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The 2nd Annual PSA competition & Micro Short Competition Film Festival event was created to improve visibility and community awareness of important messages. The festival and competition are open to numerous categories however, the 2020 event will have a new category highlighting the best COVID 19 PSAs and informational short-form videos and advertisements. 

FilmFest52's weekly festival plans to achieve this through an annual call for submissions for PSAs and Micro Shorts to students, professional and novice filmmakers as well as marketing and advertising agencies interested in producing short-form projects which address the COVID 19 Pandemic

Currently, plans are in place to have the overall winning PSA played in rotation on a Connecticut network television affiliate. See the Winning PSA “From His Eyes” on this site produced my Master’s Degree students from Sacred Heart University. “From His Eyes” played in rotation for two months on Fox 61 Hartford Connecticut.

The International PSA, Micro Short, Movie Trailer & Advertisement Competition is an extension of FilmFest52, the unique and popular weekly film festival produced by the Connecticut Film Festival in Bethel and Bridgeport Connecticut and Bennington Vermont. The one day competition focuses on PSAs and short form films in a variety of topics. The 2019 competition will award special recognitions to PSAs dealing with any issue related to COVID 19 and Recovery. 

Tickets:

General Admission Tickets

$25.00

Seniors & Students

$20.00

Fundraiser Optional Ticket

Contribution To A COVID 19 Relief Fund For Artists, Filmmakers & Musicians

$25.00

The 2nd Annual International PSA Competition & Micro Short Competition Film Festival will bring together filmmakers, students, and communities to celebrate the talents and efforts of visual storytellers who are passionate about creating important messages to bring this issue to light. Professional, Novice and Student filmmakers will compete in several categories including but not limited to the categories of: 

COVID 19

Black Lives Matter 

Stopping Domestic Violence 

Politics As Usual

Brokering/Creating Peace

Stop The Bullying

Mental Health

MeToo

LGBTQ

Open Category All Other Topics

Movie Trailers

Advertisements

Music Videos

Audiences and participants will be invited to a VIP Networking Premiere Reception (open to all ticket holders), two film programs and a fantastic after party where award winners will be announced.

In the event that circumstances exist that prevent gatherings of an audience, the festival will be screened online through our Virtual Film Festival partner.