Entry Fees
Stony Brook Film Festival is a highly selective and well-curated selection of independent features, shorts, and documentaries. Entries for the 2025 Festival begin on December 1, 2024. Entry fees are as follows:
Early Deadline
$10 Entry Fee:
December 1, 2024 - January 15, 2025
Regular Deadline
$20 Entry Fee:
January 16 - March 15, 2025
Final Deadline
$30 Entry Fee:
March 16 - April 15, 2025
Late Deadline
$40 Entry Fee:
April 16 - May 1, 2025
*Subject to change.
All selections will be made by the first week of May, and notifications sent by mid May. The best way to submit is online at our Film Freeway page. We look forward to viewing your films!
VISIT THE STONY BROOK FILM FESTIVAL FILM FREEWAY
Film Submissions
Entries for the 2025 Stony Brook Film Festival will open December 1, 2024
Rules & Terms: We accept features and shorts in narrative, documentary and animated categories.
Films must not have been screened in U.S. prior to March 1, 2024 and must not have been completed prior to December 1, 2023.
We accept the following screening formats: DCP, MPEG 2, Pro Res 422, Blu-Ray or contact us.
Competition is open to U.S. and International entries.
No more than a total of 2 (two) submissions are permitted per director, and no more than a total of 5 (five) submissions are permitted per distributor or producer, regardless of film categories. If you are a distributor and would like to submit more than five films, please email us your request and we will get back to you.
Feature films are 30 minutes in length or longer. Short films are under 30 minutes in length.
Films not in English must be subtitled in English.
Films that have shown theatrically or broadcast on television in New York prior to the Festival or are available on DVD or VOD are not generally eligible for consideration.