The regular deadline is approaching for FirstGlance Philadelphia Film Festival!

Please note that there is a fee to submit your film to the festival.

FirstGlance Philadelphia Film Festival has been running for 26 years, and they exist to champion talented indie filmmakers. They’re open to any genre – as long as yours is an indie film, you’re good to submit it! So naturally, that means comedy goes.

You can submit as part of several categories:

  • Feature Film
  • Documentary
  • Short Documentary
  • Shorts (over 10 minutes, under 45)
  • Shorts (under 10 minutes)
  • Music Videos
  • Student Directed
  • Web Series
  • Trailers

There are over 20 nominating categories for Official Selections, a Best of Audience award for each category, plus a Best of Fest award. For categories where over 100 submissions are received, the winner will receive a $500 cash prize. All selected films will be screened at the live awards ceremony event in October.

To submit your film to the festival, and for the full details, head on over to the FirstGlance FilmFreeway page.

The regular deadline is 26th April 2023 and the extended deadline is 26th June 2023.

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