Submissions Now Open for Mometu’s Debut College Short Film Festival

By Uloop Staff on August 28, 2023

Mometu, a free video-on-demand and live TV streaming service, is calling on student filmmakers to submit their films to the first-ever annual College Shorts Film Festival, a new destination for ground-breaking storytelling from emerging student artists, according to a recent press release.

The Mometu College Shorts Film Festival (MCSFF) is open to college students across North America and is accepting films across five categories:

• Best Drama
• Best Horror/Thriller
• Best Comedy
• Best Documentary
• Best Potential Pilot

The festival serves as a launching pad for the next generation of talented filmmakers, celebrating works covering all topics and genres, and giving students an opportunity to learn firsthand how to market their films to drive viewership.

Entries to the competition must be original, student-created films with a minimum running time of 5 minutes and no more than 30 minutes. The festival jury will consider all submissions, with finalists uploaded to Mometu’s streaming service for live viewing during the festival, where 25% of the grading will be based on minutes watched of the films submitted. There will be prizes for Best Picture and all category winners will receive a Mometu Gold Star award and laurels for each winning category, and a distribution deal offer for their winning film.

To apply, or for more information, visit mometu.com/filmfestival

Speaking on the festival, Bryan Louzil, VP of Business Development at Mometu, said: “The College Shorts Film Festival marks a real turning point for Mometu, and gives us an opportunity to provide a creative space for up-and-coming filmmakers to showcase their immeasurable talent. We’re so excited for this year’s competition and can’t wait to see the imaginative projects that these young creatives develop.”

The deadline for submissions is October 15, 2023, at 11:59 pm PST. Finalists will be notified on October 31, films will be uploaded in November, with the festival taking place December 1, 2023.