ReelRaw Film Festival – 1st Edition
Official Description:
The first edition of the ReelRaw Film Festival celebrates the power of independent cinema in its purest and most authentic form. This virtual festival aims to give voice to creators who dare to present unfiltered stories, fresh ideas, and original visions of the contemporary world.
With a fully online format, ReelRaw offers an accessible and global platform for filmmakers, visual artists, and emerging storytellers who wish to share their work with an international creative community.
Our goal is to discover new perspectives, promote artistic freedom, and connect talents from around the world through the universal language of cinema.
Categories:
Fiction Short Films
Experimental Cinema
Independent Documentaries
Animation
Video Art & Digital Creation
Mission:
To promote alternative and experimental cinema by providing a space where raw, authentic, and bold works can be seen, appreciated, and shared with a global audience.
Format:
100% Virtual Festival — online screenings, discussion forums, and an online awards ceremony.
Motto:
“Unfiltered Stories. Unbound Visions.”
Special Section: Mobile Film Stories
The Mobile Film Stories section of the ReelRaw Film Festival celebrates the power of cinema in its most accessible and contemporary form — films shot entirely on mobile phones.
We believe that true creativity doesn’t depend on budget or equipment, but on the filmmaker’s unique vision.
This category is open to short films created entirely using smartphones or tablets, emphasizing imagination, visual storytelling, and authenticity in every frame.
From experimental pieces to fiction, documentaries, or hybrids, this section honors a new generation of filmmakers turning the everyday into cinema.
Maximum duration: 20 minutes
Format: shot entirely on a mobile device
Accepted genres: fiction, documentary, experimental, or mobile animation
Requirements: English subtitles (if the original language is not English or Spanish)
Cinema in your hands. Stories without limits.
