirit of Action Environmental/Social Justice section are the work of passionate individuals who have documented crucial environmental and social justice problems and the attempts to solve them.

Student Feature (50+ minutes)
Entry fees
Early Bird (17th February, 2020) $35
Late (15th May, 2020) $35
Description

Student short (less than 50 minutes)
Entry fees
Early Bird (17th February, 2020) $25
Late (15th May, 2020) $25
Description

Please include a copy of current student ID with submission.

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