Submissions are closed for The Experimental Film Fest 2023 season. The festival is in beautiful New Bern, NC. You’ll love New Bern and the festival. The Experimental Film Fest is an inclusive, international festival focusing exclusively on experimental film.
The festival features free wine, beer, soda, bottled water, pizza, popcorn, and at least 20 of the world’s best experimental films. We have drawings for gift cards, T-shirts, and more.
Welcome to the Experimental Film Fest homepage. If you’re looking to submit films, please use Film Freeway. We use it exclusively for submission, tickets, and processing.
The festival is now located in New Bern, North Carolina, and is your haven for arthouse, avant-garde, experimental, silent, and exploratory films of all kinds. We are excited to see your work and encourage you to push the limits of cinematic media.
The Experimental Film Fest 2023 screening and awards date is September 23, 2023. The venue for the 2023 festival is Bank of the Arts 317 Middle St, New Bern, NC 28560. Watch here and our listing on filmfreeway.com for updates.
Submissions
Submissions are open for 2023
Awards
2023 Awards:
Festival Winner – BIG BANG – Laura Munoz – US
Critic’s Choice – NAKED CAME THE STRANGER – Rosanna Verdon-Roe – UK
Best Animation – (Woman life freedom) – Sanaz Safaie – Iran/Germany
Best Student Film – Shrub Oak – Sophia Wolfe – US
Audience Favorite – To be determined at the Festival
Finalists:
second born son: a transsexual documentary – Merit Thursday – US
Shadow – Lu Li – China
The Unseen – John Akre – US
Transmission – Mats Landstrom – Sweden
White Noise – Soyeon Jung – US
Honorable Mention:
Bleach – Eno Enefiok – UK
BOOKANIMA: Dance – Shon Kim – Republic of Korea
Clear Ice Fern – Mark Street – US
Hemorrhage – Ruth Hayes – US
SOULS – Alberto Martin-Aragon – Spain