[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"festival-about-8753":3},{"festival":4,"years":22,"news":25,"about":26},{"entryId":5,"urlTitle":6,"status":7,"name":8,"originalName":9,"alsoKnownAs":10,"logo":12,"logoAppearance":13,"logoOg":19,"about":20,"isManaged":21},8753,"salem-film-fest-united-states-usa","open","Salem Film Fest","",[11],"SFF","https:\u002F\u002Fimg.r.vurchel.com\u002Ffestivals\u002F_th600\u002F49qnmyzw.webp?v=005a6c15",{"mode":14,"edge":15,"edgeLight":16,"plateLight":17,"plateDark":17,"crop":18,"og":18},"card","#ffffff",true,"none",null,"\u002Fimg\u002F_og\u002F7609.jpg?v=005a6c15","Salem Film Fest is a documentary festival in Salem, Massachusetts, founded in 2007 by filmmakers and film enthusiasts under the motto “Come to Salem, see the world”. It brings independent documentaries from many countries, and their makers, to Boston's North Shore, with screenings at venues such as Cinema Salem and the Peabody Essex Museum. Volunteers run most of the festival through the non-profit Salem Community Arts Center, Inc.; it shares revenue with selected feature filmmakers and offers some travel support and accommodation. For most of its history the programme was built by invitation; since 2025 it also takes open-call submissions of documentary features and shorts. The student showcases Mass Reality Check and Keeping It Reel present short documentaries by Massachusetts college and high school students. Winners receive handmade trophies by Salem artists. The 2027 edition, the festival's 20th anniversary, takes place on 18–21 March 2027.",false,[23],{"year":24,"hasAwards":21,"hasSelection":16},"2022",[],{"aboutHtml":27,"countries":28,"focus":30,"categories":32,"nextDates":36,"awardsPrizes":37,"rules":38,"website":39,"contacts":40,"editDate":59},"\u003Cp>Salem Film Fest is a documentary festival in Salem, Massachusetts, founded in 2007 by filmmakers and film enthusiasts under the motto “Come to Salem, see the world”. It brings independent documentaries from many countries, and their makers, to Boston's North Shore, with screenings at venues such as Cinema Salem and the Peabody Essex Museum. Volunteers run most of the festival through the non-profit Salem Community Arts Center, Inc.; it shares revenue with selected feature filmmakers and offers some travel support and accommodation.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>For most of its history the programme was built by invitation; since 2025 it also takes open-call submissions of documentary features and shorts. The student showcases Mass Reality Check and Keeping It Reel present short documentaries by Massachusetts college and high school students. Winners receive handmade trophies by Salem artists. The 2027 edition, the festival's 20th anniversary, takes place on 18–21 March 2027.\u003C\u002Fp>",[29],"United States (USA)",[31],"Documentary",[31,33,34,35],"Feature","Short","Student","18 March 2027 — 21 March 2027","Special Jury Award ($1,000 prize)\nAward for Journalism ($500 prize)\nAmerican Cinematographer Magazine Award for Cinematography\nCultrera Cuts Editing Award\nBest Short Award\nAudience Award\nMass Reality Check student award (1st, 2nd and 3rd place)\nWinners receive original handmade trophies created by Salem-based artists.","The programme combines open-call submissions and invited films, selected by a screening committee and the programming team.\nOpen-call categories: documentary features and documentary shorts.\nFilms with at least a Massachusetts premiere are prioritised.\nFilms must not be broadcast until at least two months after the festival and must not be available for streaming, online purchase or VOD before the festival.\nStudent work is not accepted in the main call. Massachusetts students can enter Mass Reality Check (college students and recent graduates, films up to 20 minutes) and Keeping It Reel (high school students, films up to 10 minutes).\nFilms submitted in earlier years are not considered.\nUse of AI in a film must be disclosed to the programming team.\nSubmissions are accepted through FilmFreeway.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.salemfilmfest.com\u002F",[41,45,49,52,55],{"type":42,"value":43,"note":44},"Website","https:\u002F\u002Ffilmfreeway.com\u002FSalemFilmFest","Film submissions (FilmFreeway)",{"type":46,"value":47,"note":48},"Email","submissions@salemfilmfest.com","Programming and submissions",{"type":42,"value":50,"note":51},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.salemfilmfest.com\u002Fstudent-competitions","Student documentary showcases: Mass Reality Check and Keeping It Reel",{"type":46,"value":53,"note":54},"info@salemfilmfest.com","General inquiries",{"type":56,"value":57,"note":58},"Address","Salem Film Fest, 203 Washington Street #253, Salem, MA 01970, USA","Mailing address",1792032649]