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↓↓↓submissions are open!↓↓↓

submit your short film by friday, may 2nd via the submission form⇗⇗. eligible films must have been created after september 1, 2024 by a full-time connecticut high school student and be 8 minutes or less in runtime. view all past submissions on the 2024 QCFF site.

help us spread the word! download the pdf of the call for submissions poster and put it up at your school, coffee shop, movie theater today!







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sophie
morganstern


sophie morganstern is an associate producer at the hartford film company, which specializes in the production of narrative films, commercials, and more. she is committed to providing opportunities and education for the next generation of filmmakers, teaching every summer at real art ways' youth film apprenticeship eye on video.













lionel r
jeffries



lionel r jeffries is a writer and filmmaker from connecticut whose creative interests include history, introspection, the supernatural, and the strange. he recently completed his debut feature film, waterwick-- a 2 hour psychological thriller filmed and set in rhode island that jeffries and co. have worked on for over three years. waterwick is spiritually a direct descendent of jeffries' quiet corner film festival entry cold sweat, which won first place in 2016.













quinton
brogan



quinton brogan is a director of photography and a member of the local 600. working primarily in commercials, his work spans all genres. he takes a special interest in the technical and creative aspects of the job. he's currently represented by radiant artists.