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Mainstreet Short Film Festival at The Esquire

The Mainstreet Short Film Festival is a one-day short-film festival hosted by The Esquire Theater in Carthage, which presents it to promote the arts. It welcomes family-friendly shorts of any genre from local and outside filmmakers, in two divisions: young filmmakers and independent filmmakers. Prizes include $500 for best of the fest, $300 for the top film in each division and a $100 audience favorite award, plus acting awards. The eighth edition is February 20, 2027. The submission deadline is January 27, 2027, with fees of $10 to $20 on FilmFreeway.

Festival · Carthage · Active

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Feb 20, 2027
Regular Jan 27, 2027
The Esquire Theater
The Esquire Theater (festival director Cindy Deloney)
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Deadlines

DeadlineDateFee
RegularJan 27, 2027 ↗︎
Categories
Young Filmmakers
Independent Filmmakers
Prizes
Best of the Fest $500; Best Young Filmmaker $300; Best Independent Filmmaker $300; Audience Favorite $100; acting awards.

Notable

2027 is the eighth year; films must be family friendly; entry fees $10–$20 ↗︎

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