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For five years(+), the Indie Incubator Film Fest has done its darndest to shoo away the air of snootiness typically inherent in film festivals.”
-The A.V. Club, Chicago

INDIE INCUBATOR XIV

Chicago’s Best and Only Bi-Annual Short Film Fest with a $250 Cash Prize for Best in Fest

(CHICAGO, IL) – Calling all short film makers and lovers of independent film!  Twice a year, The Original Mother’s, located at 26 West Division in Chicago, hosts the Indie Incubator Film Fest, marking its fourteenth installment, on Tuesday, May 22, 2012.

Indie Incubator has gained credibility, momentum and a distinct voice in the Chicago area independent film scene.   They have yet to charge a single film maker ANY submission fee! “Submission fees are a racket,” says Matt Kubinski, creator of the fest. “Why should independent filmmakers be charged just to submit their film for the possibility of being shown at these fests? Don’t films already cost enough to make?”

Submit a film for no fee! Filmmakers who would like to enter a film should contact mattk@rushanddivision.com.  Trailers and music videos are also accepted. Films must be submitted on or before Friday, May 18, 2012 for consideration.

Indie Incubator is hosted by award winning comic book creators and filmmakers, Matt Kubinski and Charles Klein, with a post party to follow for the rest of the night.
Doors will open at 8:00pm. There will be at least 2 hours of running time with short intermissions throughout. Admission is FREE.  $5 PBR Tallboys and $5 Jameson cocktails will be the featured specials.Attendees must be 21 and over.

There isn’t a bad seat in the house, as short films will fill the 10 foot screen and all the plasmas in the popular night spot while management even breaks out the couches and offers free popcorn, too. These shorts are anywhere from 30 seconds to 20 minutes in length, and genres run the gamut from comedy to horror, with everything in between.
Every filmmaker will take home something, but the big award for ‘Best of Fest’ is decided by the judge’s panel and earns a $250 cash prize.  Additional awards such as “Most OMG” and the “Best LOL” provide bragging rights for the filmmakers who receive them.   The judging panel consists of working professionals in the Chicago film community.  Past judges have included Kathy Byrne from the City of Chicago’s Film Office, Eddie Griffin Producer of Image Union and Ryan “The Movie Guy” Jagiello of Cinemajaw.com.

For more information about the Indie Incubator Film Fest please @IndieIncubator on Twitter.

Want to submit a film? contact Mattk(at)Rushanddivision(dot)com today! 20 min, or less please!