Historical, Biographical, Social Issues, & Music focused Documentaries and Docu-Dramas. Music Videos, Songwriting competition and musical scores & soundtracks. Filmed Screenplay Readings & Live Script Readings featuring Actors at all levels of expertise.

Awards & Prizes

All Festival Category Awardees may receive Certificates, Medallions, plaques or trophies. Judges decisions are final.

Special Jury Awards: Best Promotional Poster, Best Social Issue (i.e. Domestic Violence Awareness, etc.

Historical/Biographical/Documentary Filmmakers also will vie for the LegacyKeepersRus Award & the Russ Fry Award
Music Documentary Filmmakers will also vie for the Selby Minner Award
Feature Screenwriters will also vie for the Oscar Ray Award
Short Screenwriters will also vie for the Shoot n Oklahoma Award
Music Video Filmmakers will also vie for the Billy Franks Award
Songwriters will also vie for the Jim Paul Blair Award

Festival reserves the right to not present an award..

Rules & Terms

Entries submitted must be free of copyright infringement.
The submitter should be either the Performer, Producer, Director or Writer,
All applicants must submit the required non-refundable fee and adhere to the submission and exhibition requirements.

No Waivers, no exceptions.

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  • jody stelzig

    Excellent and pleasant communication !!

    November 2025
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  • Thomas Seymour

    One of the most important Independent film festivals in Oklahoma.I'd call it the Slamdance of OK.

    November 2025
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  • 秀一 猪鼻

    Thank you very much. I was selected as a finalist at the Bare Bones Music & Documentary Festival. I have a deep respect for your festival and I am grateful. I make various types of films. And last year I made my first music film. Your festival selected that film. Actually, Mr Toshiroh Konishi is an excellent musician who is the music director for Finnish film director Mika Kaurismäki. His music inspired me a lot. And I thought of many ideas. I told Konishi about being selected as a finalist at your festival. He was very happy. I would like to make a good film and submit it to your festival again.

    February 2025
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  • Virginia Quesada

    The Bare Bones Music and Documentary Film Festival was an inspired presentation of music documentaries from around the world: New Zealand, Australia, Switzerland, Amsterdam, Italy, Ethiopia as well as, New Orleans, New York, Seattle, Oklahoma and Maryland. We were honored to receive the Best Music Documentary of The Festival! Many thanks to Shironbutterfly Ray and Selby Inner.

    December 2023
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  • Coale Coleman

    Thank you so much for selecting my short script WHEN HE LEFT for your amazing Festival! Truly appreciate this opportunity!

    November 2023
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