MicroMania Film Festival

#MakeMicros, join our community and enjoy a variety of year-round opportunities. MicroMania® (channel) and MicroMania® Film Fest 2022 celebrate the skill and artistry of films up to 5 minutes in duration (not including credits).** Acceptance includes year-round Opt-in opportunities like the MicroMania® channel, storefront pop-ups, encore screenings and live screenings for finalist films during MicroMania Film Festival 2022 (August/September). MicroMania® channel has attracted over 550,000 views for our filmmakers since its launch in late March 2020! Once a MicroMania® filmmaker, always a MicroMania® filmmaker. We love hearing about our filmmakers' new projects, acceptances, and awards. The more they tag us, the more we share across our social networks. We win together. **If your film is over 5 minutes due to credits - enter your runtime as 5 min. SELECTION PROCESS, JUDGES AND SPONSORS Filmmakers are notified of official selection and invited to stream on our channel on a rolling basis. Official selection does not guarantee participation in MicroMania Film Festival 2022 events. Officially selected films advance to our finalist round in July 2022 which determines which films will screen and compete during our 2021 festival event. Finalist notification date July 20th, 2022. Check out former MicroMania Film Fest 2019-2021 officially selected films, festival winners and virtual events at: www.micromaniafilmfest.com JUDGING Our judges reflect all members of a society so brilliant work isn't passed over due to unconscious prejudice or bias. Films are juried by industry professionals. Films are rated on a scale of 1-10 based on impact first and production quality second. Selected films receive a laurel, the opportunity to screen on our MicroMania® channel and advance to our finalist round. Festival Finalist films screen live during our festival and compete for prizes. Finalist notification date TBD but no later than July 20, 2022. 2021 JUDGES: Adam Gaudreault- Director, Winner MMFF 2020 Best Micro-Horror Debbie Rudman - Community TV Programming Director & Producer Lukia Costello - Filmmaker, Executive Director, Spark Filmmakers Collaborative Kathy Spillman - Director, Community Outreach, Journey's End Refugee Services Christopher Gallant - Filmmaker and Professor of Communications Roxana Walker-Canton - Filmmaker and University Professor Seaton Kay-Smith - Writer/Actor/Producer - 2020 Comedy in Micro filmmaker panelist Paul Longley - Writer, Actor & Filmmaker Jo Lane - Writer/Director Tammy Mcgovern - Artist Danielle Thomas - Critic Léwuga Benson - Critic Danielle Thomas - Critic 2020 JUDGES: Carl Lee (Professor of Media Studies) Nick Bigtower (Bigtower Pictures) Killer Horror Critic MJ Micheaux Film Club Christa Avampato (blogger - Curating a Creative Life) Black Girls Film Club Tweed (Artistic Director Native Spirit Film Festival) Richard Smith (Unexplained Podcast) Kazuya Ashizawa (Filmmaker, MMFF 2019 Best Micro-Documentary winner) Nick Brannigan (Real World Films) MiMi Q. Atkins (Mystic Road Films) Tilke Hill (Actor, Producer/Director and Festival Director - Buffalo International Film Festival 2017-2019) Joanna White-Oldham (Writer/Director/Owner JWO Media) Aaron Leventman (Actor, Playwright, Instructor) Ed Cardoni (Director, Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center) John Massier (Curator, Director, Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center)) Neil Weschler(Playwright/ Filmmaker/ Mixed Media Artist) Tweed (Native Spirit Film Festival) SPONSORS Money isn't everything. MicroMania® takes care to only select sponsors and partners with a track record of inclusion and a sensitivity to undue financial barriers that impede diverse perspectives. 2021 Sponsors: Buffalo City Council North District, Native Spirit Film Festival UK, Torn Jersey Media (Haudenosaunee Micro-Short Film Program), Micro Budget Indie Filmmakers Podcast, Argle Bargle, CaraMax Studio, Buffalo Music Club and Spark Filmmakers Collaborative 2020 Sponsors: The New Hotness Media Institute, IndieVice, FREE AGENT, Argle Bargle: The Game Where you Insult Your Friends, Black Girl Film Club, CaraMax Studio, Mystic Road Films and Alycia Ripley.