April 29 - May 2, 2021, in beautiful, sunny St. Petersburg, Florida, join us for another spectacular, live film festival where attendees mix and mingle with filmmakers, actors, writers, producers, and celebrities in an open and relaxed atmosphere! Click here for Sunscreen's Covid-19 Safety Guidelines. Filmmakers and students, from now until January 31st, submit your short and feature length narrative, documentary, or animated films at FilmFreeway!
- The Sunscreen Film Festival shines on!
Sunscreen Film Festival proudly accepts entries on FilmFreeway, the world’s #1 way to enter film festivals and creative contests.
Submissions for the 16th Annual Sunscreen Film Fest in St. Petersburg, Florida (April 29 - May 2, 2021):
Important Deadlines:
August 1, 2020 Opening Date
October 1, 2020 Earlybird Deadline
December 16, 2020 Regular Deadline
January 10, 2021 Late Deadline
January 31, 2021 Extended Deadline
February 22, 2021 Notification Date (Approximate)
April 29 – May 2, 2021 Event Date
Awards
Best Narrative Feature Film
Best Documentary Feature Film
Best Foreign Feature Film
Best Narrative Short Film
Best Documentary Short Film
Best Foreign Short Film
Best Animated Short Film
Best Student Short Film (College)
Best Student Short Film (High School)
The 15th annual Sunscreen Film Festival's guest speakers.
Producer
Digital & Social Media Maven
Creative Producer
Producer
Writer, Producer
Writer, Producer
Producer, Talent Manager
Actor, Producer
Writer, Producer, Director
Producer, Actor
Producer
Producer, Entrepreneur
Digital Strategist, Consultant
For a more comprehensive workshop and panel's schedule listing, please visit our partner website at: Sched.com. Powered by Sunscreen Education!
Moderated by Dave DeBorde
An in-depth look at how to strategically and economically use social media and other platforms to get your movie out there.
60 mins
AMC 12 Theaters
For Filmmaker, Day or VIP pass holders
Ash Greyson, Paul Wilson, and Antony Francis. Moderated by Dave DeBorde
See Sched.com for more info.
Moderated by Dave DeBorde
2020 demands flexibility from everyone in the industry. Listen to some key panelists who discuss the art and not-so-exact science of surviving as a multi-hyphenate (being more than one thing in the industry; writer, director, actor, producer) in an industry that likes to paint you in a corner.
90mins
AMC 12 Theaters
For Filmmaker, Day or VIP pass holders
Avril Z. Speaks, Liz Cardenas, Lucius Baston, Robert Enriquez, and Ash Greyson. Moderated by Dave DeBorde
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Moderated by Dave DeBorde
Both talent and talent representation Professional Managers and publicists discuss the ever-changing landscape of talent representation. If you’re interested in how talent representation works, this is a must attend event!
50 mins
AMC 12 Theaters
For Filmmaker, Day or VIP pass holders
Keith Schwabinger, Lucius Baston, Paul Wilson, and Robert Enriquez. Moderated by Dave DeBorde
See Sched.com for more info.
Moderated by Dave DeBorde
This is an in-depth look at how to get a film/TV project made with a variety of panellists representing different aspects of the industry. Take lots of notes and come with your own questions. If you’re a filmmaker, you CANNOT afford to miss this panel!
60mins
AMC Theater 12
For Filmmaker, Day or VIP pass holders
Marty Poole, Avril Z. Speaks (Jinn), Ramfis Myrthil, Liz Cardenas, and Milan Chakraborty. Moderated by Dave DeBorde
See Sched.com for more info.
Moderated by Dave DeBorde
This is the second of two interactive panel discussions that go in depth on the ins and outs of trying to carve out a career as an actor, while working collaboratively with your talent manager. This session will pick up where the previous day’s session left off. How do you effectively build a career? What does the process look like when you take an actor out to meet with producers, networks and studios? How does an actor create a sustainable career?
75mins
AMC 12 Theaters
For Filmmaker, Day or VIP pass holders
Paul Wilson, Keith Schwabinger, Lucius Baston, and Robert Enriquez. Moderated by Dave DeBorde
See Sched.com for more info.
Moderated by Dave DeBorde
Seasoned screenwriter, script doctor and Film professor, Dave DeBorde, will take you through his screenwriting structure and basics lecture that he’s given in classrooms and festivals all over the world.
60 mins
AMC 12 Theaters
For Filmmaker, Day or VIP pass holders
Moderated by Dave DeBorde
This is the 2nd part of our in-depth look at how to get a film/TV project made with a variety of panelists representing different aspects of the industry. Part 2 will focus on dealing with the new Covid landscape, revisiting Me Too as a producer, creating helpful industry relationships in the modern era, landing the plane (pushing a production across the finish line), racial and sexual identity representation and other topics. NOTE: we might touch on finance and distribution, but we will focus on those in the following panel. If you’re a filmmaker, you CANNOT afford to miss this panel!
