How to Submit Your Film
The 2020 Call for Entries is now closed. Call for Entries for the 2021 Virginia Film Festival will open in February.
To be considered, you must submit your film through our Film Freeway portal linked below.
While the VAFF is primarily a non-competitive Festival, we do offer category-specific awards, including our Programmer’s Awards and our Audience Awards for which moviegoers vote via ballots.
If a film is accepted, press materials for the film will be required in a timely manner, which can include but may not be limited to: high-resolution publicity stills, filmmaker bio, or online trailer. The Virginia Film Festival does not offer “notes” or specific critique of any films not accepted for exhibition, and reserves the right to not accept a submission for any reason.
If you have any questions about submitting your film, please email vaffsubmissions@virginia.edu
Submit to Film FreewayDeadlines & Submission Fees
Dates
Regular Deadline – June 15, 2020
Extended Deadline – July 13, 2020
Notification Date – September 18, 2020
Features (50 min. and above)
$35 – Regular Deadline
$50 – Extended Deadline
FREE for Virginia residents and students at VA schools
Shorts (under 50 min.)
$15 – Regular Deadline
$25 – Extended Deadline
FREE for Virginia residents and students at VA schools
Discounts for Students & VA Residents
Students outside Virginia are able to submit projects in all categories for a discounted rate of $10. In order to qualify, you must upload a scanned valid student ID with your project and enter the discount code 20VAFF33studentcv20 when you complete your submission on FilmFreeway.
Virginia residents (including students at VA schools) are eligible to have their entry fee waived. In order to receive the VA resident fee waiver, the address you list in your submission must be in Virginia, and you must enter the code 2020VA33VAFFresident when you complete your submission on FilmFreeway.