GRRL HAUS CINEMA

📽️ 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐦𝐬 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞?
GRRL HAUS CINEMA features experimental, low-budget, and underground cinema from women, trans, non-binary, and genderqueer filmmakers. We accept all genres and celebrate diverse works, with an emphasis on DIY spirit!

🎬 𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐦𝐬?
Films should be directed or written by women, non-binary, genderqueer, or trans individuals (co-credits welcome). Submitters must be the director, producer, or writer—or have their permission. While we accept distributor submissions, we prefer working directly with filmmakers and don't pay distributor fees.

💬 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭?
All languages are welcome! However, non-English films must have English subtitles.

📼 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐈 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐦 𝐢𝐧?
We accept digital format submissions only.

🎞️ 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐈 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐦𝐬?
Yes!

♻️ 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐈 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐚 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞?
Yup, you may submit films regardless of prior screening status or year of completion.

🔞 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐟 𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐦 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭?
Not a problem. Please just let us know in the custom form.

©️ 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐲𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞?
By submitting your film, you attest that the work is not in breach of any copyright. Make sure you have permission to use all the content in your film before submitting!

📝 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐈 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐲 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧?
At minimum, please include your film title & description, director bio, your location (city/country), and film stills. Make sure to use a long-term email address we can reach you at - avoid temporary ones like school emails.

⏰ 𝐈𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞?
We accept submissions year-round, but each screening event has its own deadline posted on our website, social media, and FilmFreeway. If you miss one deadline, don't worry - your film will be considered for future events.

🎭 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐬?
Unlike traditional film festivals, we host themed screenings throughout the year rather than one big festival, allowing us to showcase a variety of styles featuring a broader range of films and engaging different audiences. Our year culminates in a "Best Of" festival featuring judge-selected films from previous screenings.

⏱️ 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬?
• “Micro Short”: Up to 4 minutes
• “Regular Short”: 4-25 minutes
• “Long Short”: 25 to 45 minutes
• “DIY Venues: Berlin Local Films”: Up to 20 minutes; exclusively for Berlin-based filmmakers submitting to our Berlin DIY screenings only. See FAQ below.

🇩🇪 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚 “𝐃𝐈𝐘 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐬: 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐦𝐬” 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐲, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬?
GRRL HAUS Berlin is a satellite of GRRL HAUS CINEMA with its own DIY screenings. The Berlin Local Films category is a discounted option exclusively for Berlin-based filmmakers who want their work shown in our Berlin-local DIY screenings ONLY. These submissions won't be considered for our larger events.

🌎 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐦𝐬?
Our screenings take place at several venues, including:
• The Brattle Theatre (Cambridge, MA, USA)
• Mobile Kino (Berlin, Germany – summer screenings)
• DIY screenings in Berlin and Massachusetts
• SIFF Film Center (Seattle, WA, USA)
• WANDER Berkshires (Pittsfield, MA, USA)
• Other 2025–2026 locations include Los Angeles, Japan, Italy, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥

🙋 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐦 𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬/𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬? 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐈 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠?
Your film will be considered for all our screenings, except Berlin DIY events (which are locals-only). While you can indicate a preferred event, we can't guarantee specific placements - also be sure to check event submission deadlines on our website or FilmFreeway. Note that our end of year "Best Of" screening is selected by a panel of judges from previously screened films and cannot be chosen as a preferred screening option.

📍 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 (𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐧-𝐃𝐈𝐘). 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐈 𝐝𝐨?
We aim to feature at least 20% local films in our screenings. Please indicate your location (City, Country) in the custom form - this will help us ensure we can get local representation for our events.

🎯 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐦?
While we'd love to show every film, we receive many submissions and can only select a small percentage for our screenings. Submission doesn't guarantee selection, but we review each film carefully!

📅 𝐈𝐟 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝, 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐦 𝐛𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝?
We'll let you know about your screening date and time around 2 months ahead. We aim to give you as much time to plan to attend, if you wish, especially for our international screenings.

📣 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐆𝐑𝐑𝐋 𝐇𝐀𝐔𝐒 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤?
As well as being featured in our event, your film will be showcased through custom trailers, included in our newsletters, featured across our social media platforms, and receive permanent credits on our website. We'll share your work online with our network of 1,000+ international film industry professionals, including festival programmers and curators. We encourage you to spread the word through your own networks too - get your cast, crew, friends and family involved in celebrating your screening. 🥳

📸 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐆𝐑𝐑𝐋 𝐇𝐀𝐔𝐒 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐦 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧?
Yes, when you submit, you're giving us permission to use stills and clips to promote your film across our website, social media, and marketing materials. Just make sure you have the rights to all the content in your film before submitting!

💰 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐈 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐲 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐞𝐞?
The submission fee is non-refundable as it supports our evaluation process.

💌 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩! 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞.
Feel free to email us! We love to hear from filmmakers, and we’ll happily answer your questions - though we’re real people and not chatbots, so it may take us a day or two to get back to you! :)