Submissions for 2018 Scout Film Festival are now closed.

We received an incredible 2,164 submissions from 105 countries. 

Official selections will be announced by October 17, all filmmakers have already been notified of festival status. Interestingly, half of our selected films were written or directed by a Female Filmmaker. We purposely narrowed our list blind to certain information, as an experiment, so this distinction reflects genuine merit as well as the happy indication more female filmmakers are out there, being supported and submitting work!

Congratulations to all of you for choosing to pursue storytelling. 

Your film is your voice and we hear you!

Submission categories:
Animation, Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Experimental, Female Filmmaker, Horror, Made In VT, Music Video, Public Service Announcement, TV or Other Broadcast
AND new in 2018 Short Documentary by Filmmakers Aged 19-24 and Short Narrative by Filmmakers Aged 19-24

Additional festival awards to be decided by Industry and Exceptional Young Filmmaker Jury:
Actor/Actress, Cinematography, Direction, Overall Film, Screenplay

Screen shot from Puget Sound by Jack Nordstrom, Scout 2017 Nominee for Best Comedy and Cinematography.

Scout Film Festival proudly accepts entries via FilmFreeway.com, the world's best online submission platform. FilmFreeway offers free HD online screeners, unlimited video storage, digital press kits, and more.