The Marin County Fair is proud to host the Marin County International Festival of Short Film & Video for the 50th year!

The Film Festival will be screened at the Marin Center Showcase Theater over the five days of the Marin County Fair. With attendance of 120,000 people at the Marin County Fair, the all-ages audience is large and diverse – a great place to showcase your work. Screenings are offered free of charge to attendees of the Fair.

Awards & Prizes

Filmmakers of selected films will be provided with festival laurels.

A Jury of film professionals will name an overall Jury Award as well as Best of and Honorable Mention in the following categories:
Animation
Documentary
Environmental
Narrative
Experimental

Rules & Terms

• A separate form and entry fee is required for each submission.

• Open to students and independent filmmakers 18 years of age and older.

• Family-friendly event; films must be appropriate for viewers of all ages.

• Films submitted should not exceed 25 minutes runtime.

• Please provide a logline or brief synopsis for your film.

• Submitted films must be at least 720p.

• All foreign language films must be submitted with English subtitles.

• Films commercially subsidized are eligible.

• Entries must have been completed after January 1, 2022. Films and videos entered in previous years may not be resubmitted.

• Films considered offensive or unsuitable for children will not be accepted for judging.

• All music and other copyright material used in films and videos must be original or be used with permission of author or publisher.

• Films considered offensive or unsuitable for children will not be accepted for judging.

• Selected films will be asked to provide promotional material: EPK, director headshot and short bio, high resolution stills.

• Once a film is accepted, it may not be withdrawn.

EXHIBITION FORMATS:

Films selected for screening must be made available to download in QuickTime MOV (ProResHQ or DNxHD codec) or high-bitrate (25Mb/s or more) MP4 at 720p or better resolution.