Our festival is located in the heart of Montauk. Situated on the Eastern tip of Long Island we are hosting an annual film festival that aims to select films that highlight, and hopefully inspire, an awareness of our environment, sustainability, athleticism, humanity, and community, through independent films.

Our 4 main categories are:

- Environmental: Films that seek to make an impact or open our eyes to issues on our planet

- Social/Cultural: Films that highlight inclusion, representation, adversity, and global stories

- Surf & Turf: Films that highlight extreme sports & athletics on the sea and land

- Narrative: Films that are Athletic, Comedic, Dramatic, Environmental, Experimental films, and LGBTQ films created and cultivated by filmmakers on Long Island, in NYC, and beyond

Grand Jury winner
Feature Film category winner
Audience Award winner
Short Film category winner

Since submission of a film constitutes acceptance of these Entry Rules & Regulations (by you and your agents), please review this document carefully.

SUBMISSION CATEGORIES - MONTAUK FILM FESTIVAL:

Selected projects from all categories will be presented to the public at the 3rd Annual Montauk Film Festival. Since submission of a project constitutes acceptance of these Entry Rules & Regulations (by you and your agents), please review this document carefully. Submitted projects must not:
• have had ANY public screening, broadcast, distribution, or exhibition before June 30th, 2021.

Feature and Short Films:
Montauk Film Festival showcases short and feature films from emerging talent and established filmmakers with distinct voices and bold new ideas. Films invited to participate in the 2022 Montauk Film Festival will be shown in the section determined most appropriate by Festival programmers, in their sole discretion.

Eligible projects include scripted and documentary work for film, digital, episodic, and social feature or short length. Submitted projects must have a storytelling element; projects that are strictly intended as commercial spots will not be considered.

ELIGIBLE PROJECTS
Feature-length (20 minutes or longer) narrative and documentary films and Short films (20 minutes and less) narrative and documentary films. Submitted films cannot have had ANY public screening, broadcast, distribution, or exhibition before June 30th, 2022.

ELIGIBLE PROJECTS
Eligible projects include English-language, fiction and narrative nonfiction

*Story-driven nonfiction projects

Questions regarding submissions may be directed to staff@montaukfilmfestival.org

Categories & Fees

Features:
- Environmental
- Social & Cultural
- Surf & Turf
- Narrative

Shorts:
- Environmental
- Social & Cultural
- Surf & Turf
- Narrative

Overall Rating
Quality
Value
Communication
Hospitality
Networking
  • Faye Brenner

    The staff was so accommodating and lovely. Very supportive.

    August 2023
  • Ashley LoFaso

    Honored to be featured at this festival (mahalo!), but disappointed in the event itself. I write this as constructive criticism, but I hope this festival can deliver on promises in the upcoming years -- cash awards, screenings at a Montauk resort, etc. Instead, films were being shown in a library basement with no moderation or any fanfare at all. On the day I attended, they even stopped showing a film prematurely, because they were "running out of time." I think this festival has such potential to be a great event! It's a great location with a perfect environmental focus, but it definitely undelivered in 2023.

    August 2023
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    Response from festival:

    Ashley, I’m sorry you felt this way as this year due to the financial climate we did not get key sponsorship funding and since we are a nonprofit this what we rely on to produce the festival. Furthermore, several of our staff members had family issues and we had to choose between moving the event to the library or canceling the event entirely. We are sorry it wasn’t up to your expectations but against all odds we tried.

  • mahmut taş

    it was amazing festival for us.I would love to go there. but I experienced the excitement of the festival, albeit from afar. thank you very much everyone.

    September 2022
  • Montauk was wonderful. A film festival based truly on quality, true to its themes, with the most responsive team in a gorgeous location at the very end of Long Island. So proud to have had We Are Bleach included in Montauk Film Festivals program and to have had the opportunity to see so many wonderful films and spend time with their directors. An honor and a joy.

    August 2022
  • David Seth Cohen

    Montauk Film Festival was awesome! Incredible venue, amazing staff, great communication. This festival really cares about filmmakers and they put on a solid show. Thank you to the team at Montauk Film Festival for a fantastic weekend!

    August 2022