by Matt McCafferty, Staff Writer

FirstGlance Film Festival: Call For Entries Opens March 1st

If you are a filmmaker (or know of one) looking for a fest to submit your film, we have a great one for you! We are excited to share some film submission information about FirstGlance Film Festival, Philadelphia’s Independent Film Festival since 1996. The festival opens call for entries on March 1, 2021 exclusively on FilmFreeway for their 24th annual event scheduled for October 15-17, 2021, at the iconic Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge Street, Phoenixville, Pa.

FirstGlance is open to filmmakers across the globe and accepts submissions in all genres, especially horror, sci-fi, fantasy, drama, and comedy from professional, first-time, student, national and international indie filmmakers with films in the following categories:

(Local and International: Live Action and Animation accepted in every category)
Feature Film (over 60 min.)
Feature Documentary (over 45 min.)
Short Film (under 60 min.)
Shorts Too (under 10 min.)
Short Documentary (under 45 min.)
Student Shorts (under 20 min.)
Music Videos (under 7 min.)
Web Series Pilots (under 15 min.)
Animated Shorts (under 30 mins.)
Trailers (under 5 mins.)

FirstGlance awards over $30,000 in prizes and giveaways annually plus offers cash prizes to categories that receive over 200 entries; produces a live awards presentation and nominations in over 20 categories; Audience Choice in all categories plus Best of Audience awards for each category; BEST OF FEST award winners and a Special Shot in Philly Category that welcomes submissions produced and shot in the Philadelphia and Pennsylvania regions.

Call for entries runs through July 2021. For complete details and prize packages, visit http://bit.ly/FGFFCFE.

MovieJawn is always on the lookout for ways to support local film festivals in the Philadelphia area. If your fest needs some help spreading the word, please contact us.