Desoto Film Festival

Southaven, MS, United States, North America

08 - 10 Oct, 2020

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Desoto Film Festival

Southaven, MS, United States, North America

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Contact details

9099 Hwy 51 N Southaven, MS 38671 United States

38671

info@desotofilmfestival.com

901.308.7622

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About the festival

Having experienced film festivals all across the country with our own films, we’ve seen so many films that we truly never cared to see. You never know what you and your family are going to be subjected to. This film festival is challenging filmmakers to set aside political agendas (or learn to creatively bury them in your film) and avoid shock value for the sake of shock value. We are challenging filmmakers to bring creativity and beauty to their art of filmmaking and story-telling.

Brought to you by Desoto Arts Institute and located in Southaven, Mississippi, the Desoto Film Festival is designed to bring thoughtful entertainment to families and individuals in the Mid-South as well as give exposure to filmmakers desiring to reach the widest audience of viewers – the entire family.

DFF is open to anyone, anywhere around the world and we encourage people to go out, be creative and produce great films. DFF exists to make great films accessible to the widest audience possible.

The Desoto Film Festival will award several trophies in different categories including Best Feel Good Film. The trophies are handcrafted.

About

Having experienced film festivals all across the country with our own films, we’ve seen so many films that we truly never cared to see. You never know what you and your family are going to be subjected to. This film festival is challenging filmmakers to set aside political agendas (or learn to creatively bury them in your film) and avoid shock value for the sake of shock value. We are challenging filmmakers to bring creativity and beauty to their art of filmmaking and story-telling.

Brought to you by Desoto Arts Institute and located in Southaven, Mississippi, the Desoto Film Festival is designed to bring thoughtful entertainment to families and individuals in the Mid-South as well as give exposure to filmmakers desiring to reach the widest audience of viewers – the entire family.

DFF is open to anyone, anywhere around the world and we encourage people to go out, be creative and produce great films. DFF exists to make great films accessible to the widest audience possible.

The Desoto Film Festival will award several trophies in different categories including Best Feel Good Film. The trophies are handcrafted.

Awards & Winners

There are no winners yet for this festival

Terms and rules

Overview:

The Desoto Film Festival is a film festival located in Southaven, MS and hosted by the Desoto Arts Institute. Submissions must be made online (via https://filmfreeway.com/desotofilmfestival). Official Selections will be screened at the festival event in October.

Official Selection and award notifications will be delivered electronically. Physical prizes (certificates, plaques, trophies, etc.) will be given to the award winners at the award ceremony during the Desoto Film Festival weekend. Award winners not in attendance can have their awards mailed to them at the expense of the award winner.

Entrants warrant that they have the legal right to enter film work to the Desoto Film Festival. As the Director/Producer of the Film, entrants have submitted to the Festival, entrants represent and warrant to the Festival that the Film and all parts thereof are original; that the Film does not contravene the rights of any person or entity and that entrants own or control the Film and all parts thereof and have the sole authority to submit the Film to the Festival; the Film entrants submitted to the Festival is not subject to nor threatened by any litigation.

Entrants acknowledge that no fiduciary or confidential relationship now exists between the Festival and entrants, and entrants further acknowledge that no such relationship is established by these guidelines, my submission of the Film, or by the Festival’s acceptance, review or retention of the Film.

If a film is accepted, entrants will be solely responsible for delivering their exhibition video materials to DFF. By submitting to the Desoto Film Festival, you give DFF permission to screen your film during the festival weekend at the festival’s discretion.

Submission Rules and Regulations
> No submission fee refund
> No nudity or sexuality explicit scenes
> No offensive language
> Strong violence is prohibited
> Must be uplifting and/or contain positive values
> All non-English Films must have English Subtitles

Ratings & Reviews

Categories and fees

Short Narrative Film
Early Bird (17th January, 2020) $25
Regular (18th July, 2020) $35
Late (7th August, 2020) $45

Narrative Films under 30 minutes.

Short Documentary Film
Early Bird (17th January, 2020) $25
Regular (18th July, 2020) $35
Late (7th August, 2020) $45

Documentary Films under 30 minutes.

Feature Film
Early Bird (17th January, 2020) $30
Regular (18th July, 2020) $50
Late (7th August, 2020) $60

Films over 45 mins in length.

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