The Chelsea Film Festival (CFF) has been selected in the "TOP 10 BEST FILM FESTIVAL IN NORTH AMERICA" (#6) by USA Today in 2019 among 19 other film festivals in the USA.

CFF is an organization dedicated to supporting films and the artists who create them by providing a creative forum for exchange and discovery with the public.

The Festival will attract filmmakers, artists and audience members from across North America and around the globe. It will premiere independent feature-length, documentaries and short films with a Global Focus.

Chelsea Film Festival aims to raise an awareness about foreign independent films and discover upcoming talents.

The Chelsea Film Festival is an international film platform for world lovers.

Awards & Prizes

There are 20+ awards in each category Short and Feature-Length (Best actor, actress, supporting actor, actress, screenplay, documentary, director, Best Picture).

Rules & Terms

CONDITIONS FOR ELIGIBILITY

Chelsea Film Festival 9th Edition

Entries must be New York City premieres and have been completed in 2020 or 2021. Films shown in other festivals or public screenings in New York are not eligible for consideration (The Committee reserves the right to waive this rule in the case of small non-commercial, non-publicized showings).

Work can only be submitted via streaming video.

Exhibition Format authorized: DCP

Feature-length Films and Documentaries must be between 90 minutes maximum and not less than 60 minutes.

Short Films must be between 3-20 minutes maximum.

Virtual Reality: under 15 minutes (VR competition is a separate category)

Films must not have been released on any online platforms prior to the Festival (i.e. Netflix, Amazon, iTunes, Vimeo, YouTube, etc.)

Films in any language other than English must be subtitled in English.

Theme: Global Issues

Submissions are not refundable.

Force Majeur Clause: Due to Covid-19 pandemic and unforeseen outcome, the Chelsea Film Festival reserves the right to postpone or move the event to a digital platform if necessary.

By using this website and submitting your entry on FilmFreeway, you agree to the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy of Chelsea Film Festival, Inc. as provided on our website: www.chelseafilm.org/rules-and-guidelines
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  • Nelson Cruz

    Chelsea Film Festival was very well-organized and executed, even in a pandemic! They came up with a lot of creative ways for us to interact and network virtually. We had a great experience!

    December 2020
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    Response from festival:

    Thank you very much Nelson for your support, we hope to have you back next year with a new project! Happy holidays!

  • Kazu Okuda

    Amazing Film Festival! Great Host! Great Virtual Events. Amazing Platform to share your Films with. They did an absolute amazing job hosting during the pandemic chaos

    November 2020
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    Response from festival:

    Kazu, thank you so so much for taking the time toshare your feedback! We hope to watch more of your films next year. Keep them coming our way.

  • satinder kaur

    Chelsea Film Festival was a lot of fun! This team cares about your film and will create the social media publicity for your project that's needed to get the audience engaged!

    November 2020
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    Response from festival:

    Thank you Sati, we were extremely happy to do it! Looking forward to sharing your next story with the world. Welcome to the Chelsea family!

  • Magic Dog Productions

    Coordinating a film festival in 2020 amid the pandemic is challenging, but Ingrid and the Chelsea Film Festival team worked hard to make sure filmmakers had chances to network with each other virtually and curated high-quality panels that were live streamed on Zoom and Film Festival Plus. The overall quality of the films was really high and communications from the festival team were friendly and prompt. We had a great time and would love to screen at Chelsea again! Thank you so much!

    November 2020
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    Response from festival:

    Thank you very much for your feedback! It's great to hear the networking was successful and you enjoyed the overall event. We definitely would love to have you back with a new project in 2021. Submissions are now open :) We're back to watching a lot of content, including TV series! Welcome to the CFF alumni family.

  • Kevin Bryce

    Extremely impressed with the professionalism. Even though it was virtual, there was still an opportunity to network and participate. Well done!

    November 2020
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    Response from festival:

    Hi Kevin, thank you so much for your feedback, we look forward to having you back with another project one day!