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168 Hour Film Project
The 168 Hour Film Project is a competition where producers have 168 hours (1 week) to film and edit an 11-minute movie based on a theme and a Bible verse. All films are created during production week and premiere at the 168 Film Festival.
17th Annual Twin Rivers Media Festival
Animation, Drama, Experimental, Feature, Documentary, Outdoor, Commercial, Audio, Scriptwriting. Selections will screen May 27-29, 2011. Format: DVD Completion: last 3 years. Standard fees: $19 first entry; $10 each additional. Students: $10 first entry; $8 each additional. Colleges: $100 up to 20 entries, or $10 per entry, whichever is less. Distributors: $25 per entry. Foreign entries add $10. Checks drawn in USD payable to Courtyard Gallery. Twin Rivers Media Festival Courtyard Gallery P.O. Box 9907 Asheville, NC 28815
360 I 360 Film Festival
360 | 360 is a film competition based on a theme. Every 3 months 360 | 360 releases a new theme - check our website to view the current theme. The 360 | 365 Shorts Contest is for everyone. Tell all your fellow filmmakers: young or old, students, hobbyists or professionals. And there are great prizes: First Place: $1,000 cash, Screening of the Grand Prize-winning film at the 360 | 365 Film Festival, 2 All-Access passes to the 360 | 365 Film Festival Second Place: Screening at the 360 | 365 Film Festival, 2 All-Access passes to the 360 | 365 Film Festival Third Place: Screening at the 360 | 365 Film Festival, 10 movie tickets for the 360 | 365 Film Festival
3rd Annual West Virginia Mountaineer Short Film Festival
3rd Annual West Virginia Mountaineer Short Film Festival, 4/20 - 4/21. NO ENTRY FEE. Categories: Doc. Short, Narrative Short, Animation/ Experimental, Student, Political Division Theme. Deadline: April 1, 2012. wvmsff@gmail.com
48 Hour Film Project
Every second counts at the 48 Hour Film Project, sponsored by Panasonic, where moviemakers have just two days to write, plan, shoot and edit a movie.
A FILM FOR PEACE Festival
All films dealing with war or social themes can participate in the competition to promote peace and dialogue among all people and social groups.
A Night of Horror
A Night of Horror International Film Festival is Sydney, Australia's premier genre film event. The five-day festival actively promotes the work of independent horror filmmakers. Winning films - chosen by a jury of film and media professionals - receive major media exposure and share in several thousand dollars worth of cash and prizes.
Accolade Competition
The Accolade Competition recognizes professionals who demonstrate exceptional achievement in craft and creativity. Widely respected, the Accolade is an award that matters. Entries of outstanding work are encouraged from both independent and studio producers, directors and professionals; amateurs and students are invited to submit their best work. Hundreds of entries are received each year and are screened by award-winning, senior-level judges against a high standard of excellence. The best way to understand the nature of the Accolade Competition is to review the list of winners on the Accolade Website.
accordi @ DISACCORDI Open Air Cinema Festival
This Italian outdoor film festival screens European and International features, documentaries, shorts, pocket movies and animation.
ACEFEST
Want your film played in New York City? Join us in celebration of the American Cinematic Experience and submit your film today! This is your chance to exhibit your film alongside the latest and greatest in American independent film.
Action/Cut Short Film Competition
Action/Cut sponsors the only industry-driven short film competition annually and opens doors to winners with 125 prizes valued at over $50,000 including career-enhancing meetings with Hollywood players and crucial talent promotions for furthering careers. We invite you to view our winning films at our Website including the Grand Prize winner & Best of Category winners. Enter your film and ignite your career with the most prizes of any shorts film competition in the world! Categories: Fiction Live Action - Documentary - Animation - Student Films - Music Videos.
AFI Fest
AFI FEST presented by Audi invites you to experience eleven days of unforgettable cinema. Red carpet premieres. Controversial work from emerging artists. Once-in-a-lifetime events with leading voices in international cinema. All presented in state-of-the-art perfection at ArcLight Hollywood. Immerse yourself in vibrant, international movie culture. Join us. See a film. See your world.
For more information, please visit www.AFI.com/AFIFEST
Alaska Film Festival
The Alaska International Film Festival is an independent film competition that aims to recognize the best and brightest new work in international cinema and highlight Alaska's important role in the international film community. Awards will be presented to independent filmmakers from around the globe who produce original and compelling films and screenplays in several competition categories. The Alaska International Film Festival awards innovative and diverse films that connect independent filmmakers' vision and the artistic process to the emerging global arts community. The Alaska International Film Festival recognizes filmmakers who demonstrate exceptional achievement in craft and creativity and is responsible for honoring and celebrating new and undiscovered talent worldwide.
