Highlighted in renowned publications such as Vox, Medium, and Backstage, TMFF has been hailed by ShortFilm Connection as "probably the most famous film festival currently on the web". With a staggering selection of over 3500 films and attracting tens of thousands of website visitors monthly, TMFF offers you the opportunity to elevate your project's visibility and gain the recognition it truly deserves! Notably, TMFF is an IMDb-qualifying event, and every chosen film will be seamlessly integrated into our extensive FILM COLLECTION: https://tmff.net/collection/

Every month, our expert panel of judges, all active professionals in the film industry, carefully evaluates submissions to determine the TMFF nominees and winners. With a remarkable tally of over 15,000 projects received, we have successfully conducted more than 100 monthly editions, recognizing and rewarding over 1000 exceptional films from all around the world, some of which having also earned recognition from esteemed events like BAFTA.

❗AND KEEP THIS IN MIND: We won't put the full version of your film on our website if you don't want to. A TRAILER WILL DO.

❓Frequently Asked Questions: https://tmff.net/faq/

Decided by our JURY:

➨FEATURE FILM (runs once every two months)
Best Feature Film – FREE TMFF Trophy + Distribution Opportunity with Wave Films

2nd Best Feature Film - Award Certificate + Distribution Opportunity with Wave Films

3rd Best Feature Film - Award Certificate + Distribution Opportunity with Wave Films

➨SHORT FILM:
Film of the Month (Best Short Film) – PRIZE MONEY + FREE TMFF Trophy + Promotional Review + Interview + Sales Opportunity with FeelSales

2nd Film of the Month (Second Place) – Promotional Review

3rd Film of the Month (Third Place)

Student Film of the Month (Best Student Film) - FREE TMFF Trophy

➨SCREENPLAY (runs once every two months):
Screenplay Award (Best Written Screenplay) – FINAL DRAFTⓇ 12 LICENSE worth $250 + FREE TMFF Trophy + 6mo ISAConnect MEMBERSHIP worth $60 + a 4-month InkTip Pro Membership worth $130

Runner Up (Second Place) - Award Certificate

Second Runner Up (Third Place) - Award Certificate

➨TRAILER:
Trailer of the Month (Best Trailer) - Award Certificate

➨CATEGORY AWARDS
Animation of the Month (Best Animation)
Experimental of the Month (Best Experimental)
Documentary of the Month (Best Documentary)
Music Video of the Month (Best Music Video)
Web Short of the Month (Best Web Short)
The Audience Award (Most votes)

➨INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
Director of the Month (Best Director)
Screenwriter of the Month (Best Screenplay)
Original Score of the Month (Best Soundtrack)
Actor of the Month (Best Actor)
Actress of the Month (Best Actress)
Editor of the Month (Best Editing)
Cinematographer of the Month (Best Cinematography)

All ‘Film of the Month’ winners will be entered into a special list and the winning film will receive a ‘Film of the Year’ distinction at the end of the year.

➨SHORT FILM OF THE YEAR (Best of the Fest) – FREE TMFF Trophy + Interview

➨SHORT FILM OF THE YEAR (Honorary Award) – FREE TMFF TROPHY

All winning films will be given a printable AWARD CERTIFICATE, while to the ‘Film of the Month’ award, PRIZE MONEY + a FREE TMFF TROPHY will be awarded. A free trophy will also be awarded to the Trailer of the Month, Student Film of the Month, Screenplay and Film of the Year winners.

There will be 6 Nominations for the ‘Film of the Month’ Award, and three for each ‘Category’/’Individual’ award.

Filmmakers are limited to submitting a maximum of two entries per month. They are allowed to resubmit the same entry in subsequent months if the film did not win any awards initially. However, a filmmaker can only receive prize money once per month and cannot re-enter the same winning film in future editions.

Films
Selected films are not published online without submitters' permission (except publicly released films). Note that short films as well as feature films of any genre and format up to 40 minutes (short films) and 140 minutes (feature films) are accepted.

All films must have been made in or after 2021 and have English subtitles (except for music videos and unless English is the main language spoken). Any genre and format is accepted (from 1 minute films to long, narrative/artistic films).

