Use the Without A Box link above or follow the instructions below:
To submit your film to the Connecticut Film Festival, we request that you read the rules and regulations, fill out the attached submission form and send the entry form, your VHS or DVD screener, submission fee and support materials to:
Connecticut Film Festival Submissions
Director Of Programming
7 Vera Drive
Bethel CT 06801
2008 Deadlines and Fees for Submissions (All Categories)
Early Bird - Received before Sept 1, 2008 $25 to $30
After The Bird - Postmarked by Oct 31, 2008 $30 to $35
Late Season - Received by Nov 15, 2008 $55 to $60
2008 – 09 Deadlines and Fees for Submissions
(All Categories)
Early Bird - Received before Dec 15, 2008 $25 to $30
After The Bird - Postmarked by Jan 31, 2009 - $30- to $35-
Late Season - Postmarked by Feb 28, 2009 - $55- to $60-
Last Chance - Postmarked by Mar 15, 2009 - $75- to $85-
Please print CLEARLY and fill out the following:
Submissions Forms: Adobe PDF version, or Microsoft Word version.
For more information, contact us here
Like the Independent Filmmaker, film festival programmers and producers seek ways to be creative, to differentiate, break the rules and in essence, express their "independent point of view". Like you, we can’t sit still, we need to be unique. After all there are more than 2500 film festivals out there. Yikes!
In 2007-08 we raised the bar by producing 9 weekend film festivals from September 07 – April 08. When you submit to the Connecticut Film Festival your film will be screened in multiple cities throughout the state. There will be with more than 40 days of screening opportunities. The 08-09 season has 9 weekend festivals planned and a 6 day and night festival in May 2009.
The May 2009 festival will be Connecticut’s largest film festival event ever, showcasing the best of 12 months of submissions, a multitude of workshops, panels and round tables, and numerous Independent Musical artists as well as The 2009 Student Filmmaker Summit.
Please use the link at right to submit your film through WithoutaBox.com
Film Submission
The 2008-09 Connecticut Film Festival will present a broad spectrum of Independent Features, Documentaries, International, CT Filmmaker, Short, Green/Outdoor, Animations and Student Films as well as panels and workshops. In 2009 we begin accepting three new categories including: Industrials, Advertisements and Music Videos
Selected films will be in competition for Jury Awards and eligible for Audience Awards for:
Best Feature
Best Documentary
Best International
Best Short
Best Student
Best Green/Outdoors
Best Animation
Best Connecticut Film
Best Industrials
Best Advertisements
Best Music Videos
The official "Call for Entries" begins June 1, 2008 and runs through November 15, 2008. The sooner you submit your film, the greater the likelihood it will be screened in multiple cities around the state. The second "Call For Entries" begins December 1, 2008 and runs through March 15, 2009. Submissions are being accepted quarterly. The festival reopens with its first weekend in Fall 2008. All accepted films will automatically be screened at the May 2009 festival.