McMinnville Short Film Festival
Poster by Jordynn Alexander Congratulations 2026 Award Nominees and Winners Featured Guest Michelle Garza Cervera is a Mexican director and screenwriter, graduate of the Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica and Goldsmiths, University of London. Her debut feature Huesera premiered at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival, winning Best New Narrative Director and the Nora Ephron Award, later earning over 40 international prizes and four Arieles, including Best First Feature and Original Screenplay. A 2023 Sundance Momentum and Sundance-Universal Fellow, she is currently developing her next feature Ornamento, based on Juan Cárdenas’s novel, co-written with Alejandra Moffat and set with RT Features, and serving as director and executive producer on the series Jawbone, based on Mónica Ojeda’s novel and produced by La Corriente del Golfo and Eat The Cat. She directed the upcoming reimagining of The Hand That Rocks the Cradle for 20th Century Studios, set for release in October 2025 on Hulu and Disney+. 2026 Panelists Festival Judges Short Films. Oregon Wine Country. Filmmakers - Located one hour south of Portland, in the heart of (AVA recognized) Oregon wine country, the McMinnville Short Film Festival (MSFF) is a true filmmaker’s film festival. Our team carefully considers every submission and we strive to identify independent voices and original storytellers. The MSFF has been selected as a “Top 100 Best Reviewed Festival” by FilmFreeway.
