Selected by Moviemaker Magazine as one of “The World’s Coolest Film Festivals,” Disposable Film Festival cultivates and supports the greatest film culture in history, which came about through digital technology and the democratization of media. Everyone has a camera now. And everyone has a chance to make a great film. We show the masterpieces that are innovating storytelling technique.

Celebrating over ten years of discovering the most visionary filmmakers of the digital age, the Disposable Film Festival brings the world’s best short films to the silver screen. Through screenings, workshops, competitions, panels, and other events intended to educate and inspire, we promote the next wave of filmmakers to enter and change the industry.

You can submit 24/7. You can watch online 24/7. And once a year, in San Francisco, the Disposable Film Festival screens the best films from around the globe. Then our program travels the world.

How did we start?

We started because, sometime around 2006, two friends, Eric Slatkin and Carlton Evans, realized that anyone with $20 and an idea could make a film. Low cost video was here to stay because of the hundreds of devices that were suddenly turning up everywhere. We decided that this was something worth celebrating, so we started the Disposable Film Festival – a real life showcase of the very best work made by everyday folks with everyday technology.

What we are now

We soon realized that once everyone had a camera, film had changed forever. The bar to entry disappeared. That’s why we’re dedicated to showing the best work made by the most talented filmmakers that aren’t household names (yet).