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Please donate to the After Hours Film Society's Student Film Festival!
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Now Accepting Entries: 2023 Anim8 Student Film Festival

The After Hours Film Society invites all students to participate in "Anim8," our 20th annual student film festival. To comply, entrants must be students and must submit completed animation or experimental films with running times of 8 minutes or less for our consideration. All submissions will be judged by film professionals and educators who have a knowledge of and respect for creativity, originality, ambition, and determination.  Winning entries will be presented in a virtual program in October 2023. Generous cash prizes will be awarded to the Best of Show, Awards of Excellence, and Merit award recipients. 
Click the box below for details or to submit your entry 
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Entry deadline: June 17, 2023
Late deadline: July 15, 2023
No applications accepted after August 4, 2023


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After Hours Film Society's
Anim8 Student Film Festival

2022 Anim8 Student Film Festival Premieres here on October 31!
After Hours Film Society presents Anim8, its 19th annual student film festival. The virtual program not only to ensures your safety, but also enables access to everyone who wants to see this exciting compilation of films.

Seventy-five students from sixteen countries competed for awards this year and the entries were stellar! The top eighteen submissions, as selected by the judges, are at the heart of the festival. What you’ll see are the efforts of students ranging in ages from 10 to 45 years old – what you’ll get is an insightful and intimate look at the issues they are facing: themes like discovering love, finding acceptance, overcoming fear, and dealing with loss – it is all here!

The award-winning films in the After Hours Film Society's Anim8 Student Film Festival are showcased in a virtual program premiering on Monday, October 31, at 7:00 pm. Click on the festival link and enjoy the show! If you love it as much as we do, we invite you to go to the Student Film Festival and make a donation. By supporting our festival, you will play a role in encouraging the next wave of filmmakers!
2022 Anim8 Film Festival Program
2022 Anim8 Film Festival Winners

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2021 ANIM8 FILM FESTIVAL

2021 Anim8 Student Film Festival

Patches | Georgie Athanasopoulos | Best of Show (Tie)
Anchored | Genevieve Bega & Clayton Cowden | Merit Award
Cross Currents | Eli Berliner | Merit Award
Kejo | Brooke Burnett | Merit Award
Parked | Yoon Hei Cho | Award of Excellence
Heartstrings | Erin Donahue | Merit Award
A Compulsive Job | Dunja Dordevic | Merit Award
Danse Macabre | Andreanne Dussault | Merit Award
Together Apart | Felix Haller | Award of Excellence
Eye Robot | Noah Harrison & Benjamin Harrison | Award of Excellence
Out of Touch | Yuhan (Henry) He | Award of Excellence
There You Are | Rui Huang | Award of Excellence
The Shadow | Jacob Inoshita | Award of Excellence
Eyes | Chelsie Jordon | Award of Excellence
Soul Barter | Xinzhe Liu | Award of Excellence
I Find Him in the Weather | Mia Lorentsen | Best of Show (Tie)
H.I.V PSA | Audrey Maxon & Devon Riskin | Award of Excellence
Hellp Wanted | Natalie Mercado | Merit Award
Escape Velocity | Tamas Rebak | Merit Award
Nick & Ruth: A Confectionery Tale | Carter Rostron | Award of Excellence
Peach! | Christina Su | Merit Award
Ideal Dating with a Condom | Mingyue Sun | Merit Award
Switcho | Alison Vega | Merit Award
Goodbye Corona | Willowbrook High School Group Project | Merit Award
Hopper's Day | Jingqi Zhang | Award of Excellence
CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE 2021 ANIM8 STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL

Click here for the 2021 Anim8 Student Film Festival Program
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Screenings are held at:
Tivoli Theatre
5021 Highland Avenue
Downers Grove, IL 60515
630.968.0219
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After Hours Film Society | Post Office Box 5266 | Wheaton, IL | 60189 | 630.534.4528
info@afterhoursfilmsociety.com

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