Welcome to the Tupelo Film Festival Call for Entries Section! We are now open for submissions in the following categories: Feature, Documentary, Short, Student, Music Video and Animation. The Festival, our ninth annual, will be held in beautiful, historic downtown Tupelo, Mississippi on May 16 – 19, 2012.
To enter the festival, click on the Withoutabox logo below, or you may submit by printing out our PDF entry form below. If you have any questions, please e-mail us at prasberry@tupelo.net.
- Feature ($125 - $500)
- Documentary ($125 - $500)
- Short ($75 - $300)
- Animation ($250)
- Music Video ($250)
- Student (18 or over) ($75 - $250)
- Audience Choice (Special Award)
- Ron Tibbett Best of Show Award ($1,000)
- Elvin Whitesides Director's Award ($500)
Download our PDF Entry Form
Entry Fees & Deadlines:
Early Submission Deadline By October 30, 2011
Feature: $35; Documentary: $35; Short: $20; Student: $15; Music Video: $20; Animation: $20
Regular Submission Deadline By January 10, 2012
Feature: $40; Documentary: $40; Short: $25; Student: $20; Music Video: $25; Animation: $25
Late Submission Deadline By January 20, 2012
Feature: $45; Documentary: $45; Short: $30; Student: $25; Music Video: $30; Animation: $30
*Extended Deadline for WithoutABox Members: By January 31, 2012
Qualifiers:
Short films must not exceed 35 minutes.
Features run between 45 and 120 minutes.
Music Videos are not to exceed 10 minutes.
Documentaries must not exceed 60 minutes.
Animated films must run between 5 and 120 mins.
Student films must run between 5 and 120 mins.
Films will only be judged in the categories in which they are submitted.
Entries postmarked after the January 20th, 2012 deadline will not be accepted. All student film entries must include a photocopy of a valid student I.D.
To see a list of past winners, click here.