All Sports Los Angeles Film Festival
Whether it is a dramatic or comedic piece, we want screenwriters and filmmakers to share their great stories in regards to the world of sports. We felt that creating this festival would give the many sports fanatics out there an outlet for their love of competition. Some people have asked us to define "sports." Well, we want to include any subject matter that deals with mental and physical competition for the sake of winning a prize (and not killing anyone along the way to do it). So we're ready to watch and read any stories from auto racing to badminton and spelling bees to chess.
Almost Famous Film Festival
The Almost Famous Film Festival (A3F) is an annual 48 Hour Short Film Challenge that is the largest such event in the southwest. With teams from Arizona, Texas, Colorado and California, the competition is always fierce and the films first-rate! With our affordable entry fees, ton of give-aways and our mission statement to always put the filmmaker first -- the A3F will surely make you Almost Famous!
American Academy of Neurology - Neuro Film Festival
Submissions should be no more than five minutes in length. Visit www.neurofilmfestival.com. for more details. Presented by the American Academy of Foundation, the festival aims to raise awareness through video about the need to raise more money for research into the prevention, treatment and cure of brain disorders, such as Alzheimer’s disease, stroke, autism, Parkinson’s disease and multiple sclerosis. For more information about the American Academy of Neurology and the AAN Foundation, visit http://www.aan.com.
American Documentary Film Festival
The American Documentary Film Festival, is located in the beautiful resort community of Palm Springs, California, 2 hours east of Hollywood. This film mecca boasts a favorable viewing audience, many self-proclaimed aficionados. American Documentary Film Festival aims to be the largest documentary festival and market on the West Coast of the United States. Our main objective is to promote a world vision of film as seen through the eyes of the filmmaker of whomever or whatever their subject matter may be in order to educate and entertain thefilm-goer. The festival works in conjunction with the Palm Springs Cultural Center - The Palm Springs Cultural Center, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, was established to encourage the development of the cultural arts in the Coachella Valley with a specific focus in the areas of film, fine art, live performance, dance, music, and community-wide participation in the cultural arts, and to sponsoring scholarship awards for deserving individuals. In addition to the international film festival, we are proud to share the American Documentary Film Fund with independent American filmmakers who will participate and compete for financing for new projects as well as works in progress.
Angelus Student Film Festival
The Angelus Student Film Festival honors future filmmakers for exploring and creating works that respect the dignity of the human person. Angelus Award winning films reflect values such as redemption, spirituality, dignity, tolerance, equality, diversity, hope and triumph of the human spirit. Angelus Award alumni include Sundance winners Patricia Cardoso (Real Women Have Curves) and Tony Bui (Three Seasons and Green Dragon). Others include directors Greg Marcks (11:14 starring Hilary Swank), Jessica Sharzer (Speak on Showtime) and Sabrina Dhawan (screenwriter Monsoon Wedding). For more details, go to www.angelus.org or contact Monika Moreno at 800-874-0999.
Ann Arbor Film Festival
The Ann Arbor Film Festival is the longest-running showcase of independent, experimental and artistically-inspired films in North America. Founded in 1963, the AAFF is steeped in a rich tradition of ground-breaking cinema having showcased early work of luminaries such as Kenneth Anger, Agnes Varda, Andy Warhol, Yoko Ono, Gus Van Sant, and George Lucas. The AAFF provides more than $20,000 in filmmaker awards and serves as an Academy Award®-qualifying festival. The AAFF is a pioneer of the traveling film festival tour and each year presents a "best of" program at theaters, universities and museums around the world.
AOF Fest
Action On Film is the filmmaker's film festival with some of the most incredible opportunities for filmmakers ever. Hang out with our celebrities, win great prizes and awards, get your film, video, animation, documentary, experimental, script seen!
Appy Film Festival
The annual Appalachian Film Festival is sponsored by the Huntington Regional Film Commission. Prizes include awards up to $1,000 and include some first, second and third place awards, depending on the category. A complete list of awards, previous winners, opportunities for additional sponsorship and other festival events as well as ways to volunteer is included on the Website. The contest is open to all residents of the states that make up the Appalachian region, including West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi.
Archaeological Legacy Institute Festival
The Archaeolgy Channel Festival is the only juried competition in the heritage film genre in the Western Hempisphere, incorporating films about archaeology and related disciplines, indigenous peoples, and the world around us.
