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The 2023 Art of Brooklyn Film Festival is now open for submissions!

​The 13th Annual AoBFF will be accepting:

• Narrative and Documentary Feature Films in all genres 

• Narrative and Documentary Shorts and Series in all genres
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• Feature Screenplays, Short Screenplays, and TV scripts in all genres

🚨 Special Early Bird rate until. NOV. 14, plus discounts for all FilmFreeway GOLD members
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#AoBFF23
​CALL FOR ENTRIES
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Oct. 17, 2022  - May 1, 2023


Fees + Deadlines
SCREENPLAY CONTEST
TESTIMONIALS
THE ART OF BROOKLYN is a an award-winning international film festival designed to connect Brooklyn's vibrant indie scene with their peers around the world. Founded by working artists in 2011, we are a filmmaker-focused event, platform and showcase for emerging creators and established voices.

We are generating significant growth each year with an expanding international footprint among audiences, filmmakers, and the entertainment industry. In 2020 we entertained guests from 15 countries, and 3 of the features we premiered gained distribution, despite the fact that we were fully digital due to the pandemic. One of our 2021 award-winning shorts is being developed as a feature, one feature premiere got distribution, and two others are in talks as of October 2021. O
ver a dozen of our premieres have gained distribution and one became an HBO series.

We are a hybrid festival, producing live, in person screenings in neighborhoods across Brooklyn (Covid permitting) and streaming screenings and panels in real time on a set schedule to an international audience with studio grade DRM protection via our Virtual Festival Platform . We have produced film events in 20 different venues for diverse audiences in 10 different Brooklyn neighborhoods, including those underserved by art and culture organizations. 
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Adding streaming to our event enables us to host global events locally, bringing the largest possible audience to our films. We also partner with local Brooklyn bars and restaurants for both formal and informal networking events with after party drinks specials for the entire run of our festival-- in addition to our famous Launch Party's open bar. For our 12th edition we will follow NYC’s guidelines closely to determine what in-person events are possible in June 2022, based on rules for indoor gatherings as well as venue availability. The safety of our community is always our priority as we strive to deliver a world-class film festival experience.

Equity is organic to our mission. We bridge the opportunity divide by making media accessible to everyone, including those who are underrepresented on either side of the camera. Every year AoBFF invites a different film professional to act as Guest Festival Director for the season, and in 2020 the search went international. If you're interested in submitting yourself for the position please contact us at filmfestival@theartofbrooklyn.org. Our short list always includes women and/or people of color, and the position has been held by members of underrepresented groups over 66% since we started the program in 2016. One of the things we are consistently noted for is the outstanding quality of our curation, which has only improved as we've opened up to exciting new voices.

We have a Transparent and Ethical Submission Policy in which every film we receive until midnight of the last day of late submissions is viewed in its entirety and considered for programming. We never pre-select films for competition, fill a template or set our schedule before submissions close. Every single submission is screened multiple times, first by our selection committee, a diverse (racially, by gender, and age) group of film professionals and film fans, who represent the popular taste of our audience. They leave detailed notes on each film for the Guest Festival Director, who makes final decisions based on their own complete viewing. We have curated films we’ve received at the very end of our submission process several times, resulting in more than one AoBFF award-winner. So don't hesitate to spend on a late submission to AoBFF, it's worth it. 
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We never require filmmakers to purchase blocks of tickets for their own screenings. We don't make filmmakers pay for their own trophies. And we never charge filmmakers for marketing or promotion.

​We believe that film festivals exist for filmmakers, not the other way around.

2023 DEADLINES & ENTRY FEES

EARLY BIRD: 
Nov. 14, 2022
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FEATURES: $45

SHORTS: $35

SHORT FILM & 30 Min. TV SCREENPLAYS:
$35


FEATURE FILM & 1 Hr. TV SCREENPLAYS
$40
REGULAR:
Feb. 20, 2023

FEATURES: $65

SHORTS: $55


SHORT FILM & 30 Min. TV SCREENPLAYS:
$55

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FEATURE FILM & 1 Hr. TV SCREENPLAYS
$60
LATE :
 April 10, 2023

FEATURES: $80

SHORTS: $70
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SHORT FILM & 30 Min. TV SCREENPLAYS:
​$70

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​FEATURE FILM & 1 Hr. TV SCREENPLAYS
​$75
EXTENDED: 
May 1, 2023

FEATURES: $90

SHORTS: $80


SHORT FILM & 30 Min. TV SCREENPLAYS:
$80

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​FEATURE FILM & 1 Hr. TV SCREENPLAYS
​$85
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All FilmFreeway Gold members receive a discounted entry fee 
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2023 Screenplay Competition

The future of narrative storytelling is in the hands of the next generation of writers — and AoBFF believes in celebrating diverse creative voices from all over the world. For 2023 we've expanded our screenplay competition with exciting new partnerships, valuable prize packages, and great networking opportunities.

** As part of our mission to support emerging writers, everyone who enters will receive a FREE webinar from Roadmap Writers.**
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Short and Feature Film, 30 min. and 60 min. TV scripts (in English) in any genre are eligible. Entries are scored by a team of professional script readers, managed by our Script Contest Director, Gina Leone. All entrants receive a free webinar from Roadmap Writhers. Our Official Selections, Semi-Finalists and Finalists will be named as part of the 2023 AoBFF. We will announce Official Selections for all accepted screenplays, then award laurels for winners in the following categories:

Build your career in 2021 with the Art of Brooklyn Film Festival Screenplay Competition, featuring Prizes from Roadmap Writers, InkTip, ScriptHop, Lit Entertainment and more.

2023 Screenplay Competition Partners:

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2023 Screenplay Grand Prize:

• An All-Access AoBFF Festival pass

• Live, interactive pitch session from Roadmap Writers

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1 free month in the On Ramp Program from Roadmap Writers

• 4-month Pro listing on InkTip

• 6-month membership on ScriptHop

• Free logline review and 1-month Writers' Room subscription from Stage 32

• Staged reading cast with professional actors
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​• Script read by manager Matt Dy from Lit Entertainment Group for possible representation

Screenplay Competition Prizes:

For all Quarter-Finalists:

• A live, interactive group pitch session from Roadmap Writers for all film AND screenplay selections
• An All Access AoBFF Pass 


For all Semi-Finalists:

• An All Access AoBFF Pass
• A free webinar from Roadmap Writers

• A live, interactive group pitch session from Roadmap Writers
• 1 free month in the On Ramp Program from Roadmap Writers

For all Finalists:


• An All Access AoBFF Pass
• Fade In™ Screenwriting Software

• Free webinar from Roadmap Writers
• Live, interactive group pitch session from Roadmap Writers
• A 4-month Pro listing on InkTip
• A 6-month membership on ScriptHop


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The Art of Brooklyn is a 501c3 non-profit dedicated to the independent film, media and art of Brooklyn, New York and beyond.
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