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Important dates to remember
Deadline for ALL Submissions: April 30th 2022 (or until SOLD OUT)
Competition Launch Date: April 1st 2022 (via email)
Competition Duration: April 1st - April 30th
Competition Drop-Off Deadline: April 30, 2022 (7PM)
Drop-Off Party Event: April 30th 2022 (8pm) The5 O'Clock Lounge - Lakewood, Ohio
FunMill Films Fest Event: May 21st 2022 (12pm-10pm) Atlas Cinemas, Lakeshore
Official screening schedules will be released a week before the event!
Competition Launch Date: April 1st 2022 (via email)
Competition Duration: April 1st - April 30th
Competition Drop-Off Deadline: April 30, 2022 (7PM)
Drop-Off Party Event: April 30th 2022 (8pm) The5 O'Clock Lounge - Lakewood, Ohio
FunMill Films Fest Event: May 21st 2022 (12pm-10pm) Atlas Cinemas, Lakeshore
Official screening schedules will be released a week before the event!
How do I submit?
Check out our festival on FilmFreeway and choose which category you'd like to submit to. You can submit to multiple categories by doing multiple transactions, so you are welcome to submit multiple Trailers and/or Short Films.
All films and trailers submitted will be processed and tested with the theater by FunMill Films to ensure your film will screen perfectly at the event.
All films and trailers submitted will be processed and tested with the theater by FunMill Films to ensure your film will screen perfectly at the event.
My film or trailer is longer than the time allowed, can i still submit?
If you have a short film you would like to submit that is longer than the 10 minute allowance time or a trailer longer than the 2 minute allowance time, please email FunMillFilms@Gmail.com. We do not want to turn your projects away we would just need to arrange special scheduling circumstances and pricing per each circumstance. Thank you! - EXTENDED SHORTS OPTION ADDED TO FILMFREEWAY!
covid 19 policy for 2021 festival
Covid 19 Policy for 2022 Festival: In the event of a government shut-down or mandatory stay home orders that would prevent us from holding our festival on the designated original date of May 21, 2022 we will immediately plan to reschedule the in-person festival. The festival will be rescheduled within a 6 month period and in the event that the rescheduled date cannot safely be executed in-person we will provide attempt one more time to reschedule within another 6 month period. If in this one year period an in-person festival is not possible to host, FunMill Films will then use funds to provide a virtual festival experience for all submitted.
All submissions and entries are non-refundable should the event be cancelled due to Covid-19 or government mandates beyond the control of FunMill Films, the venue, and all other parties in charge of running the festival.
All submissions and entries are non-refundable should the event be cancelled due to Covid-19 or government mandates beyond the control of FunMill Films, the venue, and all other parties in charge of running the festival.
How Long Is The Event?
Doors will open for the event at 12pm. Our first round of screenings will begin and each screening will have a short Q&A afterwards to showcase our filmmakers. The main event competition screenings will be from 6pm-8pm & 8pm-10pm.
An after party will be held at 10pm directly following the competition screenings to announce all of our awards.
An after party will be held at 10pm directly following the competition screenings to announce all of our awards.
What Awards Can My Film Or Trailer win?
All Short Films are eligible for the following awards:
Best Film • Best Actor • Best Actress • Best Director • Best Cinematography • Best Editing • Best Writing
Best Special Effects • Best Sound • Best Music • FunMill Fireball Award • FunMill Floozy Award
All Competition Films are eligible for the following awards:
Best Film (1st, 2nd & 3rd) • Best Actor • Best Actress • Best Director • Best Cinematography • Best Editing
Best Writing • Best Special Effects • Best Sound • Best Music • FunMill Fireball Award • FunMill Floozy Award
All Trailers are eligible for the following awards:
Best Trailer • Film We Want to See
Best Film • Best Actor • Best Actress • Best Director • Best Cinematography • Best Editing • Best Writing
Best Special Effects • Best Sound • Best Music • FunMill Fireball Award • FunMill Floozy Award
All Competition Films are eligible for the following awards:
Best Film (1st, 2nd & 3rd) • Best Actor • Best Actress • Best Director • Best Cinematography • Best Editing
Best Writing • Best Special Effects • Best Sound • Best Music • FunMill Fireball Award • FunMill Floozy Award
All Trailers are eligible for the following awards:
Best Trailer • Film We Want to See