Filmmakers can still send in entries for Elgin Short Film Festival
There’s still time for filmmakers to submit entries to the 16th annual Elgin Short Film Festival. This festival will be on Saturday, Oct. 5.
Since 2009, the festival has become a worldwide competition, with entries from around the globe and prizes going to filmmakers from the U.S., Canada, Spain, and South Korea.
The Elgin Short Film Festival is currently inviting filmmakers to submit their short films (20 minutes in length including credits) for competition in this year’s festival.
The festival will be a hybrid event with in-person viewing and a virtual screening option. Welcoming an in-house audience as well as those screening the festival from afar, the 2024 Elgin Short Film Festival is sure to be impressive, showcasing the best in short cinema.
The early entry fee for films submitted by Aug. 2 is $40. Films submitted after Aug. 2 will have a $50 fee. The deadline to submit films is Aug. 30.
This competition will allow any filmmaker to submit work, even if it has been entered into other festival competitions. Films may be submitted in every genre and subject matter as long as they are within the scope of the official rules. Submit films via filmfreeway.com/ElginShortFilmFestival.
The Elgin Short Film Festival will feature a live action category and an animation category.
Next In Finalist — each category will have five potential finalists. The top two, as voted on by the selection committee, will make the finals.
The next three films in each category will compete for a spot in the finals on Sept. 20-21 as part of the Elgin Fringe Festival, which will be Sept. 20-29.
The Elgin Short Film Festival will accept films that are up to the equivalent of an MPAA “R” rating.
The top finalists selected will be treated to a red-carpet arrival the night of the festival and their films will be shown in the 1,200-seat theater of the Hemmens Cultural Center.
Trophies and cash prizes for the top three films — up to $1,000.
For a complete list of rules and regulations, and to download an application, go to filmfreeway.com/ElginShortFilmFestival or hemmens.org/annualfilmfestival.
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