The Pacific Northwest is one of the most culturally rich regions in the world. We have a proud tradition of creative expression and our film community is no exception. It is as rich and diverse as our ecosystem and our economy.

Tall Beers and Short Shorts strives to maintain this tradition by highlighting the work of short film makers in Oregon, Idaho, Washington, British Columbia, the Yukon and Alaska. Our goal is for films to jump off the screen and engage with the world at large. We want to get good films seen by a diverse audience. We want to make it easy and fun for audiences to see new and exciting short films, with new and exciting people, at new and exciting places.

Tall Beers and Short Shorts is not a film festival. It is a quarterly screening series that is trying to get short films out of movie theaters and into less expected places. Our intention is to find and foster new audiences for short films and to seek new frontiers to engage our audiences besides art house theaters (that have a harder time programming short films) and the internet. Our screening series takes places in a different location every quarter, sometimes in bars, sometimes in art spaces.

Our other goal is to bring short films of different styles, genres and production values together. We believe that short films of all kinds deserve to be seen and screening new and established forms of filmmaking back to back provides a deeper context for both.

Tall Beers & Short Shorts is not currently accepting film submissions.

Watch the Submissions Deadline calendar for updates, and contact Morgan Dusatko through the Staff Page with any questions about TBSS.

Submission is a three step process.

1) Make sure your film matches our criteria:
* Must be shorter than 20 min (most of our films are 5 - 12 minutes).
* Must be made by someone living in Oregon, Idaho, Washington, British Columbia, Yukon, or Alaska. Or: Principal photography took place in Oregon, Idaho, Washington, British Columbia, Yukon, or Alaska.
* Make sure you agree to our terms (below).
* All genres, skill levels and styles accepted. We base our decision to screen based on how compelling the movie is, and how well it fits in the program.

2) Send an email to submissions -at- tallbeersandshortshorts -dot- com with the following information:
Film Title
Director
Date of Completion
Running Time
Logline (Very Important)
Location of Production
Contact Name
Your Email

3) Send a video DVD (please test it to make sure it works!) to:
Tall Beers and Short Shorts
C/O Katie Izak
PO Box 95544
Seattle, WA 98145

By submitting your video, film, music video, or other audiovisual work (ÒWorkÓ), you agree to the following terms and conditions:
1) You are providing a nonexclusive license to TB + SS to present the Work at multiple times and venues of their choosing as part of the TB + SS series for one (1) year from the date of your submission.
2) The Work may not be used for any other purpose by TB + SS or its individual members either in their official capacity or for personal use.
3) Acceptance of the Work by TB + SS does not constitute an agreement to present the Work at any particular venue or presentation forum as part of TB + SS.
4) TB + SS and its employees, volunteers, interns, or any other individual associated with TB + SS are not liable for any copyright infringement of your Work that may result from a public screening of the Work, so long as those individuals are acting in their official capacity in association with TB + SS and are not the direct infringers themselves.