Welcome to the holly jolly first year of The Christmas Film Showcase!

The Christmas Film Showcase is a festival celebrating and highlighting exceptional Christmas Films of all varieties, with a focus on finding high concept low-budget feature length films that are destined to become holiday classics.

All types of Christmas films are welcomed, from faith based features to slasher Santas. Have another holiday based film such as Hanukkah or Easter? Submit it in our holiday category!

Selected films will be publicly available on our festival website between December 25th 2024 and January 31st 2025. Award winners will be showcased in person in Queens, New York City on December 15th and 22nd.

Selected film will also be discussed on our partner podcast, Will and Ava's Christmas Movie Marathon, a three-year running podcast focused on discussing Christmas B-Movies. We highly recommend familiarizing yourself with the podcast before submitting.

For any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact the showcase at thechristmasfilmfestival@gmail.com

Good luck and happy holidays!

Awards & Prizes

BEST CHRISTMAS FILM

BEST HOLIDAY FILM

BEST SHORT CHRISTMAS FILM

BEST DIRECTOR

BEST ACTOR

BEST ACTRESS

As well as many novelty awards such as: BEST SANTA, THE GRINCH AWARD, and more!

Rules & Terms

Premiere status is not necessary.

Entries must be in English OR English subtitled.

Films may have been completed at any date.

All official selections must agree to have their Christmas Film publicly available through our website from December 25th 2024 to January 31st 2025, and publicly showcased at our festival venue December 15th and 22nd.

Note: Entry fees are in U.S. dollars, are per film, and are non-refundable. The Christmas Film Showcase reserves the right to disqualify a submission, without refund of any kind, if eligibility requirements are not met, including if eligibility status changes post-submission.