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2025
The 2018 Cut to the Chase Film Festival is beginning its 6th season with a series of metamorphosis. We are breaking down the doors of the theatre and bringing the inside outside.
* Our venue and schedule have been changed.
* Filmmakers will be awarded larger cash prizes in addition to our signature custom
designed trophies.
* Food, drinks, music and a variety of theatrical components to create a
multidimensional experience for our attendees.
This year’s Key Element is “Moon” which lends itself to a host of possibilities, powerful
stories, including love, desire, passion, change and foul play. This year’s venue is a
perfect place to showcase your film. Be a part of the magic.
Cut To The Chase Film Festival is a short film festival hosted In Shepherdstown, WV ,
a vibrant intersection of art, theater and film on the Potomac River. Our goal is to
produce an annual short film festival that encourages people to engage their artistic
desire, to share their imagination, opinions and vision within the framework of the Cut
to The Chase Film Festival guidelines.
Submit your movie and be a part of this up and coming Mid Atlantic Film Festival. We
might be young, but we are fun and exciting. Kick off the event at our Premiere party.
Meet other filmmakers, enjoy local food and drink. If you make the cut your film will be
screened by our panel of judges from the film community and the audience. Prize
money and trophies will be awarded. . All films will be screened at the Historic Entler
Hotel in Shepherdstown, WV
Our rules are simple. 8 minutes or less, including title and credits. Must include the Key Element* “MOON"'
Shoot on any device and download here. No worries all rules are listed in big letters, no fine print. Remember, Its all about the story, your story!
* The Key Element is used as a time stamp to indicated that your film has been made for this years festival.