Film Score Fest is a one-of-a-kind event in St. Paul, Minnesota. Filmmakers and composers are paired up to create new short films, and the Film Score Fest orchestra performs the scores live at the screening.

“Thrilling, boundary-pushing…Film Score Fest is a state treasure and a can’t-miss event.”

– Amy Donahue, Twin Cities Arts Reader (read the full review)

Film Score Fest 2024-25

Sign up by October 20, 2024 to participate and potentially have your film/score shown with our live orchestra at the Spring 2025 screening.

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If you’re a Minnesota creator who identifies as Black, Indigenous, or Person of Color, you can apply now for our Film Score Fest BIPOC Scholarship.

Film Score Fest 2023

Thanks for joining us for the 2023 Film Score Fest screening! If you missed it, check out the livestream:

Selected Films / Scores

Abu – Benji Perez Gonzalez, Basil Considine
And Another – Pallav Kumar, Christine Palmer
Curiosity – Seth Grabow, Philip Wels, Benji Inniger
Decision to Love – Mai Moua Thao, Liam Moore
Give And Take Time – Audra Day, Charlie Cohn
If Not Now When – Adam Chau, Mark Okern (not screened at the festival)
Into Focus – Joua Lee Grande, Olly Manning
Little Godzilla – Kat Aymeloglu, Emily Boyajian
Macbeth (5.5.22) – Tatjana Dankovic, Ken Takata
Midlife Housing Crisis – Jason P. Schumacher, Josie Just
No Time Like the Present – Larry Wydra, Khary Jackson
Picture Start – Rodney Johnson, Nick Rudnik
Radiance – Chris Lange, Mitchell Dietz
The Other Side – Kish Daniels, Alexandra Skevington
Time Changes Everything – Isha Moore, Thomas Johnson
Unraveled – Huxley Westemeier