2010 MergingArts Short Short Story Film Festival
Click here for a printable submission form for the 2010 festival(PDF).
Submission Guidelines
First, as a courtesy to filmmakers, we do not charge a submission fee!
Films must be 5 minutes and under, as follows: credits must start by 5 minutes, and the total running time including credits must be no longer than 5 minutes 30 seconds.
All films must tell a story; this excludes public service announcements, trailers, non-narrative experimental pieces, and such. Whether a piece is truly narrative is at the discretion of the submission review panel.
All genres and styles are accepted, including live action, documentaries, animation, drama, comedy, children’s films, science fiction, fantasy, horror, etc.
In rare instances, more than one film by a filmmaker may be accepted. Typically, this occurs for very short (under
two minutes) pieces, or pieces of exceptional quality that are differing styles, looks, etc.
There will be audience award(s) determined by those in attendance at the various sites of the festival.
Awards will be given to winners in unique categories such as Imagination and Petit Prose Awards. Unless otherwise indicated, all films are eligible for any awards.
Award categories are subject to change based on the nature of films submitted. See the list of award winners for 2007, 2008, and 2009.
Awards judges will be recruited from a variety of professionals in visual, musical, and literary arts.
Filmmakers accepted into the festival are encouraged to prepare a brief video introduction (approximately one-minute) of themselves and their film(s).
As far as format of films submitted, we encourage filmmakers to submit high-resolution .MOV files. Contact us for details on file transmission.
If sending DVDs, we request two DVD copies (one for backup). We accept all Regions, NTSC or PAL.
NTSC Region One is preferred.
If you have questions, we recommend you contact us before submitting.