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Passaic County Film Festival Guidelines

We welcome the submission of 10-minute short films, PSA's, documentaries, and Music Videos from High School, College/University Students and Independent Filmmakers who live, work or attend school in Passaic County, New Jersey USA. All entries must be the sole creative and technical effort of the individual(s) submitting the work. The film must be produced, directed, edited, etc. by High School Students, University Students or Independent Filmmakers only. There is no entrance fee for artists and no admission fees for the festival.

The 2024 Passaic County Film Festival application is available in the sidebar menu.

Film entries must be 10 minutes in length or less and fall into the following film categories:

1. General Short Film
2. Public Service Announcement
3. Documentary Short Film
4. Music Video and Performance

One Grand Prize will also be awarded as the best film of the festival.

You can view all of the first, second and third place winners from the Passaic County Film Festival on the Passaic County Film Commission's YouTube channel. Congratulations to our film makers and our winning films.