Entries that are submitted in and after the 25th day of each month will automatically be considered for the following month's edition (excepting the films submitted in categories that have below 3 films at the moment of entrance. 3 films per category must be selected in order for that specific category to receive awards.)

All winning films will be given a printable Award Certificate.

There will be 6 Nominations for the ‘Film of the Month’ Award, and three for each ‘Category’/’Individual’ award.

All films of any genre and format are eligible to win/be nominated to one or more of these awards.

The audience award prize will be given to the film that gets the most votes and has an average of at least 4 stars out of 5.

A film with more than one category (e.g. Animation and Experimental) can only be nominated for one ‘Animation’ or ‘Experimental’ award.

Even though, as usual, each film has its own page, the submitter can decide whether they want their full film uploaded/embedded on our website. If not, a trailer must be provided. Keep in mind that the judging will be the same.

Winners of the ‘Film of the Month’ award have 30 days from the day of announcement to claim their prize money. After this period, prizes will be revoked.

Screenplays
The screenplay competition runs every two months and is exclusive to FilmFreeway. Filmmakers can enter their screenplay (of any genre, up to 140 pages) to the competition by also requesting a promotional review. They will not be published anywhere. Screenplay reviews will be received in 7-12 days. There will be quarter finalists, semifinalists and finalists out of which a winner, a runner-up and a second runner-up will be designated. Only two screenplays per filmmaker per edition are allowed. Up to the finals, the same writer can be nominated with two scripts while the winners (second runner-up, runner-up & screenplay award winner) will be three different writers each time. Only one screenplay will and can win the ‘Screenplay Award’. Digital award certificates will be given to semifinalists, finalists and winners.

Services
By submitting your request on our website you agree to let us use your submitted data to create what you have asked for. All PROMOTIONAL reviews will be published on our website and social platforms. You can also request the removal of your PROMOTIONAL review by the end of the monthly competition. As for CRITIQUE REVIEWS, they will not be published anywhere unless the filmmakers agree.

Rights
By submitting your film to our festival you agree that your piece of work (full film or trailer) can be uploaded/embed on our website. The filmmaker/institution that is submitting the film must own the rights to do so and is responsible for the content they are providing. By submitting, the filmmaker allows TMFF to create a page for their film without infringing copyright of any kind of form. Also, the entry fee and services fee is not refundable and we do not provide any feedback whether your project has been selected or not (except for paid feedbacks).

How does it work?

After the submission is complete and the film is accepted, we will upload/embed your film/trailer on our website for everyone to see. Winning films will be highlighted.

Notification
TMFF will announce the winners for every award on the last day of the month.

Winners, nominees and unsuccessful films can be deleted from the website after the monthly competition ends as long as the submitter decides to do so.

Disclaimer
By entering your film for consideration for TMFF, you authorize that your work is cleared for festival exhibition and accept full legal responsibility for the intellectual property therein. Entry into the festival constitutes permission to exhibit your work online (full film or trailer, depending on your preference) at TMFF. TMFF is also hereby granted the right to utilize the e-mails through which the entries were submitted as well as excerpts from any film submitted and accepted for exhibition at the Festival for promotional purposes. The undersigned shall indemnify and hold harmless TMFF from and against any and all claims, liabilities, losses, damages, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney’s fees, and costs of the court) which may be incurred by reason of any claim involving copyright, trademark, credits, publicity, screening, and loss of or damage to the screening videos entered. TMFF DOES NOT PAY SCREENING FEES. By submitting your film via FilmFreeway, you acknowledge that the festival will not pay to present your work.

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  • Nevena Nikolova

    Very professional, well organised festival and excellent communication!

    March 2024
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    Response from festival:

    Thanks so much, Nevena!

  • Will Turner Brett

    Good job with communication and turnaround times makes this a great festival for screenwriters

    March 2024
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    Response from festival:

    It means a lot, thanks Will!

  • Gordon Howie

    Well organised and great communication - thank you for the award!

    March 2024
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    Response from festival:

    Thanks for the kind words, Gordon!

  • Khalid Saleem

    It's been a fantastic experience. Thank you!

    February 2024
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    Response from festival:

    Thanks for the kind words, Khalid!

  • Dragos Teglas

    Great festival! Thanks for the award and having us!

    February 2024
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    Response from festival:

    Thank you too, Dragos!