HiveFest (formerly WATIF International Film Festival) is an indie-focused film festival hosted at the historic Ziegfeld Theater in South Ogden Utah, we aim to highlight the amazing community of filmmakers in Utah. However, submissions are not only limited to Utah residents. We aim to show as many unique short films as possible within our festival. Be apart of the BUZZ in Ogden and submit for short film today!
All proceeds from the festival in fees and tickets go directly to fund student filmmakers in Utah for years to come!
All films submitted will be adjudicated by a panel of diverse screeners. All films selected to screen will receive HiveFest official selection laurels.
All selected films will be considered for:
🏆 AWARDS OVERVIEW
The Honeycomb Award – Best Overall
The Hive Award – Audience (2)
The Queen Bee Award – Directing
The Worker Bee Award – Design
The Bee-hind the Camera Award – Cinematography
The Buzz Award – Sound
The Honey Award – Editing
The Stinger Award – Writing