2012 Philadelphia Film & Animation Festival

2012 Call For Entries is now open!

We are now accepting your films: all genres, lengths, and types of project can be submitted. Our submission fees start at just $15.

The simplest way to submit is through Withoutabox:

We are an imdb-qualifying festival!

Submissions of short or feature-length films made through Withoutabox will be granted an imdb page! How cool is that? (Note: As of now, music videos and web series are not eligible.)

Early Deadline for all entries is April 27th.

Or,

If you do not have a Withoutabox account, you may download and print out our PDF submission form, and follow the instructions. You will need to mail 1) your Submission Form, 2) Your Entry Fee by check or money order, and 3) of course, your film!

Our submission categories for 2012 are:

Short Film
Feature Film
Short Animation
Feature Animation
Music Video
NEW!
Web Series
Student Film

Within these categories, we accept fiction and non-fiction, experimental, documentary, drama, horror, comedy, action, sci-fi, fantasy, mockumentary, and everything in between!

“Short” projects are those up to 45 minutes.
“Features” are anything over 45 minutes.

Awards and prizes will be administered for Best Film in each of the above categories. You can read more about them via the WAB link above.

If you are a student, you pay the same low entry fee (starting at $15) regardless of your film’s length, and for the first time, you will compete in a special student category.

More details on all of the above are available on Withoutabox. So what are you waiting for?

or if you do not have a WAB account, download our PFAF Submission Form here and follow the instructions.

Official Selections

Official Selections will be announced August 29th, 2012. All submitting filmmakers will be notified at that time by email.

Official Selections will screen at the 2012 Philadelphia Film & Animation Festival in the 350-seat Ibrahim Theater in University City, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Official Selections must provide an exhibition copy on DVD, BluRay, miniDV, or DVCam to be RECEIVED in our office by September 7th, 2012. If we only have a screener copy (for example, only a copy with watermarks) on September 7th, we will replace your film in the program.
SUBMISSION FEES WILL NOT BE WAIVED OR REFUNDED FOR ANY REASON.