The 1 Minute Film Festival

Nov 14–15, 2026

Crew call in

00:00:00:00

Crew call

Sat Nov 14 · 11:00 AM
Tompkins Square Park

Delivery

Sun Nov 15 · 11:00 AM

Premiere

Sun Nov 15 · 7:00 PM
Location TBD

Sunrise · Sunset

Sat 6:41 AM · 4:39 PM
Sun 6:43 AM · 4:38 PM

24 hours. 60 seconds. One screening.

Write, shoot and edit a film of 60 seconds or less between 11AM Saturday and 11AM Sunday. All works submitted on time will be screened together at LOCATION TBD on Sunday, 7PM.

Runtime check

00:01:00:00

The rules

Short and sweet

Meet at Tompkins Square Park.^*11AM on Saturday, Nov 14. Teams are made and the prompt is handed out.

All creative activity done within 24 hours.Write, shoot and edit between 11AM Saturday and 11AM Sunday.

Submit your work by 11AM the next day.Sunday, Nov 15. 60 seconds or less.

Come to the screening and enjoy everyone's work!Sunday, Nov 15 at 7PM. Location TBD.

^* Only teams with at least 3 crew members, with a film that at least loosely follows the prompt, will be prize eligible. Submissions that don't meet these criteria will still be screened!!!

The weekend

Sat Nov 14 → Sun Nov 15

Sc.	Time	What happens	Location
1	Sat 11:00 AM	Meet up. Teams are made and the prompt is handed out. Clock starts.	TBA
2	Sun 11:00 AM	Final cut due. 60 seconds or less.	–
3	Sun 7:00 PM	All works submitted on time screen together.	TBD

Add to Google Calendar: Crew call Premiere

Prizes & judging

More soon

Prizes

For the top films

Picked by our judges. More details soon.

Judges

Revealed soon!

psst. hint:Only teams of 3 or more can win. Coming solo? Teams are made at Tompkins Square Park, so you won't be alone for long.
hint #2:To be prize eligible, your film has to at least loosely follow the prompt. Loosely counts!
hint #3:Show up, and bring your whole crew! Be at Tompkins Square Park by 11AM Saturday. The prompt is handed out and teams are made right there, so set two alarms.

Make it official

Your film. On screen. For free. [guaranteed]

Sun Nov 15 · 7PM · location TBD