Mead Festival TwentyTen
November 11-14

34th annual Margaret Mead Film & Video Festival

Submission Guidelines

The American Museum of Natural History's Margaret Mead Film & Video Festival is the longest-running showcase for international documentaries in the United States. The Festival screens documentaries that increase our understanding of the complexity and diversity of the peoples and cultures that populate our planet. The Festival has evolved with the times while maintaining its important history and has grown steadily to reflect the ever-evolving incarnations of storytelling, technology and growing access to communities near and far which are steeped in the documentary tradition. Encompassing a broad spectrum of non-narrative work the Mead presents the best in documentary, experimental films, animation, hybrid works, and more.

The Margaret Mead Film & Video Festival takes place at the American Museum of Natural History each November and travels with a portion of the Festival to universities and museums across the country and around the world.

Call for Entries

The Margaret Mead Film & Video Festival takes place at the American Museum of Natural History each November. The Festival showcases far-reaching international documentaries and a range of non-narrative films and videos. The Festival seeks works that showcase the diversity of non-fiction storytelling. Established as the longest-running festival of documentary film, the Mead is a world-renowned exhibitor.

ENTRY DEADLINES:

The 2010 Call for Entries is closed

ELIGIBILITY:

The Mead Festival considers:
  • Documentary films and videos (including shorts, experimental films, essay films, animation, and new media).
  • Production must be completed within the last three years.
  • Submissions must be in English or with English subtitles/voiceover narration.
  • No resubmissions please.
See the Mead Guidelines for complete submission details.

Submit your film using WITHOUT A BOX

OR
Download Guidelines and an Entry Form to submit your film directly to the Mead.
1. Word Entry Form
2. PDF Entry Form

ENTRY PROCEDURE:


Via Without-A-Box
  • Enter your film through Withoutabox.com (WAB). If you submit through WAB do not send a paper entry form and do not email your entry information.
  • Pay entry fee through WAB

Via Standard Entry
  • Download and complete the Mead Festival Entry Form here.
  • Fill out a separate form for each entry.
  • Send a check along with your entry or Click Here to pay your fee with a credit card.

ENTRY FEE:

$10-$35 US dollars, pay what you can afford.
  • Make checks payable to American Museum of Natural History or click here to pay on line via credit card
  • Entry fees are in US Dollars, per film and non-refundable. Read eligibility requirements carefully prior to submitting.

Questions?

Please download the following Frequently Asked Questions documents.

NOTIFICATION:

All entrants will be notified in September 2010 via email.
Please do not call or write to check on your submission.