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Queen City Film Festival (QCFF)

Cumberland, MD, United States, North America

01 - 04 Apr, 2021

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Queen City Film Festival (QCFF)

Cumberland, MD, United States, North America

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9th

Contact details

101 Decatur St. Cumberland, MD 21502 United States

21502

info@alleganyalliedarts.org

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Venue

The Venue At Mezzos 114 S. Centre St Cumberland, MD 21502, , United States Show me on the map

About the festival

The Queen City Film Festival (QCFF), Western Maryland’s premiere film festival, is held each year in early Fall in Cumberland, Maryland. Founded in 2012, and currently in our ninth year, QCFF 2020 will be postponed until April 1-4, 2021 at The Venue At Mezzos in Cumberland, Maryland. QCFF offers a four-day program of screenings and educational panels, and welcomes filmmakers from around the world. Located in Allegany County, Cumberland offers a delightful blend of hospitality and history; mingled with charming shops, delicious dining, arts and entertainment and lots of events and activities.

Previous festival favorites include Record Paradise, Led Zeppelin Played Here, Underbelly Blues, M Cream, Lady Be Good: Instrumental Women In Jazz, How Sweet The Sound: The Blind Boys Of Alabama, Subterranea, Peelers, Pigheaded, Under The Apple Tree, Nighthawks On The Blue Highway, MUXE, There Is No Such Thing As The Record Label Fairy, The Mountain Minor and Crownsville Hospital: From Lunacy to Legacy.

Our educational panels focus broadly on Appalachia, historic preservation, and redevelopment for the arts, and often include film presentations such as LowerTown Paducah, Farewell To Factory Towns?, and Through The Place.

Last year's festival included such award winners as the shorts POCCON and Beacon, and the features Jay’s Longhorn and The Nuclear Nightmare Cover-Up.

Our categories for 2020 are Animation, Appalachian, Cult, Documentary, Horror/SciFi, Kids/Family, LGBT, Music and Social Justice. We welcome eclectic fare and encourage submissions that qualify in as many categories as possible. QCFF also embraces and promotes films by Maryland filmmakers and films made in Maryland. We have been pleased to introduce visiting filmmakers to local media.

Submissions are being accepted via FilmFreeway. Volunteers for production crew, event staff, or screeners should contact info@alleganyalliedarts.org for more information, or visit us on Facebook.

Laurels for short and feature in each category plus Audience Award for short and feature.

About

The Queen City Film Festival (QCFF), Western Maryland’s premiere film festival, is held each year in early Fall in Cumberland, Maryland. Founded in 2012, and currently in our ninth year, QCFF 2020 will be postponed until April 1-4, 2021 at The Venue At Mezzos in Cumberland, Maryland. QCFF offers a four-day program of screenings and educational panels, and welcomes filmmakers from around the world. Located in Allegany County, Cumberland offers a delightful blend of hospitality and history; mingled with charming shops, delicious dining, arts and entertainment and lots of events and activities.

Previous festival favorites include Record Paradise, Led Zeppelin Played Here, Underbelly Blues, M Cream, Lady Be Good: Instrumental Women In Jazz, How Sweet The Sound: The Blind Boys Of Alabama, Subterranea, Peelers, Pigheaded, Under The Apple Tree, Nighthawks On The Blue Highway, MUXE, There Is No Such Thing As The Record Label Fairy, The Mountain Minor and Crownsville Hospital: From Lunacy to Legacy.

Our educational panels focus broadly on Appalachia, historic preservation, and redevelopment for the arts, and often include film presentations such as LowerTown Paducah, Farewell To Factory Towns?, and Through The Place.

Last year's festival included such award winners as the shorts POCCON and Beacon, and the features Jay’s Longhorn and The Nuclear Nightmare Cover-Up.

