27th Annual Celebration of FirstGlance Film Festival Philadelphia
Call for Entries Opens Early 2024
Our 27th Annual Film Festival will take place Fall 2024 in Center City Philadelphia!
All selected films will be screened LIVE on a BIG SCREEN!
FirstGlance is Philadelphia's Independent Film Festival since 1996
Horror, SciFi, Fantasy, Drama, Comedy...Everything INDIE!
$500 CASH PRIZE in every category that reaches 100 entries!
One of the 100 TOP RATED Film Festivals on FilmFreeway over the last 5 years!
Tweet when you enter your film so we can share your news with our almost 50K Followers ALL Official Selections receive social media marketing unlike any film festival on EARTH!
Accepting All Genres including Drama, Comedy, Science Fiction, Horror, Fantasy, Action and Thriller
FirstGlance is an all inclusive diverse event open to all genres, from filmmakers of every gender, color, race, ethnicity, country, religion and skill level.
First time filmmakers to Professionals, from down the street to across the globe!
INDIE FILMMAKERS WANTED!!
Features, Shorts, Documentary, Animation, Live Action, Web Series, Music Videos, Original Concept Trailers, Student Films
The 26th Annual FirstGlance Philadelphia Film Festival screens local and international professional, first time, and student filmmakers, celebrating the best in indie film making from across the globe and locally produced Philadelphia Filmmakers
Screenings, Red Carpet, Live Awards Presentation and Nominations in over 25 categories and Audience Choice in ALL Categories!
Over 20 nominating categories for Official Selections, plus Best of Audience awards for each category, and BEST OF FEST award winner selected by the audience.
FirstGlance Film Festivals are the longest running international bi-coastal indie film festivals in the United States. FirstGlance has theatrically screened over 2500 films to over 250,000 attendees.
FirstGlance Film Fests have a 99% track record with feature films over the past 10 years (Narrative and Documentary) acquiring Theatrical, Cable, VOD and Streaming Distribution.
Named 6 times as a Best Film Festival Investment by Moviemaker Magazine and named by Time Magazine as, "One of the Festivals for the Rest of Us" And Named One of FilmFreeway's Top 100 Film Festivals!
Best of Fest Award Winner prizes furnished by Red Giant, Boris FX, Showbiz Software, Glidecam, Final Draft, Jungle Software, Beachtek, Shot Lister, Ink Tip, Zacuto and more.
BONUS PRIZES: EVERY category that receives over 100 submissions, category winner will be awarded a $500 CASH PRIZE