Independent Film Screening

In addition to showing films from select independent distributors, Mystic Independent Theater will provide a venue for screening films directly from artists.

We are accepting submissions for screening year-round from American independent filmmakers. We are not currently screening international films directly from artists.

We appreciate the lengthy and costly process a filmmaker embarks upon when making and releasing their film, the challenges of distributing their film, and the fact that there are few independent theaters in proportion to the number of films made. These factors have left a very large gap between filmmakers and venues.

Because of those factors, some of the highest quality films may never have a chance of being publicly screened.

Mystic Independent Theater will be screening the best films we can find. We look forward to seeing your work!

Submit Your Film and Get Paid for Screening!

Download our submission form Submit Your Film here. Our submission form must accompany all films considered for screening.

If your film is chosen for screening, you will be contacted by Mystic Independent Theater staff. All films screened prior to the film festival will be be paid a percentage of the door on average of 25% of the net after state taxes.

All films that are submitted to Mystic Independent Theater may be eligible for our 2010 film festival, details TBA.

If your film is screened in the theater prior to our 2010 film festival, it will automatically be included in the festival.

Young Filmmaker's Series

Students from Connecticut and Rhode Island grade schools may submit films for screening and to be eligible for our 2010 Young Filmmaker's Series. To submit your film, download our form Submit Your Film - Young Filmmaker's Series here. A parent or legal guardian must help all young filmmaker's fill out their forms, and permission must be granted by the parent or guardian to submit a film.

College students over the age of 18 may apply for screening above.