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This year will be the first edition of Flicks International Student Short Film Festival in Groningen, Netherlands. It is a festival organized by students for students from all over the world. Young, dynamic and the (film)party of the year!
And off course a grand competition to find the best student film of the past year!
The 2010 Canberra Short Film Festival is the meeting place for the hottest short filmmakers. Recognized as one of Australia's premier film competitions, its entrants represent the boundless talent of our film industry.
Now in its 15th year, the Festival has attracted a wide range of filmmakers from all over Australia. Among previous selections and winners have been Academy Award nominated films such as MIRACLE FISH (nominated in 2010). Many of our entrants are film professionals. It has also been a launching pad for many young and upcoming filmmakers who have gone on to careers in the film industry or who have subsequently gained places in film schools.
The Festival itself is attended by established filmmakers and an enthusiastic film-going public who are passionate about film. Our panel of judges comprises industry professionals and we are supported by local and national sponsors who are keen to have their brands associated with this unique Australian event.
Exhibiting filmmakers receive free tickets to the screening of their films at the Canberra Dendy Cinemas, the awards night screenings and presentations as well as an invitation to the glittering after-party to be held in one of Canberra’s most stylish venues.
Because the Festival does not require our entrants’ films to fit into any particular theme, the Festival has an eclectic vibrancy that has huge audience appeal.
International SFFA Film Festival 2010
The second Student Film Festival Awards will be held in Brighton October 15th - 17th 2010 with the awards following on Sunday the 17th. Awards will be given for best short film, best short documentary, best music video, best short animation and best feature film. We are now calling for entries for the 2010 Student Film Festival Awards. The Student Film Festival Awards competition will give young filmmakers an opportunity to promote films both on-screen along with our You-Tube group ’’studentfilmawards’’ and facebook group ‘’student film festival awards sffa’’
CALL FOR ENTRIES to our festival
Submission is Free
All films are judged in all categories that pertain.
THE DIRECTORS CHAIR FILM FESTIVAL 2010
AUGUST 19TH-22ND, in its 5th Year
We are accepting submissions now.
DEADLINE IS MAY 15TH
for submission form go to:
http://www.thedirectorschairtv.com/festival%202010/Film%20Categories.htm
Film categories are:
Best Cinematography
Best Director
Best Editing
Best Sound
Best Original Soundtrack
Best Screenplay
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Film
Best Local Film
Best Short Film
Best Documentary
Best Foreign Film
Best Animation/ Visual Art
Submission Deadline May 15th 2010
Mail to:
Staten Island Community Television
The Directors Chair Festival 2010
100 Cable Way, Suite 2, Staten Island NY 10303
For more information or questions call
Ken Graham at 718-727-1414
or email: kimbra@skaredykat.com
www.thedirectorschairtv.com
The Babelgum Online Film Festival was created to celebrate and reward the very best in international independent short filmmaking by providing exposure and cash awards for emerging talent. With its non-restrictive submission guidelines and international visibility, the festival supports and encourages talent and continues to provide a unique venue for filmmakers to showcase their craft.
This year's festival will feature simultaneous mobile and online viewing and voting by the global public in four categories.
As part of the festival, Stolichnaya Vodka will present the inaugural Stoli Emerging Filmmaker Award.
The Sydney Latin American Film Festival (SLAFF) is an annual
screen-based event, that aims to share with Australian audiences,
contemporary and new Latin American cinema, which includes feature
films, documentaries, shorts, animations, as well as films from
indigenous and marginalised communities. The Festival will also once
again feature Australian-based films in a local filmmakers session.
Queer Fruits Film Festival www.queerfruitsfilmfestival.org Queer Fruits Film Festival 29th-30th December 2010 Star Court Theatre, Lismore (Northern NSW, Australia) 2010 International Call for entries now open Queer Fruits Film Festival has been established to provide a vital regional screen culture event to enable the GLBTIQ communities and wider community to participate in the celebration and innovation of international queer filmmaking culture. Established in conjunction with Tropical Fruits Inc. one of the longest running grassroots GLBTIQ organisations in Australia (since 1988), Queer Fruits Film Festival is an enticing new annual event to screen Wednesday December 29th and Thursday December 30th, in the lead-up to the famous Tropical Fruits' New Year's Eve party - where around 3,000 local, national and international GLBTIQ patrons celebrate annually. QUEER FILMMAKERS ENTER NOW : Queer Fruits Film Festival is open to innovative, entertaining, intelligent and celebratory films of all lengths; from short films, to selected features completed within the last three years. Films which uplift and inspire; films which explore the serious realities and issues that confront the GLBTIQ communities. Fabulous films, which exude a charisma. In 2009, queer filmmakers from 18 countries internationally and every state in Australia entered; leading to the presentation of an outstanding program of GLBTIQ films. A Distinguished Festival Jury will again independently judge the films and select award winners in all categories, with two special prizes : Local Filmmaker Incentive (open to queer filmmakers who are Northern Rivers' residents) and Jury Prize to be awarded. ENTER YOUR FILM NOW online at www.withoutabox.com/login/7806 Early Bird - must be received by Friday April 30th : Regular - $30.00 Student - $25.00 For further information, or to receive a copy of the 2010 Entry Form (PDF) & Guidelines : info@queerfruitsfilmfestival.org & join us on Facebook for regular updates QFFF P.O. Box 2101 Byron Bay NSW 2481 Australia
“The mission of Beaune International Thriller Film Festival is to
underline the thriller genre, which is after all one of the most
fertile and noble in cinema history, and precisely to try and find new
tendencies, or suggest new directions.”
