Entry Deadlines
• Early Deadline: May 29, 2009
• Regular Deadline: June 19, 2009
• Late Deadline: July 10, 2009
• Withoutabox Extended Deadline: July 24, 2009

Download Form & Guidelines

Eligibility
Films with a running time of less than 50 minutes are shorts;
films with a running time of 50 minutes or more are considered
features. Student films can be submitted in any length. Student
filmmakers must be a full time academic student or a recent
graduate within six months at the time of submission. To be
eligible for the Festival the film must be available in DVD format
with titles included and must follow all submission guidelines.

Awards
Awards will be issued to films in the categories of feature
length, short film, documentary, and student film. There will be
a top prize awarded in the amount of $3,000. Additional
prizes will be distributed, including an Audience Choice Award.

Selection
Each film goes through a multi-tiered review system evaluating
all areas of production and artistic merit, such as acting,
direction, cinematography, production design, screenwriting,
content value, etc. Filmmakers selected to be in the festival
will be notified by phone by August 21, 2009.
All other submissions will be notified by mail after that date.