The New Westminster Film Society in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada, next Call for Submissions Will begin May 1, 2023, for the 2023 New Westminster Film Festival (NWFF). We welcome Shorts and Features, including documentaries, narratives, experimental, and more.

We will be selecting films for Feature Length Narratives, Documentary, Shorts, and After Dark sections. We are especially interested in films by communities and cultures underrepresented in film. We're excited to see your films!

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New West Film Fest (formerly New West Doc Fest) was founded in 2011 by people with a passion for film, arts, and community. The festival’s mandate is to present new films, and build local and international community for artists and film-goers.

This annual event runs in October, and is highly anticipated in the community, We have built a reputation as a filmmaker's film festival. When we are open for submissions in May, 2023, we look forward to your submission for our 2023 festival!

Rules & Terms

Deadline for entries - July 31st, 2023

Completion Date - No earlier than January 1st, 2022

Subtitles - All entries with dialogue not in the English language must be subtitled in English.

Genres - All genres welcome!

Run time - Features must be at least 60 minutes. Shorts must be under 30 minutes.

Refund policy - There will be no refunds for submission fees issued by the New West Film Festival.

Event delay policy - The festival may be postponed and submitted films will be eligible for showing at the postponed festival.

Showing notification policy - By submitting your film to this festival you are agreeing that, if selected, the film will be shown. The festival organizers will do their best to reach you for the best version of the film to be shown and are able to show the film in the submitted version if you are not responsive.