Claude Chabrol
«La vocation du Festival International du Film Policier de Beaune est à la fois de mettre en exergue le genre policier, qui est quand même un des plus vus et des plus nobles du cinéma, et d’essayer justement de voir des tendances, de suggérer des directions» Claude Chabrol
Chaque année, Le Festival International du Film Policier de Beaune rendra hommage à une ville pour son influence et sa dimension mythologique au sein du genre policier.
Virtual keyboard solidarity alone will
not sustain Haiti's recovery. Tangible projects are needed on the
ground with medium and long-term focus.
The
critics should not forget that the 60-year old Berlin International
Film Festival started at a time when Germany was dotted with World War
II rubble. The Sundance Film Festival started on a very modest footing.
The theme of the maiden edition of CineAyiti International Film Festival is “Cinema and National Recovery.”
Before
the quake of 12 January 2010, Haiti had one film festival (Festival
Film Jakmèl) on the Southern Corridor initiated by the respected Ciné
Institute. There existed also a young but vibrant home video scene with
inputs from the Haitians in the Diaspora (USA, Canada, UK, France).
This
"CineAyiti International Film Festival" in Cap - Haitien on the
Northern Corridor, seeks not to only complement the Southern Corridor
event but also support the emergence of a diversified Haitian Audio
Visual Industry after the quake of 12 January 2010.
Many
film-making countries like the USA, UK, Canada, China, South Korea,
Germany, France, South Africa or Nigeria have more than five different
annual film festivals each.
Therefore,
Haiti having two film festivals - the "Festival Film Jakmèl" on the
South in Jacmel and "CineAyiti International Film Festival" on the
North of the country in Cap-Haitien is a positive development and the
winners will be the Haitian and international creative talents.
By
submitting your film, getting your accreditation or becoming a patron
,you contribute towards the sustained concrete recovery of Haiti's
motion pictures industry.
The Williamsburg International Film Festival | WILLiFEST spotlights independent filmmakers from around the world. We encourage you to submit your work and join us in New York City for a professional, fun-filled festival of screenings, panels, networking opportunities and after-parties.
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
The Williamsburg International Film Festival, voted top 20 coolest film festival by MovieMaker Magazine, is the film component of WILLiFEST. WILLiFEST was established to provide a platform for the creative visions of today's emerging artists of all disciplines. The film and music festivals are opportunities for artists to enhance their careers by exposing their films and music to a powerful audience, gaining crucial media exposure and strengthening industry relationships. In the LiVE it UP! Pavilion, Donna Drake, a nationally syndicated TV talk show host, interviews filmmakers and local celebrities. The Filmmakers' Lounge provides filmmakers a space to promote their films and network with each other in between their screenings.
In addition to red carpet premieres, the festival features several film competitions. A Screenplay competition rounds out the offerings. The closing night award ceremony will honor award winners in each category. At WILLiFEST, we pride ourselves on elevating the filmmaker's experience. This festival was created for the artist, by artists, and we look forward to taking you, your film or your screenplay to the next level.
The categories of entries we are accepting for the 2012 Williamsburg International Film Festival are as follows:
U.S. Narrative Feature Films
Any narrative work of fiction with a running time of at least 50
minutes. In order to qualify as a U.S. Narrative Feature Film, the
submitted project must be either scripted or improvisational fiction. No
premiere status is required. Films must have been completed after
January 2010.
U.S. Documentary Feature Films
Any non-fiction film with a running time of at least 50 minutes, NOT
including entirely scripted or improvised fictionalizations of actual
events. If your documentary contains limited dramatization of actual
events, you may submit in this category, but we will ultimately decide
which program is best suited for your project, if accepted. No premiere
status is required. Films must have been completed after January 2010.
