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When we issued a "call for submissions" for an amateur porn film festival fifteen years ago... well, let's just say we had our doubts. We weren't sure anyone would make a dirty movie for a film festival playing in the city where they lived, much less enough people to fill up a festival. We were so unsure about whether anyone would submit a film to what we were calling "HUMP!" that we announced the festival without first booking a theater. Why put a deposit down on a venue when we weren't even sure we'd have enough films to screen? Or any films to screen? Our doubts were baseless. Films poured into our offices as the deadline approached. We were overwhelmed not just by the number of films, but by their quality. So we quickly booked a theater and announced that—holy shit—this was really happening!


Then we had new doubts. Would people watch porn the way their grandparents did? Would they come sit next to strangers in a dark theater and watch dirty movies? The answer to that question was YES. Yes, they would. Screenings sold out so fast that we had to double then triple the number of showtimes.


HUMP! has been going strong ever since! From the start HUMP! has showcased short dirty movies—maximum running time is five minutes—made just for HUMP! audiences by friends and lovers who are excited to share their unique visions of what porn can be. HUMP! films run the gamut from hardcore to softcore, live action to animation, serious to comic. HUMP! is queer and straight, cis and trans, vanilla and kinky, binary and non, inside your comfort zone and outside your comfort zone. And because we don't release HUMP! films online—or sell VHS tapes or DVDs—HUMP! makes it possible for people to be porn stars in a movie theater for a weekend without having to be porn stars for eternity on the internet. (Some HUMP! filmmakers release their movies online after the festival, but most of the films made for HUMP! can only be seen at HUMP!) And HUMP! now tours all of North America!


Tickets for the 15th Annual HUMP! Film Festival are ON SALE NOW! Some limited discounted early bird tix are still available! HUMP! tickets go fast and choice screenings sell out quickly—so get your tickets now!


All the dirty details...

THE FILM LINEUP
HUMP! films are still coming in and The HUMP! Jury will soon lock itself in a room without food or water until every last HUMP! film is reviewed and we have the perfect new lineup ready for you. We will announce the new film lineup in October. Stay tuned.


DATES
HUMP! screens in Portland Nov. 8 - 23 at Revolution Hall
HUMP! screens in Seattle Nov. 6- 24 at On The Boards
HUMP! screens in San Francisco Nov. 8-23 at Victoria Theatre
HUMP! screens in Vancouver Nov. 13-16 at Rio Theatre


OPENING FESTIVAL AUDIENCES GIVE AWAY $20,000 IN PRIZES!
Audiences in Portland, Seattle, San Francisco, and Vancouver get to vote on the best of the fest. There are five Grand Prizes awarded at HUMP!: $2000 for Best Sex, $2000 for Best Kink, $2000 for Best Humor, $1,000 HUMP! Jury award, and a $10,000 Best in Show Award.


EXTRA CREDIT
Each year we invite filmmakers to include some special props in their films. This year audiences will be on the lookout for Jell-O Shots, Confetti, & TSA Agents. These props are optional and they're just for fun—including "extra credit" props doesn't automatically get a film into the festival—but when you see any of these things, it's the filmmaker letting you know they made their film just for you & just for HUMP!


THERE IS STILL TIME TO SUBMIT A FILM!
All HUMP! Submissions are due Friday, September 13, 2019 by 5 pm. For more info on technical stuff and entry forms, hurry over to humpfilmfest.com/submit.