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Philadelphia Unnamed Film Festival ()

Deadlines

09 Feb 2021
Call for entries

31 Mar 2021
Early deadline

17 Jul 2021
Standard deadline

07 Aug 2021
Late deadline

07 Aug 2021
Festival closed

16 Aug 2021
Notification date

29 Sep 2021
02 Oct 2021

Address

1029 S. 7th street, 19147, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Festival description

Short film festival >1' 39'<

Feature film festival >39' 200'<

Festival requirements

Film festival

Fiction

Documentary

Animation

Fantastic

Terror

Experimental

Music Video

Other

Any Genre

Any Theme

Has submission fees

International Festival

Physical Location

Production date: Any

Production countries: Any

Shooting countries: Any

Director nationalities: Any

Debut Films

School projects

Short Films >1' 39'<

Feature Films >39' 200'<

Any language

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Festival description (Edition: )

Festival start: 29 September 2021 Festival end: 02 October 2021

Philly's #1 alternative film festival.

The Philadelphia Unnamed Film Festival (PUFF) selects 95% of its micro and short films. We have featured 30+ films in each of our 5 years, and work hard to showcase as many independent filmmakers as possible. More than just a "horror" film festival, each year PUFF includes an eclectic mix of features and shorts, including sci-fi, action, documentary, bizzare, drama and more.

PUFF was founded as an alternative festival to bring new and undiscovered films to cinema fans in Philadelphia. The festival has previously featured such notable films as Tragedy Girls, Witch in the Window, Happy Face, Antrum, and Karate Kill. We tout an excellent success rate for our selections, with 95% of our feature films from the first few years of the festival receiving independent distribution.

PUFF works to connect upstart filmmakers with distribution outlets by working with local independent film distributors, and to offer a place for filmmakers to gain exposure and network with as many industry professionals as possible. Filmmakers are welcomed to participate in our digital screening library to spread awareness about their projects.

All accepted films are screened at the 2223 Theater (2223.fish) on our theatrical sized screen. The theater is located in the trendy neighborhood of Fishtown, known for its popular restaurants, bars and art scene. (Venue may change due to current state and city COVID restrictions).

Festival Director Alex Gardner offers a long history of film festival and horror journalism experience, working with other film festivals in the past such as Another Hole in the Head, Buffalo Dreams and the Bay Area’s SiliCon.

PUFF's aim is to grow into a multimedia experience where people can enjoy our great city while experiencing the best in new cinema.

Prizes and qualifications

Win the famous PUFF tiara for Best Feature and Best Short, plus awards and prizes for Best Local Film. Judged by a panel of industry professionals. Additional prizes to be announced.

BEST FEATURE (jury): PUFF TIARA
BEST FEATURE (audience): PUFF Tiara (more prizes to be announced)
BEST SHORT (jury): PUFF Tiara (more prizes to be announced)
BEST MICRO (jury)
BEST LOCAL SHORT (audience): TBA

Rules

An authorized representative of the project being submitted must agree via digital signature that the film being submitted does not break any laws, and that all necessary licenses, royalties, release forms have been obtained. By submitting to the Philadelphia Unnamed Film Festival (PUFF) you are granting the PUFF the right to screen any submitted Films twice during the scheduled Festival dates. You are also granting the Festival permission to use footage, stills and/or titles, and information from or relating to the Film for promotional purposes.

Films already available on home video will not be eligible for competition, but are still invited to submit to be screened out of competition.

New films that have recently had a festival screening in the city of Philadelphia will not be eligible.

Films that have premiered before 2021 are not eligible.

If your film is accepted you must capable of providing us with both a physical and digital copy. Filmmakers are responsible for all shipping costs. Physical media submitted to the Festival will not be returned. There is a $15 service fee for any films PUFF has to burn to physical media. Payments can be made through PayPal or Venmo.

Suggested film specs:

1920x1080 or 1280x720
16:9 Aspect Ratio
24FPS
Audio Sample 48 kHz
Video Bit Rate, at least 5000 kbps
NTSC
.mp4 container
Apple ProRes 422 or codec of similar quality

Accepted films will also need to provide images, one-sheet and downloadable links or files for all available trailers. Trailers will be uploaded to the official Philadelphia Unnamed Film Festival YouTube page.

Philadelphia Unnamed Film Festival reserves the right to change any rules or scheduling. All accepted entries will be notified of any changes.

Please make sure all physical copies mailed to the Festival are titled, and include running time plus contact information. Please also provide a brief synopsis of your film, genre and if you're a local or student entry when submitting.

Horror/Sci-Fi Feature

Short and Feature Films

Fee

-8%

Early 30$ 27.6$ 31 Mar 21

Standard 35$ 32.2$ 17 Jul 21

Late 40$ 36.8$ 07 Aug 21

Submissions deadline
07 Aug 21

Save up
2.8$

Submit

Any feature length film (over 39 minutes) in the horror or sci-fi category. Including all horror and sci-fi related subgenres including documentary, animation and so on.

Bizarre Feature

Short and Feature Films

Fee

-8%

Early 30$ 27.6$ 31 Mar 21

Standard 35$ 32.2$ 17 Jul 21

Late 40$ 36.8$ 07 Aug 21

Submissions deadline
07 Aug 21

Save up
2.8$

Submit

All experimental feature length films or films that do not fit in the Horror/Sci-Fi and Other categories.

Other Feature

Short and Feature Films

Fee

-8%

Early 30$ 27.6$ 31 Mar 21

Standard 35$ 32.2$ 17 Jul 21

Late 40$ 36.8$ 07 Aug 21

Submissions deadline
07 Aug 21

Save up
2.8$

Submit

All feature length films that do not fit in Horror/Sci-Fi and Bizarre. Including comedies, dramas, and so on.

Horror/Sci-Fi Short

Short and Feature Films

Fee

-8%

Early 15$ 13.8$ 31 Mar 21

Standard 25$ 23$ 17 Jul 21

Late 30$ 27.6$ 07 Aug 21

Submissions deadline
07 Aug 21

Save up
2$

Submit

All 3-39 minute short films in the horror and sci-fi genre. 1-3 minute short films can be submitted in the Micro Short category.

Micro Short

Short and Feature Films

Fee

-8%

Early 10$ 9.2$ 31 Mar 21

Standard 15$ 13.8$ 17 Jul 21

Late 20$ 18.4$ 07 Aug 21

Submissions deadline
07 Aug 21

Save up
1.2$

Submit

Any short film 1-3 minutes.

Bizarre Short

Short and Feature Films

Fee

-8%

Early 15$ 13.8$ 31 Mar 21

Standard 25$ 23$ 17 Jul 21

Late 30$ 27.6$ 07 Aug 21

Submissions deadline
07 Aug 21

Save up
2$

Submit

Any experimental, weird or "bizarre" film 3-39 minutes.

Local Short

Short and Feature Films

Fee

-8%

Early 15$ 13.8$ 31 Mar 21

Standard 25$ 23$ 17 Jul 21

Late 30$ 27.6$ 07 Aug 21

Submissions deadline
07 Aug 21

Save up
2$

Submit

Any short film (3-39 mins) shot in the Philadelphia, PA and South Jersey areas or by Philadelphia resident.

Other Short

Short and Feature Films

Fee

-8%

Early 15$ 13.8$ 31 Mar 21

Standard 25$ 23$ 17 Jul 21

Late 30$ 27.6$ 07 Aug 21

Submissions deadline
07 Aug 21

Save up
2$

Submit

Any short film (3-39 minutes) that doesn't fit in the Horror/Sci-Fi, Bizarre or Local categories.

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