International Narrative Feature Films
Any narrative work of fiction with a running time of at least 50
minutes. In order to qualify as an International Narrative Feature Film,
the submitted project must be either scripted or improvisational
fiction, and production must have occurred outside of the United States.
No premiere status is required. Films must have been completed after
January 2010.
International Documentary Feature Films
Any non-fiction film with a running time of at least 50 minutes, NOT
including entirely scripted or improvised fictionalizations of actual
events. If your documentary contains limited dramatization of actual
events, you may submit in this category, but we will ultimately decide
which program is best suited for your project, if accepted. In order to
qualify as an International Documentary Feature Film, the film must be
unscripted and production must have occurred outside of the United
States. No premiere status is required. Films must have been completed
after January 2010.
U.S. Short Films
Any narrative or documentary film of U.S. origin with a running time of
49 minutes or less. No premiere status is required. Films must have been
completed after January 2010.
International Short Films
Any narrative or documentary film of international origin with a running
time of 49 minutes or less. In order to qualify as an International
Short Film, production must have occurred outside of the United States.
No premiere status is required. Films must have been completed after
January 2010.
Animated Films
Any animated film in any style of animation from any country of origin
with a running time of any length. No premiere status is required. Films
must have been completed after January 2010.
Family Fare
Any live action or animation of any length from any country that
celebrates the whole family coming together to enjoy and share the
movie-going experience. Any subject matter considered. All films should
be appropriate for general audiences. No premiere status is required.
Films must have been completed after January 2010.
Student Films
Any U.S. or International narrative or documentary film of any length.
Proof of school enrollment is required. No premiere status is required.
Films must have been completed after January 2010.
Music Videos
Any film or video in sync to music from any country of origin with a
running time of less than 10 minutes. No premiere status is required.
Music Videos do not have a completion requirement.
Midnight Treats
A treat for true cinephiles and casual filmgoers alike, this
non-competition section presents an eclectic mix of horror, sci-fi,
over-the-top comedies, explicit animation and bizarre stories that defy
categorization. Midnight Treats have no premiere or completion
requirements.
Screenplays
Any feature-length, English-language, narrative screenplay of any genre. Scripts must have a minimum page
count of 60 pages and a maximum page count of 240, all pages numbered
and in standard industry format. Title page or email should include
author name(s), title, street address, phone number, email address and
WAB ID#. We only accept electronic submissions. Digital
formats accepted are Final Draft or Adobe PDF documents. After
completing the on-line application process and paying appropriate fee,
digital screenplay submissions should be emailed to screenplays@willifest.com
or uploaded to Withoutabox.com. Title page must include author name(s),
title, home address, phone number, email address and WAB #.
Awards are presented for all categories except Midnight Treats.
GENERAL RULES
Each submitted film must be accompanied by the appropriate fee. Please write the title of the film on all checks or money orders. Entries must be submitted on DVD (NTSC Region 0 or 1). International films can be submitted on NTSC or PAL Region 0 (Region-free) DVDs. Screeners should be straight-play DVDs with only your film and no menus. We accept works-in-progress. Screener DVD must be labeled with title, running time, entrant's name, category, phone number and WAB ID# on the disc face with permanent marker. Screeners should be viewed for playback quality before mailing in. Please DO NOT use paper labels.
Foreign language work must be subtitled in English (or dubbed where permitted). Only films completed after January 2010 will be accepted except for Music Videos and Midnight Treats which do not have a completion requirement. Student Films are projects completed by filmmakers when they were enrolled in school. Students must include a copy of school ID.
WILLiFEST is an HD projection festival utilizing file-based server technology. We do not project from videotape and request exhibition copies of films be submitted as a file or alternatively, a DVD or Bluray Disc. We also project 35mm film on a limited-basis and these situations will be discussed with filmmakers upon acceptance and decided by our
Programming Department.
For information on additional WILLiFEST news and events, visit us at www.willifest.com.
Best of Luck!
the WILLiFEST team
The Streaming Festival is an art event for independent artists exhibiting unconventional audiovisual art from all over the world.
This event takes place once a year. Anyone with an internet connection can plug into a festival stream from any location, at any given time and start watching contemporary art and films.
http://www.streamingfestival.com
The 5th edition will be held from 1 to 5 December 2010
Open call for submissions.
Deadline for submissions: 25 October 2010. All genres accepted. No length limit. No entry fee.
The Streaming Festival is an art event for independent artists exhibiting unconventional audiovisual art.
The 5th edition will be held from 1 to 5 December 2010.