75mins
AMC 12 Theaters
For Filmmaker, Day or VIP pass holders
Marty Poole, Ramfis Myrthil, Milan Chakraborty, Avril Z. Speaks, and Liz Cardenas. Moderated by Dave DeBorde
See Sched.com for more info.
Moderated by Dave DeBorde
We’re not going to mince words here – if you are an independent Film producer, this could be one of the most important workshops you will EVER take on film financing and how it all works. Seriously, buckle your seat belt and take notes like a maniac!
60mins
AMC 12 Theaters
For Filmmaker, Day or VIP pass holders
Marty Poole, Jason Brown, Santosh Govindaraju, and Milan Chakraborty. Moderated by Dave DeBorde
See Sched.com for more info.
Moderated by Dave DeBorde
Learn from a pro how to pitch your production and actually land the deal. Learn the guidelines of pitching your project and yourself.
60mins
AMC 12 Theaters
For Filmmaker, Day or VIP pass holders
Ramfis Myrthil, Avril Z. Speaks, Santosh Govindaraju, and Liz Cardenas. Moderated by Dave DeBorde
See Sched.com for more info.11:30a
Moderated by Dave DeBorde
Learn about the legal fundamentals needed for your project. Discuss ownership rights, clearing, production/financing/distribution deals, insurance and more! The information covered in this panel is worth thousands. So, bring a notebook! (Note legal discussions will be cursory. For detailed legal advice, the moderator and/or guest speaker(s) reserve the right to either answer in detail or suggest a consultation.)
60mins
AMC 12 Theaters
For Filmmaker, Day or VIP pass holders
Moderated by Dave DeBorde
This is your opportunity to pitch movers and shakers in the industry! There will be sign up slips, and you will be given one minute to pitch and when your slip is pulled out, then receive two minutes of feedback from our panel of big industry experts. It will be 1st come, 1st serve and once the sheet fills up, there won’t be an opportunity to pitch your big idea to the panel. Do you have what it takes to be the next big thing? We’ll find out!
90mins
AMC 12 Theaters
For Filmmaker, Day or VIP pass holders
Marty Poole, Ramfis Myrthil, Robert Enriquez, Jason Brown, Avril Z. Speaks, Milan Chakraborty, and Liz Cardenas. Moderated by Dave DeBorde
See Sched.com for more info.
Moderated by Dave DeBorde
You can write the script you want, and you can write the scripts that the market wants and that sell. Learn the difference and learn what the industry is looking for right now.
60mins
AMC 12 Theaters
For Filmmaker, Day or VIP pass holders
Marty Poole, Ramfis Mrythil, Avirl Z. Speaks, Milan Chakraborty, and Liz Cardenas. Moderated by Dave DeBorde
See Sched.com for more info.
In case you did not get the opportunity to attend Sunscreen this year and grab a program guide, or you simply prefer a digital copy, click the "Download PDF" button below to view or obtain a digital copy of the program guide. And if you're feeling a little nostalgic, you can go way, way back and view or download years 1 through 14!
The Sunscreen Film Festival is held at the Sundial AMC 12 Theaters located in the beautiful Mall at Sundial nestled in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida.
153 2nd Avenue North, St. Petersburg, FL 33701
727-800-3201
21.0 mi / 33.8 km from Tampa International Airport (TPA)
Accommodations, located in the heart of downtown St. Pete, within walking distance or a short ride to venue.
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Movies - Workshops - Parties: With a DAY or VIP pass gain access to film screenings, workshops and parties and the Awards Ceremony! Use horizontal scroll buttons below to see all passes.
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The programming is outstanding... championing courageous, distinctive, transcendent films...Sunscreen went out of their way to be supportive, run by an impressive, helpful and affable staff.
Jay Alvarez
The festival is amazing, great movies in a beautiful city. Can't wait to go back! Our short film "Him" screened there and we had a wonderful time sharing with the audience. The selection this year was outstanding and very supportive of LGBTQ rights.
Daniel Montoya
The workshops were wonderful and one of the highlights. The location was perfect. Since all the screenings were at one location, it made it easy to see the other films and interact with the other filmmakers. A lot of thought goes into the festival and that they truly value independent films and filmmakers.
Katie McEntire Wiatt
What a great festival! I highly recommend film makers submit and attend this festival. They are very supportive of all film makers, provide opportunities for networking, and moderate great workshops.
Heidi Yewman
The 15th Annual Sunscreen Film Festival would like to thank Visit St. Pete Clearwater and the Film Commission office.
