Years running: 21 (since 2001)
Lancaster International Short Film Festival
Lancaster International Short Film Festival.
About
The Lancaster International Short Film Festival supports the independent digital film community by offering a competitive film festival to inspire and motivate the ever-developing Lancaster, Pennsylvania into an annual destination for short film aficionados to experience the best of the contemporary art form.
Awards
- Best Comedy = $100
- Best Drama = $100
- Best Animation = $100
- Best Horror = $100
- Best Documentary = $100
- Grand Prize = $1000.
Special Awards:
- the Home Grown Award ($100), to be bestowed on the best short of any category with a Lancaster (PA) based team or theme;
- the Best Actor ($100), to be determined by attendees of the film festival.
Rules
- The submission/entry may not exceed 30 minutes.
- Entries may be in more than one category; however, an entirely new submission is required for each category.
- Submissions should not exceed a traditional R-rating. The film festival will be presented in clusters of age-appropriate ratings. Thus, the higher the rating (G, PG, R --applied by LISFF) the more restricted the audience may be.
- Student Fees.
Submissions are to be made via Filmfreeway platform.
Subtitles: English
Premiere Requirements
No premiere requirement
Documents
Place
United States
Lancaster
Official website
Contacts
Address:
237 North Prince Street
Suite 304
Lancaster, PA 17603
United States
Phone: 717-224-1273
Email:
michaelhoober@gmail.com
Social Networks:
Facebook
Twitter
- Opening dateJanuary 12, 2020
- Earlybird DeadlineFebruary 01, 2020
- Regular DeadlineMarch 12, 2020
- Late DeadlineApril 12, 2020
- Extended DeadlineMay 12, 2020
- NotificationsJune 15, 2020
- Event dates23 — 25 July 2020
Should be fear-invoking and/or terrifically suspenseful.
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Earlybird Deadline — $20
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Regular Deadline — $35
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Late Deadline — $55
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Extended Deadline — $80
Should be moving and dramatic.
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Earlybird Deadline — $20
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Regular Deadline — $35
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Late Deadline — $55
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Extended Deadline — $80
Should be significantly animated. Live action, special-effects heavy pieces qualify.
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Earlybird Deadline — $20
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Regular Deadline — $35
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Late Deadline — $55
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Extended Deadline — $80
Moving images moving to music, one discrete song. Be very clear: You will be required to demonstrate full rights to use the song. If you cannot do so when asked, there will be no refund.
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Earlybird Deadline — $20
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Regular Deadline — $35
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Late Deadline — $55
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Extended Deadline — $80
Should be non-fiction, intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record. Mockumentaries qualify but might be better suited for Comedy.
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Earlybird Deadline — $20
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Regular Deadline — $35
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Late Deadline — $55
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Extended Deadline — $80
Should be funny, either directly or indirectly.
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Earlybird Deadline — $20
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Regular Deadline — $35
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Late Deadline — $55
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Extended Deadline — $80
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