CONFILM FESTIVAL - Break the Rules
You can play nice without playing by the rules. Con Film Festival loves independent films and provides a community for films that are truly independent and (as our name implies) may not conform to the “Hollywood” template. We reward innovative storytelling from passionate visionaries who are compelled to tell their stories with or without big budgets, big names and big crews. CFF was created to support emerging and established artists who are passionate about film.
All the money you had set-aside went into your film so you aren’t traveling to Hollywood to attend any screenings this year anyway so we elected to establish this festival as an online tool for you to promote your project, get industry feedback, win some laurels and still keep your premiere status.
Awards & Prizes
-All films chosen to be in ‘official selection’ will receive laurels and are automatically nominated for award categories.
Rules & Terms
You can play nice without playing by the rules. Con Film Festival loves independent films and provides a community for films that are truly independent and (as our name implies) may not conform to the “Hollywood” template. We reward innovative storytelling from passionate visionaries who are compelled to tell their stories with or without big budgets, big names and big crews. CFF was created to support emerging and established artists who are passionate about film.
All the money you had set-aside went into your film so you aren’t traveling to Hollywood to attend any screenings this year anyway so we elected to establish this festival as an online tool for you to promote your project, get industry feedback, win some laurels and still keep your premiere status.
Awards & Prizes
-All films chosen to be in ‘official selection’ will receive laurels and are automatically nominated for award categories.
- Best Short Film: Festival Certificate & Laurels
- Best Animated Short: Festival Certificate & Laurels
- Best Music Video: Festival Certificate & Laurels CFF
- First Timer (First time submitting to a festival!): Festival Certificate & Laurels
- Best Of Fest Award: Festival Statuette*, Certificate & Laurels
Rules & Terms
- There are no screenings or events.
- We only accept online screeners through FilmFreeway.
- Works in progress are not accepted.
- Press kits are not required.
- Entries can be from any year.
- The jury can vote to not award a particular category.
- All films must have English subtitles if in another language.
- Submissions do not guarantee selection.
- You may submit multiple projects and submit to multiple categories.
- Each submission will have its own submission fee.
- Entry fees are non-refundable.
- Winners may order a statuette for themselves and their team ($300).
- All winners receive a digital certificate, ready to print.
- All submitted films are nominated and voted on by a jury of professionals working within the industry, especially from an independent point of view.