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CALL FOR ENTRIES - TUFF 1-MINUTE FESTIVAL

TUFF, North America’s longest-running commuter film festival turns 10 this September and is getting ready to celebrate 10 years of outstanding one-minute films from Toronto, across North America and around the world.

Take Up the Challenge. Make a Minute that Counts. Share it with Millions.

TUFF accepts all genres of silent, one-minute film, video, and animation. 

FREE Deadline: May 15th 

An entry fee of $20.00 is required after May 15th. 

Final Deadline: July 15, 2016

Submit: www.torontourbanfilmfestival.com

Toronto Urban Film Festival 

10th Annual Call for Entries is NOW OPEN

TUFF, North America’s longest-running commuter film festival turns 10 this September and is getting ready to celebrate 10 years of outstanding one-minute films from Toronto, across North America and around the world.

Take Up the Challenge. Make a Minute that Counts. Share it with Millions.

TUFF accepts all genres of silent, one-minute film, video, and animation. 

FREE Deadline: May 15th 

An entry fee of $20.00 is required after May 15th. 

Final Deadline: July 15, 2016

Submit: www.torontourbanfilmfestival.com

The 10th annual Toronto Urban Film Festival (TUFF) will bring the best one-minute silent films from around the world to Toronto subway platforms from September 10 – 18, 2016. TUFF launches the 10th anniversary celebrations with TUFF Ten, a special programme in recognition of the festival’s history.

TUFF Ten will take over all 346 PATTISON Onestop digital subway screens, replacing all regular content, from 10:00 am - 4:00pm on Saturday, September 10, 2016. Starting September 11th, TUFF will be seen daily at five-minute intervals from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m., on all subway platform screens across Toronto, entertaining an audience of over 1.2 million daily commuters.

Continuing TUFF traditions for 2016, dedicated PATTISON Onestop subway screensin key stations will present an uninterrupted viewing of TUFF each day, and Too TUFF for the TTC will offer an online program of great films not appropriate for screening in a public transit setting. 

Named one of the 'Coolest Film Festivals' by MovieMaker Magazine, TUFF is North America’s largest commuter film festival. TUFF pays screening fees of $100 per selected film, and all films are eligible for cash prizes and awards, with a top prize of $3,000. Past guest judges include: Patricia Rozema, Guy Maddin, Bruce McDonald, Jennifer Baichwal, Atom Egoyan, and Deepa Mehta.

One Minute. Ten Years. Endless Imagination. 

Visit the TUFF website for submission details. www.torontourbanfilmfestival.com

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Email -- info@torontourbanfilmfestival.com (link sends e-mail)

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Twitter -- http://www.twitter.com/tuffest

Instagram – http://www.instagram.com/torontourbanfilmfest

 

TUFF is produced and presented by PATTISON Onestop and supported by Art for Commuters.

 

 

Dates 
Saturday, September 10, 2016 - 6:00am to Monday, September 19, 2016 - 2:00am
Submission Deadline 
Friday, July 15, 2016 - 11:45pm
Location 
300 - 266 King St. West
Toronto, ON M5V 1H8
Canada
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