Submissions for 2023 open in January!
Each month we choose one film for our Pick of the Month to spotlight which is then advanced into the Semi-Finals. Stay tuned for more info!
The Basics
Want the Cliff’sNotes on submissions? Here’s a quick version, but make sure to read the full rules at FilmFreeway!
Final Deadline for Submission: October 1st, 2023
Category: Narrative Short Film
- Movies should be 20 minutes or less, including titles and credits
- Narrative content only. No documentary projects accepted.
- Films accepted into the semi-finals may be chosen to screen as the “Pick of the Month” at our Webinar events (you are not required to screen online).
- Nothing over PG-13, please!
- The finalist selections will be screened at our live BMC FilmFest event in Los Angeles where they will compete for prizes and more! (Live event pending safety regulations related to the current health crisis.)
Our 2022 Winners!
GRAND JURY AWARD
DIRECTED BY JARED JANUSCHKA
Best Direction
JEFF PERRECA
A SMALLER BIG BANG
Audience Choice Award
HALF
DIRECTED BY JACOB ROBERTS
Best Actress
ANNABEL O’HAGAN
AS “CATE” IN HALF
Best Actor
AKMAL RAKHIMOV
AS “MALIK” IN TALIBAN FLOWER
Best Cinematography
RUSSELL KAWAGUCHI
A SMALLER BIG BANG
Best Screenplay
SOFIA AYERDI
TALIBAN FLOWER
Grand Jury Award
$1,000 in cash
URSA Mini Pro G2
URSA Mini Pro G2
Audience Choice Award
$500 cash & Davinci Resolve Studio
Best Actress
Prize to be announced soon!
Best Actor
Prize to be announced soon!
Best Direction
Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera w/ DaVinci Resolve Studio
Best Screenplay
Final Draft 12
Best Cinematography
Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera w/ DaVinci Resolve Studio
Audience Choice Award
All films that are selected for the final BMC FilmFest in November are also eligible to win the Audience Choice Award, a Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera!
