Since 1990, the Rosebud Film Festival has worked to recognize and honor the innovative, unusual, experimental, and deeply personal in regional film and video making, and to offer audiences with the finest in locally produced, contemporary work.
All film types are welcome for submission, including features, shorts, fiction, documentary, experimental, animated, web series and music videos. The competition has previously been open exclusively to DC, Maryland, and Virginia filmmakers, but is now open to all submitters.
Five winners—including one Best DMV film in honor of our prior tradition—will be announced at a gala awards celebration. In addition to promotional opportunities and special screenings, the five winners will each receive $1,000 cash.
-(5) $1,000 cash prizes
-Film will be broadcast on Arlington Independent Media's public access television station.
-Awards trophy.
-Promotional opportunities.