Festival Data:

• Established: 1985
• Genre: General
• Attendance: 20000
• Media Attendance: 100
• Accredited Industry Attendance: 100
• Total Number of Films Submitted: 1200
• Total Number of Films Screened: 50
• # of Shorts Screened: 10
• # of Features Screened: 40

• Competitive
• Retrospective
• Online Festival
• Students Section
• Has Panels

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Festival Description:

The Boston Film Festival screens a rich program of shorts, documentaries and feature films exhilarates the festival's audience each year. Evening receptions are hosted by renowned chefs and restaurantaurs providing the ideal scene for filmmakers and talent to network as well as sponsors to entertain.

Boston is a city of creativity, academia, and history that has become a favored spot to screen films for many acclaimed and independent directors alike. During the weeklong festival, awards are presented in various categories including the Film Excellence Award honoring preeminent actors and directors, most recently; Val Kilmer, Annette Benning, Ridley Scott, Kevin Spacey, Al Pacino and Jodie Foster. The Boston Film Festival is the "must do" connect for filmmakers.

Film Submissions:

• Accepts direct submissions
• Submission formats: VHS, Beta-SP, Digi-Beta, 35mm, DVD, DVCam