Our categories for 2020 are Animation, Appalachian, Cult, Documentary, Horror/SciFi, Kids/Family, LGBT, Music and Social Justice. We welcome eclectic fare and encourage submissions that qualify in as many categories as possible. QCFF also embraces and promotes films by Maryland filmmakers and films made in Maryland. We have been pleased to introduce visiting filmmakers to local media.

Submissions are being accepted via FilmFreeway. Volunteers for production crew, event staff, or screeners should contact info@alleganyalliedarts.org for more information, or visit us on Facebook.

Laurels for short and feature in each category plus Audience Award for short and feature.

Awards & Winners

There are no winners yet for this festival

Terms and rules

We are pleased to announce the categories for QCFF 2020:

Categories include: documentary, cult, lgbt, music, horror/scifi, appalachian, animation, social justice, and kids/family.

Here are the submission rules for QCFF 2020:

Films that have previously screened publicly in Cumberland, have aired publicly on US broadcast television, or are available for free online viewing in their entirety are NOT eligible. (Online access commonly waived for short films.)

Films with distribution agreements which may require a screening fee may not be submitted without specific prior approval.

Films completed more than three years before October 1, 2020, are NOT eligible. Works in progress are NOT eligible for a Category Award.

You may also submit by mail on NTSC DVD or Blu-ray disc, or on USB drive (.MP4 max 1920x1080). No other formats will be accepted by mail. Submissions will not be returned.

Please include a trailer (preview). Please include a press kit including full cast/crew credits. You may include a filmed introduction to the film, not to exceed 1/10th of the running length of the submission.

If your submission is not in English, English subtitles must be included (hard subs preferred). (Waived for Music Video category.)

You grant rights for royalty-free exhibition within the festival dates. You grant rights to royalty-free use of trailers.

Ratings & Reviews

Categories and fees

Animation Shorts
Entry fees
Early Bird (30th April, 2020) $10
Regular (31st October, 2020) $20
Late (31st December, 2020) $30
Description

Animated shorts in any genre. May also be programmed in other categories as appropriate, particularly Kids/Family.

Animation Features
Entry fees
Early Bird (30th April, 2020) $20
Regular (31st October, 2020) $40
Late (31st December, 2020) $60
Description

Animated features in any genre. May also be programmed in other categories as appropriate, particularly Kids/Family.

Appalachian Shorts
Entry fees
Early Bird (30th April, 2020) $10
Regular (31st October, 2020) $20
Late (31st December, 2020) $30
Description

Appalachia is a cultural region in the Eastern United States that stretches from the Southern Tier of New York to northern Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia. Appalachian subject matter is more important than being made in Appalachia…

Appalachian Features
Entry fees
Early Bird (30th April, 2020) $20
Regular (31st October, 2020) $40
Late (31st December, 2020) $60
Description

Appalachia is a cultural region in the Eastern United States that stretches from the Southern Tier of New York to northern Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia. Appalachian subject matter is more important than being made in Appalachia…

Cult Shorts
Entry fees
Early Bird (30th April, 2020) $10
Regular (31st October, 2020) $20
Late (31st December, 2020) $30
Description

The cult category is intended for offbeat, irreverent, "midnight" movies. For example, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cult_film#Types ...

Cult Features
Entry fees
Early Bird (30th April, 2020) $20
Regular (31st October, 2020) $40
Late (31st December, 2020) $60
Description

The cult category is intended for offbeat, irreverent, "midnight" movies. For example, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cult_film#Types ...

Documentary Shorts
Entry fees
Early Bird (30th April, 2020) $10
Regular (31st October, 2020) $20
Late (31st December, 2020) $30
Description

Factual, not fictional. “Advocacy journalism” is the practical limit. If your project relates to historic preservation, redevelopment for the arts, or creative placemaking, please contact us for a fee waiver.

Documentary Features
Entry fees
Early Bird (30th April, 2020) $20
Regular (31st October, 2020) $40
Late (31st December, 2020) $60
Description

Factual, not fictional. “Advocacy journalism” is the practical limit. If your project relates to historic preservation, redevelopment for the arts, or creative placemaking, please contact us for a fee waiver.

