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Student Film Festivals

2007-11-07T03:37:37-05:00

I’m a student filmmaker in LA. I’m presently shooting a 15-20 minute dramatic narrative short, with the hope to submit it to film festivals around the country.

Are there any fests that cater to *well-crafted* student shorts?

Preferably, the submission deadline should be by end of Feb 2008? (Can’t finish it before then!)

Any comments/recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Last Chance to Submit Your Film!

2008-05-05T13:56:48-05:00

Your film or video can play alongside the latest and greatest in American independent cinema at the 2008 ACE Film Festival in New York City. This year’s primary venue, New World Stages, is just steps from Times Square in Midtown Manhattan and offers an ideal exhibition environment. Of course, the potential of screening at ACE Fest is just the beginning. All selected filmmakers are eligible to receive a Grand Prize package for their category worth over $50,000! May 9th is the final deadline to get your submission in the mail so seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity today!

Click Here to Submit

Navistar Film Contest

2008-04-30T15:32:11-05:00

Remember these great flicks? What are they? Road movies, of course, but more importantly, they are trucking films. Here is a genre nearly forgotten that Navistar, which builds legendary International trucks, hopes to single-handedly revive.

The company that just launched a revolution in long haul trucking by building the mold-shattering LoneStar Class 8 tractor is now launching another first - a student film competition that will ask aspiring auteurs and cineastes to celebrate the lives and labors of long-distance truck drivers in a short film format.

You could be the next Spielberg, Sam Peckinpah or even Henri-Georges Clouzot.

On May 1, 2008, Navistar is sending out a call for entries to approximately 50 universities and film schools around the country asking ambitious filmmakers to hit the road and produce short films or videos that honor the American trucker. These emerging mavericks will then submit their final product in a competition to win film school tuition or top-notch camera equipment.

Academy award nominated producer/director Brett Morgan (Chicago 10, The Kids Stays in the Pictures) will chair a jury of filmmakers who will judge all submissions. First, second and third prize winners will premiere their films at The Great American Trucking show in Dallas, Texas, on August 22, 2008, and will be featured as streaming content on InternationalTrucks.com. The films will also be included as bonus material on a DVD with “Stand Alone,” Brett Morgen’s upcoming feature length film about truckers.

It’s time for new filmmakers to release the jake-brake, hammer down, and make cinema that really matters, films about real life on the road. Put it this way: if America’s drivers decided to stop working, the entire country would shut down. We depend on truckers to deliver everything we own and consume. Truckers are that important. They are true American heroes.

Merle Haggard sang it this way: “The whiteline is a lifeline for the nation… It takes a special breed to be a truck drivin’ man, And a steady hand to pull that load behind.”

Ever Been to a Nehst Film Bootcamp?

2008-04-25T13:32:45-05:00

I came across this site, http://www.filmboot.com and it looks pretty cool.

Just wondering if anybody here has ever been to one and what they’re like.

Thanks.

Call for Film Submissions for Siren Nation Festival (Deadline May 1st 2008)

2008-03-31T15:26:34-05:00

Call for Film Submissions

Siren Nation is now accepting film submissions for our 2nd annual Women’s Arts and Music Fest to be held November 3-9th, 2008. The submission guidelines are as follows:

Women-directed films of any length or genre submitted on DVD.
DVDs should be labeled with contact information.
Submitted projects must be completed.
There is a $5.00 entry fee per submission.
If there is more than one film on the DVD, please specify which film you would like to submit.
Send films and check/money order to:

Siren Nation
PO Box 12110
Portland, OR 97212

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS IS MAY 1, 2008
Contact film at sirennation dot com with questions

CALL FOR ENTRIES- FILM YOUR ISSUE - OPEN GLOBALLY TO FILMMAKERS AGE 14-24

2008-03-04T11:08:54-05:00

SUBMIT TODAY
We want to know what issues burn in the hearts and minds of young global citizens — the next generation of leaders. We want to encourage young adults to contribute to the public dialogue on pressing issues — and even influence policy. Submit your film. Millions are watching. You can help change things.
-Winners presented at Democratic and Republican National 2008 Conventions by Impact Film Festival
-Entries distributed by Associated Press to its 1,800 Online Video Network media outlets
-A $5,000 scholarship from Strong American Schools and The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

VISIT US AT
FILM YOUR ISSUE
AND ON MYSPACE

April 27: Things To Come… A Sci-Fi Film & Music Festival @ Galapagos Art Space in Brooklyn, NY by LOOK Presents

2008-03-01T17:53:35-05:00

The 2008 Things To Come... Sci-Fi Film & Music Festival is scheduled for Sunday, April 27th from 5 p.m. - LATE @ Galapagos Art Space, located at 70 North 6th Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn - Cover: Humans $5, Robots FREE. The festival celebrates the Future through Indie Culture, Music, and a Phantasmagoria of Films featuring such themes as Innovation, Man vs. Technology, Big Brother, the Apocalypse, Time Travel, and Alternate Reality!

