UMFF 2008 Film and Script Submission - Deadline September 15, 2008

The 7th Urban Mediamakers Film Festival (UMFF) 2008 will be held October 17-19, 2008 in Atlanta, Georgia. With the continuing theme "The Movement in Progress through Independent Filmmaking," UMFF 2008 is seeking independent films that are entertaining, positive, conscious and/or that deal with social issues and true stories -- animations, short films, short film screenplays, documentaries, feature films, television pilots/shows, and music videos. All genres of films accepted - drama, comedy, action, sci-fi, spiritual/gospel, student, experimental, spoken word, etc. Get your submissions in today!

Part I. UMFF 2008 Film Submission (non-refundable) -- IMPORTANT -- DVD and Mini-DV only.

Early Deadline: August 1, 2008 (postmark date)
Projects 30-Minutes Or Less -- $20; Projects 31 minutes or more -- $40

Regular Deadline: September 1, 2008 (postmark date)
Projects 30-Minutes Or Less -- $30; Projects 31 minutes or more -- $50

Late Deadline: September 15, 2008 (postmark date)
Projects 30-Minutes Or Less -- $40; Projects 31 minutes or more -- $60

Please include with your film/video submission: (1) a brief synopsis of the project; (2) electronic bios/photos of production crew and artist/group (if applicable) (3) date film was completed; (4) date and name of venues previously screened (if applicable). Submissions will not be returned.

All submissions received after September 1, 2008 will be reviewed for acceptance. Submissions received after September 1, 2008 will be reviewed and accepted based on available screening slots. Submission will close on September 15, 2008.

Part II. UMFF 2007 Script Submission

Submission Deadline -- September 15, 2008 (postmark date)

Short Screenplays -- $20 (34 pages or less); Feature Screenplays $40 (35 pages or more)

Black and white hard-copy ONLY accepted.

Please include with your short-film script submission: (1) a resume for each writer; (2) a photo of each writer; (3) script synopsis. Submissions will not be returned.

We applaud you for completing your project. You are awesome! We wish you much success in your career and we look forward to supporting you now and in the future. Go change the world!