We like our films short, sweet … and silent!

The Toronto Urban Film Festival (TUFF) returns for a sixth year to digital platform screens across the Toronto subway system, September 7 - 17, 2012, concurrent with the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).

Named one of MovieMaker Magazine's "20 Coolest Film Festivals" (2010), TUFF is a 10-day long celebration of the art of the urban silent screen. Films screen at 10 minute intervals at 60 subway stops and continuously at special "film zones".

Filmmakers, video artists and animators are invited to submit their work to TUFF. The festival accepts all genres of silent, 1-minute film, video and animation that are of interest to an urban audience.

Submission deadline is July 15, 2012. Submit free before May 31, 2012. After June 1, 2012 a $20 fee will apply.

TUFF is open to international artists, and awards thousands of dollars in cash and prizes.

Guest judge for the 6th annual Toronto Urban Film Festival is acclaimed documentary filmmaker Jennifer Baichwal ("Payback", "Manufactured Landscapes" "Let It Come Down: The Live of Paul Bowles")

Deadline: July 15, 2011
Free Submission: Before May 31, 2012
Paid Submission: $20 CAD. After June 1, 2012

Films can be submitted online through the TUFF Website or visit http://www.torontourbanfilmfestival.com/submit for more details.