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Cardiff Mini Film Festival ()

Deadlines

25 Jun 2019
Call for entries

28 Oct 2019
Early deadline

09 Dec 2019
Standard deadline

16 Jan 2020
Late deadline

20 Feb 2020
Festival closed

14 May 2020
Notification date

26 Jun 2020
26 Jun 2020

Address

Williams Way, CF10 5DY, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, United Kingdom

Festival description

Short film festival

Festival requirements

Film festival

Fiction

Documentary

Animation

Fantastic

Terror

Experimental

Music Video

Other

Any Genre

Any Theme

Has submission fees

International Festival

Physical Location

January 2018

Production countries: Any

Shooting countries: Any

Director nationalities: Any

Debut Films

School projects

Short Films

Languages
English

Subtitles
English

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Festival description (Edition: )

Festival start: 26 June 2020 Festival end: 26 June 2020

The Cardiff Mini Film Festival has been taking over unusual venues to screen film since 2012. To ensure any newcomers to the industry aren't obliterated by any high budget production companies we separate our fiction programming into high budget and low budget, so please ensure you tell us what your budget was for the actual making of the film (marketing and distribution excluded).

You can expect to watch a film in a coffee shop vault, a shopping centre basement, an antique market, themed bars and any other fantastic unusual venues we can get our hands-on. This is a festival for those that like to mingle with a drink throughout the day whilst enjoying the best up and coming short films.

All kinds of people come to our festival, from actors to musicians, as well as special guests from within the industry which in the past have included Boyd Clack (Twin Town, Satellite City, High Hopes), Kirsten Jones (Satellite City, High Hopes), Philip John (Being Human, Kevin Allen (Twin Town), Downton Abbey) Ryan Eddleston (Prevenge), Kevin Allen (Twin Town), S4C, Ffilm Cymru Wales, Creative Skillset, Festival Formula, Cult Cymru and many more people to meet to discuss your career in the industry.

We also screen many special under distributed films for those film lovers out there, in underused spaces such as bars and empty shops.

We are supported by Ffilm Cymru Wales and the BFI.

Prizes and qualifications

Cash Prizes: 6,650$

Best International Fiction Short Trophy (Low budget)
Best Welsh Fiction Short Trophy

Best International Fiction Big Spender Trophy (High Budget)
Best Welsh Fiction Big Spender Trophy

Best International Female Director Fiction Trophy
Best Welsh Female Director Fiction Trophy

Best International Documentary Short Trophy
Best Welsh Documentary Short Trophy

Best International Music Video Trophy
Best Welsh Music Video Trophy

Best International Twisted Tale Trophy
Best Welsh Twisted Tale Trophy

Best International One Minute Wonder Trophy
Best Welsh One Minute Wonder Trophy

Audience Choice Award Trophy
The winner of this category will receive software courtesy of Adobe

There is also a pitch competition with £6000/$6650 worth of prizes and mentor assistance available for the winner.

Rules

Films must have been made after January 2018.

Our panel comprises of industry judges who are not connected with the festival. Their decision is the final decision.

We may use a short clip of your film in our festival trailer. By submitting you are allowing us to also screen your film at the festival.

There will be no refunds to those who have not read the rules for entry and find out they are not eligible to be considered.

Fiction Short - Low Budget

Short Films >1' 30'<

Fee

-8%

Early 23$ 21.16$ 28 Oct 19

Standard 27$ 24.84$ 09 Dec 19

Late 29$ 26.68$ 16 Jan 20

Extended 31$ 28.52$ 20 Feb 20

Submissions deadline
20 Feb 20

Save up
2.16$

Submit

The most broad of the categories, any fiction film is welcome here. However if you've made your film as a student, or have a twisted tale to send us then you may want to check out the other categories. Films must have been made on under £5000/$6000. If your film has been made on over this budget then you need to submit to our Big Spender category. Fictional films under 30 minutes in length.

Music Video

Short Films >1' 20'<

Fee

-8%

Early 23$ 21.16$ 28 Oct 19

Standard 27$ 24.84$ 09 Dec 19

Late 29$ 26.68$ 16 Jan 20

Extended 31$ 28.52$ 20 Feb 20

Submissions deadline
20 Feb 20

Save up
2.16$

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Any visual delights accompanied by music. Music Videos under 20 minutes in length.

Fiction Short - Big Spender

Short Films >1' 30'<

Fee

-8%

Early 23$ 21.16$ 28 Oct 19

Standard 27$ 24.84$ 09 Dec 19

Late 29$ 26.68$ 16 Jan 20

Extended 31$ 28.52$ 20 Feb 20

Submissions deadline
20 Feb 20

Save up
2.16$

Submit

The most broad of the categories, any fiction film is welcome here. However if you've made your film as a student, or have a twisted tale to send us then you may want to check out the other categories. Films must have been made on over £5000/$6000. If your film has been made on under this budget then you need to submit to our low budget category. Fictional films under 30 minutes in length.

Twisted Tales

Short Films >1' 30'<

Fee

-8%

Early 23$ 21.16$ 28 Oct 19

Standard 27$ 24.84$ 09 Dec 19

Late 29$ 26.68$ 16 Jan 20

Extended 31$ 28.52$ 20 Feb 20

Submissions deadline
20 Feb 20

Save up
2.16$

Submit

This category makes up the mid point highlight of the festival where we screen these films at our special Twisted Tales Night. This includes horror, thriller and anything just a bit offbeat, it can be as twisted as you like. Must be under 30 minutes in length.

One Minute Wonder

Short Films 2'<

Fee

-8%

Early 23$ 21.16$ 28 Oct 19

Standard 27$ 24.84$ 09 Dec 19

Late 29$ 26.68$ 16 Jan 20

Extended 31$ 28.52$ 20 Feb 20

Submissions deadline
20 Feb 20

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2.16$

Submit

Can you tell a story in 1 minute? This is where you get truly creative. Must be under 2 minutes in length.

Ffresh Student Award

Short Films >1' 30'<

Fee

-8%

Early 23$ 21.16$ 28 Oct 19

Standard 27$ 24.84$ 09 Dec 19

Late 29$ 26.68$ 16 Jan 20

Extended 31$ 28.52$ 20 Feb 20

Submissions deadline
20 Feb 20

Save up
2.16$

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This is a category just for students. The Ffresh student award is now in its 17th year, giving out prizes every year to the best of student films across Wales and Internationally. Any type of student film can be submitted here. Films must be under 30 minutes in length.

Documentary Short

Short Films >1' 30'<

Fee

-8%

Early 23$ 21.16$ 28 Oct 19

Standard 27$ 24.84$ 09 Dec 19

Late 29$ 26.68$ 16 Jan 20

Extended 31$ 28.52$ 20 Feb 20

Submissions deadline
20 Feb 20

Save up
2.16$

Submit

Give us some real life wonders. If you're a student you might want to check out our student category. Factual films under 30 minutes in length, please.

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