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Illinois Public Media is looking for short films

Illinois Public Media is seeking submissions by local filmmakers for the 8th annual PBS Online Film Festival.

Here are the details:

  • Film must be 3-15 minutes in length
  • Not more than 3 years old
  • Can be either fiction or non-fiction
  • Contains creative or compelling storytelling, as well as high production quality

To enter, filmmakers should send a link or video file of their film to [email protected], including the title of the film, the filmmakers’ contact information, and a two or three sentence description. For full consideration in the 2019 PBS Online Film Festival, submissions must be made by February 21, 2019.

You can check out the full press release with more info about the film festival here, and see last year’s selections here.

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