The 11th Edwood FilmFest is the New York Capital Region's best-known hands-on independent short film festival. With innovative shows dating back to its early years designing one of the world's first 72-hour film festivals, to last year's introduction of the locally-assembled, Hollywood-produced Microsodes, movie fans and film buffs travel from all around the Hudson Valley, the Berkshires, and Southern Vermont to come to Albany to view the latest inventions by local and international short film producers.
Since its inception, the festival has grown steadily, graduating from back rooms at local taverns, to sold-out shows at WAMC's Linda Norris Auditorium, to 2007's wildly successful festival week of galas, award shows and world-premiere movies at the Spectrum.This year's Edwood FilmFest '08 readies for its primary season with the following campaign promises:
- The Rights of every man, woman and child to participate in 72-Hour Weekend Film Contests in May and June.
- No child, woman, or man left behind in securing a Film Education through our Film Camp in April, May, and June.
- To canvas for independent voices to be heard through our Microsode Script Contest.
- The Inalienable Right of Independent Short Filmmakers to speak freely without prejudice.
- To support filmmaker self-sufficiency by awarding non-partisan cash prizes.
- Official recognition of the independent filmmaker's right for public presentation at the Spectrum 8 Theatre September 19-25, 2008.

For specific information on the Edwood FilmFest '08 Campaign (including the Microsode Script Contest (deadline April 15, 2008), Weekend Film Contests (May 2-4), (May 22-24), (June 20-22), Film Camp (April 26-27), (May 17-18), (June 14-15), Short Film Contest (deadline July 4, 2008) and film festival week (September 18-25, 2008) please go to ewfilm.com or contact Peter Barnett at peter@ewfilm.com or 518.878.9021.