From the co-founder of Philadelphia Unnamed Film Festival comes the Unnamed Film Festival -- a weekend of film, discussion and coffee.

Founded by Alex Gardner, the mission of the Unnamed Film Festival is to promote free thought and fair-minded discourse while providing filmmakers with a low cost alternative to main stream film festivals.

Gardner is the director of the Philadelphia Unnamed Film Festival and programmer for South Street Cinema. He has also worked with Another Hole in the Head, Buffalo Dreams and has been an entertainment journalist for over 15 years.

All accepted films will be shown at CineMug -- Philly's popular video rental / coffee shop. Founded in 2015, CineMug preserves the tradition of renting physical media in the city of Philadelphia. It is also the host of weekly film screenings and is supporter of local artists, filmmakers and independent film.

WHAT TYPES OF FILMS WILL BE ACCEPTED?

The Short Film Festival will accept any well made short film that provokes thought and conversation. This includes fiction and nonfiction films up to 30 minutes.

Winner of best short will have their film screened at PUFF 2019.

All films must be submitted on DVD or downloadable file per request. Filmmakers not capable of creating and submitting their own physical media will not be accepted. Physical copies will not be returned.

An authorized representative of the project being submitted must agree via digital signature that the film being submitted does not break any laws, and that all necessary licenses, royalties, release forms have been obtained. By submitting to the Philadelphia Unnamed Film Festival (the "Festival") you are granting the Festival the right to screen any submitted Films twice during the scheduled Festival dates. You are also granting the Festival permission to use footage, stills and/or titles, and information from or relating to the Film for promotional purposes.

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  • I had a great time seeing some weird stuff! It's a great appetizer to PUFF. I can't wait to see what they select next.

    April 2019