Welcome to the world of cinematic innovation film screening. The Queen City Culture Film Festival has an open call for short films where we embrace the future storytellers. We invite you to join us and immerse yourself as we celebrate independent filmmakers' visionary works. This event is a movie premier of your official selected films which will be featured in a full day of film screening, and an award ceremony honoring with trophies for the best short film from all categories. All the official selected winning films screened at the festival will compete to be our grand prize winner. A cash prize and trophy will be given for the best overall Indie short film that gets the most votes from our panel of judges. All officially selected filmmakers has a chance to win and receive trophies and gain industry exposure and expert feedback, Each official selected films receives one VIP pass to the entire festival. All other attendees are required to purchase a ticket to the event.

Queen City Culture Film Festival is committed to providing a platform to help and inspire up and coming filmmakers to promote their films. QCCFF is more than just a one-day event, it's a filmmakers dream to see their film on the Big Screen - A live cinematic experience where emerging filmmakers showcase their films from diverse cultures and regions. Filmmakers are given the opportunity to network with film industry professionals. A filmmaker can quickly rise from obscurity to a place of stardom on the platform provided by QCCFF.

April 12th, 2025 starting 11:00 am - 5:00 pm this will be an incredible day of shorts, filmmakers, Q&A, speakers, expert feedback, and industry networking. There will be potential investors - seeking projects. Winning awards can increase your film's marketability and lead to distribution deals.

After the festival please Join us April 12th, 2025 at 7pm in the Queen City for an unforgettable evening award ceremony! Experience excitement on the red carpet with a photographer. Enjoy a DJ, food, cash prizes, and fun at our event as we announce the winning short films across various categories, culminating in the reveal of our overall Grand Prize winner.

Awards & Prizes

Monetary Cash Prize, Official Laurels, Award Certificate, Live Screening, VIP Pass, Trophies - Social Media Publicity and Expert Feedback!

Rules & Terms

1. Duration : 30 minutes or under, no exceptions, including runtime and credits.

2. Language: English subtitles are required for submissions with language other than english.

3. Online submissions only. Please include password if password protected.

4. Personal details submitted in the entry process will be used by the competition organizers to contact entrants with information regarding the festival.

5. Films that have had private, unpublicized screening are eligible for submissions to Queen City Culture Film Festival.

6. All projects must be submitted in a format filmfreeway can support.

7. Submitted films that qualify based on the regulations and eligibility requirements stated here seen by QCCFF programming staff and be considered equally with all other submissions.

8. All applicants must complete the official festival submission form located on filmfreeway.

9. Filmmakers must own their work and control all copyrighted material to submit. Any questions or concerns please contact us at the email listed to discuss further.

10. Multiple entries are welcome, each entry in different categories require its own submission fee. Entry fees are non-refundable entry fees in USD only.

By submitting a film into the Queen City Culture Film Festival you grant us permission to showcase your film. The person submitting the film confirms they have authorization to screen the film and agrees to abide by these rules and regulations. The competition reserves the right to refuse entries.

The undersigned shall indemnify and hold the festival harmless for any claims, liabilities, losses, damages and expenses, including attorney’s fees and court cost related to copyright trademark, credits, publicity, screening, and loss of or damage to the submitted screening films entries will not be returned.

JURY - The decisions made by the selection committee are final.

The Selection Committee will determine the number of films to be included in the Official Screening.

If a film is selected Queen City Culture Film Festival will notify participants via email.