The event features an OPEN WINE BAR between 5pm and 6pm and a COMPLIMENTARY RAFFLE ticket with admission for a chance to win some fantastic prizes!

Also featuring is live entertainment by DJ Chris Alker, founder of “Art After Midnight”, a weekly dance party in NYC with a large and loyal following, and the JustLanded Multimedia Show, a mixture of theatrical styles including Kabuki musical, Chinese opera, comedy, avant-garde, surrealism, happening, modern dance, and street performance, all intertwined with an amazing visual extravaganza set to electronic and rock music. A troupe of sultry Go-Go Dancers fashioned in futuristic attire will keep you company on the dance floor! And finally, the Master of Ceremonies for the evening is the well rounded hoodlum himself, Matthew Hendershot.

LOOK Presents brings to audiences thematic based events which showcase the works of emerging filmmakers, artists, and musicians. Though our themes change, our mission remains the same—to provide a social forum for those who seek to promote their artistic endeavors, network with like-minded individuals, and foster collaborative relationships.

The 2008 Things To Come… Sci-Fi Film & Music Festival is brought to you by Allied Importers, Toy Tokyo, Jim Hanley’s Universe, phi-phi Phashion, and Capital Media Arts, and will mark the first in a long line of thematic based events brought to you by LOOK Presents.

ATA FILM & VIDEO FESTIVAL: CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

2008-02-20T19:05:09-05:00

Artists’ Television Access calls for submissions for its third ATA Film and Video Festival!

Experimental Shorts
20 mins and under
Video, Super 8 and 16 mm
Preview on VHS, miniDV or DVD
Deadline: May 15, 2008
Entry fee: $10

http://www.atasite.org/festival/

The ATA Film & Video Festival was founded in 2006 to showcase some of the best short works by independent and experimental film and video artists exhibiting locally, nationally and internationally. The festival includes several nights of screenings and installations in our Mission District storefront gallery and a lunch for the filmmakers. Throughout the year, work from the festival is broadcast to the San Francisco community on ATV, ATA’s weekly cable-access television show, and screened in other national and international venues.

Artists’ Television Access is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, all-volunteer, artist-run, experimental media arts gallery that has been in operation since 1984. ATA hosts a series of film and video screenings, exhibitions and performances by emerging and established artists and a weekly cable access television program.

Artists’ Television Access
992 Valencia St.
San Francisco, CA 94110
http://www.atasite.org

IDPA Awards for Excellence 2007

2008-02-19T19:40:49-05:00

India’s oldest and most prestigious film organisation, the Indian Documentary Producers Association, calls for entries to the IDPA Awards for Excellence 2007.

Amateur and professional filmmakers are invited to enter…
Short fiction
Documentary films
Television commercials
Animation
Corporate films
Student films - fiction, non-fiction & animation
and
Cell Stories—the film industry’s first professional award for films shot exclusively on a mobile phone.

For entry forms and rules, visit: idpaindia.org

Last Date for submissions: 15th March 2008
Late submissions accepted up to 30th March 2008

Or call Dev (Event Manager) on (+91) 9833-683379 or Pooja on (+91-22) 24920757

$25 entry fee Coney Island Film Festival Call for Entries

2008-02-19T10:10:16-05:00

indiefilmpage.com and Coney Island USA present the 8th annual Coney Island Film Festival September 26-28, 2008 at Sideshows by the Seashore and The Coney Island Museum.

Regular Deadline April 25th, 2008 (postmarked) $25 entry fee
Late deadline June 25th, 2008 (postmarked)
Extended late deadline July 3rd, 2008 (postmarked)

The Coney Island Film Festival is open to filmmakers working in ALL GENRES, SUBJECTS AND FORMATS.

http://www.coneyislandfilmfestival.com

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