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How can I submit my film or video?

Submissions for the 2026 season open February, 15, 2026 via Film Freeway. In addition to the submission, you will be asked for a short bio, headshot and film stills (300 dpi, JPEG) and a trailer (high-res quicktime file) if you have one. Deadline is June 30, 2026.

For the selection process, online links are required.

NOTE: Your submission confirms that you own the rights or have permission from the rights owner to share this work. 

How are films and videos selected?

Entries are previewed and selected by a separate Submissions & Selection Committee and are chosen based on the following considerations:

  • production values
  • themes
  • intended audience
  • length
  • association with Bernal (not a requirement for selection)

The Committee reviews approximately 75 submissions over a five-week period. Filmmakers are notified by early August if their film has been chosen as a title to be shown in the late summer Outdoor Cinema season.

What types of awards are given?
  • Best of Bernal Award — Awarded to a local Bernal filmmaker for the Best of this year’s submissions by the Submissions & Selection Committee
  • Spirit of Bernal Award — Awarded to a non-Bernal filmmaker for the film that best resonates with the sentiment/sensibility (political, social, physical locale) of Bernal Heights by the Submission & Selection Committee
  • Bright Star, Emerging Filmmaker Award — Awarded by the Submission & Selection Committee to a member of the future generation of storytellers with the expectation that the winner will make a significant contribution to the art of film and video in the course of her/his/their filmmaking career.
  • Good Life Audience Award — Awarded by vote of the at-large Outdoor Cinema audience following the conclusion of the season.
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