Hudson Animation & Short Film Festival

The Hudson Animation & Short Festival is open to Canadians.
You do not have to attend the festival to submit a film.
Entry Form opens March 1st, 2025 at 12:00AM Eastern Daylight Time.
Entry deadline: April 30th, 2025 at 11:59PM Eastern Daylight Time.
Only films and animations completed after Jan 1st, 2024 are eligible.
There is a small 10$ fee to submit, there are no registration fees.
We only accept entries submitted via FilmFreeway link.
Each entry may only be submitted once.
Only one film or animation from one director.
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 (@ 2K or 1920x1080), a director’s photo (72 dpi, @ 500 x 500 pixels in 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.