On November 7th, 2025 the 1st Annual AmAuteur Film Festival was held at DePaul University's Daley Building. 

There were 3 screening blocks all followed by a Q&A where 12 filmmakers joined us in person. 

In those blocks, 31 shorts from 8 different countries (USA, France, Croatia, Colombia, Finland, Australia, Armenia, and the Czech Republic) with a budget range of $0 to $3,000 were screened.  

From dozens of doodles and shared slices of pizza to nonstop applause and new friendships, the festival was full of creative energy.

Thank you for an amazing inaugaral event and we can’t wait to see you again next year!

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