The 6th Annual Wheaton Film Festival, taking place November 14 & 15, 2020, is a great opportunity for filmmakers from across the world to showcase their talent and learn about the industry. Everyone is welcome to submit their films, watch screenings, and/or attend panel discussions over this two-day virtual event.
Categories for submissions include:
• General Submission- for films up to 15 minutes in length from filmmakers located anywhere.
• Student - for those filmmakers who are currently students or were students at the time of making the film.
• Montgomery County - for those films that were produced in or about Montgomery County, MD USA and/or produced by a filmmaker from Montgomery County, MD USA.
This event is supported in part by the Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County, Chuck Levin's Music Center, MakeOffices, Arune LLC, DC Filmmakers, Adobe Software, Copyright Counselors, Final Draft Software, FilmConvert, Filmstro, iPitch.tv, Quick Film Budget, Red Giant, Studio Unknown, Write Brothers, and Clairvoyance LLC. This event is produced by Arune LLC. Our promotional partners include Docs In Progress, TIVA, Creative Edge Collaborative, WALA, and DC Media Makers.
"Levin Grand Prize" - Jury Award for Best Film in General category
"Kamen Grand Prize" - Jury Award for Best Student Film
"Wheaton Award" - Jury Award for Best Community Story in Montgomery County category
Prizes provided by sponsors including Adobe Software, Red Giant Software, Write Brothers Software, Arune, etc.
Awards and certificates will also be provided.