Call For Entries

The “CALL FOR ENTRIES” for the Nineteenth Annual Omaha Film Festival is closed.

One of MovieMaker Magazine’s 2020 “50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee” the 19th Annual Omaha Film Festival will be February 27-March 3, 2024 in Omaha, NE at the Aksarben Cinema.

All films chosen will be screened and attending filmmakers will have a chance to participate in a Q&A session after their screening.

All screenplay finalists chosen have an opportunity to participate in our Annual Writers Theatre where selections of the screenplays will be read by professional actors in a theatrical setting.

Film categories:
Narrative Feature, Documentary, Short Film, Animated Short, and Nebraska Short.

Screenplay categories:
Feature Screenplay, Teleplay, and Short Screenplay (under 30 pages)

Dates & Fees for our Call for Entries:

Feature & Documentary Films:
$40 – 07.10.23 – Early Deadline
$50 – 09.04.23 – Regular Deadline
$60 – 11.06.23 – Late Deadline

Short Films:
$30 – 07.10.23 – Early Deadline
$40 – 09.04.23 – Regular Deadline
$50 – 11.06.23 – Late Deadline

Feature Screenplays & Teleplays:
$35 – 07.10.23 – Early Deadline
$45 – 09.04.23 – Regular Deadline
$55 – 11.06.23 – Late Deadline

Short Screenplays:
$25 – 07.10.23 – Early Deadline
$35 – 09.04.23 – Regular Deadline
$45 – 11.06.23 – Late Deadline

Entry Forms:

Film
Screenplay

 

Method to submit online

Omaha Film Festival proudly accepts entries via FilmFreeway.com, the world’s best online submissions platform. FilmFreeway offers free HD online screeners, Vimeo and YouTube integration, and more. Click to submit with FilmFreeway.