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We are very proud to reveal our new logo design by Ottawa illustrator and graphic designer Jessica Bromley Bartram! Jessica created this new look for our upcoming festival this July, and we think she did an amazing job capturing the creative spirit of Mirror Mountain Film Festival with her redesign. Visit her website to see moreContinue reading “Introducing our new logo design!”

Calling all Ottawa-Gatineau filmmakers, media artists, solo musicians and bands! Join us Thursday March 9th at 7:30pm for a free Zoom info session, where you can ask us anything about submitting a proposal for Mirror Mountain Film Festival’s next live music + film collaboration. Questions about tech? Not sure about format? Just want to share yourContinue reading “Live music + film performance – online info session”

Are you an Ottawa-Gatineau filmmaker, media artist, musician or band? Mirror Mountain is now accepting proposals for a live performance that combines music and projected images. Whether it’s a bike-powered film projector, parallel slideshows, live drawing, mapping projections onto objects, or even just shadow puppets, we want to hear your creative ideas for a multimedia extravaganza!Continue reading “Live music + film performance submissions open”

Are you an independent filmmaker with a unique creative voice? Mirror Mountain Film Festival’s regular deadline is coming up next Monday, December 19th. We want to see the most original, groundbreaking, outrageous and personal films out there, so submit your work today! Narrative, documentary, animation, experimental, music video, dance film, interactive media and more areContinue reading “Regular deadline approaching soon”

We’re extremely excited to announce that we’ll be working with talented Ottawa illustrator and graphic designer Jessica Bromley Bartram this festival season! Jessica will be creating imagery for our next edition coming July 2023. Her atmospheric and fantastical style is a perfect match for Mirror Mountain Film Festival, and we can’t wait to see whatContinue reading “Illustrator Jessica Bartram to create 2023 festival artwork”

Want to get involved in our next festival? Become a sponsor of Mirror Mountain Film Festival, and your organization can be a part of the action. We’re looking to connect with dynamic, engaging, equity-seeking businesses and non-profits in the Ottawa-Gatineau region, and we’ve got creative ideas for getting your message seen and heard at ourContinue reading “Sponsorship opportunities for 2023 available now”

Mirror Mountain Film Festival would like to thank the Ontario Arts Council for awarding us a grant to help us stage our 2023 festival. Their generous assistance will provide us with essential resources for putting on our 6th edition, and will help us present the work of a wide variety of independent film and videoContinue reading “MMFF receives Ontario Arts Council support”

Calling all Ottawa filmmakers! Mirror Mountain Film Festival welcomes to you submit your drama, comedy, fantasy, horror, sci-fi, documentary, music video and more, absolutely free! We’re looking for homegrown talent for LOCAL HEROES, our showcase of the best short films from the Ottawa area. We’ve been proud to present 80 shorts by Ottawa filmmakers overContinue reading “Free submissions for local filmmakers”

We’re honoured to announce that the City of Ottawa’s Arts Funding program has awarded Mirror Mountain Film Festival a grant to help us put on our 2023 festival. Their generous assistance will give us essential resources for presenting our 6th edition, and help us to support independent film and video artists from the Ottawa regionContinue reading “MMFF receives City of Ottawa support”

Are you an independent filmmaker with a unique creative voice? Mirror Mountain Film Festival’s earlybird deadline is TODAY! We’re searching for the most groundbreaking, outrageous, personal, innovative and audacious films out there, so if you’ve got an original narrative, documentary, animation, experimental, music video, dance film, interactive media or something different altogether, visit our SubmissionsContinue reading “Earlybird submissions deadline today”