McMinnville Short Film Festival
23 February - 25 February 2024
Contact: Nancy Morrow
E-mail: films@mcminnvillefilmfest.org
Phone: -
Address:
PO Box 536
McMinnville
Oregon
OR 97128
USA
- About
- Submission Info
Set in the heart of Oregon wine country, the McMinnville Short Film Festival is a true filmmaker’s fest. MSFF organizers – including the original founders – cater to filmmakers from the moment a film is submitted to the moment the festival wraps. Experience why Portland, OR, filmmaker Zach Putnam says, “The festival organizers curated a sophisticated collection of high caliber films from both local and international directors. They created a welcoming environment for all attendees, but as a filmmaker, I was treated like a king!”
A festival for amateur and professional filmmakers alike, the MSFF welcomes short films of any genre and of no more than 20 minutes in length.
Animation pioneer Will Vinton was a native of McMinnville, Oregon, and graciously allowed us to create the Will Vinton Best Animation Award back in 2015. We continue to proudly select films worthy of this award.
Year established: 2010
Is this festival exclusively animation?: No - this is a film festival but with a specific animation category
Is there a marketplace at this festival?: No
Submission deadline:
1 December 2023
Entry fee:
(US Dollar) $40-50
Categories:
- Best Animated Documentary
- Best Animated Music Video
- Best Animated Short
- Best Animated Short (for Children)
- Best Animated Short (Student / Graduation Film)
- Best Experimental Animation
- Grand Jury Award
- Best Drama
- Best Comedy
- Best Suspense/Horror/Sci-fi
- Best Oregon Filmmaker
- Best First-Time Director
- Best Environmental Film
Submission methods:
- FilmFreeway
Requirements:
Short films in any genre, maximum 20 minutes in length.
MSFF DOES NOT provide screening fees or honorariums for submitted work — or for any film screening as part of the festival’s juried competition.
MSFF may deny acceptance of any film at its sole discretion. ENTRY FEES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE.
All films must be submitted through FilmFreeway.
Any costs necessary to deliver the exhibition file to MSFF in the required format, or for any necessary subtitling, is the sole responsibility of the entrant.
All accepted films grant MSFF and their designated agents’ permission to utilize clips, trailers, and images from the film for MSFF and McMinnville Short Film Festival promotional content. The entrant agrees to notify MSFF if or when they may lose ownership of the clips, trailers, and images and no longer be able to grant said permission.
If the submission becomes an "Official Selection" and/or wins a Jury or Audience Award, MSFF requests that this be noted on promotional materials. Festival laurels are available to all Official Selections and Award winners.
Although every possible care will be taken with exhibition material in our possession, MSFF is not responsible for loss or damage. Please do not send originals, special prints or master tapes.
Link to Submit
