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Susquehanna Film Festival (2)

Susquehanna Film Festival

Deadlines

01 Jan 2026
Call for entries

01 Apr 2026
Early deadline

01 Jul 2026
Standard deadline

08 Aug 2026
Late deadline

08 Aug 2026
Final deadline

6
mths

10 Oct 2026
Notification date

09 Oct 2026
11 Oct 2026

Address

P.O. BOX 6245, 90212, Beverly Hills, California, United States

Festival description

Short film festival >25'

Festival requirements

Film festival

Fiction

Documentary

Animation

Fantastic

Terror

Experimental

Music Video

Other

Any Genre

Any Theme

Has submission fees

International Festival

Physical Location

Production date: Any

Production countries: Any

Shooting countries: Any

Director nationalities: Any

Debut Films

School projects

Short Films >25'

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Festival description (Edition: 2)

Festival start: 09 October 2026 Festival end: 11 October 2026

After the stunning success of our inaugural Susquehanna Film Festival - the 1st festival of its kind to be held in historic Williamsport, Pennsylvania by founder Tim Yasui (a career Hollywood based film producer and film distributor who was originally born and raised in Williamsport)- we return even bigger & better in 2026!

Our Festival will celebrate not only international films, but also regionally-produced feature films and short films from Williamsport, PA and the Greater Pennsylvania region. We will encourage all film makers and young students also who are studying Film to submit their films which otherwise might be ignored by the national festivals. Minimum film lengths are 20 minutes for short films and student films and 30 minutes for Animation.

Prizes and qualifications

Screening Fee Shorts: 15$
Screening Fee Features: 20$

Experienced, talented and independent judges will help us determine the awards given to best Student Films, best Pennsylvania made films, best Documentary films, best short-films, best Foreign Films, best drama, best horror, best comedy, best animation. An Awards event will be held in Williamsport, Pennsylvania where we will announce the winners and present them with their awards on the Monday evening following the Saturday and Sunday Festival screenings.

Information for Film Makers

Rules

Each film submitted must not yet have been commercially exploited on any digital platforms, physical media (i.e. DVD, Blu Ray disc etc) nor Television. We will not accept any films with pornographic content or extreme political views condoning violence of any kind. Each submission must come with a guarantee that submitter has 100% rights to the content and approves this clearance for Festival screenings/Public screenings. If selected, the submitter must make available either a DCP file, a Pro Res 1080 x 1920 HD file or a Blu Ray disc for screening playback, a high rez JPEG poster file and Synopsis for inclusion in the Festival Program guide.

Best Animated Film

Short and Feature Films >30' 70'<

Fee

-8%

PRO 23%

Early 15$ 13.8$ 11.55$ 01 Apr 26

Standard 25$ 23$ 19.25$ 01 Jul 26

Late 30$ 27.6$ 23.1$ 08 Aug 26

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This category is for Animation (Animated films) genre only. We suggest a minimum running time of at least 30 minutes or more.

Best Comedy Film

Feature Films >75'

Fee

-8%

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Early 15$ 13.8$ 11.55$ 01 Apr 26

Standard 25$ 23$ 19.25$ 01 Jul 26

Late 30$ 27.6$ 23.1$ 08 Aug 26

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This category is for the comedy (narrative) feature film genre> We recommend a minimum running time of at least 75 minutes or more.

Best Horror Film

Short and Feature Films 75'<

Fee

-8%

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Early 15$ 13.8$ 11.55$ 01 Apr 26

Standard 25$ 23$ 19.25$ 01 Jul 26

Late 30$ 27.6$ 23.1$ 08 Aug 26

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This category is for the horror (narrative) feature film genre. We suggest a minimum running time of at least 75 minutes or more.

Best Drama Film

Feature Films >65'

Fee

-8%

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Early 15$ 13.8$ 11.55$ 01 Apr 26

Standard 25$ 23$ 19.25$ 01 Jul 26

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This category is for dramatic (narrative) Feature films. We suggest a minimum running time of at least 60 minutes or more.

Best Documentary Film

Feature Films >65'

Fee

-8%

PRO 23%

Early 15$ 13.8$ 11.55$ 01 Apr 26

Standard 25$ 23$ 19.25$ 01 Jul 26

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This category is for full-length Documentary films (we suggest minimum of 65 minutes or more)

Best Short Film

Short Films >20' 30'<

Fee

-8%

PRO 23%

Early 15$ 13.8$ 11.55$ 01 Apr 26

Standard 25$ 23$ 19.25$ 01 Jul 26

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This category is for short films that are thirty (20) minutes or less in all genres.

Best Pennsylvania Made Film

Feature Films >75'

Fee

-8%

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Early 15$ 13.8$ 11.55$ 01 Apr 26

Standard 25$ 23$ 19.25$ 01 Jul 26

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This category is exclusively for Student Films, Short Films, Feature length films (Documentary, Drama, Horror, Comedy, Animated Films) shot entirely within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania using local production crew. On screen talent (actors and actresses) need not be from Pennsylvania. We suggest a minimum running time of 75 minutes or more.

Best Student Film

Short and Feature Films >20'

Fee

-8%

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Early 15$ 13.8$ 11.55$ 01 Apr 26

Standard 25$ 23$ 19.25$ 01 Jul 26

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Submissions open to full-time High School, College undergraduates and Graduate School Film students and adults in continuing education classes.

Best Foreign Film

Short and Feature Films >30'

Fee

-8%

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Early 15$ 13.8$ 11.55$ 01 Apr 26

Standard 25$ 23$ 19.25$ 01 Jul 26

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Any films entirely produced outside of the United States (including Canada) are welcome to submit to this category.

Best Williamsport Film

Short and Feature Films >30'

Fee

-8%

PRO 23%

Early 15$ 13.8$ 11.55$ 01 Apr 26

Standard 25$ 23$ 19.25$ 01 Jul 26

Late 30$ 27.6$ 23.1$ 08 Aug 26

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Films entirely produced within the Greater Williamsport, Pennsylvania films that are at least 30 minutes in length will be eligible for this special new Film category.

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