The Memphis & Shelby County Film and Television Commission/Foundation

Submissions are now open for the 28𝐭𝐡 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐦 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 -- making its return November 5-8, 2026. You can submit your film at the link in our bio 🔗

Submissions are open for:
- Short films from national and international filmmakers*
- Features, shorts, and music videos from Memphis-area filmmakers (Hometowners)

𝐒𝐔𝐁𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐒
🎥 Regular Deadline: Friday, May 29
🎥 Late Deadline: Friday, June 26

𝘕𝘖𝘛𝘌: 𝘔𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘴-area 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘮𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘴 (𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰@𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘴.𝘤𝘰𝘮) 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘮𝘪𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘮 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦!

Exciting news from the Porretta Soul Festival July 23-26! The festival announces a new sponsor Memphis Record Pressing and prepares to welcome journalist Alex Greene of The Memphis Flyer!

City of Memphis | Music Moment with Alex Greene Mayor Young joins the conversation about the importance of Arts and Culture in Memphis through the first Music Moment with Alex Greene. Find out more informa...

A magical moment at Cannes- when film and friendship come together! Together-the best of both worlds- Memphis filmmaker and Palm d’ Or nominee Ira Sachs with Luca Elmi and Elisa Lazzoroni of Memphis’ beloved Sister City’s Porretta Cinema ! Paul Young Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris Graziano Uliani

Che emozione incontrare Ira Sachs a Cannes!
Un caffè, tante idee, cinema e conversazioni che lasciano il segno. 🎬☕
I membri del Porretta Cinema hanno avuto il piacere di condividere un momento speciale con uno dei registi più sensibili e interessanti del panorama internazionale.

Tra racconti, visioni e passioni comuni, Cannes continua a regalarci incontri indimenticabili.

Ira Sachs Gets 10-Minute Ovation at the Cannes World Premiere of his film “The Man I Love”! Sachs’ film is nominated for Cannes’ prestigious Palm d’Or ! Congrats to our very own native Memphian & 2x Memphis and Shelby County Film & TV Commission Client! photo credit to Luca Elmi click link for full article

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