Our submission’s are open for SUBTROPIC 4! Going into our fourth year full of vision, intention and local dreamers 🪽
Festival dates: Nov 6, 7 and 8, 2026
Submissions are through FilmFreeway, BUT if you don’t have that, and still want to submit your work, email us at [email protected] 💚
Tiny Desk submissions are coming up fast 👀
We’re opening limited studio slots at Afflux Studios to help artists film their Tiny Desk Contest submissions in a professional, curated space.
🎤 2-hour private studio session
⚡ 24-hour video turnaround
📅 Shooting day: January 30
⏰ Final Tiny Desk deadline: Feb 9
Spots are limited and sessions are locked to your time slot.
A non-refundable deposit is required to book and goes toward your total cost.
DM us for pricing + available time slots.
Let’s get it shot and submitted!
And just like that, the curtain closes on Subtropic 🌙🎞️ #Day3 THANK YOU ALL for an amazing festival run! We’ll see you next year!
📹 by: @metallicbutterfli
Congratulations to our 2025 Subtropic Winners!
We loved all the films in our lineup (that’s why we screened them😏) so congrats to everyone who was part of Subtropic’25 - we had a blast! See you next year🫶
2026 festival dates dropping soon😇
BEST FEATURE: THE PYTHON HUNT (dir. Xander Robin)
BEST EXPERIMENTAL: DOUBLE DIPPER (dir. Norman Mayorga, Hector Zumbado)
BEST ANIMATION : HOT DOGS! (dir. Frank Volk)
BEST NARRATIVE : LA ULTIMA MEMORIA (dir. Felipe Barandiaran)
BEST DOCUMENTARY: TEST OF TIME: FRANKIES PIZZA (dir. Julian Alicea, Common Interest)
BEST EDITING: FOREVERGLADING (dir. Gregory Pesochin / Rey Jaffet)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: HIJA DE FLORINDA (dir. Shenny De Los Angeles, Amanda Moreell “iiritu”)
BEST ACTING: BEING HUMAN (dir. André Mancebo Heizer, Sergio Diaz-Silverio)
BEST ENSEMBLE : A WEIRD KIND OF BEAUTIFUL (dir. Gabriel Mayo)
PUREHONEY PICK: MANGO MOVIE (dir. Jayme Kaye Gershen)
MADE IN PBC: LUNCH (dir. Lyla Claggett)
DAY 2 at Subtropic was a movie 💭 An action packed day full of energy, skating, education, storytelling, coffee, and community ⭐️ We’re back at it today for DAY 3! Can’t wait to see you there! Let’s keep it rolling! 📽️
📹 by: @metallicbutterfli
