What's SCUFF all about?
Nearly every college in Seattle offers classes that turn a student into a filmmaker. Student film clubs and production groups are just as prevalent. Across the city, students are shooting, directing, and editing short films. Seattle is an absolutely incredible place for an up and coming student filmmaker.
There's one problem with this...
Student filmmakers need a screen for their work to be seen!
SCUFF connects, supports, and provides a festival experience for all of Seattle's college filmmakers.
When/Where is SCUFF?
This year’s festival will be at 7PM on May 14th at the Varsity Theater in the University District. 4329 University Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105.
Is it free to submit? What about attend?
SCUFF is absolutely free to both submit and attend.
When/how will I be notified if my film is accepted?
Submissions close on May 4th, and accepted filmmakers will be informed of their entry status via email on May 8th.
How long can films be?
The recommended maximum submission length for a film is fifteen minutes. Due to limited program time, it will be very difficult to accept entries that exceed this length. Due to the constraints of our 90 minute programming block, use of time factors heavily into the decisions of our programming team. However, please don’t let this prevent you from submitting your project to SCUFF.
What time of films do you accept?
SCUFF accepts all kinds of films, from experimental to animation to documentary!
Can I submit multiple entries?
Absolutely! However, please limit your entrees to 3 films per director.
How are submissions judged?
For acceptance into the festival, a short's quality, uniqueness,and time will all be considered. All films are reviewed and rated by a team of multiple programmers. At the festival, judges grade based on a rubric created by the SCUFF team.
Anything else I need to know?
The festival began as the centerpiece of Festival Director Will Cadra's senior capstone in the UW's Community, Environment, & Planning program. His project explored the importance of film festivals to young and emerging student filmmakers, along with researching and implementing best practices in the organization, programming, and promotion of film festivals.
Nearly every college in Seattle offers classes that turn a student into a filmmaker. Student film clubs and production groups are just as prevalent. Across the city, students are shooting, directing, and editing short films. Seattle is an absolutely incredible place for an up and coming student filmmaker.
There's one problem with this...
Student filmmakers need a screen for their work to be seen!
SCUFF connects, supports, and provides a festival experience for all of Seattle's college filmmakers.
When/Where is SCUFF?
This year’s festival will be at 7PM on May 14th at the Varsity Theater in the University District. 4329 University Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105.
Is it free to submit? What about attend?
SCUFF is absolutely free to both submit and attend.
When/how will I be notified if my film is accepted?
Submissions close on May 4th, and accepted filmmakers will be informed of their entry status via email on May 8th.
How long can films be?
The recommended maximum submission length for a film is fifteen minutes. Due to limited program time, it will be very difficult to accept entries that exceed this length. Due to the constraints of our 90 minute programming block, use of time factors heavily into the decisions of our programming team. However, please don’t let this prevent you from submitting your project to SCUFF.
What time of films do you accept?
SCUFF accepts all kinds of films, from experimental to animation to documentary!
Can I submit multiple entries?
Absolutely! However, please limit your entrees to 3 films per director.
How are submissions judged?
For acceptance into the festival, a short's quality, uniqueness,and time will all be considered. All films are reviewed and rated by a team of multiple programmers. At the festival, judges grade based on a rubric created by the SCUFF team.
Anything else I need to know?
The festival began as the centerpiece of Festival Director Will Cadra's senior capstone in the UW's Community, Environment, & Planning program. His project explored the importance of film festivals to young and emerging student filmmakers, along with researching and implementing best practices in the organization, programming, and promotion of film festivals.