Arizona State University Art Museum Short Film and Video Festival
The ASU Art Museum presents this annual outdoor film and video festival to celebrate the artistic and creative endeavors of people with different visions and levels of experience.
Artsfest Film Festival
Filmspeak.com and Moviate present the annual Artsfest Film Festival. Screenings are free to the public so there is always a large audience and high exposure. Past attending filmmakers and guests include: John Waters, Helen Stickler, David Redmon, Mark Borchardt, Richard Edson, Kelley Baker, and many more! Select films are shown in 35mm and IMAX. Projecting 16mm, Super-8, BetaSp and DVD as well. Entry fee is only $20 or $10 with a Valid Student I.D. by downloading the PDF from the moviate website, or by using Without A Box.
Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF)
Held in NYC, the Asian American International Film Festival is the nation's oldest and longest running festival dedicated to encouraging the development of Asian American media arts.
Atlanta Horror Film Festival
The Atlanta Horror Film Festival showcases the very best independent horror films from across the world. Since 2006, the festival has been a favorite of filmmakers and fans from Atlanta and beyond. Our focus is to celebrate independent cinema, and we strive to feature as many great films as we can during this great weekend of horror.
Atlanta International Documentary Film Festival
The Atlanta International Documentary Film Festival (DocuFest Atlanta) brings you the best in independent documentary film and video from across the globe. DocuFest Atlanta showcases meaningful life stories which educate and entertain audiences of every demographic.
Atlanta Jewish Film Festival
Founded in 2000, AJFF ranks as the largest film festival in Atlanta, and second largest Jewish film festival in the United States. AJFF attracts an audience of more than 20,000 moviegoers, and features an international collection of some 50 narrative and documentary short and feature-length films that connect with the Jewish experience.
Atlanta Jewish Film Festival
The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival (AJFF) is a 21-day cinematic exploration of Jewish life, culture and history. Seeking to use the power of film to both entertain and educate, AJFF challenges conventional perspectives on complex and challenging issues facing both the Jewish and global communities.
Austin Film Festival
The Austin Film Festival is held every October and screens more than 100 feature, short and student short films (both narrative and documentary), including regional and world premieres of critically acclaimed films. AFF draws a large industry crowd of screenwriters, distributors and moviemakers each year to Austin, Texas. In the past seven years, all of the Festival's Feature Film Audience Award winners have received distribution as a result of their festival screenings. The Austin Film Festival also hosts a screenwriters conference the first four days of the festival, as well as a screenwriting competition.
Austin Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival
The Austin Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival (aGLIFF) is the oldest and largest gay and lesbian film festival in the Southwest. aGLIFF cultivates high-quality gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender filmmaking that enlightens, educates and entertains all our community by exhibiting and supporting the best in recent GLBT national, international and regional films and videos.
Ava Gardner Festival
Held at and sponsored by the Ava Gardner Museum.
Bahamas International Film Festival
The Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF) is a nonprofit organization committed to providing the local community and International festival goers with a diverse presentation of films from The Bahamas and around the world. In addition to showcasing films that might not otherwise be released theatrically, BIFF provides unique cultural experiences, educational programs, and forums for exploring the past, present & future of cinema. BIFF aims to raise the level of filmmaking, participation and education throughout The Bahamas and the world. The full BIFF program will be available in print or online at www.bintlfilmfest.com. Tickets can be booked online, over the telephone, or in person at BIFF box offices. Every year the Festival offers advance ticket deals from the date of Box opening to the first day of the Festival.
BayouCon Film Festival
The BayouCon Film Festival is part of the BayouCon Sci-Fi & Comic Convention. There are categories for Features, Shorts, Documentaries, Micros and Fan Films. Check out our website for details.
Bel Air Film Festival 2011
The 2011 Bel-Air Film Festival will be held this October 13th-18th throughout Los Angeles. This year's event will focus on screening World Premieres of International Independent Film. Our event will be highlighted with film panels, red carpet events, and after parties. For more information please visit www.belairfilmfestival.com
Bend Film Festival
We take great care to cover your every need. Recognition? Yes, with over $20,000 in prizes to back the acknowledgment. Guest Services? You will have your own GS person to guide you wherever and whenever necessary. Parties? Let's just say that we are the 'Animal House' of festivals--only slightly more refined thanks to the restaurants (Merenda, run by San Francisco celeb chef Jody Denton), entertainment and bars that support the festival. BendFilm Festival is a destination that festival fairy tales are made of. Small town, scenic, full of character and yet, there's no attitude. "Altitude without Attitude" is a favored motto. We don't allow red velvet ropes within the city boundaries during the month of October. Instead we stage a festival that provides you every bit of access to the action, the esteemed jurors & industry vets for the opportunities and the fun.
