**Our next bi-monthly selections/nominees/winners will be announced at the beginning of November! **
**We will temporarily be pausing submissions after the Oct 20th deadline. All current submissions will be eligible for our year end and live event screenings, nominations and awards. All submissions for the Sept/Oct session will be considered for bi-monthly selections/nominations/awards as usual. We will be re-opening submissions soon. The festival will be slightly retooled and be better equipped for handling as many quality submissions as we have been getting. All with the goal of providing filmmakers with the best festival experience we possibly can. **
We announce bi-monthly winners (every two months). Those winners (and in some cases nominees) will be eligible to be screened at and receive awards at our annual live event. Unfortunately not all films will be screened.
We will not show your film on our web site so you will not have to worry about eligibility for other festivals. If you'd like us to provide a link to your film, we can. Each film submitted will be fairly watched and rated by our team.
Films of all budgets are welcome. We do not focus solely on big budgeted films. We want to give recognition to creativity at all levels
We reserve the right to add or remove categories depending on the amount of submissions we receive. We hope to recognize all worthy submissions!
If your project's status has not been updated during the bi-monthly announcement period you are eligible for the following bi-monthly selections/nominations/awards. This may because of a number of reason. It's possible we liked your film enough to give it a chance the following month at selections or if we did not receive enough quality submissions in a specific category or genre but liked your film enough to want to recognize it in a better way at a later edition.
The winner of each category will be eligible for our year end awards.
Check the deals group under browse festivals or follow us on social platforms for discounts, as we will often have some up. Please do not contact us for fee waivers.
We are always growing and changing. Our goal is to help independent filmmakers get exposure and get rewarded for their hard work, dedication, and love of their craft. We plan on growing with each new season, and hope to provide filmmakers and moviegoers a fun and enjoyable experience.
These rules and terms may change to better serve the filmmakers involved in our festival.
One winning film from each bi-monthly (every two months) edition will be selected and featured prominently on our website and social platforms with a small review.
All bi-monthly winners will receive winning laurels, & will be posted on our website and social media.
Winners of our yearly event will have the option to purchase a trophy as well as receiving a printed award certificate if they attend (or will be emailed a printable award certificate if they can not), & winning laurels.
We currently do not cover travel, food, lodging, or any expenses for filmmakers who choose to attend the live events.
These rules and terms may change to better serve the filmmakers involved in our festival.