2010 MergingArts Short Short Story Film Festival

Click here to fill out an online submission form for the 2010 festival (opens in new window).

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, horror, GLBT, etc.

It is possible for more than one film by a filmmaker to be accepted. This would typically happen if the films are under two minutes and/or have significantly differing styles.

Filmmakers accepted into the festival are encouraged to prepare a brief video introduction (approximately one-minute) of themselves and their film(s).

Technical Guidelines

Our preferred methods of receiving submissions are listed below. We prefer electronic submission is preferred, since it is cheaper and faster than snail-mail.

  • Online Link (e.g. private vimeo link)
  • VOB file sent via YouSendIt
  • Uncompressed MOV (or similar*) file sent via YouSendIt
  • Compressed MOV (or similar*) file sent via YouSendIt
  • Regular DVD sent via snail-mail

Please contact us for details on uploading to our YouSendIt account, unless you have your own.

* We can accept a variety of file formats - MOV, QT, DV, MP2, AVI, and so on. M2V/AIFF or M2V/AC3 files are ideal (i.e., a demuxed VOB/MP2 file).

If the film was submitted via online link and then accepted, we would then need an electronic or physical version of the film.

NTSC (29.97 fps) format is preferred. PAL (25 fps) is acceptable, but requires conversion which may result in some video quality loss. HD format is acceptable, but the final screening DVD will be SD.

Contact us for any questions on submitting films.

If mailing DVDs, we request two DVD copies (one for backup). NTSC Region 1 again is preferred, but PAL Region 1 is acceptable.

If mailing DVDs, send to:

Toni Pennacchia

Short Short Story Film Festival

52 Cedarcrest Drive

Pawtucket, RI 02861 USA

Note: Please do not send packages requiring signatures as this may significantly delay processing of your film.

Short Short Story

Film Fest 2009

Enemy Lines Whatever Turns You On Ta-Dah Q and A Short Short Story Film Festival Poster Saekzi Colors Of Veil Breaking The Mould Crema Suprema Short Short Story Film Festival Poster Lovers' Lane Birthday Of The Infanta Nie Patrz Wstecz Atlantic Garbage Angels Short Short Story Film Festival Poster First Date Looking Back Lost Tribes of NY City Invisible Old People Short Short Story Film Festival Poster Friday Peasant and the Root Anna Gauche Droite Hidden Life of the Burrowing Owl Short Short Story Film Festival Poster Cigarette For Two Sell It to the Hedge Funds Backwards Recycle Diary Short Short Story Film Festival Poster Veiled Commodity Chers Parents Flip Shapes Higher Education Short Short Story Film Festival Poster Mama Spegelbarn Two Men Royal Nightmare Short Short Story Film Festival Poster

View Trailers for the 2009 Winners

Backwards

Recycle Diary

The Hidden Life of the Burrowing Owl

Q&A

Press

Read about the 2009 Short Short Story festival in the Providence Journal and Providence Phoenix.

Hear a discussion of the 2008 festival on New Hampshire Public Radio's
Word Of Mouth.