18th Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival
October 16 - 25, 2009

We are accepting entries for the 18th Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival as of January 1, 2009. The Hot Springs Documentary Film Institute encourages paperless entries submitted via The International Film Festival Submission System (BrigitFest) - on the web at http://www.Withoutabox.com. To submit through Withoutabox, click on the link below to get started.

All entries not submitting through Withoutabox will need to fill out a paper application. You can download that file here as a pdf or here as a word file. You will then need to mail in your application with your film to:

Attn: Festival Director
Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival
819 Central Avenue
Hot Springs, AR, 71901

When sending your films HSDFI asks that you send DVD screening copies.

Early Deadline is April 24, 2009
Final Deadline is May 22, 2009
The Final film selection will be made in July

The 2009 Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival Fees:

Early Deadline:
Shorts (40 minutes or less)
$25.00 Domestic, $35.00 International
Features (more than 40 minutes)
$35.00 Domestic, $45.00 International

Final Deadline:
Shorts (40 minutes or less)
$40.00 Domestic, $50.00 International
Features (more than 40 minutes)
$50.00 Domestic, $60.00 International

Final Deadline - June 1, 2009:
Shorts (40 minutes or less)
$40.00 Domestic, $50.00 International
Features (more than 40 minutes)
$55.00 Domestic, $65.00 International