The 5th Annual Clean Shorts Film Festival will take place April 5-6, 2019, with two screening venues, on the campus of Eastern Oklahoma County Technology Center in Choctaw, Oklahoma. Our spacious seminar center will be the main stage where every single official selection will screen. Our second venue will be the extremely popular "Nominees On Demand" screening room! We love to cater to our guests. One way we do this is allowing you to order food from your mobile device and having it delivered to your seat, so you never have to miss a moment of the great films.

Clean Shorts Film Festival is an excellent opportunity for independent filmmakers to screen their films to a welcoming audience in a hospitable environment on the campus of Eastern Oklahoma County Technology Center, nestled in the wooded rural area of Choctaw, Oklahoma.

Clean Shorts is established for filmmakers who are open to producing films that are appropriate for a wide array of audiences, and rewards those whose creativity excels in various categories.

Clean Shorts thrives to create a climate that nurtures filmmaker networking and camaraderie with the added excitement of competition. Our goal is to stimulate the passion of veteran and aspiring filmmakers bringing them together to expand the growth of the independent film industry.

To conclude the festival Saturday night, we will host an Awards Ceremony, in which top films will receive the custom made Rusty Reel Award!

Don’t miss out on one of the coolest, filmmaker-oriented festivals on the circuit!


Awards & Prizes

The Top Film in each category will receive custom trophies designed and manufactured at EOC Technology Center.

* Best Gym Short (High School Film
* Best Okie Gym Short (Oklahoma High School)
* Best Varsity Short (College)
* Best Shorty Short
* Best Medium Short
* Best XL Short
* Best Music Video
* Best Oklahoma Short
* Best Documentary Short
* Best Animated Short
* Best Foreign Short
* Audience Choice

Rules & Terms

Clean Shorts Film Festival Rules:

All genres will be accepted for entry with the exception of adult subject matter.

All films accepted will meet the festival guidelines, which is based on the motion picture rating system, PG rating, with strict adherence to the following:

• No Vulgarity
• No F*Bombs
• No Nudity
• No Gore
• No Adult Oriented Material

Films should be appropriate for all audiences.

Foreign Language Films must have English Subtitles.

Official Selections will be based on adherence to the Clean Shorts Film Festival Guidelines, Judges Scoring Process, and the discretion of the Clean Shorts Film Festival Organizing Committee.

Clean Shorts Film Festival encourages filmmaker's to submit family oriented films. All genres will be accepted, including but not limited to Drama, Comedy, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Animation, etc.

Many customized awards including student film awards, and music video awards will be presented to filmmakers during the Awards Program on the closing night of our festival.

Entry & Screening:

Entry & Screening materials will not be returned unless paid shipping is provided. Entries may be submitted in the following formats: DVD, Data DVD, Blu-Ray, USB drive or digital transfer. Entry fees must be in U.S. Dollars and received in form of U.S. Bank Check or Money Order. Online payments are also accepted through Filmfreeway.com.

Entry fees are non-negotiable and non-refundable.

All entries selected for screening receive two (2) event passes in addition to other benefits.

Clean Shorts Film Festival does not accept pornography, gore or vulgarity.

Accepted entries will be requested to provide additional materials including Digital Poster, Filmmaker-Director Bio, High Resolution Color stills, and a Cast/Credit information sheet.

Clean Shorts will contact applicants at various times regarding their film, thus an e-mail address is required.

Screening dates, times and number of screenings is at the sole discretion of the festival programmer.

By digitally signing and submitting an entry, submitter expressly agrees to be bound by the terms of the official rules and regulations including but not limited to release of their submission. Additionally, submitter expressly states that he/she/they have the authority to waive any interest, right, or claim of any other party may have with regard to their interest in the submission. Further, submitter expressly agrees to defend and hold Clean Shorts Film Festival harmless from any claim arising out the use or release of the submission.

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  • joseph erb

    a wonderful festival that is worth applying to.

    February 2019
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  • Cameron Babcock

    This festival is incredible. It was an honor having our film presented in my home state. Great crew and volunteers. Nicely organized. This festival really cares about the filmmakers and their films.

    August 2018
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  • Johnnie Brannon

    Really enjoyed the festival. Drove up from Little Rock and hit a snow storm on the way up. I think the weather kept a lot of people from coming out but they made best with what they had. Keep up the awesome work guys!

    April 2018
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  • Dale Metz

    Such great communication and organization from this festival. Its such a fun concept too! I will definitely submit in the future and thanks for screening our film.

    April 2018
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  • Pedro Solís García

    We couldn't attend the festival because of the distance but we feel it as a great festival!
    Thank you for the award!

    April 2018
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