Maple Summit Film Festival is an annual film festival with categories for MicroShorts, Narrative Shorts, Narrative Features, and Documentaries; all of which will compete for the "Best of" Annual Awards. Narrative Feature and Documentary submissions may also choose to submit for the "Best Director" awards.
Categories are open to all genres (Comedy, Drama, Horror, etc.) and all themes (LGBTQ+, Trans, Race, etc.) with the exception of Conservation Documentary, which is specific to films with subject matter pertaining to environmental conservation.
Submissions are screened by a screening panel to determine which films will become "Official Selections."
The top three (3) films in each category from the "Official Selections" will be judged to determine the "Finalists."
The Festival Director will appoint a Head Judge to determine the "Best of" Awards.
"Official Selections" and "Finalists" will receive digital laurels and certificates.
Annual "Best of" Awards will include physical awards, and, based on availability and that season's partnerships, additional prizes in the form of industry products and services.