OCEAN CITY, Md.- The 6th Annual Ocean City Film Festival will return to the resort March 3-6, 2022, and is now accepting entries for the 2022 festival from filmmakers.
Hosted by the Art League of Ocean City, the festival was founded in 2017 and has become a recognized annual event that attracts international, national, and regional artists working in film. In 2021, the festival was named a member of the Sundance Industry Office, a testament to its rapid growth and reach. The festival creates both community engagement and networking opportunities for filmmakers at all levels in their careers.
Complete rules and entry forms are posted at https://filmfreeway.com/OceanCityFilmFestival.
The festival offers eight submission categories: feature films, youth short films, animation, horror/sci-fi, short documentary, funny shorts, dramatic shorts, environmental/aquatic films, and short films feel-good films. Submissions will be judged by a panel of experts, and filmmakers will be notified of acceptance into the festival by Jan. 3, 2022.
Submission costs vary according to deadline, category of film, student work, or memberships, and final costs are posted online. The early bird deadline is June 30, 2021; the regular deadline is Sept. 30; and the late deadline is Nov. 30. Festival organizers are offering discount submission codes to filmmakers of diverse or historically resilient backgrounds as well as filmmakers financially affected by COVID-19.
More information about the Film Festival is available at OCMDfilmfestival.com.
The Town of Ocean City, the Maryland Film Office, and private individuals and companies have provided grants for the event.
