Film Fest Petaluma is a annual short film showcase held the first weekend in May in Petaluma, CA, a town about 30 miles north of San Francisco. FFP is accepting submissions now through March 1.

Submission instructions:

Films must be submitted on DVD.

•All international formats accepted.

•Entries selected for viewing at the festival will screen in their highest available digital format.

•Foreign film submissions must be subtitled or dubbed in English.

•Priority consideration will be given to submissions where a primary member of the cast or crew will attend the screening (note: travel & accommodation will be provided for visiting filmmakers).

•Entries must include a completed entry form, film synopsis,  principal cast/crewlist, and three (preferably digital) stills.

•Digital stills must be at least 4 x 3 @ 300 dpl and in either JPEG or TIFF format. Send digital stills to: info@petalumafilmfest.org with the title of the film clearly listed in the subject line.

•Checks should be made payable to:

         Petaluma Film Alliance

         680 Sonoma Mountain Parkway

         Petaluma, CA   94954

Notification:

•If your film is selected to be included in the festival, you will be notified in early April.

Scheduling:

•Films are scheduled at the discretion of Film Fest Petaluma. PFF retains the right to amend the published schedule for any reason.

Send film entries with submission forms to :

           Film Fest Petaluma

           680 Sonoma Mountain Parkway

           Petaluma, CA   94954

 Visit http://www.petalumafilmalliance.org to access a downloadable submission form.

Contact: 

Festival Director: Michael Traina

info@PetalumaFilmAlliance.org

707.778.3687

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Mission Statement

The Petaluma Film Alliance is a strategic partnership between Santa Rosa Junior College, community businesses, and private individuals dedicated to creating unique community-based learning environments to discuss and analyze significant classic and modern cinema. PFA will produce two major programs:

1.a 15-week film series of classic, foreign, & independent films each fall and spring 

2.an annual film festival featuring the best new foreign and independent cinema where residents of the North Bay canlearn about films & filmmaking directly from visiting filmmakers.

Altogether, the PFA has hosted 52 public events, featuring 64 guests and 8,500 attendees, and is associated with 27 partner agencies and sponsors.