Established in 2015, Burien Film Festival is a three-day annual short film festival in Burien, Washington. The film festival was founded to celebrate local and international short film arts, and to shine a spotlight on Burien.

Burien Film Festival hosts an International Film Crawl. Five venues featuring 40 of the best international short films curated by arts writer T.S. Flock, writer for, and co-founder of, Vanguard Seattle.

BFF runs ancillary programs throughout the year.

Awards & Prizes

International Short Film Festival - 40 of the best films will be shown in our International Film Crawl curated by T.S. Flock, arts writer for Vanguard Seattle. Five venues screen five curated film collections. Best Overall Film will be awarded.

Hyperlocal Burien 5 - 7 min. Short Film Festival awards the top three films with cash awards.
1st - $500
2nd - $250
3rd - $100 .

Rules & Terms

International Short Film Contest - Must be 15 minutes maximum.

Hyperlocal Burien 5 - 7 Min. Short Film Contest - Must be a resident of Burien, WA, USA. 5 - 7 minutes maximum. Entry must follow the stated guidelines for content to qualify.
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  • Giorgi Tkemaladze

    thanks a lot of this festival very nice

    August 2017
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  • Nandan B

    There is no proper communication. I still don't know the details of the screening.

    July 2017
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    Response from festival:

    Hello Nandan. I apologize for not getting you the details for the screening. We are a growing festival and the oversight was not intentional. We do everything we can to make sure the filmmakers are taken care of. Thank you for submitting your film.

  • Abdulwahab Shwani

    thank u for celected my film

    July 2017
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  • Majid Khorasani

    very gooooddddddddd festival...tank you.I enjoyed this festival

    July 2017
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  • Mahmut Korkmazgöz

    nice fest :) i love burien film fest.

    July 2017
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