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DC Shorts


Recently named the Coolest Short Film Festival by Moviemaker Magazine, the DC Shorts Film Festival and Screenplay Competition is the largest short film event on the East Coast of the United States.  

15th Annual DC Shorts Film Festival September 7 – 16, 2018

DC Shorts is proud to present a different kind of screenwriting competition. A panel of readers consisting of filmmakers, screenwriters, and critics review and provide condensed coverage (feedback) for scripts of 15 pages or less. Six finalists are invited to attend DC Shorts and, with the assistance of local directors and agents, cast a live table reading of the script from a bank of actors. The readings are performed in front of an audience, who vote on their favorites. These votes, along with the scores of the readers, determine a competition winner. You must submit for the Screenplay Competition at dcshorts.com.

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DC Shorts Film Festival and Screenplay Competition

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Festival presentation: 

DC Shorts champions short filmmaking.

Through a series of regularly scheduled educational programs, screening opportunities, sharing resources via online tools, partnering with film, arts and business organizations, and our annual DC Shorts Film Festival, DC Shorts provides opportunities for filmmakers of every skill level to explore and learn their craft — while entertaining and expanding the horizons of audience members.

Founded in 2003, the DC Shorts Film Festival was created by DC-based filmmaker, Jon Gann, in response to the dozens of festivals he attended the previous year with his award-winning film, Cyberslut. Frustrated that many festivals were focused on money and sponsors and not films and filmmakers, he decided to start his own event, focusing on the form he loves — shorts.

In 2006, the DC Film Alliance, a non-profit arts organization, was created to present the DC Shorts Film Festival, and offer other programs and resources for Washington, D.C.-based filmmakers. The Alliance helped to bridge the gap between other area film organizations, foster a community for regional film festival directors, and sponsored monthly Salons to educate filmmakers of all levels.

 

Festival Nickname: 
DC Shorts
Edition: 
15
Festival Logo: 
Theme: 
Adult
Adventure
African Films
American Films
Animation
Arabic Films
Art-house films
Asian Films
Awards
Black Culture Films
British Films
Children
Comedy
Crime
Digital
Documentary
Education
Environnement/Nature
European Films
Family
Fantasy/Science Fiction
French Films
German Films
Health/Medical
Historical
Homosexuality
Horror films
Human Rights
Independent
International
Italian Films
Japanese Films
Jewish Films
Latin American Films
Multimedia
National
Religious films
Romance
Science
Senior
Silent films
Spanish Films
Sport
Student films
Television
Thriller
Underground
War
Western
Women
Youth/Teen
Category/Format: 
Animated Films
Digital / DVD
Documentaries
Experiment
Fiction Features
Independant
Mixed
Short films
Student film
Video / TV
Festival Info
Last attendance: 
5200
Number of journalists: 
30
Next Festival Dates: 
09/07/2018 - 09/16/2018
Is the Festival open to the public ?: 
Yes
Does the Festival have a market?: 
No
Does the Festival have a competition ?: 
Yes
Festival Submission
Film submission fee: 
Payment
Film submission amount: 
From $25 to $60 depending on entry date
Submission accepted on Fest21.com: 
Yes
Film call for entry start day: 
12/01/2017
Film call for entry deadline: 
07/01/2018
Festival Contact
Festival Director Name: 
Jon Gann
Festival Director E-mail: 
Festival Programmer Email: 
Festival Press Contact Name: 
Abbey Watson
Festival Press Contact Email: 
E-mail for Webmaster: 
Festival Organization
Name: 
DC Shorts Film Festival and Screenplay Competition
Address: 
1317 F Street NW
fest adr2: 
Suite 920
City: 
Washington
State: 
DC
Zip code: 
20004
Country: 
United States
Telephone: 
202-393-4266

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