An Akron-focused film festival is coming to the city鈥檚 Highland Square neighborhood next month.
Each film in the is limited to about five minutes, but Project Manager Marissa McClellan said that鈥檚 more than enough time to tell Akron-centric stories.
"All skill levels are welcome so you don鈥檛 have to be a professional filmmaker to enter this," she said. "We actually encourage first-time filmmakers to enter this. It would be a great first-time film festival for someone who鈥檚 interested in this."
Entries must be uploaded to YouTube by Sept. 1.
The finalists will be screened at the .
Akron-born comedian Rhea Butcher will serve as celebrity emcee for the event Sept. 29.
