15th season 2025 August Official Selection revealed.
It takes more than 3 minutes to Selected...
Our selection committee is at work -- sans coffee, tea or the director. Official List Soon.
About 3 Minute Film Festival Film Festival
Lynn Moss Holley, Founding Director
Lynn became interested in filmmaking as a young writer reviewing films for a daily newspaper ... and it stuck, at least the journalism parts, the writing and the visual attraction to moving pictures. While living and working in Santa Barbara, she had the opportunity to judge one film festival; a decade later she began a few film festivals herself. While in residence as a curator of art at SBCAST in Santa Barbara, she got the idea to open a 3 Minute film Festival -- she had no training, learned it by doing, and with help from other residents at SBCAST -- artists, scientists and techies -- the 3 Minute Film Festival was born. No idea how many folks would show up, but we had a studio of 50 chairs, which quickly were all taken. Those who couldn't fit in stood outside in the rain with an umbrella and watched through the windows. It was a success. Now in its 15th season, the beat still goes on rain or shine, but on-line.
Our Mission
Our mission is to showcase the some of the best films from around the world for anyone to view them and celebrate diversity of creativity. Our audiences inspire us to offer new perspectives. This doggie-girl enjoyed the films...she sat quietly with her owner in the front row.
History
Founded in 2015, 3 Minute Film Festival Film Festival has grown to become one of the premier ahort- boutique film festivals in the country, attracting filmmakers and cinema enthusiasts from all over the world to view and to participate. Our judges are professionals from the industry and/or cinephiles.
Venues
Our festival once took place in some of the most iconic places in Santa Barbara, like SBCAST -- Santa Barbara Center for
Arts, Science & Technology. We now hold our fashionable festival on-line where thousands of people are able to view the screening from far away.
Keep Film Festivals alive!
Your donation will help fund our mission. We tell stories and share emotions through film. Screening films is essential for filmmakers, young and old, new and professional. Support them! Support us! Give generously. We need your financial help to keep on keepin' on!
