Odds & Ends is an experimental film festival located in Charlottesville, Virginia. The festival will hold its fifth annual screening February 19 - 20 2027 at the Vinegar Hill Theatre and will be presented by Light House Studio.

We seek films and videos that push formal and conceptual boundaries, allowing for multiple ways of understanding and interpretation. Our aim is to celebrate a diverse range of films that work across modes and genres, addressing the materiality of the medium from poetic, personal, or political perspectives. We welcome everyone, especially innovative works by emerging filmmakers that work outside of commercial structures.

ELIGIBILITY & DEADLINE

We seek films that are 20:00 minutes or less, and completed after Jan. 1st, 2025. Submit your film by November 6, 2026 (earlybird deadline) or December 7, 2026 (regular deadline).

For films under 5:00 minutes, there is a $7 earlybird deadline submission fee, and a $12 regular deadline submission fee. 

For films between 5:00 - 20:00 minutes, there is a $12 earlybird deadline submission fee, and a $20 regular deadline submission fee. 

SCREENING COPIES

To submit a film, please provide a password protected or unlisted private streaming link (YouTube, Vimeo, etc.). Your link and password should be available and valid until January 15, 2027. We cannot accept DVD screening copies.

SELECTION RESULTS

Odds & Ends will notify the contact person of the selected work by January 15, 2027 to deliver text, images, and video material for print, internet and promotion. Selection results will be published in February 2027 on the festival website.