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SF Shorts does not use screeners. A Director of the festival will watch every single entry, so you can be assured that your film is fully considered. All films selected for the festival are automatically eligible for a variety of honors and prizes awarded by the festival, jurors and the audience.

At the festival, we sell out most of our screenings. Many of our visiting filmmakers remark how nice it is to have their film screened before a real audience and not just festival staff and colleagues. As filmmakers ourselves, we know the amount of work that goes into projects, so after each screening, we lead the audience in a meaningful discussion about your process. Plus, we give away over $13,000 in prizes and $3,000 in cash.

Visit our website to read filmmaker testimonials and to see the diversity of films from the very successful 2011 season.