Film submissions are OPEN for the
2025 Phoenix Film Festival.
Final SUBMISSION DEADLINE: December 5, 2024
FILMMAKERS WILL BE NOTIFIED BY END OF February 2025
Filmmakers LOVE the Phoenix Film Festival and we want you to find out why!
PFF has been named one of The 25 Coolest Film Festivals and a Top 50 Worth the Entry Fee by MovieMaker Magazine and has been called the most filmmaker-friendly festival out there. Most recently, PFF also earned a spot on MovieMaker’s 20 Great Film Festivals for First-Time Moviemakers.
The Phoenix Film Festival annually screens over 250 films, holds amazing parties and provides filmmaking seminars to capacity audiences. Over 20,000 attendees enjoy the festival. The Festival takes place all in one convenient location and is held on 7 screens at the state of the art Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre. Parties are held in our Party Pavilion just outside the theatre. Which means everything you need is right on site!
What are you waiting for? Make sure your film fits into one of the categories listed below and enter now!
Have a short screenplay? Check out more info on the Phoenix Film Festival Short Screenplay Search HERE
Have a horror or sci-fi film? Take a look at the International Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival.
FEATURE CATEGORIES:
*Feature films have a total running time of over 60 minutes
- Feature Films - US Made
- Documentary Feature - US Made
- World Cinema Features - Made Outside US
- Arizona Feature Films - Made in Arizona
- African American Directed Features - US Made
- Asian American Pacific Islander Directed Features - US Made
- Latino American Directed Features - US Made
- Native American Directed Features - US Made
- LGBTQIA+ Directed Features - US Made
MEDIUM LENGTH CATEGORy:
*Medium-length films have a total running time between 31 and 59 minutes.
- Medium Length Documentaries - US Made
SHORT CATEGORIES:
*Short films have a total running time of under 30 minutes.
- Live Action Short Films - US Made
- College Short Films
- Animated Shorts
- World Cinema Shorts - Made Outside US
- Short Documentary - US Made
- Arizona Shorts - Made in Arizona
- African American Directed Shorts -US Made
- Asian American Pacific Islander Directed Shots -US Made
- Latinx American Directed Shorts - US Made
- Native American Directed Shorts - US Made
- LGBTQIA+ Directed Shorts - US Made
- Experimental Shorts - US Made
“The Phoenix Film Festival is a festival where you feel as if you and your film really matter.””
“The Phoenix Film Festival engages the community in a powerful way that mobilizes Phoenicians to see unique and profound films. They work to connect artists to the community that they love and, as a result, create a magical experience. ”
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“The Phoenix Film Festival is the ultimate cinema-going experience as far as I’m concerned. I will definitely be coming back, whether as a filmmaker or just a fan!””
Have additional questions about submitting? Email us at submissions@phxfilm.com
