The 50th Rochester International Film Festival
Wednesday-Saturday, April 30-May 3, 2008

The Rochester International Film Festival, the world's longest continuously-held short film festival, and The High Falls Film Festival, a leading cultural event in Rochester since 2001, have merged to become The Rochester/High Falls International Film Festival.
The 50th Annual Rochester International Film Festival will be presented as the Movies on a Shoestring Short Film Program in the first edition of the combined festival, which will run from April 30 to May 5, 2008 at The Dryden Theatre and The Little Theater in Rochester, New York.

The new festival, which will include short films, feature films, and numerous special events, will be an exciting annual event for the local community, an inviting destination for film lovers, and a prestigious venue for talented filmmakers from all over the world.
The Rochester International Film Festival, the world's oldest continuously-held short film festival, has been presented each year since 1959 by Movies on a Shoestring, Inc. Each festival includes a wide variety of narrative films, documentaries, and animations submitted by independent filmmakers from all parts of the world.

All filmmakers are invited to submit entries for consideration. We have no cash prizes, but each film selected for the festival is awarded our distinctive Shoestring Trophy and, since films are made to be seen, the greatest reward of all: appreciative, movie-wise audiences viewing your work in Rochester, NY.

If your entry is selected for showing at the festival, we might also contact you about including it in our permanent traveling collection, The Best of the Fest, which includes the most popular films from previous festivals, based on audience surveys taken at each show. Free screenings of films and videos from the Best of the Fest can be arranged for non-commercial New York groups. We also present a Best of the Fest screening each winter at the Dryden Theatre.

Movies on a Shoestring, Inc. is an independent, non-profit, all-volunteer organization.