NFFTY (National Film Festival for Talented Youth)

NFFTY is the world’s largest, most influential film festival for emerging filmmakers 24 years old and younger. In 2020, we screened over 250 amazing short films representing 26 states and 29 countries. We provide a first-class festival experience that includes four days of film screenings, parties, networking events, panels, and more! To help address systemic inequity and underrepresentation in film, we’re offering a 50% discount to all films submitted to our 15th edition by Black and Indigenous directors, as well as to films created by directors with disabilities and/or featuring performers with disabilities using the following codes: BLACKSTORIES2022 INDIGENOUSSTORIES2022 DISABILITYSTORIES2022 We also consider additional discount and waiver requests on a case-by-case basis. To make a request, please fill out this short form: bit.ly/NFFTYSubmissionAssistance The 15th edition of the National Film Festival for Talented Youth will be held in Seattle, Washington, April 28th - May 1st, 2022.