The Hudson Animation & Short Festival is open to Canadians.
You do not have to attend the festival to submit a film.
Entry Form opens February 15th, 2024 at 12:00AM Eastern Daylight Time.
Entry deadline: March 15th at 11:59PM Eastern Daylight Time.
Only films and animations completed afterMay 1st, 2023 are eligible.
It’s free to submit, there are no entry or registration fees.
We only accept entries submitted via the official Entry Form on the HASFF website below.
Each entry may only be submitted once.
Live Action films should be under 15 minutes.
We accept only film and animation formats: MP4 H264 or H265 at 1080p.
Entries must include at least 3 stills from the film (300 dpi, jpg or png), a director’s photo (72 dpi, jpg or png), and a director’s short biography and short film synopsis.
If your film has dialogue that is not in English, it should have English subtitles,
While we are not opposed to AI-assisted works, submissions should at least show 50% of the artists’ hand.
We do NOT accept pornographic films, hate films, films with religious or political agendas, dance videos, music videos.
If any entries are discovered to be plagiarized or copies of pre-existing films, the entrant(s) will be disqualified.
Include 3 stills from the film (300 dpi, jpg or png), a director’s photo (72 dpi, jpg or png), and a director’s short biography and short film synopsis. These will only be used to promote your film in the festival.
The Festival reserves the right to use excerpts from selected works, pictures and trailers, for the Festival’s promotional purposes.
