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The 8th annual WYO Film Fest takes place in Sheridan, WY, October 2-5, 2025. Now accepting film submissions at filmfreeway.com/WYOFilmFest

06/15/2026

🎬 Calling all filmmakers — today is the final day to submit to the 2026 WYO Film Festival!

A huge thank you to everyone from around the world who has shared their stories with us this year. We’re diving into submissions and are so grateful for the chance to experience your work.

Notifications will be sent on July 13, 2026. We’ll be in touch soon!

👉 LAST CHANCE: https://filmfreeway.com/WYOFilmFest

05/05/2026

🎬 Filmmakers — our Regular Submission Deadline is coming up on May 11!

A huge thank you to everyone who has submitted so far. We’ve been amazed by the stories we’ve received this season, and we can’t wait to keep reviewing this year’s submissions.

After May 11, submission fees increase for the next deadline, so make sure to get your films submitted via FilmFreeway today!

Regular Deadline: May 11
Extended Deadline: June 15
Notification Date: July 13
Festival Dates: October 1–4, 2026

Film Festival Alliance

03/16/2026

The Singers won Best Live Action Short Film at the Academy Awards tonight!

What an honor to have been part of your festival run this past October! Congratulations to Sam Davis and the entire team who brought this beautiful film to life. 🏆🎬

02/19/2026

We’re hanging out with our neighbors to the north this week. 🏔️🎬

WYOFF is in Missoula, Montana for the one and only Big Sky Documentary Film Festival!

If you’re in town, drop us a note — we’d love to catch up.

01/22/2026

🚨 OSCAR-NOMINATED! Huge congratulations to Sam Davis and the entire team behind The Singers on their Academy Award nomination today for Best Live Action Short Film.

It was an honor to screen the film as part of our 8th annual festival this past October—where our audience also awarded it the 2025 Audience Choice Award for Short Film. 🏆🎬

We’ll be tuning in on the big night — Sunday, March 15. 👏 🙌

01/05/2026

Film fam! 🎬 ⏰ Earlybird submissions close TODAY for the ninth annual fest. Don’t miss the opportunity to get your film in at a discounted rate. Visit our FilmFreeway page to submit!

https://filmfreeway.com/WYOFilmFest

Next deadline: May 11

10/28/2025

🎬 We’re still feeling the highs of an incredible festival weekend just a few weeks ago—but now it’s time to set our sights on the ninth annual WYO Film Festival! Submissions for the 2026 season open next week! Mark your calendars with the submission deadlines below and get ready to join us in Sheridan, October 1–4, 2026!

📅 Submission Dates:
• Opening: November 3
• Earlybird: January 5
• Regular: May 11
• Extended: June 15

Visit our page on FilmFreeway to submit and learn more!

Film Festival Alliance

10/08/2025

🎬 The moment you've all been waiting for... our Audience Choice Award winners are in!

🏆 Feature Film: Catching Pinecones — directed by Chad Heddleston
🏆 Short Film: The Singers — directed by Sam Davis

A huge congratulations to the teams behind the films! Thank you to all our official selections this year for bringing our theme, Stories That Move Mountains, to life. And thank you to our audiences for showing up and showing your appreciation for our filmmakers by voting!

Read more at the link in the comments. 👇

10/05/2025

🎬 It’s the final day of the 8th Annual WYO Film Fest! It’s been an incredible weekend of stories that move mountains — but we’re not done yet.

Join us at the WYO Theater for our Closing Spotlight Film, “Blue Zeus,” preceded by the short film “621 Miles.”
📅 2:00 PM — and stick around after the screening for a special Q&A with our panel of guests from "Blue Zeus."

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10/03/2025

🎬 Day Two of the 8th Annual WYO Film Festival is here! Join us for a lineup packed with award-winning films, conversations with filmmakers, and community celebrations.

📽️ 3:00 PM – Spotlight Feature Film: Catching Pinecones (with short film From Dirt)
WYO Theater Black Box
🎤 Followed by Q&A

🍸 5:30 PM – Kick-off Cocktail Hour — For VIPs, Filmmakers, Sponsors. Cocktails + hors d’oeuvres in the WYO Theater Lobby

📽️ 7:00 PM – Spotlight Feature Film: World Without Cows (with The Soil and the Soul)
WYO Theater Main Stage
🎤 Followed by Q&A

🎉 9:00 PM – Official After Party hosted by Black Tooth Brewing - Sheridan

Passes and tickets still on sale at wyofilmfest.org 🎟️

Address

42 N Main
Sheridan, WY
82801

Website

https://www.wyofilmfest.org/

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