The Compton Film Festival (1)

Inizio del Festival: 04 settembre 2025      Festival si chiude: 07 settembre 2025

The Compton Film Festival serves as a platform to discover emerging talent and help filmmakers gain recognition. As a premier film event, the festival provides opportunities for filmmakers to make their mark and share their stories. With dedicated screenings and filmmaker-focused events, the Compton Film Festival is a place to connect, collaborate, and celebrate the art of filmmaking.

The Festival will award the top three films in each of the categories:

Best Narrative Films
Best Narrative Short Films
Best Documentary Films
Best Documentary Short Films
Best Experimental Film
Best Animation Short Film
Best Anime Short Film
Dis-Ability: Limitless Cinema Shorts Films (Category for youth filmmakers (ages 18 and under) with disabilities, showcasing their original films and providing a platform for their diverse voices and creative visions to shine)
Music Video
Best Student Short Narrative Film
Best Student Short Documentary Film

Film Festival Rules:

Language: All festival business and official communication will be conducted in English.

Promotional Assets: If your film is selected, you may be asked to provide a press kit, stills from the film, and other promotional materials to assist with publicity.

Refund Policy: Submission fees are non-refundable to help cover the costs of processing and administration.

Submission Guidelines: You may submit multiple films, but each film must be entered as a separate submission with its own fee.

Withdrawal Policy: To ensure the integrity of our program, once a film has been officially selected, it cannot be withdrawn from the festival lineup.

Content and Copyright: As the submitter, you are fully accountable for the content of your film and must ensure that all copyright obligations are met.

The filmmaker is responsible for clearing all rights to the material in their film.

Screening Format: If your film is selected, you will need to provide a high-resolution screening copy in either MP$/MOV format.

Subtitling: All films not in English must be subtitled in English for presentation.

Scheduling: Please note that the festival organizers reserve the right to make adjustments to the screening schedule as needed.