Mesa Film Festival

About

The Mesa Film Festival is an innovative showcase for filmmakers from around the globe. This past year, we had the honor of screening 132 films from around the world and created unique opportunities for filmmakers to network and have a great time. This festival was created to highlight creativity from diverse voices.

The city of Mesa is excited to show you why it is quickly becoming one of fastest growing artistic gems in the state of Arizona.

Welcome to the Mesa Film Festival!

Awards

• Best Short
• Best Feature
• Best Cinematography
• Best Director
• Best Documentary
• Best Student Film
• Best Faith-Based
• Best Drama
• Best Comedy
• Best Horror/Sci Fi
• Best Action/Thriller
• Best Avant Garde
• Best Music Video
• Best Original Song
• Best Score
• Best International
• Best Native American

Rules

• All films must be in English or have English subtitles at the time submitted.
• Films must be submitted online via FilmFreeway.
• MFF screens films as digital files during the Festival and does NOT screen films on Blu-Ray, HD-CAM, or DCP. If you are unable or unwilling to provide us your film as a digital file for exhibition, DO NOT SUBMIT your film.
• Films must have been completed after January 1, 2022.

Premiere Requirements

No premiere requirement