Information: Basement Films’ annual international film festival is proud to announce our call for submissions for our next edition of Experiments in Cinema v22.3 (April 15-18, 2027) with an additional online version April 29-May 11, 2027). EIC will take place at the Guild Cinema in Albuquerque, New Mexico and will consist of film screenings, lectures, live cinema events as well as workshops.
Our call for submissions is open from August 1 – November 1, 2026 through FilmFreeway.
For additional information contact festival director Bryan Konefsky at experimentsincinema@gmail.com or print
traffic controller Nicole Delmar at experimentsincinemasubmissions@gmail.com
We are seeking new and old moving image art that will engage audiences with the magic and wonder that IS un-dependent cinema! Submissions might be (but are not limited to) essay films, dance films, film poems, structural films, post-structural films, post-post structural films, underground films, abstract films, experimental narratives, experimental documentaries, video installations, transgressive films, portrait films, political rant films… Challenge us and make us happy (if your creative output requires fancy press packages, agents to be contacted, a world premiere, descriptions like “…think The Little Mermaid on steroids…,” or character development that can only be understood in terms of a traditional narrative arc, you might do well to find a different festival to screen your film).
Please note that Experiments in Cinema WILL be paying screening fees to all participating artists!
Alumni Artists, please contact us at experimentsincinema@gmail.com for a code to waive your submission fees on FilmFreeway! However, if you are in a position to support our event, it would be greatly appreciated due to governmental cuts to the arts.
Please note that we DO NOT accept films longer than 30 minutes AND we do not accept AI generated projects. If your film is longer than 30 minutes and you feel that it absolutely reflects the tenor of our event contact us off Film Freeway. Also note that if you submit a narrative film or a documentary film, they WILL NOT be reviewed by our curatorial committee as ours is an experimental film festival.
For those of you who might be interested see this link to a recent article in Senses of Cinema about EIC: https://www.sensesofcinema.com/2025/festival-reports/experiments-in-cinema-2025-the-persistence-of-grass-roots-experimentation/
Also, see this link to a recent article in Millennium Film Journal about EIC: https://www.bryankonefsky.com/?page_id=53
Experiments in Cinema v22.3
Bryan Konefsky
Founder/Director, Experiments in Cinema
el presidente, Basement Films
professional product tester
experimentsincinema@gmail.com