MythicFest Film is the short film sidekick to Hollywood's Sci-Fi/Fantasy performing arts festival, MythicFest. Same spirit, different medium. All artists, all backgrounds, all producing levels welcome.

Curation is light. Your film just needs to hit one of two lanes: Sci-Fi/Fantasy or Fan Film, and it needs to be 20 minutes or less. That's the whole ask.

Not sure what that looks like in practice? Here's your proof of concept:

- A short pulled from the SCP Foundation? Contained. Barely.
- A mockumentary about Dwarven blacksmiths trying to unionize? Now that's magical.
- A time-loop short that tricks your audience into watching it twice? Diabolical. We love it.

Or bring us something brand new! Original story, original world, whatever you've got. As long as it lands in one of our two categories, you're in.

One genre rule. Infinite ways to break the mold.

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MythicFest Film is the Chewbacca to MythicFest's Han Solo - a film-based sidekick event running alongside Hollywood's Sci-Fi/Fantasy Theatre Festival.

MythicFest Film will screen one night only: Tuesday, September 15th at The Hobgoblin Playhouse in Hollywood.

Our judges will hand-pick five standout films in each category - Sci-Fi/Fantasy and Fan Film - for their own dedicated screening block.

7:00 PM - Sci-Fi/Fantasy Films
9:15 PM - Fan Films

Audience voting for favorites in each category happens live immediately after each screening block.

Want the full picture? The live performance lineup and everything else festival-related lives at MythicFestLA.com.

Awards & Prizes

Audience Choice (Sci-Fi/Fantasy)
Audience Choice (Fan Film)
Judges Selection (Sci-Fi/Fantasy)
Judges Selection (Fan Film)

Rules & Terms

- MythicFest is open to entries from the United States and internationally.

- Entries must fit within the greater Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Fan Film genres.

- Our judges will select ten films total for screening, five in each category.

- Multiple entries are accepted.

- Entry fees are non-refundable.

- Films must be under 20 minutes in runtime.

- Non-English language entries must include English subtitles.

- All entries must include submitter contact information, including an email address and, where possible, a phone number.

- No physical submissions. Digital only, please.

- Selected films must be delivered in MP4 or MOV format at 1920x1080 resolution, with audio between stereo and 7.1 surround. Films should be delivered via direct download through FilmFreeway. Files that do not meet these specifications may be excluded from screening.

- The submitter warrants that they own or have obtained all necessary rights, licenses, and clearances (including music, footage, and performance rights) to submit and exhibit the film, and agrees to indemnify MythicFest Film against any third-party claims arising from the screening.

- MythicFest Film reserves the right to screen any film or project submitted to the festival.

- MythicFest Film reserves the right to decline or remove any submission that includes content it deems inappropriate, unlawful, or in violation of these guidelines, at its sole discretion.

- By submitting, entrants grant MythicFest Film the right to use film stills, trailers, and promotional excerpts of up to 60 seconds for festival marketing, press, and social media purposes.

- All decisions made by the festival are final.