🎬 Attention filmmakers — this one's for you!

Tallahassee Filmmakers (TFM) and the Tallahassee Film Festival (TFF) are joining forces to bring you Tally850, a short film competition celebrating independent filmmaking in the 850.

Here's how it works: register your team to make a short film in 90 days, and your finished film could premiere on the big screen at the 850 Block; a dedicated short film showcase at this year's Tallahassee Film Festival.

All qualifying films will be scored by a panel of expert judges. The top 10 ranking films will be chosen as Official Selections at TFF and will continue on to compete for the awards and cash prizes.

Registration open April 25 – May 23.

Cost for entry is $35.

Jul 25 – Deadline to submit films

Aug 1 – Official Selections Announced

Sept 1 – Festival Packages Due

Oct 8 – Tallahassee Film Festival begins!

Oct 10 – Tally850 Premiere

Oct 11 – Award Ceremony

Keep it legal: all cast and crew must sign either a crew deal memo, or talent release form. Location and Artist release forms will also need to be signed.
Length: max 9 minutes (including credits),
Rating: PG-13 rating (no nudity, and minimal adult language)
No use of AI
Scripts don’t have to be new material, but footage needs to be new
Films cannot be screened or publicly shown prior to the TFF premierev
No copyrighted material without proper licensing/usage agreements
TFM Board Participation: Any board member of TFM, or Tally850 programming staff that are above the line or in a principal cast role on any of these films will be ineligible for awards. (Above the line: Directors (including casting, co-directors, director of photography), Producers (all forms), Screenwriter)

Rules

Whether you've been making films for years or this is your first time going into production, Tally850 is your invitation to show up, make something, and share it with your community.

Stay tuned for more details, including info about our optional workshops, Script to Screen and STORY, designed to help filmmakers get production-ready before the competition window opens.

90 days. One short film. Let’s see what you got! 🎥