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Massachusetts International Film Festival (1)

Deadlines

18 Dec 2024
Call for entries

20 Jan 2025
Early deadline

12 Feb 2025
Standard deadline

13 Mar 2025
Late deadline

13 Apr 2025
Extended deadline

10
days

16 Apr 2025
Notification date

19 May 2025
19 May 2025

Address

-, -, Boston, MA, United States

Festival description

Short film festival 40'<

Feature film festival >40'

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 40'<

Feature Films >40'

Any language

Subtitles
English

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Festival description (Edition: 1)

Festival start: 19 May 2025 Festival end: 19 May 2025

MAIFF showcase a diverse array of films from various countries, highlighting emerging talent and unique storytelling styles.The festival not only promotes cultural exchange but also provides filmmakers with opportunities for showcasing their work. Each year, audiences can expect to see a mix of innovative narratives, genre-bending projects, and reflective cinema that push artistic boundaries.

Projects may be submitted to the posted category that best suits each project. "Best Of" Awards will be voted on by the judges amongst the submissions in each category and awarded to the winning films. The MAIFF judges will choose two projects from the pool of submissions throughout all categories to receive The Jury Gold Award and The Jury Silver Award. The winners of those two awards, along with the New England Filmmaker Award and Best Student Film will be showcased at a live screening at the Capital Theatre just outside of Boston, MA. The "Best Of" awarded projects will be screened in our Virtual Screening on the MAIFF website for audiences during the week of the festival.

The Festival screenings are a chance for creators to display their work in front of a live audience and a networking event for filmmakers alike. Industry professionals in attendance will give a round table discussion during the event, and a Q & A will be held with filmmakers post screening to discuss their work.

Prizes and qualifications

(Feature Over 40min):

Best Narrative Feature
Best Documentary Feature

(Short Under 40min):

Best Narrative Short
Best Documentary Short
Best Animated Short
Best Music Video
Best Television/Webisode Pilot

Subcategories (Any Length):

Best Student Film
New England Filmmaker Award
Best Horror Film
Best Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Best Comedy

Craft:

Best Director
Best Editing
Best Cinematography

Best Student Director
Best Student Editing
Best Student Cinematography

Jury Awards:

Jury Gold Award
Jury Silver Award

Rules

By submitting to the Massachusetts International Film Festival you agree that if your film is chosen as an "Official Selection" that it can be listed on the MAIFF website as such. Entering films that are chosen as winners in one of the screening categories will also be screened at the festival in front of a live audience. If the selected film elects not to be screened at the live festival it will forfeit the awarded prize and the selection will go to the runner up. "Best Of" warded projects agree to be screen on the MAIFF website during the week of the festival for our Virtual Screening for audiences, unless specified by the submitting party that they wish not to have their project available for screening

Student

Short and Feature Films

Fee

-8%

PRO 33%

Early 10$ 9.2$ 6.7$ 20 Jan 25

Standard 10$ 9.2$ 6.7$ 12 Feb 25

Late 10$ 9.2$ 6.7$ 13 Mar 25

Extended 10$ 9.2$ 6.7$ 13 Apr 25

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Best Cinematography

Short and Feature Films

Fee

-8%

PRO 33%

Early 10$ 9.2$ 6.7$ 20 Jan 25

Standard 14$ 12.88$ 9.38$ 12 Feb 25

Late 20$ 18.4$ 13.4$ 13 Mar 25

Extended 23$ 21.16$ 15.41$ 13 Apr 25

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Best Editing

Short and Feature Films

Fee

-8%

PRO 33%

Early 10$ 9.2$ 6.7$ 20 Jan 25

Standard 14$ 12.88$ 9.38$ 12 Feb 25

Late 20$ 18.4$ 13.4$ 13 Mar 25

Extended 23$ 21.16$ 15.41$ 13 Apr 25

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Best Director

Short and Feature Films

Fee

-8%

PRO 33%

Early 10$ 9.2$ 6.7$ 20 Jan 25

Standard 14$ 12.88$ 9.38$ 12 Feb 25

Late 20$ 18.4$ 13.4$ 13 Mar 25

Extended 23$ 21.16$ 15.41$ 13 Apr 25

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Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Short and Feature Films