Horror / SciFi Shorts
Entry fees
Early Bird (30th April, 2020) $10
Regular (31st October, 2020) $20
Late (31st December, 2020) $30
Description

Re: cult vs. horror: blood scenes will probably push into horror.

Horror / SciFi Features
Entry fees
Early Bird (30th April, 2020) $20
Regular (31st October, 2020) $40
Late (31st December, 2020) $60
Description

Re: cult vs. horror: blood scenes will probably push into horror.

Kids / Family Shorts
Entry fees
Early Bird (30th April, 2020) $10
Regular (31st October, 2020) $20
Late (31st December, 2020) $30
Description

General audience fare, no nudity, profanity, or adult themes or situations - suitable for families with small children.

Kids / Family Features
Entry fees
Early Bird (30th April, 2020) $20
Regular (31st October, 2020) $40
Late (31st December, 2020) $60
Description

General audience fare, no nudity, profanity, or adult themes or situations - suitable for families with small children.

LGBT Shorts
Entry fees
Early Bird (30th April, 2020) $10
Regular (31st October, 2020) $20
Late (31st December, 2020) $30
Description

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender – films that explore the LGBTQWERTYUIOP experience or feature LGBT characters or situations. Emphasis is on positive experiences.

LGBT Features
Entry fees
Early Bird (30th April, 2020) $20
Regular (31st October, 2020) $40
Late (31st December, 2020) $60
Description

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender – films that explore the LGBTQWERTYUIOP experience or feature LGBT characters or situations. Emphasis is on positive experiences.

Music Videos
Entry fees
Early Bird (30th April, 2020) $10
Regular (31st October, 2020) $20
Late (31st December, 2020) $30
Description

Music features and shorts/featurettes tend to be programmed separately from short music videos. Short music videos are generally part of our “Happy Hour” music video block, and we encourage filmmakers to grant rights outside of festival for this block.

Music Shorts
Entry fees
Early Bird (30th April, 2020) $10
Regular (31st October, 2020) $20
Late (31st December, 2020) $30
Description

Music features and shorts/featurettes tend to be programmed separately from short music videos. Short music videos are generally part of our “Happy Hour” music video block, and we encourage filmmakers to grant rights outside of festival for this block.

Music Features
Entry fees
Early Bird (30th April, 2020) $20
Regular (31st October, 2020) $40
Late (31st December, 2020) $60
Description

Music features and shorts/featurettes tend to be programmed separately from short music videos. Short music videos are generally part of our “Happy Hour” music video block, and we encourage filmmakers to grant rights outside of festival for this block.

Social Justice Shorts
Entry fees
Early Bird (30th April, 2020) $10
Regular (31st October, 2020) $20
Late (31st December, 2020) $30
Description

Exploring current social issues, here and around the world, through documentary, biography, and fiction. Differentiating it from other categories: LGBT / Social Justice: Advocacy is the main determinant. Social Justice is mostly about politics and creating change in society, so non-political entries should go in LGBT. Documentary / Social Justice: Anything not completely non-fiction (and there are a few every year) goes in Social Justice. Other than that, neutrality is the main determinant. Documentaries are expected to be unbiased, while Social Justice entries are expected to advocate for change.

Social Justice Features
Entry fees
Early Bird (30th April, 2020) $20
Regular (31st October, 2020) $40
Late (31st December, 2020) $60
Description

Exploring current social issues, here and around the world, through documentary, biography, and fiction. Differentiating it from other categories: LGBT / Social Justice: Advocacy is the main determinant. Social Justice is mostly about politics and creating change in society, so non-political entries should go in LGBT. Documentary / Social Justice: Anything not completely non-fiction (and there are a few every year) goes in Social Justice. Other than that, neutrality is the main determinant. Documentaries are expected to be unbiased, while Social Justice entries are expected to advocate for change.

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