2025 SVFF
film Submissions
NOW open
The 2025 Sun Valley Film Festival will run from December 3-7, 2025 and brings together filmmakers and film enthusiasts to celebrate the best and brightest in filmmaking.
Film Submissions- Deadlines
EARLY
REGULAR
LATE
SHORTS
May 26, 2025
June 30, 2025
July 28, 2025
FEATURES and TV
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May 30, 2025
June 9, 2025
SHORTS
Early: May 26, 2025
Regular: June 30, 2025
Late: July 28, 2025
FEATURES and TV
Regular: May 30, 2025
Late: June 9, 2025
NOTIFICATION DATE : NOVEMBER 3, 2025
EARLY
REGULAR
LATE
SHORTS: Made in Idaho
Early- May 26, 2025
Regular- June 30, 2025
Late- July 28, 2025
May 26, 2025
June 30, 2025
July 28, 2025
Features and TV
–
May 30, 2025
May,9, 2025
2022
awards
Best Narrative Film
winner
Linoleum, Directed by Colin West
Best documentary feature Film
winner
Mama Bears, Directed by Daresha Kyi
Audience Award
winner
We Feed People, Directed by Ron Howard
The gem state award
The best short film made in Idaho. The films in the Idaho Shorts program are eligible for this award.
winner
Meridian, Directed by Aidan Brezonick
one in a million - narrative award
winner
Karmalink, Directed by Jake Wachtel
one in a million - documentary award
winner
Sirens, Directed by Rita Baghdadi
The svshorty award
The best short film across all categories. All shorts are eligible for this award.
winner
Meridian, Directed by Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck & Robert Machoian
hot shot award
The Future Filmmakers Forum (FFF) showcases student-made films and encourages students in their craft, storytelling, and self-expression. The Future Filmmakers Forum is made possible by the Nordstrom Brothers and an annual generous gift from the Steen Family Foundation.
winner
The First 280 Words of My Life, Directed by Ella JAnes