Slamdance Film Festival 2023
Call for entries
(Features, shorts, Episodes, all genres)
The Slamdance Film Festival is currently accepting entries for its 2023 edition.
* Slamdance 2023 will combine an in-person festival in Park City and an online-version.
Please note that all films must be submitted directly to the festival.
details
- Competitive: Yes
- Entry fees: Yes (variable depending on your submission date)
- Please note that the only difference in the early submission deadline versus the final submission deadline is the fee discount.
eligibility
Please consult the festival’s website for the eligibility criteria.
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about
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 presents 30 features and 70 short films.
The COMPETITION is reserved to first-time feature directors with a feature produced with a budget under $1 million USD. BREAKOUTS is designed to serve directors beyond their first films who maintain distinct visual styles and a unique cinematic voice.
All genres of shorts are accepted, and all short film sections are qualifying categories for the Annual Academy Awards®.
Pilots and single episodes of any length, genre, and style are considered for the EPISODES section. The UNSTOPPABLE program is made by and/or about creators with visible and nonvisible disabilities. See details on the festival website.
Every year, a considerable number of Canadian features, shorts and episodes are selected, and several have won awards in recent years. In 2022, the Canadian selection comprises three features, HONEYCOMB, THERAPY DOGS, and RETROGRADE as well as the miniseries WIPE ME AWAY (Je voudrais qu’on m’efface).
Telefilm Canada recognizes selection of a feature or a short film in the Festival for application to its International Promotion Program.
Promotion and Communications
Telefilm Canada, Montreal
festivals@telefilm.ca
1 800 567-0890