MetroWest Student Film Festival

*PLEASE NOTE - This festival is receiving submissions from residents or students of the METROWEST MASSACHUSETTS REGION of the US only, see full details below.* The Center for Arts in Natick is pleased to present the MetroWest Student Film Festival, featuring the work of talented students from the cities and towns of Boston MetroWest. We would like to thank our Festival Sponsor - Jay Harrington for his generosity in underwriting the festival for 2022. Now in its 4th year, MWSFF cordially invites high school age residents between the ages of 14 and 19 who are current high school students and live in the following 32 cities and towns of MetroWest Massachusetts: Ashland, Bellingham, Bolton, Carlisle, Concord, Dover, Framingham, Franklin, Holliston, Hopedale, Hopkinton, Hudson, Lancaster, Lincoln, Marlborough, Maynard, Medfield, Medway, Milford, Millis, Natick, Needham, Newton, Northborough, Sherborn, Southborough, Stow, Sudbury, Wayland, Wellesley, Westborough and Weston. The Center for Arts in Natick is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) arts organization dedicated to presenting arts programs of the highest standard that are available to everyone. The MWSFF is a student film festival dedicated to showcasing the talents and creativity of the region's youth by providing an opportunity for young filmmakers and production teams to explore and create stories through motion pictures. Finalists among these student-created films will be shared with friends, families and the community at-large in TCAN’s state-of-the-art screening room. We envision the MWSFF as the largest student film festival of its kind in the region. Being part of this festival provides entrants the opportunity to: - Share films with the regional community - Screen films in an independent, state-of-the-art cinema - Network with a jury of judges from the industry, and other film makers in the region - Attend the festival premiere showcase About our sponsor Jay Harrington James H. Harrington III, professionally known as Jay Harrington, is an American actor. He is known for his role as the title character in the ABC sitcom Better Off Ted and currently is in the 4th season as Deacon Kay in the CBS police drama S.W.A.T. He also starred in the series Benched on USA, ABC’s Private Practice and Desperate Housewives Originally from Wellesley Massachusetts, spent summers performing at the Harwich Junior Theater on Cape Cod, and studied theater at Syracuse University before moving to LA. Jay is excited to support/underwrite the Metrowest Student Film Festival and help give young filmmakers the opportunity to express themselves creatively. *** Please be sure to fully read the Festival rules and eligibility for submissions. Entries that do not meet requirements will be automatically disqualified. ***