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Arthouse Festival of Beverly Hills

Arthouse Festival of Beverly Hills, an IMDB qualifying festival, is a bi-monthly competitive Film Festival dedicated to short films. We accept all types of short films and offer awards for Best Us Film, Best Intl Film, Best male and female director, among others. We also accept all kinds of genre films, including Horror, Action, Crime, Fantasy, Comedy, Romance, Science Fiction, Sports, Thriller, War and Western from all around the world. The festival has a seasonal structure, first, our programmes select the official selection of the festival, then the judges will privately review the selected films, and subsequently, they will announce the winners. The winner’s projects will then have the option to be streamed online.

  • What are we looking for?

Any genre of short films from all around the world.
We are opened, to shorts films and screenplays.

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  • Submission Eligibility:

– Any work with a length shorter than 45 minutes
– Short Screenplay no more than 15 pages
– Covid Short, any work with a length shorter than 20 minutes, shot during the quarantine.
– The Work must be produced after January 2025
– If not in English, all the submission MUST BE subtitled in English
– You can submit any number of works as long as all the rules are respected
– We only accept submission via FilmFreeway

Other important things to know:
– Programming decisions are made by the festival directors and our selection committee. If accepted, we will notify filmmakers by email
– Selections will be notified by email
– Entry fees are non-refundable
– Participants agree that clips and images from their film may be used for any promotional purposes on the Film Festival social media
-By submitting the film, participants confirm that they hold the rights, or permission to use, all aspects of the submitted film.

  • Who's gonna win the prize?

-A selected jury will assign the prizes
-We will have a digital award available for the winners. If you like to have a trophy, you can order your customized one.

Best Us Short
Best Intl Short
Best Short Producer
Best Male Director
Best Female Director
Best Short Actor
Best Short Actress
Best Unproduced Short Script
Best Short Script
Best Short Editing
Best Short Score

Best Composer
Best Short Cinematography
Best Women’s issue Short
Best Social Justice Short
Best Horror Short
Best Romance Short
Best Science Fiction Short
Best Crime Short
Best Western Short
Best Comedy Short
Best Fantasy Short

Best Sport Short
Best War Short
Best Action Short
Best Thriller Short
Best Experimental Short
Best Animated Short
Best Horror-Comedy Short
Best Erotic Short
Best LGBTQ Short
Best Covid Short
Best Trailer
Best Poster

  • Rules & Terms

– Any work with a length shorter than 45 minutes
– Short Screenplay no more than 15 pages
– Covid Short, any work with a length shorter than 20 minutes, shot during the quarantine.
– The Work must be produced after January 2025
– If not in English, all the submission MUST BE subtitled in English
– You can submit any number of works as long as all the rules are respected
– We only accept submission via FilmFreeway

Other important things to know:
– Programming decisions are made by the festival directors and our selection committee. If accepted, we will notify filmmakers by email
– Selections will be notified by email
– Entry fees are non-refundable
– Participants agree that clips and images from their film may be used for any promotional purposes on the Film Festival social media
-By submitting the film, participants confirm that they hold the rights, or permission to use, all aspects of the submitted film.

Review Festival

Chiara Basile Fasolo
Chiara Basile Fasolo
Thank you to the festival for selecting “Double Code” as a Semi-Finalist. It’s a great pleasure to see the project valued. I’m truly grateful for this experience.
Beka Jean
Beka Jean
While we could not attend we involved with JUST ANOTHER DAY are very pleased to have placed with a SEMI-FINALIST!
Anngeannette Pinkston
Anngeannette Pinkston
When I entered our film into your festival and found out that we won, We couldn't believe our luck! We Won. Thank you for thinking that our film, our movie was good enough to become a WINNER in your prestigious Film Festival. Anngeannette
gilbert sommerville
gilbert sommerville
We weren't able to attend so couldn't review some items--but we thank you for not only "selecting" our discussion-starter film "WHY?" but allowing it "semi-finalist" status. So encouraging!
Jorge Hamilton
Jorge Hamilton
As a semi-finalist, I'm happy to have participated in this festival, and in a few weeks when they announce the winner, it will be an honor for me.
Arthouse Festival of Beverly Hills, an IMDB qualifying festival, is a bi-monthly competitive Film Festival dedicated to short films. We accept all types of short films and offer awards for Best Us Film, Best Intl Film, Best male and female director, among others. We also accept all kinds of genre films, including Horror, Action, Crime, Fantasy, Comedy, Romance, Science Fiction, Sports, Thriller, War and Western from all around the world. The festival has a seasonal structure, first, our programmes select the official selection of the festival, then the judges will privately review the selected films, and subsequently, they will announce the winners. The winner’s projects will then have the option to be streamed online.

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