Film
Submissions
Submissions for SIFF 2021 (March 24 -28) are underway! Sonoma International Film Festival endeavors to celebrate the best in independent and international features, documentaries and short films.
In Sonoma, it’s all about the filmmakers.
Highlights
- “One of the 25 Coolest Festivals” by MovieMaker Magazine
- One of America’s Top Ten Destination Film Festivals by USA Today
- Reputation in finding and cultivating new talent from around the world
- Generous cash award prizes
- Committed to 50/50 gender parity
Categories
- Full length features
- Full length documentaries
- Shorts programming in: Animation, Comedy, Culinary, Documentary, Dramatic and Foreign
Dates & Deadlines
- August 10, 2020 – Opening Date
- September 11, 2020 – Early Bird Deadline
- November 20, 2020 – Regular Deadline
- December 18, 2020 – Late Deadline
- January 22, 2021 – Extended Deadline
- January 31, 2021 – Notification Date
- March 24 – 28, 2021 – Event Date
Awards &
Prizes
2021 Jury Prizes
- Best U.S. Independent Feature
- Best Foreign Feature
- Best Documentary
- Best Narrative Short
- Best Documentary Short
2021 Audience Awards
- Bay Area Filmmaker Award ($10,000 production completion package)
- Stolman Award—Best Feature ($1,000)
- A3 Award—Best Documentary ($1,000)
- SIFF Audience Award—Best Feature ($1,000)
- SIFF Audience Award—Best Documentary ($1,000)
Rules & Terms
Online Submissions
- Submissions are only accepted through FilmFreeway
U.S. Mailed Submissions
- Must be in DVD region 1 or 0 format NTSC
- Please package with care to protect DVD/DCP media
- Mark both the package and the disc with your Film Title and FilmFreeway tracking number
- Submissions will NOT be returned without appropriate postage paid return packaging and only upon request
Internationally Mailed Submissions
- Must be in DVD region 1 or 0 format NTSC
- Please package with care to protect DVD/DCP media
- Mark both the package and the disc with your Film Title and FilmFreeway tracking number
- Submissions will NOT be returned without appropriate postage paid return packaging and only upon request
- Package MUST BE MARKED: “No Commercial Value—For Cultural Purposes Only”
- SIFF does not pay Customs fee or other charges
- You will be contacted if your film is selected for SIFF2021 on or before January 31, 2021
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