Set in the heart of Oregon wine country, the McMinnville Short Film Festival (MSFF) is a “filmmaker’s” festival. MSFF organizers cater to filmmakers from the moment a film is submitted to the moment the festival wraps up, experience why Portland, Oregon filmmaker Zach Putnam says “…the festival organizers curated a sophisticated collection of high caliber films from both local and international directors. They create a welcoming environment for all at...
Planning is underway for the 2016 McMinnville Short Film Festival! Call for Entries will open on FilmFreeway beginning December 1, 2015.
Look for the International category on our FilmFreeway listing, too!
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Oscar- and Emmy-winning filmmaker Will Vinton will be the keynote presentation at the 5th Annual McMinnville Short Film Festival on October 3, 2015.
As a Director and Producer of 3D animation, Will Vinton has won virtually every film and television award given a filmmaker – several hundred in total. Will directed and produced the world’s first all Claymation feature film, the critically acclaimed ADVENTURES OF MARK TWAIN. Soon after, he directed the first three California Raisin commerc...
The application process is now open for the 5th Annual McMinnville Short Film Festival! Entry deadline is August 25, 2015.
However, if you submit your film by August 15th, 2015, the entry fee will be only $30 instead of $35. The entry fee includes admission to the festival screening event AND to all of the roundtables. RETURNING FILMMAKERS (those who submitted any film with an entry fee in the past) receive an additional $5 discount.
Entries can be any genre or theme and must not exceed 15 min...
The deadline for this year's McMinnville (Oregon, USA) Short Film Festival is Monday, September 15, 2014! Lots of great entries so far from all over so don't miss out - enter today!
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We created a fun and intentionally cheesy promo video for this year's film festival. We hope you enjoy it!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Pv9fnvYPd0
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We can now announce that we are offering 3 roundtable sessions for filmmakers and the general public who enter a film or purchase an admission. These roundtable sessions will be offered in the afternoon prior to the viewing of the films. Guest speakers and topics will be:
Roundtable #1 – “Story Development” presented by Christian Bergmans, Associate Professor of Film Studies, Chemeketa Community College
Roundtable #2 – “Off the Drawing Board and Into the Field” presented by Mic...
We are excited to announce our keynote speaker - Jon Lewis who is the Department Chair for Film Studies at Oregon State University! Professor Lewis is a wonderful speaker so you don't want to miss out.
Professor Lewis is a professor in the English Department at Oregon State University where he has taught film and cultural studies since 1983. He has published eight books: The Road to Romance and Ruin: Teen Films and Youth Culture, which won a Choice Magazine Academic Book of the Year Award; W...
The McMinnville Short Film Festival's judges have been selected and finalized. There are 9 judges total from a variety of backgrounds who are ready to begin judging entries.
Don't forget to take advantage of the Early Bird offer and get your film submitted by August 15, 2014.
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Entries are coming in for the 4th Annual McMinnville Short Film Festival, and we're excited to see yours! Hit the Early Bird special before August 15, 2014, and the entry fee is only $30 ($35 after 8/15).
Documentaries, Fiction, Animation, Music Videos and more to choose from for categories. This year's festival will also have round tables for filmmakers to attend in the afternoon where you can network with others and learn about filmmaking topics.
Hope to see you there!
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