The First Annual Ritz Film awards will take place in the Historic Ritz theater of Thomaston Georgia.
Winners and nominees will have the opportunity to broadcast their films on a national cable outlet.
Two categories are available for entrants, Student and Professional. Entrants who have been commissioned for film work but are still enrolled in a school will be eligible for the student submission category. Students will also need to submit a student id or proof of enrollment for eligibility.
The Thomaston Short Film Festival accepts all genres of Short Films including but not limited to Narrative, Documentary, Experimental, and Animation.
Submissions should be between 3:00-12:00 minutes in length.
No Explicit material will be accepted, screened, or awarded.
Student and Professional winners will receive Bronze, Silver, and Gold awards.
When selecting winners judges will be analyzing the film in the areas of story, casting,
character development, set design, cinematography, sound design and score, lighting, and
originality.
Film must include cast and crew credits.
Entries should be submitted for preview as an online streaming video, either on FilmFreeway or via a password-protected streaming URL (such as Vimeo).
Exhibition Formats should be a Digital File (.mp4 and/or .mov under 10GB)
Entrants will be notified of their judging status by March 31st, 2024.
By entering the festival, the entrant authorizes a public screening of the work in the festival and agrees to provide an exhibition copy for the period of the festival. Should the distribution rights for the work change by the time the festival takes place, it is still the responsibility of the entrant to provide an exhibition copy to the festival without charge.
Once a film/tape is submitted for entry, it may not be withdrawn. Additionally, the entrant authorizes the festival to make copies of their preview copy for press use.