Beneath the Earth Film Festival
Beneath the Earth Film Festival is an online festival using the Web to get deserving filmmakers noticed and is doing so with its grand jury of film reviewers who collectively reach 1.1 million people each month. Additionally, the festival recognizes that because most traditional festivals can only reach so many people, several films come and go, missing out on a larger audience. As a result BTEFF accepts films from 1990 onward and uses its platform to bring those films to an audience they have yet to reach. Learn more about the festival at http://beneathearth.com or contact us at .
Best Shorts Competition
Best Shorts is an awards competition that recognizes the achievements of short filmmakers worldwide. While it is not your typical film festival that screens films, Best Film Shorts strives to give talented directors, producers, videographers, actors, and actresses the positive exposure they need by promoting our award-winners through press releases, media outlets, blog entries, etc.
Big Apple Film Festival
The annual Big Apple Film Festival screens a variety of specially selected films from the New York City independent film community, as well as additional selections from across the country and around the world. The festival includes New York City premieres, interactive panel discussions with industry professionals from the New York City film community, honorary award presentations to individuals who have played an influential role in independent filmmaking in the New York City area, networking parties and events, as well as a closing night awards ceremony in which awards will be presented for achievement in filmmaking.
Big Bear Lake International Film Festival
Screenings of Independent Feature Films, Short Films, Student Films, High School Films, Animation, Documentaries, Family Films and a Screenwriting Competition. Jury and Audience Awards are presented during the festival. The festival also honors professionals in the Industry with Lifetime Achievement Awards and Awards for Excellence.
Big Island Film Festival
The Big Island Talk Story Film Festival happens at Mauna Lani Resort on Hawaii’s luxury Kohala Coast. One of MovieMaker Magazine’s 25 Coolest, BIFF celebrates independent narrative films with numerous screenings, celebrity events, and slack key concert by John Cruz under Hawaiian stars.
Black Maria Film and Video Festival
The BlackMaria Film Festival seeks diverse, expressive, and passionate short films and videos by independent makers. The Festival is named after Thomas Edison's motion picture studio, and is known for its support of spirited, cutting edge, and otherwise singular film and video. The BlackMaria is committed to works that explore the potential of the medium to illuminate, provoke, enrich, and engage viewers.
Black Rock City International Film Festival
The Black Rock City Film Fest takes place at Burning Man and will screen the best new short films, of any genre, from around the world. Be a part of the best and wildest arts fest in the world!
Bodhi International Film Festival
The Bodhi International Film Festival is designed to provide inspirational, educational, and enlightening content. The objective of the Bodhi International Film Festival (“BodhiFest” for short) is to celebrate spirituality, nature, and humankind through engaging, creative, and sophisticated content in reference to the concept of SPIRITUAL ENLIGHTENMENT.
Bolzano ShorFilmFestival
3 competitions: 5th NO WORDS - International no-dialogue short film competition - 4th SHORT FILM EXPERIMENT - Short film competition for experimental films. - 40th OPERE NUOVE - Short film competition for italian films Free entry Total prizes € 5500
Boston International Film Festival
Boston International Film Festival is proud to encourage and support filmmakers from around the world. We will be screening over a 100 Short and Feature films from 30 countries. Join Us!
Boston Jewish Film Festival
BJFF screens films and videos that highlight the Jewish experience; explore Jewish culture/heritage/history; or are of particular interest to the Jewish community. BJFF presents narrative, documentary, animated and experimental works. We do not screen works in progress. Films submitted must be available for presentation in 35mm, Beta SP or DVD. Works can be of any length.
Boston Motion Picture Awards
The Boston Motion Picture Awards were founded in 2004 by Boston-area filmmakers Aaron and Seth Howland of 7 Fluid Oz. Productions LLP. The BMPAs were established with the purpose of providing independent filmmakers with money, exposure, distribution, and other important resources. This year's competitions include the International Short-Film Competition and the International Spoof-Writing Competition. This year's entrants will compete for 1,000s of dollars in cash and prizes, including a distribution contract and the opportunity to have a script produced.
