Next year’s Miami Underground Film Festival will be held March 2-7, but their early submission deadline is fast approaching: Wed. Sept. 13! Getting your film in by this time will save you 5 bucks from the regular submission fee. Get your film in next week and it will cost you $20.

Normal deadline will be Nov. 13 and the fee will rise to $25.

MUFF will also being giving out awards, called the Golden Coconuts, in the following categories:

Best Music Video
Best Student
Best Horror
Best Erotica
Best Sci-Fi
Best Short (2 catergories)

They also accept all films, including works in progress. But their mission statement is thus:

The Miami Underground Film Festival was created to give the independent filmmaker a forum to screen their work. We put an emphasis on undiscovered or neglected talent from around the world. We hope to serve as a launching pad for future independent filmmakers in the spirit of Cassavetes, Rodriguez, Meyer and Jarmusch.

You can either just submit your film on DVD with the entry fee and any press materials to the address below, or visit the MUFF site for more info. Here’s that address:

Miami Underground Film Festival
1825 Ponce de Leon Blvd. ..437
Coral Gables, Florida 33134