Palm Beach Film Society Announces Call for Submissions to
swede fest™ palm beach 10
Showcase of hilarious short films spoofing Hollywood hits will kick off annual L-Dub Film Festival, featuring “Best of the Fest”
from last ten years on March 28
The Palm Beach Film Society announces the return of the underground, amateur film festival known as swede fest™ palm beach. The hilarious, no-budget film festival featuring 4-minute remakes of Hollywood hits will kick off this year’s annual L-Dub Film Festival in Lake Worth Beach on March 28, 2025. swede fest palm beach is accepting submissions now at swedefestpb@gmail.com.
“We are so excited to celebrate ten years of cinematic chaos with this crazy, fun film festival,” says Palm Beach Film Society Vice President, Elizabeth Dashiell. “Since 2012, swede fest™ palm beach has brought families and friends together while creating their own version of some of the best-loved movies in history using zero budget, found props and a ton of imagination.”
What’s a swede? Indie film festivals have a rich history of showcasing amazing undiscovered talent, where Hollywood insiders troll for the next big thing, where A-list stars promote the small, labor-of-love projects they do between blockbusters. This is not the case with the annual swede fest™ palm beach. Instead, a “swede” is a no-budget, laughably bad remake of a hit Hollywood film. The term comes from the 2008 comedy, “Be Kind Rewind,” which started an underground sweding craze and resulted in the very first swede fest™ in Fresno, CA. swede festÔ palm beach continued the tradition and now enters its 10th year of “bad films by good people.” The event includes juried awards for categories such as “best use of paper towels in a swede” as well as the Audience Choice Award selected and presented that evening.
Anyone with any type of camera may submit a swede for free. All films must be under three minutes and PG-13, even if the “source material” is not. This means finding creative ways to get around any violence, objectionable language, and nudity. Open call begins now; the deadline is September 1. All films must be submitted to info@swedefestpalmbeach.com through Dropbox or similar digital transfer platforms. For those interested in sweding a film, email swedefestpb@gmail.com and call dibs on the film title first. Examples can be found at vimeo.com/swedefestpalmbeach.
The 10th Annual swede fest™ palm beach takes place Friday, March 28 at 7:00 p.m. The “you call this a red carpet?!” entrance begins at 6:00 p.m. at the Lake Worth Playhouse, located at 713 Lake Avenue, Lake Worth. Visit swedefestpalmbeach.com for more information.
