Foothills Film Festival

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Foothills Film Festival will be held at the beautiful Legrand Center in Shelby NC on September 20th, 2025. Foothills Film Festival is excited to spotlight indie films that display storytelling in a unique, diverse and tasteful manner. The Foothills Film Festival welcomes works from around the globe in multiple categories so long as they abide by the guidelines listed under the “Rules and Regulations” section outlined below.

​ The FFF is committed to creating an environment that encourages emerging film makers as well as those who have dedicated themselves to the storytelling over the years. 

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Awards & Prizes

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"Genre Awards"

*Horror

*Drama

*Comedy

*Thriller

*Science Fiction

*Documentary

*Student Film

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FFF RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ALTER OUR AWARD CATEGORIES BASED ON THE DIVERSITY, OR LACK THERE OF, IN OUR SUBMISSIONS.

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Rules & Terms

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RUNNING TIME : FFF accepts films with a minimum. run time of 1 min. and a maximum run time of 20 min.

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LANGUAGE: Films must be in English or contain English subtitles.

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SCREENING FORMAT: All selected films will be downloaded via FilmFreeway. All filmmakers should take the proper steps in allowing us to do so, either by downloading the movie file itself or by you providing a downloadable link.

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SCREENING DISPLAY MEDIA: All submissions must include the completed information on the "Overview", "Credits" and "Specifications" pages for their films listing on FilmFreeway. This information is essential to FFF in the promoting of your film and our festival.

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ADULT CONTENT
Foothills Film Festival will review and make a determination if it is believed that adult content (i.e. language, sexual content, nudity, violence) is not acceptable for the festival. If accepted, and is determined that content is not family- friendly, it may be screened at a later time slot. However, the festival does reserve the right to refuse any submission if deemed unfit for our viewers.

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