For twelve years, film and music lovers have come together in Southeast Texas at the Boomtown Film & Music Festival to see fiercely independent films, hear cutting-edge bands, enjoy panel discussions and network with fellow filmmakers. Whether your passion be movies or music, there will be something for everyone at the 2020 Boomtown Film and Music Festival!

Awards & Prizes

Film Awards will be given to the following categories:
BEST FEATURE NARRATIVE
BEST SHORT NARRATIVE
BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY
BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
BEST EXPERIMENTAL / MUSIC VIDEO
BEST ANIMATION
BEST STUDENT
BEST TEXAS PROUD FILM
BEST REEL FAITH FILM
BEST SCREENPLAY
Plus one grand prize for "Best in Show."

Winners in each category and best in show will be awarded the coveted "Gusher" trophy. Our contest director reserves the right to create or eliminate categories based upon the type, number and quality of entries. All decisions made by the judges are final.

Rules & Terms

FILMS
By entering the contest you are stating that you are, or have the permission of, the film’s copyright holder. If you are not the sole creator of the film or any of its elements then you must first obtain permission from all rights holders of the creative property before sending the film to our festival.

Films need to be English language or include English subtitles. We would love all entries, even films that are already in English, to have subtitles so that the hearing impaired may enjoy them, but films will not be rejected based on this criteria.

Our policy is to only accept films which were completed no earlier than two years prior to the event date. However, if there are extenuating circumstances we may consider accepting older projects.

For the convenience of all parties, Boomtown encourages entries to be submitted electronically using a standard file types (such as .mp4, .avi, .mov, .wmv, .flv, etc.). Data files should include the title of the film.

We welcome EPKs (electronic press kits), production stills and other types of marketing materials that we could use to promote your film.

We have early bird, normal and late submission deadlines. Late entries will be accepted, but we can only guarantee judging if your film is received before February 14, 2020.

SCREENPLAYS
All writers of submitted material must be 18 years or older, including co-authored material, and may not have professional literary representation. Submissions must be the contestant's original work and must be written in English. Contestants may submit multiple entries per contest. 
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  • Ben Fiore

    Prompt notifications and a very reasonable entry fee. It was cool to have my short screenplay, "Condemned", chosen as an Official Selection of the Boomtown Film and Music Festival!

    April 2018
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  • Jason Leal

    My short film Meggan's Journey was selected for the Boomtown Film Festival 2017 and it was a great regional film festival experience. The Jefferson Theatre is an amazing venue to screen films in. My film looked and sounded wonderful. I was also invited to a filmmaker's panel after the screening which was a lively conversation with other very respected filmmakers.

    March 2017
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  • Todd Bennett

    It was an excellent program. The films were tremendous, the music was fabulous. The venues were really cool, historic and interesting. The festival organizers had a lot of passion for the festival as well as promoting the arts in their fine community. The weekend is Oscar weekend so the opportunities to network with industry players was limited. The food and beverage choices could have been larger. The local brewery had excellent beers but the ability to get food at the festival was somewhat limited, however this was not a factor that should deter anyone from attending - just plan to eat in town. All in all, it was a great festival and I would recommend anyone who is looking for a great value as well as excellent content to make the trip.

    March 2017
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  • Robert J. Rogers

    Thank you for choosing my play, "Hell on Neptune", as one of your fortunate few. I'm honored beyond words, and look forward to adding your prestigious festival to this plays resume. This was the 70th award worldwide, so rest assured you're in great company.

    Thanks again. Take care.

    R. J. Rogers

    March 2017
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  • Andrew Patterson

    We had a great time at Boomtown in downtown Beaumont. The theater venue was fantastic in a well maintained historic site. Our film screening went flawlessly and we were invited on stage after to discuss with the audience. We were invited to speak at a filmmaker panel which was very professional and well attended. The award ceremony was packed with people and had a great atmosphere. Communication was consistent, friendly, and professional. We had an outstanding experience as filmmakers and will definitely be going back for future films.

    March 2017
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