Fee

-8%

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Early 14$ 12.88$ 9.38$ 20 Jan 25

Standard 17$ 15.64$ 11.39$ 12 Feb 25

Late 20$ 18.4$ 13.4$ 13 Mar 25

Extended 23$ 21.16$ 15.41$ 13 Apr 25

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Horror

Short and Feature Films

Fee

-8%

PRO 33%

Early 14$ 12.88$ 9.38$ 20 Jan 25

Standard 17$ 15.64$ 11.39$ 12 Feb 25

Late 20$ 18.4$ 13.4$ 13 Mar 25

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Comedy

Short and Feature Films

Fee

-8%

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Early 14$ 12.88$ 9.38$ 20 Jan 25

Standard 17$ 15.64$ 11.39$ 12 Feb 25

Late 20$ 18.4$ 13.4$ 13 Mar 25

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New England Filmmaker

Short and Feature Films

Fee

-8%

PRO 33%

Early 14$ 12.88$ 9.38$ 20 Jan 25

Standard 17$ 15.64$ 11.39$ 12 Feb 25

Late 20$ 18.4$ 13.4$ 13 Mar 25

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Music Video

Short and Feature Films

Fee

-8%

PRO 33%

Early 14$ 12.88$ 9.38$ 20 Jan 25

Standard 17$ 15.64$ 11.39$ 12 Feb 25

Late 20$ 18.4$ 13.4$ 13 Mar 25

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Television/Webisode Pilot

Short and Feature Films

Fee

-8%

PRO 33%

Early 14$ 12.88$ 9.38$ 20 Jan 25

Standard 17$ 15.64$ 11.39$ 12 Feb 25

Late 20$ 18.4$ 13.4$ 13 Mar 25

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Animated Short

Short and Feature Films

Fee

-8%

PRO 33%

Early 14$ 12.88$ 9.38$ 20 Jan 25

Standard 17$ 15.64$ 11.39$ 12 Feb 25

Late 20$ 18.4$ 13.4$ 13 Mar 25

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Documentary Short

Short and Feature Films

Fee

-8%

PRO 33%

Early 14$ 12.88$ 9.38$ 20 Jan 25

Standard 17$ 15.64$ 11.39$ 12 Feb 25

Late 20$ 18.4$ 13.4$ 13 Mar 25

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Narrative Short

Short and Feature Films

Fee

-8%

PRO 33%

Early 14$ 12.88$ 9.38$ 20 Jan 25

Standard 17$ 15.64$ 11.39$ 12 Feb 25

Late 20$ 18.4$ 13.4$ 13 Mar 25

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Animated Feature

Short and Feature Films

Fee

-8%

PRO 33%

Early 14$ 12.88$ 9.38$ 20 Jan 25

Standard 17$ 15.64$ 11.39$ 12 Feb 25

Late 20$ 18.4$ 13.4$ 13 Mar 25

Extended 23$ 21.16$ 15.41$ 13 Apr 25

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Documentary Feature

Short and Feature Films

Fee

-8%

PRO 33%

Early 14$ 12.88$ 9.38$ 20 Jan 25

Standard 17$ 15.64$ 11.39$ 12 Feb 25

Late 20$ 18.4$ 13.4$ 13 Mar 25

Extended 23$ 21.16$ 15.41$ 13 Apr 25

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Narrative Feature

Short and Feature Films

Fee

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PRO 33%

Early 14$ 12.88$ 9.38$ 20 Jan 25

Standard 17$ 15.64$ 11.39$ 12 Feb 25

Late 20$ 18.4$ 13.4$ 13 Mar 25

Extended 23$ 21.16$ 15.41$ 13 Apr 25

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