The Saturn’s Wish Film Festival is an all Trans, AND all BIPOC initiative centering the expansive experiences and skill sets of TGI film makers. The film industry often utilizes trans bodies in their media approaches without reflecting TGI people on their film sets, writing rooms, and editing processes. Film and video are also important tactics of preserving and documenting TGI histories. In the first annual Saturn's Wish Film Festival, we will be screening various short films, all created by our own community. Our future is written in the stars, will you come witness with us together?

Awards & Prizes

Judges' Choice Award – An award presented by the SW 25' Film Festival Invited Judges
Fan Favorite Award – An award selected by audience members of the festival and presented by the SW Board
Legacy Award – An award selected and presented by the SW CEO

Rules & Terms

PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR FILM.
By submitting your film for consideration for the Saturn's Wish 2025 Film Festival, you explicitly acknowledge and agree that the terms of this agreement will bind you.

GUIDELINES FOR ALL FILMS:

- Submitted Films must be led, directed, and/or produced by TGI BIPOC (films with support from non-TGI are considered on a case-by-case basis)
- Must be Trans, Gender-expansive, and or Intersex (TGI)
- Must be Black, Indigenous, and or a Person of Color (BIPOC)
- A representative of the film must be able to attend the Film Festival in Los Angeles (We do not have additional funds to support travel for selected films)

PUBLICITY AND MARKETING:
All selected films may be excerpted for publicity purposes, and the Saturn's Wish 2025 Film Festival reserves the right to promote ANY film to print, broadcast, or internet media as required to market the Festival.

THEATRICAL SCREENINGS:
By accepting inclusion in the Saturn's Wish 2025 Film Festival, the filmmaker grants non-exclusive rights to showcase their film during the festival date (August 9, 2025) in as many screenings as required.