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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!

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.

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.

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.

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