Mammoth Film Festival

MAMMOTH LAKES, CA — The Mammoth Film Festival has officially kicked off the submissions period for the 2010 Mammoth Film Festival. The 4th annual event will be held December 8-12, 2010, in Mammoth Lakes, California.

The festival accepts a broad range of films, and gives out ten awards across nine categories. New for this year is a Faith-Based film category. Returning categories are Drama, Comedy, Foreign, Documentary, Documentary Short, Narrative Short, Extreme Sports, and Green. The festival also features one non-competitive category, the Screening Series, designed to provide an opportunity for films which already have a distribution arrangement, are otherwise not qualified, or do not wish to enter competition. The four traditional categories, Drama, Comedy, Foreign, and Documentary, will once again compete in MFF’s trademark elimination-style tournament. Films in other categories will participate in separate satellite competitions.

Last year’s 3rd annual Mammoth Film Festival presented an outstanding lineup of films in all categories, including the new-for-2009 Green and Extreme Sports categories. In addition to film screenings, filmmakers and attendees enjoyed a number of hosted events, including The Hollywood Reporter party, and sixty inches of fresh snow during the five-day festival.

Deadlines for submitting a film for consideration are June 15, 2010 (Earlybird), August 15, 2010 (Regular), and September 15, 2010 (Late). MFF’s submissions partner, Withoutabox, also offers its members an exclusive extended deadline, September 30, 2010. Entry fees vary based on entry date and category. Full details are available at the official website, www.mammothfilmfestival.com.

About Mammoth Film Festival

Mammoth Film Festival is an annual international winter film festival in Mammoth Lakes, California, home of the Mammoth Mountain ski resort. In 2009, MovieMaker, the world’s best-selling independent movie magazine, named the Mammoth Film Festival to its list of Top 25 Festivals. The Festival includes five film competitions and ten awards, and accepts a broad range of entries in feature, short, faith-based, green, and extreme sports film categories. The main Feature Film competition is a trademark elimination-style tournament.

With over 1.5 million annual skier visits, Mammoth Mountain is currently the third most frequented resort in the United States. Along with world-class skiing, the town of Mammoth Lakes also offers premiere dining, accommodations, and resort activities.

www.mammothfilmfestival.com

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