Published by Palm Springs

Mar 06, 2009

The Palm Springs International Film Festival plays host to a fabulous array of movies and movie stars. The Festival features a stellar line-up of more than 175 films from 60...

Palm Springs Shorts Film Festival

PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL & FILM MARKET

June 23 – 29, 2009

Call for Entries

Regular Deadline: March 27, 2009

Late Deadline: April 24, 2009

Online entry form

Contact Info

For more information contact:

Palm Springs International Short Film Festival

1700 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way,

Suite 3 Palm Springs,

California 92262 USA

Tel: (760) 322-2930

Fax: (760) 322-4087

Website: www.psfilmfest.org

E-mail: info@psfilmest.org

The video blog with dailies on fest21.com

PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL & FILM MARKET

Now in its 15th year, the Palm Springs International Festival of

Short Films has become known world-wide for the extraordinary community

of filmmakers it attracts, and for the quality and scope of its

programming. This celebrated event is the largest festival of its kind

in America, showcasing over 320 short films each year from more than 40

countries, with a library of more than 2,700 films available to film

buyers, industry and press in the Film Market running concurrently with

the Festival.

Executive Director Darryl Macdonald said, "The Festival and its

associated Film Market is ranked the largest in North America. It is

also consistently noted as one of the most filmmaker friendly and

finest organized short film festivals in the World. Over the course of

the Festival’s first 14 years, 65 films from our line-up went on to

become Academy Award nominees. Our Short Film Market, which runs during

the Festival, encompasses over 2,700 new short films and viewing

facilities for attending industry, press and filmmakers.

Last year’s ShortFest drew more than 15,000 attendees, including

over 500 filmmakers, press and industry buyers and representatives and

is truly a world-class event. Each year over two-thirds of the films

presented at the Festival are acquired by distributors, networks or

online companies, or find sales agents. In addition to attracting the

top North American and European distributors and sales agents of short

films, agents, studio and specialty-channel representatives attend the

Festival in search of the next generation of writers and directors.

Competition: ShortFest is a competitive Film Festival. Films

accepted are automatically eligible for the applicable competition

category. A Jury comprised of filmmakers and industry representatives

will screen all competition finalists, deliberate and announce the

results at Awards Night on Sunday evening, June 28, 2009. Filmmakers

not present will be notified in writing.

Winning films will be screened again for audiences on Monday, June

29, 2009. Prints and tapes will not be released from the festival until

the winning films have been announced.

Awards: The Palm Springs ShortFest is one of the few qualifying

festivals for the Best Short Film Awards of the Academy of Motion

Picture Arts and Sciences.

The Festival includes twenty awards in six competitive categories,

with award cash or film production prizes in each category ( over

$100,000 worth of prizes, in all), as well as "Best of the Fest" and

"Future Filmmaker" awards. All first place winners in the Live Action

and Animation categories are automatically eligible for nomination

consideration by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Since

the Festival's inception, 65 short films featured at the event have

gone on to garner Academy Award nominations.

Entry requirements:

Early Entry Fees – Postmarked by February 27, 2009:

Student: US $30.00, Non-student: US $40.00

Regular Entry Fees – Postmarked by March 27, 2009:

Student: US $40.00, Non-student US $50.00

Late Entry Fees – Postmarked by April 24, 2009:

Student: US $50.00, Non-student US$60.00

• Films must have been completed in 2008 or 2009.

• Films must be no more than 40 minutes in length including credits.

• Films shot in other formats must be available for projection in 35mm, Beta SP, Digibeta, Mini DV. NTSC/PAL OK for all.

• All non-English language films must have legible English language subtitles.

• The film must not have been viewed on the internet or national

broadcast, cable or satellite television prior to the Festival

screening.

• The film must not have had a public screening in Palm Springs prior to the Festival screening.

• Films accepted into the festival must arrive with with shipping and customs duties or taxes pre-paid, by June 8, 2009.

We encourage all interested filmmakers to apply and experience the

art of short cinema in our beautiful desert oasis. Entry forms are also

available at www.psfilmfest.org or by calling (760) 322-2930.

Online entry form: