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NYTVF Regular Deadline for the Independent Pilot Competition on June 14th! Submit now!

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The Independent Pilot Competition (IPC) is the New York Television Festival's flagship, annual competition, accepting independently-produced, original television pilots and web series in all genres from around the globe. Official Selections in the IPC will screen in competition during the annual New York Television Festival in October. IPC Official Selections are eligible for the competition's category and individual achievement awards as well as guaranteed development deals from Fest...

EFA Master Class on Contemporary Animation

The European Film Academy's Master Class this year will focus on animation. Held by Andreas Hykade (www.hykade.de) the EFA Master Class 2013 ANIMATION TODAY is dedicated to modern animation. During one week (9 - 15 September), participants will form a team and create an animation film from the original idea to the completed film. Participants can come from any field, be it independent animation, games or commercial animation. They can work in various techniques, be it 2 D, 3 D, puppets or ...

Mark Chavez with Beverly Hills Film Festival Award

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NTU Assistant Professor Mark Chavez wins Best Animation Award at the 13th Annual Beverly Hills Film Festival Beverly Hills, California, Sunday, 13 May 2013 — In a gala awards ceremony held at the famous Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills and attended by luminaries of film and media including Academy Award winning actor Jon Voight, [Vengeance + Vengeance] directed by Mark Chavez an assistant professor at Nanyang Technological University’s School of Art, Design and Media was honored with the Best Animation Award.  [Vengeance + Vengeance]  is the recipient of 9 awards including from film festivals such as Marbella International Film Festival (2012), Vegas Cine Fest (2012), Urban Mediamakers Film Festival (2012), AHOF's Savannah International Animation Festival (Apr 2013) and competitions such as the Love Unlimited Film Festival (2012), The California Film Awards (2012), The Accolade Competition (2013), and the Canada International Film Festival (Jan 2013).

Press kit and Survival Guide to Annecy

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Make a success of Mifa in 10 steps: Optimise and take advantage of your stay by checking out this summary document of the steps not to miss and the resources available: Get your hands on the essential guidelines to the Festival and Market. ...

Be Discovered in Hollywood - Hollywood Film Festival®

BE DISCOVERED IN HOLLYWOOD CALL FOR ENTRIES: HOLLYWOOD FILM FESTIVAL®- OCT 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 2013 The 17th Annual HOLLYWOOD FILM FESTIVAL is now open for submissions in the follow genres: Features (all genres including animation, drama, comedy, horror), Docs, and Shorts (including animation). http://www.hollywoodfest.com SUBMISSION LATE DEADLINE: MAY 31, 2013 – SUBMIT TODAY! ABOUT THE FESTIVAL CONNECT With film presentations taking place in the heart of Ho...

NEW YORK NO LIMITS FILM SERIES Call For Short Film Screenplays

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NEW YORK NO LIMITS FILM SERIES Call For Entry for its 2013 Screenplay Competition is still open.  The deadline to submit a screenplay is 5/15/13. Please go to our website at http://www.newyorknolimits.com for submission instructions.  The winning screenplay will receive a $4,000.00 prize towards producing the short film. NYNL will announce the award winning screenplay in August 2013. This is an international competition and screenplays from all over the world are accepted.  For ...

New York No Limits Film Series Short Film Call For Entry

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NEW YORK NO LIMITS FILM SERIES continues its 2013 programming with a short film night on June 27th at NUYORICAN POETS CAFE at 7pm. Films must be no longer than 29 minutes in length from anywhere in the world. All categories of film, style and genre are accepted.  Extended deadline ends on 5/15/13 for short film night on 6/27. Lineup will be announced on 5/25. NYNL is hosting the following short film night on 8/29/13 at The Wild Project in NYC. Early deadline for the short film night ...

Animation Production Day 2013

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Business Platform for the International Animation Industry Tonight in Stuttgart the seventh Animation Production Day, an event within FMX 2013 and ITFS 2013, draws to a close. Over 200 representatives of the German and international animation industry attended the "Financing & Brands" conference on Thursday afternoon in Stuttgart's Haus der Wirtschaft. On Friday 90 participants from 12 different countries held negotiations about the 32 animation projects selected for this y...

Call for Papers - First CIFEJ International Conference on “Global Village, Children, TV and Cinema”

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  CIFEJ in collaboration with “Dytiatko” Festival will organize the International Conference on “GlobalVillage, Children, TV and Cinema”.   As a leading professional organization focusing on film industry - high quality films with useful educational content for children and young people - The International Center of Films for Children and Young People (CIFEJ) has decided to launch this conference as a premier forum for communications and network rese...

CIFEJ Days in Ukraine

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  International Children's Television Festival "Dytiatko" and the International Center of Films for Children and Youth (CIFEJ) entered into an agreement to hold the framework of the 5th annual festival "Dytiatko" CIFEJ Days in Ukraine. CIFEJ Days including: - CIFEJ Animation and Film Workshop - CIFEJ Board Meeting; - Two-day Media-Conference “Global Village, Children, TV and Cinema”; - Screening CIFEJ winner Films. Days CIFEJ first held in Ukraine....

V International Children's TV festival "Dytiatko" calling for entries

 “Dytiatko” festival is a noncommercial one; participation in it is free of charge. Children TV and animated studios and also TV companies and producer centers which make programs for children are welcomed to take part in the festival. Nominations: - “Best Play Film of a Children’s TV Studio”; - “Best Documental Film of a Children’s TV Studio”; - “Best TV Program of a Children’s TV Studio”; - “Best News Progra...

TWO, "NO SUBMISSION FEE" FILM FESTIVAL SEEKING SUBMISSIONS!

