Personnel:
Monica Varner, Festival Director
Cathy Cromar, Programming
Victoria Huddy, Theater Ops / Programming / Ticketing Manager
Ferdian Jap, PR / Marketing Strategy
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Submission Policy:
Festival Season: Spring (usually March)
Deadline: December (check website for exact dates)
Entry: $50 for features. $30 for college short, documentary short and narrative short films. $20 for Local/Tampa Bay Short Films. Free for High School Films.
Content:
Features, Shorts, Documentaries
Festival Season:
Spring
Comments:
The Gasparilla International Film Festival is Tampa Bay's largest celebration of independent film held annually in Tampa, Florida. GIFF has become the most exciting and most well-attended film festival regionally and in the Tampa Bay area. The regular festival is part of Gasparilla Arts Month (Music, Art, Film) where over 100,000 arts patrons attend events throughout the month of March.