Boulder International Film Festival
THE BOULDER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (www.biff1.com) is held annually on President's Day Weekend in Boulder, Colorado, and has developed a reputation as one of the most influential film festivals in the U.S., with an extraordinary number of new-but-unknown feature films, documentaries and shorts that have gone on from early screenings at BIFF to significant box-office success and multiple Oscar nominations. Over 14,000 filmmakers, national media, special guests and film enthusiasts attended the four-day BIFF 2009. The sixth annual Boulder International Film Festival is February 11-14, 2010. www.biff1.com. staff@biff1.com.
Boyle Heights Latina Independent Film Extravaganza BHLIFE
The Boyle Heights Latina Independent Film Extravaganza is back for its third year! Founder Josefina Lopez and everyone at CASA 0101 are proud to announce the return of BHLIFE taking place on December 7th - 9th. BHLIFE is a festival that features the creative work of Latina film directors from all across the country. An event dedicated to the ongoing effort to present the complexities of our community and the women within it, and break away from the historically negative and stereotypical images of Latin@s in film through the creative work of Latinas in front and behind the lens.
Brilliant Light International Film Festival of Los Angeles
Brilliant Light International Film Festival of Los Angeles is committed to exhibiting projects which expand consciousness, develop awareness, shift paradigms, challenge the mind, inspire the imagination, awaken the spirit, and illuminate the soul. Brilliant Light International Film Festival of Los Angeles presents projects which embody the themes of consciousness,awareness, and spirit.
Brooklyn International Film Festival
10th Edition. Competitive festival for and by independent film makers. Held annually in June. Award US$80,000 in film services, products and cash. Categories: Features, Shorts, Docs, Experimentals, Animation. Accepting submissions from August to March.
Buffalo International Film Festival
Buffalo International Film Festival, located in Western New York State, features a broad spectrum of film and video. It accepts out-of-competition submissions for special year-round screenings.
Buffalo Niagra Film Festival
The 4th Annual BUFFALO NIAGARA FILM FESTIVAL (BNFF) spans ten days and presents a thoughtfully selected program of independent films at various landmark venues around Buffalo & Niagara Falls, New York, with its sparkling Niagara Falls situated right in its backyard. The BNFF has been built around the needs of filmmakers and aims to be an annual destination for film-lovers and industry to come together and celebrate a shared passion for film. The BNFF 2010 introduces a FESTIVAL FILM MARKET & EXPO, TOURISM & SCOUTING PACKAGES, Dov S Simens 2-DAY FILM SCHOOL (April 24th and 25th, 2010), as well as MAJOR MARKETING & DISTRIBUTION PLANS for selected filmmakers. For more info go to www.bniff.com.
Byron Bay Film Festival
Films of all lengths and genres which were completed after January 1st 2005 are welcome to enter with awards available in the categories of Best Film, Young Filmmaker (under 25), Animation, Experimental, Surfing, Drama, Documentary, Marine, Comedy and Cinematography. The theme for BBFF 2007 is 'looking to the future' and the festival aims to explore the possibilities of filmmaking and related technology.
Byron Bay International Film Festival
The 2011 BBFF will screen for 10 days in beautiful sub-tropical Byron Bay, the first place in Australia to receive the sun, providing filmmakers with the opportunity to present their work at a truly distinctive film festival. Located just a short stroll from one of the world’s finest surf beaches, this Festival attracts International filmmakers, directors, producers, performers, cultural tourists and prominent members of Australia’s film industry, not to mention plenty of appreciative locals. The range of films screened is diverse and dynamic – organizers particularly seek films which reflect the values held by Byron’s vibrant local community which may include: creativity and the arts; human rights, diversity and multiculturalism; the natural environment and environmental issues; indigenous culture; innovation; spirituality and healing; conscious thinking and positive living; music; humor; and surfing. Programming, however, is not limited to these themes as the festival’s priority is transporting their audience and their imaginations to worlds outside of their own. BBFF awards include but are not limited to Best Film, Documentary, Short Film, Drama, Cinematography, Surf Film, Animation, Experimental Film, Environmental Film, Music Video, Best Young Australian Filmmaker (open to Australian Director’s and Producer’s under 25) plus an award for local filmmakers.
Calgary International Film Festival
An international celebration of cultural diversity and independent thought, CIFF takes place every September in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Screening the best-of-the-best films from moviemakers hailing from more than 100 countries around the world, CIFF offers prizes for Best Canadian Feature, Best International Feature, Best Documentary, People’s Choice as well as several shorts awards. CIFF is also home to the Mavericks competition for emerging filmmakers, which has a prize of $25,000.
Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers
The Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers presents the 17th Annual $100 Film Festival. The festival gives Calgary audiences the chance to experience the diversity and creativity that characterizes low-budget, independent filmmaking.
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