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Melbourne Film Festival

Opening Date: 
April 06, 2022
Earlybird Deadline: 
April 10, 2022
Regular Deadline: 
May 10, 2022
Late Deadline: 
June 10, 2022
Extended Deadline: 
November 30, 2022
Notification Date: 
December 30, 2022
Event Date: 
January 04, 2023 to January 10, 2023
Festival Description: 
Melbourne Film Festival
Mission:
To present a celebratory event with an outstanding screening program of the best of new international cinema along with special retrospectives and tributes. To challenge and reveal discoveries in cinematic language.
 
 
Awards & Prizes: 
  • Best Narrative Feature
  • Best Narrative Short
  • Best Doc Feature
  • Best Doc Short
  • Best Animation
  • Best Music Video
  • Best Student Film
  • Best Experimental
  • Best International
  • Best Script
  • Best Director
  • Best Cinematography
 
The Melbourne Film Festival is a cutting edge premiere showcase for Independent cinema in the Southern Hemisphere. The festival focuses on both Australian and International cinema.
 
Rules & Terms: 
Melbourne Film Festival
 
MFF does accept submission of Works in Progress (WIPs)
 
Festival programmers select and invite all films presented at MFF.
Please note that MFF will not pay any rental or screening fees for submitted films. If you are using a third-party distribution or sales agency to send your Film to МFF, you are responsible for any fees they charge and MFF shall have no liability in respect of such fees.agency to send your Film to MFF, you are responsible for any fees they charge and MFF shall have no liability in respect of such fees.
Our connection
Festival Organizers: 
Daniel Jackson (Director)
Festival Contact Information: 
Contact Information Displayed publicly
Submission Address: 
My festival has the same submission address.
Years Running: 
7
Total Prize Value: 
USD 5 000
Event Type: 
Film Festival with Live Screenings
Screenplay / Writing Contest
Music / Songwriting Contest
Photography Contest
Awards Event
Categories & Entry Fees: 

Feature Documentary

A feature documentary we define is a documentary that is 41 minutes or longer

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Earlybird Deadline: 
$35
Regular Deadline: 
$45
Late Deadline: 
$55
Extended Deadline: 
$60

Short Documentary

A short documentary we define as being documentary that is 40 minutes or shorter.

Earlybird Deadline: 
$35
Regular Deadline: 
$40
Late Deadline: 
$50
Extended Deadline: 
$55

Best Cinematography

Additional Judging categories are meant to be added to a main category

Earlybird Deadline: 
$25
Regular Deadline: 
$30
Late Deadline: 
$35
Extended Deadline: 
$45

Best Actor (Male) (Additional Judging Category)

Additional Judging categories are meant to be added to a main category

Earlybird Deadline: 
$25
Regular Deadline: 
$30
Late Deadline: 
$35
Extended Deadline: 
$40

Best Editing (Additional Judging Category)

Additional Judging categories are meant to be added to a main category

Earlybird Deadline: 
$20
Regular Deadline: 
$25
Late Deadline: 
$35
Extended Deadline: 
$40

BEST INTERNATIONAL [LOCKAL] SHORT FILM

Short films, of any genre, under 30 minutes, from all around the world

Earlybird Deadline: 
$70
Regular Deadline: 
$90
Late Deadline: 
$120
Extended Deadline: 
$150

SCREENPLAY

Earlybird Deadline: 
$70
Regular Deadline: 
$90
Late Deadline: 
$120
Extended Deadline: 
$150

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