Our recent event: https://youtu.be/vKvPJeH8tQ4

Yes! Super fun, a cultural event & a social activity (all in one)

Going into our 9th season, we are doing a new screening format.
1pm-3pm of Best of Horror
3:30pm-530pm Local Montreal competition
6pm-8pm The Best of International.

It is heartwarming that we receive submissions from over 50 Countries around the world. With many competitions it allows every budget and every wonder to be entered in chance to win Laurels and bragging rights. We promote to make movies so just that much is glory, winning is just the icing on top.
We hope to make contacts and spread your name and seed of passion.

IMDB LISTING:
https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0004971/2018/1

Check out some of our films

https://www.youtube.com/user/takahashithunder

INTERVIEW:
https://festivalreviews.org/2016/08/25/interview-with-festival-director-danny-malin-yes-lets-make-a-movie-film-festival/

INTERVEW:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXipCqsc6Fg&t=5s

Awards & Prizes

Official Selections, Nominations and Winners will be emailed a Laurel, and be announced on the YES! Let's Make a Movie Page.

LAUREL AWARDS:
BEST YES! LET'S MAKE A MOVIE SCRIPT
BEST MAGICAL MOMENT AWARD
BEST FEATURE FILM
BEST SHORT FILM
BEST CANADIAN FILM
BEST AMERICAN FILM
BEST ANIMATION
BEST DOCUMENTARY
BEST FILM UNDER 100$ BUDGET
BEST HORROR FEATURE FILM
BEST HORROR UNDER 15 MINUTES
BEST FETISH / ADULT FILM
BEST COMEDY
BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM
BEST STUDENT FILM
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
BEST SCORE MUSIC
BEST TRAILER
BEST DIRECTOR
BEST ACTOR
BEST ACTRESS
HONORABLE MENTION

LOCAL MONTREAL MADE FILM PRIZE TROPHY AWARDS:
BEST DIRECTOR
BEST ACTOR
BEST ACTRESS
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
BEST SOUND DESIGN
BEST MOVIE MOMENT
BEST MONTREAL MADE FILM
AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

Please note,for the local portion of our festival, we normally produce trophies for the winners. If by chance you are an international winner and would like a trophy, we could order one, but you are obligated to pay fee and shipping.

Rules & Terms

1-ALL FILMS must be submitted in ENGLISH or with ENGLISH SUBTITLES.

2-Accepting ONLINE SCREENERS onliy. Chosen films will be contacted for an MP4.



3-All applicable licenses and waivers of copyrights, moral rights, trademarks and other such intellectual property rights have been secured by the filmmaker(s)

. All applicable legal waivers have been obtained from all participants.


4-Not all OFFICIAL SELECTIONS will be screened, those chosen to be screened will be privately messaged for a digital file.

5- We accept short films with Running times of 19 minutes or less. All films over 20 minutes will be part of the feature film section.
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  • Jesse Cooper

    Thanks for awarding the prize of BEST ROMANTIC COMEDY to REVENGE OF THE SWORDFISH! We will submit again in the future!

    September 2022
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  • Robert Fitl

    Good festival. Happy to be selected.

    September 2022
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  • Fuzzie Die Studios None

    We were so excited when we were notified that we were an award winner and selected for the Best Student Film category at this festival! Unfortunately, when one of our group members went to the festival, our film wasn't even screened, meanwhile nominations were screened. We wish the organizers had communicated this to us more clearly since the trip to the festival was expensive (we're based in Toronto, ON). While the festival was nicely organized, well executed, and had wonderful staff members (thank you to the staff member who was taking names, you're awesome), the networking was awkward and a lot of people just ignored us when trying to start a conversation (perhaps it was because we're just animation students). We would recommend this festival to anyone doing live action, but if you're submitting an animation film, maybe save it for another festival. Overall, we don't blame our experience on the festival or any individual, and we're thankful nonetheless for the invitation and award.

    September 2022
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    Response from festival:

    Thank you for your honest feedback. Each year we run into the issue of trying to communicate through Filmfreeway and our Website, that not all films are being screened, even if nominated.

    Given part of our issue is the amount of screening time available, we decided to have a larger screening format that will allow more films to be screened over the course of the day. I am truly sorry your film was not screened as hoped, and you were not well received. We posted photos, I would love to know which ones you were, and I do hope to change the relationship to more positive. I encourage you to send a film again, and bring it to my attention.

    Keep making projects, you are still a winner.

    Danny

  • John Vamvas

    Lights, cameras, the red carpet! Amazing movies, beautiful people and an incredible host, Danny Malin. Thank you for all the nominations and awarding Best Cinematography to our feature, Scarpedicemente. This was one of the most intimate festival we have attended!

    September 2022
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  • Steve Thiboutot

    My favorite live event so far!!!

    Organizer and his team was magnificient and worth to be there to see collegues from other films as well.

    Congrats!

    September 2022
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