The Uptown Short Film Festival (USFF) is a 2-day festival in the heart of the Big Apple, Harlem USA. 

The goal of USFF is to express and showcase the diversity of content found in the latest productions from around the world and presents it to enthusiastic film audiences, aspiring actors, filmmakers, and industry professionals.

USFF seeks the next generation of writers, directors, producers, and actors while celebrating innovative storytelling from diverse and inclusive backgrounds. We seek films in which the above the line creative team and the dramatic agency of the film's main characters must minimally be fully shared by individuals from underrepresented communities of color.

The Uptown Short Film Festival will showcase the best short films and it's filmmakers from our space, while hosting panels, workshops, and Uptown signature celebrations.

Awards & Prizes

AWARDS

$ 1,250.00 Grand Prize For BEST SHORT FILM :
$ 500.00 Second Prize
$ 250.00 Third Prize

In addition we will give a 5 $100.00 merit Awards for best actor, best actress, best screenplay, best cinematography and trailblazer award for first time filmmakers.

Rules & Terms

THE RULES AND TERMS

We accept digital short films in which the above the line creative team and the dramatic agency of the film's main characters must minimally be fully shared by individuals from underrepresented communities of color.

The Films can be of any Genre: Comedy, Drama, Horror, Animation, Action, Experimental, Silent or Documentary Short Films. The Short Films should be recorded and edited on 720 or 1080 HD format. The length of the films should be no longer than 20 minutes.

The Short Film must have been completed between January 1st of 2015 and February 22 of 2016

WE ARE ONLY ACCEPTING ONLINE SUBMISSIONS – WE DO NOT ACCEPT DVD’S.

AGE REQUIREMENTS:
Filmmakers must be older than 18 years old.
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  • Gus Scharr

    Even though this was its first year, this festival had the look and feel of a much more well-established one. The hosts and coordinators were top-shelf with THOROUGH knowledge of EVERY film submitted. It felt as though they didn't just watch the films selected, they became FANS of the work. Great venue with IMPECCABLE projection quality and TRUE theatrical feel. A TRULY diverse collection of entries from all over the world and all across the domestic ethnicity spectrum. I see nothing but success for this new festival and will undoubtedly be submitting future works.

    May 2016
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