2ND ANNUAL MHC ONLINE FILM FEST

Submission Requirements

Only works with a maximum running time of 20 minutes or less are eligible.


There is no minimum running time.


All genres are welcome (documentary, narrative, animated, experimental, or music video).


Filmmakers may submit multiple entries as long as each film is submitted with its own Entry Form, online screener and paid Entry Fee.


Films must have been completed on or after Jan 1, 2006.


We accept short films from all regions. Non-English films must have English subtitles.


Works-in-progress will not be considered.


We accept films shot in any format, however submissions must be provided via online screener.


Only online submissions are accepted.


Entry Fees are nonrefundable.

Entries will not be considered without a paid Entry Fee.

No Checks are accepted to pay submission fees. Online payments only, through Film Freeway ORWithoutABox.com.

All filmmakers who submit films grant MHC OFF the right to retain a copy of the film as part of our Festival library and for media, promotional and educational purposes.


If your film is selected we will ask you to email us still images and press kit, if available.


All films chosen as Official Selections will grant MHC OFF the nonexclusive right to screen them online for 12 months without any form of compensation beyond the publicity and recognition that that Selection provides.


Films chosen as Award Winners will grant MHC OFF the nonexclusive right to screen them online for 36 months without any compensation beyond the publicity and recognition that that Selection provides. The cash awards that the Award Winners will receive are prizes for exceptional filmmaking. They are not and should not be considered compensation for the rights to webcast the associated films.


All films chosen as Official Selections will grant MHC OFF the rights to use clips/trailer for promotional purposes.


For a complete list of rights granted to the Festival related to the screening and promotion of Official Selections, see the Terms and Conditions.


Award Winners and Official Selections will be notified on or before December 1, 2016.

MHC reserves the right to decline naming Official Selections and granting awards in the event that we do not receive enough submissions meeting our standards of storytelling or production value.