Dreamweaver Film Festival
COMING JANUARY 2026
The Dreamweaver Film Festival is an annual film festival with a goal to educate and elevate Idaho filmmakers in any stage of their journey, to provide the valuable knowledge of an on-set filmmaking experience from script through post-production, and to provide Idaho filmmakers with tools and experience to take their careers to the next level.
Our 5th Dreamweaver Film Festival invites amateur and professional filmmakers from the Treasure Valley and beyond to premier their short films (15 minutes and under) in a variety of genres.
Check out the 2024 Dreamweaver Films: QUEST
The three films made by the DreamWeaver Collective for Round 3 are currently being reviewed for film festivals around the country! We are so excited for all those involved in the films for this incredible opportunity. The short films will be available to the public when festival season has ended.
TAKE ONE
Awards: Audience Favorite | Best Director - Gerald Adamson
Synopsis: Camera rolling. Sound speeding. Action.
THE WHITE GLOVE TREATMENT
Awards: Best Film | Best Script - Will Tebo
Synopsis: A father must choose between his job and his daughter.
YELLOW BALLOON
Awards: Best Actor - Jade Jesser
Synopsis: A veteran and a police officer experience a day of unfortunate events.
Check out the two films made by high school and middle school students during the summer Middle & High School Filmmaking Intensive Workshop. Both films were written, edited, directed, and produced by local students and premiered at round 3 of the DreamWeaver Film Festival.
The Dreamweaver Collective at JUMP
The Dreamweaver Collective is JUMP’s film production initiative to engage people in our community interested in the different elements of film production. The Dreamweaver Collective is a series of workshops designed to explore a particular element of film production including screenwriting, filmmaking, production design, postproduction, directing and broadcasting. Participants are coached and encouraged to work together to produce a series of short films based on a common theme. Participation in the Dreamweaver Collective is free and open to the public.
Films produced during the Dreamweaver Collective will be premiered during the Dreamweaver Film Festival.
Dreamweaver Collective Films
Check out a few of our favorite films from previous Dreamweaver Film Festivals made by our Dreamweaver Collective. You can view more films on our Youtube Playlist.
DREAMWEAVER LABS
The Dreamweaver Filmmaking Labs are a volunteer-based, collaborative PLAY Studio project with the mission to bring together a community to support local filmmakers, provide education to budding filmmakers, and get real life experience making movies!
We believe that the best way to learn filmmaking is by doing just that—making films. We provide an open space where anyone with an interest in learning the ins-and-outs of film production can JUMP (pun intended) into the process at any level and learn from experienced professionals in a fast-paced, but supportive environment.
The Filmmaking Labs cover the essentials of screenwriting, the hurdles of production, the intricacies of post-production, and the hands-on knowledge of working on a set with all skill levels. The short films will go on to premiere at our annual Dreamweaver Film Festival.
The Dreamweaver Filmmaking Lab offers knowledge, experience, and real credits to your name.
Screenwriter Lab:
Saturdays 10am-12pm
Everything that you see on the screen starts on the page. At our weekly Screenwriting Lab, we provide an open forum to learn the basics, share your work, give and receive feedback from fellow screenwriters, improve your craft, and write the scripts that can go on to be produced by our Production Lab.
COMING SOON: Production, Post-Production Lab, Filmmaking Lab: On Set
If you would like to hear of ways to participate, upcoming mixers and casting calls please subscribe to our Dreamweaver Collective mailing list below.