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Hello! The 3rd HorrorQuest Film Festival and Play On Film Festival are now seeking submissions! to enter your feature or short please vist www.thehorrorquest.com or www.playonfilmfestival.com, follow the submission guidlines and enter film today! ...

Call For Entries - Hollywood Film Festival - Be Discovered in Hollywood

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Hollywood Film Festival - DEADLINE is APRIL 30, 2013. SUBMIT NOW!  Our mission at the HOLLYWOOD FILM FESTIVAL is to bridge the gap between established Hollywood and the global creative community, while providing an avenue of discovery for emerging filmmakers. Be discovered in Hollywood. Submit NOW!  Our Executive Director, Jon Fitzgerald, was the co-founder and former executive director of Slamdance, AFI Fest, Santa Barbara and Abu Dhabi film festivals among others. In add...

Hollywood Film Awards® Announces Date and Sets Pace for Awards Race

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  HOLLYWOOD, Calif., March 29, 2013   -- For a 17th consecutive year, the Hollywood Film Awards® continues its mandate of celebrating Hollywood cinema and recognizing excellence in Hollywood, both in-front and behind the camera.  This year the Hollywood Film Awards® Gala ceremony takes place on October 21, 2013, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, in Beverly Hills.   In the last 10 years, a total of 96 Oscar nominations and 34 Oscars were given to the honorees of the Holl...

What Director Craig Brewer (FOOTLOOSE, HUSTLE & FLOW, BLACK SNAKE MOAN, POOR & HUNGRY) says about the Hollywood Film Festival®

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“I remember getting a call from Carlos, the festival founder, saying that he wanted to show my film in the digital showcase. It was a huge deal for me. Some people dream of Sundance and other festivals. For me, with the size of this movie, it just felt like some validation that somebody outside of Memphis saw it and appreciated it. It was a fantastic experience. Probably one of the best of my life,” said director Craig Brewer (FOOTLOOSE, HUSTLE & FLOW, BLACK SNAKE ...

Hollywood Film Festival and CineCause social impact films with related causes

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  The Hollywood Film Festival will combine sister organization Hollywood Gives Back® with CineCause, showcasing the other side of Hollywood, celebrating the Industry's creative artists who have supported causes around the world.  These efforts will be presented through the CineCause Spotlight section of the Festival, connecting social impact films with related causes.   Submit your related cause film today! http://www.hollywoodfest.com     Festival Contacts...

The Seasoning House, powerfull entry in Fanatasporto

  DIRECTED BY PAUL HYETT STARRING ROSIE DAY (Ironclad 2) SEAN PERTWEE (Dog Soldiers, Wild Bill)  KEVIN HOWARTH (The Last Horror Movie, Gallowwalker), ANNA WALTON (Hellboy 2, Mutant Chronicles) Revenge thriller THE SEASONING HOUSE is the highly anticipated directorial debut from British special effects maestro, PAUL HYETT (The Woman in Black, Eden Lake, The Descent).   Making its much awaited premiere at the opening of FRIGHTFEST 2012 to critical acclaim THE SEASONING HOUSE is ...

Call for Entries!! LIAF The London International Animation Festival (UK), submit Online for 1,5€!!

  Call for Entries!!  LIAF The London International Animation Festival (UK), submit Online for 1,5€!!  If you have a short film, submit it to the LIAF The London International Animation Festival (UK) for 1,5€! through Festhome, a new online submission platform! This festival have £10 entry fee.  Create your free account at www.festhome.com where you will find more information on this festival. Remove all the postal fees, submit your entire short film in hi...

Winter Film Awards Independent Film Festival Announces 2013 Line-Up

The Second Annual Winter Film Awards Independent Film Festival kicks off Thursday, February 28 2013 with three full days of screenings and after-parties.  This year’s event offers something for everyone, highlighting the dynamic range of talent and storytelling capabilities the independent filmmaking community has to offer. Among the 58 films selected for screening is a diverse mixture of documentaries, shorts, features, animation, music videos and horror films, including 9 student fi...

CALL FOR ENTRIES - 2013 GUAM-USA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 28, 2013 2013 GUAM - USA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES CALL FOR ENTRIES Final Extended Deadline for Submissions is July 19 HAGATÑA, GUAM, USA (January 28, 2013) – The Guam International Film Festival (GIFF) has officially announced its open call for entries to begin on February 1st, for its third annual event scheduled to take place in September. Submission forms can be completed directly online at the official GIFF website, www.guamfilmfestiv...

SEEKING SUBMISSIONS: NO ENTRY FEE!

The 3rd HorrorQuest Film Festival is now seeking submissions for 2013. While HorrorQuest mostly seeks horror films we welcome films in the following types of films. Horror Sci-Fi Fantasy Dark Comedy Thrillers Or animation of any kind. To submit you film please vist www.thehorrorquest.com and click on, "Submit Your Flick". Fill out the official entry form and mail your submission to the address provided. HorrorQuest is 100% Free! ...

Crow Feathers- New Submission to ÉCU 2013

A boy and his mum live on an isolated farm. One day a Crow man crashes into their world. Mask characters combine with animation in this experimental short narrative film.

VAFI 4/Call for entries

  VAFI is a film festival for animated films made by children or youth under 18 years.     VAFI has no entry fee. FESTIVAL DATE: 25th – 28th April 2013 SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 25th January 2013 PARTNER: MTV Croatia   CATEGORIES: (for films made by children and youth)     VAFI has three categories divided by age of the authors. In that way awards could be given more fairly. Every category has its name. MI...

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