Dam Short Film Festival

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Years running: 20 (since 2005)

Dam Short Film Festival

Short Film Festival in Nevada.

About

Nevada’s Largest Film Festival.

Annual Dam Short Film Festival will feature 120+ short films of varied style, subject, and origin. In addition to film screenings, the festival will host a Film Market, where 1000+ films will be available for check out and viewing in a Filmmaker/Press Lounge. All films submitted to the 2013 festival will automatically be included in the market.

Awards

There will be 7 Award Categories with an Audience Choice Award presented in each. 

  • Best Drama
  • Best Documentary
  • Best Animation
  • Best Sci-Fi / Horror 
  • Best Comedy
  • Best Nevada Filmmaker
  • Best Student
  • Best of the Fest Award

Rules

  • The Dam Short Film Festival accepts submissions through FilmFreeway.

Screening Media Type: DCP (Digital Cinema Package), .mov (Quicktime), .wmv (Windows Media), .avi (Audio-Visual Interleaved), .mpg (MPEG or MPEG2).

Audio language: original

Subtitles language: english

Premiere Requirements

No premiere requirement

Jury and Organizers

  • Art Lynch (Board Member)
  • John LaBonney (Director)
  • Ken Cioe (Board Member)
  • Lee Lanier (Executive Director)
  • Leslie Paige (Board Member)
  • Michelle LaBonney (Board Member)

Documents

Place

United States
Boulder City

Official Website

damshortfilm.org

Contacts

Address:

1022 Nevada Highway
#204
Boulder City, NV 89005
United States

Phone: 702-509-4326
Fax: 702-293-2164

Email: 
admin@damshortfilm.org

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Dates & Deadlines
  • Opening Date
    March 16, 2023
  • Extra Earlybird Deadline
    April 30, 2023
  • Earlybird Deadline
    May 31, 2023
  • Regular Deadline
    July 31, 2023
  • Late Deadline
    September 30, 2023
  • Final Late Deadline
    October 31, 2023
  • Notifications
    January 01, 2024
  • Event Dates
    14 — 19 February 2024
Categories & Fees

Show off your song with this unique and specialized type of short filmmaking.

  • Extra Earlybird Deadline — $15
  • Earlybird Deadline — $15
  • Regular Deadline — $15
  • Late Deadline — $15
  • Final Late Deadline — $15

Live-action science-fiction, horror, and fantasy shorts. Entries must have a total runtime of 40 minutes or less.

  • Extra Earlybird Deadline — $30
  • Earlybird Deadline — $35
  • Regular Deadline — $40
  • Late Deadline — $45
  • Final Late Deadline — $50

Any short film documentary. Entries must have a total runtime of 40 minutes or less.

  • Extra Earlybird Deadline — $30
  • Earlybird Deadline — $35
  • Regular Deadline — $40
  • Late Deadline — $45
  • Final Late Deadline — $50

Any and all forms of animation. Entries must have a total runtime of 40 minutes or less.

  • Extra Earlybird Deadline — $30
  • Earlybird Deadline — $35
  • Regular Deadline — $40
  • Late Deadline — $45
  • Final Late Deadline — $50

Any short film that was created while its director or directors were residents of Nevada, or any short in which production primarily took place in Nevada. Entries must have a total runtime of 40 minutes or less.

  • Extra Earlybird Deadline — $15
  • Earlybird Deadline — $15
  • Regular Deadline — $15
  • Late Deadline — $15
  • Final Late Deadline — $15

Short films made by students. The submitted film must have been created while the film's director or directors were enrolled in a school, college, or university. Entries must have a total runtime of 40 minutes or less.

  • Extra Earlybird Deadline — $30
  • Earlybird Deadline — $35
  • Regular Deadline — $40
  • Late Deadline — $45
  • Final Late Deadline — $50

Make us laugh with any comedy short. Entries must have a total runtime of 40 minutes or less.

  • Extra Earlybird Deadline — $30
  • Earlybird Deadline — $35
  • Regular Deadline — $40
  • Late Deadline — $45
  • Final Late Deadline — $50

Any live-action short that is not specifically comedy, science-fiction, or horror. Entries must have a total runtime of 40 minutes or less.

  • Extra Earlybird Deadline — $30
  • Earlybird Deadline — $35
  • Regular Deadline — $40
  • Late Deadline — $45
  • Final Late Deadline — $50
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