Show Your Film Beyond Borders
A filmmaker-centered platform for independent cinema, offering monthly recognition and an annual in-person festival experience in Greater Atlanta.
American Motion Pictures Festival
Why Submit to AMPF
Why Submit to AMPF
Global Perspective
We champion films that speak across borders and bring diverse human experiences to the screen.
Filmmaker-Centered Platform
We are committed to creating a respectful, welcoming space for independent filmmakers and original voices.
Monthly Recognition
Selected films receive ongoing visibility through our monthly festival sessions and award announcements.
Annual Festival Presence
AMPF extends beyond online recognition through an annual in-person festival experience in Greater Atlanta.
Meaningful Storytelling
We value cinema that is bold, thoughtful, emotionally resonant, and artistically compelling.
How the Festival Works
American Motion Pictures Festival brings together two complementary experiences:
Monthly Festival Sessions
Films are reviewed through recurring festival sessions that highlight selected works and recognize outstanding achievement across categories.
Annual In-Person Festival Experience
In addition to monthly recognition, AMPF culminates in an annual in-person festival gathering in Greater Atlanta, creating opportunities for celebration, visibility, and community connection.
This structure allows AMPF to support filmmakers throughout the year while also building toward a shared live festival experience.
What We Look For
What We Look For
We welcome films that demonstrate artistic integrity, strong craft, and a distinct voice. We are especially drawn to work that challenges perspectives, bridges cultures, and leaves a lasting impression.
Open to Diverse Forms of Cinema
AMPF welcomes submissions across a wide range of genres, formats, and cinematic traditions. We invite narrative, documentary, experimental, student, animated, and other independent works from filmmakers around the world. Whether intimate and personal or bold and globally minded, we welcome films that reflect your voice and vision.
Narrative • Documentary • Short Film • Experimental • Student Work • International Cinema • Independent Film
What We Recognize
Recognition That Honors Creative Excellence
AMPF celebrates filmmaking achievements through curated selections and awards that recognize excellence in storytelling, direction, performance, visual expression, and overall impact.
Our goal is not only to reward accomplishment, but to elevate films that deserve to be discovered, discussed, and remembered.
Official Selections • Monthly Awards • Special Recognition • Annual Festival Showcase
Explore Festival Sessions
Discover past festival sessions, featured films, and award recognitions from AMPF. Our sessions highlight the range of voices, stories, and cinematic styles that shape the festival throughout the year.
Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
1. How do I submit my film?
Films must be submitted through our official submission platforms. Please use the submission links provided on this website.
2. Is AMPF an online or in-person festival?
AMPF includes monthly festival sessions and an annual in-person festival experience in Greater Atlanta.
3. What kinds of films do you accept?
We welcome a wide range of independent films, including narrative, documentary, experimental, student, and international works.
4. Can international filmmakers submit?
Yes. AMPF welcomes submissions from filmmakers around the world.
5. Why should I submit to AMPF?
AMPF offers a filmmaker-centered platform that values bold storytelling, diverse voices, and meaningful cinema, with opportunities for recognition through both monthly sessions and the annual festival.