Slamdance Film Festival 2019
Call for entries
(Features and shorts, all genres)
The Slamdance Film Festival is currently accepting entries for its 2019 edition.
Please note that all films must be submitted directly to the festival.
- Submission formats: online screeners from Withoutabox
- Competitive: Yes
- Entry fees: Yes
Accepting submissions through Withoutabox ONLY
Please note that the only difference in the early submission deadline versus the final submission deadline is the fee discount.
Eligibility
- Features (narrative & documentary) must be over 41 minutes;
- No premiere status is required;
- Non-English language films must be subtitled in English;
- Films in to the Competition must be first-time feature directors, with a budget under one million dollars, and must not have theatrical distribution in the U.S.;
- The Beyond Features section is for emerging narrative and documentary filmmakers working beyond their first features.
- All genres of shorts (40 minutes or less) are accepted and all sections are qualifying categories for the Annual Academy Awards®
The Slamdance Film Festival began in 1995 and runs parallel to the Sundance Film Festival in Park City. The festival, programmed by filmmakers, is dedicated to emerging directors. Slamdance competition presents 30 features and 70 short films.
A considerable number of Canadian features and shorts were selected and have won awards in recent years.
Telefilm Canada recognizes selection in the Festival for application to its International Marketing Programme.