DC Shorts Film Festival
Tickets available for this week, on every showcase page.
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Line-up announced for "Best of" showcases.
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DC Shorts gives all entries feedback from the judging panels — a point which impressed MovieMaker Magazine to name us as “one of 20 festivals worth an entry fee” — two years in a row — and “one of the leading film festivals” in the country. DC Shorts was also chosen by the readers of the Washington City Paper as the area’s best festival (and this region has more than 50 film festivas a year!)
In 2009, DC Shorts reviewed more than 750 films and 85 scripts from around the globe. We selected 100 short films for screenings in 9 unique showcases during the competition weekend. We also read 6 scripts in a special live presentation. Since a major focus of DC Shorts is the inclusion of filmmakers, many of the films and all of the scripts were represented by the more than 108 filmmakers and writers from 8 countries. More than 4,900 people attended the screenings.
Film Festival
enter a film The DC Shorts Film Festival (September 9-16, 2010) turns the spotlight on truly independent short films, created by new and established filmmakers in an era when the art of filmmaking is opening to all. We select films of every genre and niche for our competition screenings — with a special focus on films created by metropolitan Washington, DC-based directors and writers. After each screening, filmmakers have the opportunity to speak to the audience as part of a moderated panel.
Script Competition
enter a script The DC Shorts Screenplay Competition (October 2010) is a very different kind of screenwriting competition. A panel of judges consisting of filmmakers, screenwriters and critics will review and provide coverage (feedback) for scripts of 15 pages or less. 5 - 7 finalists will be featured during ScriptDC — a weekend of screenwriting events for DC regional writer and filmmakers, where their scripts will be read in front of a live audience — and one will walk away with $2,000 to shoot their project!
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