Festival

Festival presentation: 

MISSION & OBJECTIVE
The West Virginia Filmmaker Festival is a dedicated to the promotion of WV Filmmakers and Video Artists by the exhibition of films which exemplify the West Virginia spirit of independence. We strive to give forum to the Mountain State's best and most inventive new video artists while promoting the state to filmmakers outside of West Virginia.

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
The West Virginia FIlmmakers Festival is the original Film Festival dedicated to films by and for West Virginia. Held every fall in beautiful Sutton, West Virginia, the festival has showcased the best and brightest filmmakers from the Mountain State, and beyond. The First Festival was held in the spring of 2001 showcasing some of West Virginia's best filmmakers at the Landmark Studio for the Arts in Historic Sutton, West Virgina. In 2010 The West Virginia Filmmaker's Guild took over production of the festival.

The WVFF focuses on creating a communal atmosphere between the makers, students, and audiences of their films. We make our filmmakers our top priority by encouraging feedback, networking and workshops among the filmmakers. Filmmakers should leave our weekend with a myriad of new friends and collaborators

Cash prizes are given in the categories of: Best Student Film, Best Narrative Short, Best Experimental/Music Video/Animation, Best Documentary Short, Best Documentary Feature, Best Narrative Feature, and Best Film. Additionally, the festival annually awards the WV Filmmaker of the Year award to the individual whose work has had the biggest impact on WV filmmaking during that calendar year.

Festival Nickname: 

WVFF

Edition: 

11

Festival Logo: 

Theme: 

Adult

American Films

Animation

Awards

Children

Comedy

Digital

Documentary

Education

Environnement/Nature

Historical

Homosexuality

Horror films

Human Rights

Independent

Multimedia

Music

Religious films

Student films

Thriller

Underground

Women

Youth/Teen

not specified

Category/Format: 

Animated Films

Digital / DVD

Documentaries

Experiment

Fiction Features

Independant

Industrial

Mixed

Music video

Short films

Student film

Video / TV

The West Virginia FIlmmakers Festival is the original Film Festival dedicated to films by and for West Virginia. Held every fall in beautiful Sutton, West Virginia, the festival has showcased the best and brightest filmmakers from the Mountain State, and beyond. The First Festival was held in the spring of 2001 showcasing some of West Virginia's best filmmakers at the Landmark Studio for the Arts in Historic Sutton, West Virgina. In 2010 The West Virginia Filmmaker's Guild took over production of the festival.

The WVFF focuses on creating a communal atmosphere between the makers, students, and audiences of their films. We make our filmmakers our top priority by encouraging feedback, networking and workshops among the filmmakers. Filmmakers should leave our weekend with a myriad of new friends and collaborators.

The West Virginia Filmmakers Festival is launching its 2011 Call
for Entries, inviting filmmakers around the world to submit feature
films, documentaries, shorts, animation and experimental works. The
festival will run September 28 - October 2 at the Landmark Studio
for the Arts and the Elk Theater in historic Sutton, WV. deadline
for submission is August 1, with an extended deadline of August 15.
Cash prizes will be awarded in the following categories:

• Narrative Feature, $200

• Narrative Short, $200

• Documentary Feature, $200

• Documentary Short, $200

• Student Film, $100

• Out-Of-Towners, 200$

• Experimental/Music Video/Animation. $100

Additionally, accepted films will be eligible for Audience Awards,
and Best Film, worth $500.

Filmmakers will be notified of their acceptance status by
September 15.

Before submitting, please read the guidelines below. Complete an
Online
Submission Form  and mail in with your screener and payment.
For those applying online, please do also include a printed paper
copy of the online entry form screen when shipping your screener and
payment.

If you have any questions, please contact Patrick Felton at
filmmakersfest@gmail.com or 304-741-2518.

SUBMISSION FEES

Features (50 min. and above)
$25 - Earlybird
Deadline (postmarked by July 15)
$30 - Regular Deadline
(postmarked by August 1)

Shorts (under 50 min.)
$15 -Earlybird
(postmarked by July 15)
$23 - Regular Deadline (postmarked by
Aug 1)
$25 - Extended Deadline (August 15)

Student

$5 - Earlybird (postmarked by July 15)

$10 - Regular Deadline (postmarked by August 1)

$15 - Extended Deadline (postmarked by August 15)

Experimental

$10 - Earlybird (postmarked by July 15)

$20 - Regular Deadline (postmarked by August 1)

$30 - Extended Deadline (postmarked by August 15)

Additional discounts are available for West Virginia Filmmakers
Guild Members.

GUIDELINES

Submissions must contain: entry form, full payment, preview
screener. Entry fees must be paid via check or money order made
out to "West Virginia Filmmakers Guild". Students must also
include proof of student status at the time of production in the form
of a photocopied student ID. Incomplete submissions will not be
processed or considered.

Submission packets must be mailed to:

If mailing via USPS:
West Virginia Filmmakers Festival

attn: Patrick Felton
PO Box 11553
Charleston, WV 22904

Films must be submitted on a single DVD (NTSC Region 0 or 1 ONLY)
or via a secure online screener.

Films not in English must include English subtitles.

The cost of shipping an entry must be paid by the entrant. DVD
screeners will not be returned.

If a film is accepted, press materials for the film will be
required, which can include but may not be limited to:
high-resolution publicity stills, filmmaker bio, or online trailer.

The Virginia Filmmakers Festival does NOT offer "notes" or
specific critique of any films not accepted for exhibition, and
reserves the right to turn down any submission without explanation or
justification.