Submit A Film

Submit your film to Better Cities Film Festival

Better Cities Film Festival welcomes all films with a topic or theme relating to better cities, towns and neighborhoods.

All genres and lengths are eligible.

We offer awards and prizes for the top films in various categories. Even better, we offer highly engaged audiences, and the opportunity for your film to challenge, inspire, and motivate communities around the world.

To make submissions as easy and filmmaker-friendly as possible, we use the Film Freeway platform.

Past screenings have included films on a wide range of topics, including:

New Urbanism, Bicycles, Architecture, Downtown Revitalization, Urban Farming, Racial Equity, Creative Placemaking, Tactical Urbanism, Walkability, Main Street Revival, Historic Preservation and Restoration, Urban Revitalization, Transportation, Regional Planning, Urban Design, Smart Growth, Mixed Use, Complete Streets, Suburban Sprawl and Sprawl Repair, Transit-Oriented Development, Beer-Oriented Development, Sustainability, Street Art, Community Development, Civic Pride, Ecology / Environment, Mass Transit / Passenger Rail, and Incremental Development.