Online submission form: http://www.streamingfestival.com/submissions/
purgatory / noun / an intermediate place or state of temporary suffering for expiatory purification
Within the word “purgatory”, it is easy to envision condemned souls, torment and darkness. However, purgatory may also reflect the cyclic state in which we often rediscover or recreate ourselves anew from within our personal inflictions. Sometimes it is the necessary stage to exorcise ourselves from the haunting ghosts of the past. Perhaps it is the serene place of self reflection and realization.
From within this, the producers of the DAMNED exhibition of fine dark art present a new exhibition of cinema and theatre called Purgatory. Held near halfway to DAMNED and Devil’s Night on May 20-22 2010 in Detroit, Purgatory will present approximately 30 short films of deeply introspective, beautifully disturbing and darkly enlightening subject matters from filmmakers worldwide. This is not an industry-focused horror film festival, but a tributary showcase of the often redemptive films from the filmmaker’s personal damnations complimented with live experimental performance art on stage during intermissions.
For further information: http://thatdamnedshow.com/purgatory
FILMMAKERS! We are still accepting submissions until April 25th! Click here for further info and to submit.
Also, fan us on the Purgatory Facebook Fan Page!
The FilmShift Festival presents films from across the nation, that are produced independently and on the local level. We have some extremely valuable prizes for both filmmakers and screenwriters and a portion of the festival's ticket sales are being donated to charity.
Our Early Deadline for submissions is February 8, 2010...so Submit Now And Save! For more information, check us out on WAB or at:
http://www.filmshift.org
Both professional and Student filmmakers are encouraged to submit their work to compete for a variety of prizes and awards. We welcome films of all genres and styles that tell strong and original stories. We also accept feature-length and short film scripts for our FilmShift Screenplay Competition.
Twenty percent of our gross ticket sales will be donated evenly to 2 local non-profit groups: Christopher's Haven (a juvenile cancer support foundation,) and MetroWest Family Theater (a community theater group.)
Our prize sponsors are, quite simply, the giants of the independent production world. FINAL DRAFT, Harmonix's BEATLES ROCK BAND, SCRIPT MAGAZINE, INKTIP, JUNGLE SOFTWARE budgeting, SCRIPT P.I.M.P, ATOMIC, BUNCH/CASSEDAY, and WOODEN NICKEL LIGHTING, have donated products or discounts to Filmshift as prizes for our filmmakers.
The FilmShift Festival is dedicated to creating positive social change in local communities by supporting the art of film, filmmakers themselves, and small businesses of all kinds.
Thanks and we look forward to viewing all your hard work!
The Wirral International Film Festival United Kingdom
Together with the fmx - Conference on Animation, Effects, Games and
Interactive Media, the Internationale Trickfilm-Festival Stuttgart - Festival of Animated Film (ITFS) is
developing into the biggest and most important meeting in the world of
animated film. With an enthusiastic audience, a unique location and countless
international guests, the ITFS is a regular fixture on the international animation scene and is
one of Germany's outstanding cultural events.
Founded in 1982, the Festival of Animated Film has
always promoted artistic animated films, young talented artists and the
entire animated film sector. The prize categories, with prize money of over 50,000 Euros, attract the
newest and most up-to-date animation films from around the world.
The accompanying events and programmes
range from presentations by schools and studios, showcases of famous
animation artists and the popular “Best Of Animation” series, right up
to screenplay writer workshops with well-known animated film
professionals. Industry professionals value the numerous workshops, lectures, and
presentations as they provide a unique opportunity to make contacts and
familiarize oneself with the latest developments. The public enjoys the variety of the presentation and the relaxed
festival atmosphere. At the festival’s open air programme on the Schlossplatz
in Stuttgart, the people of Stuttgart celebrate the art of animated
film together with guests from all over the world.
Competitions:
International Competition
The International Competition is the heart of the Festival. Artistically outstanding short animated films, released over the last 12 months can be seen here.
Young Animation
The Young Animation competition shows the best films produced by talented young filmmakers and students from international film and art schools.
Tricks for Kids
Competition for the bestanimated shorts made for children.
AniMovie
The feature film competition AniMovie screens a selection of internationally outstanding feature-length animated films.
Cartoon for Teens
The competition features the best animated short films, series, Animes, miachinimas, and cut scenes from computer games for young people aged 12 - 18 years.
Animated Com Award
Award for applied animation in the field of advertising, technology and spatial communication
German Voice Actor Award
Award for the best voice Actor in an animated feature film
German Animation Screenplay Award
Award for the best screenplay in for an animated feature film
Crazy Horse Session - 48h Animation Jam
International teams take on the challenge to produce an animated short film involving the festivals's mascot Trixi within 48 hours.
We are happy and proud to present the first edition of the DotFest — INTERNATIONAL ONLINE SHORT FILM FESTIVAL which was created to present and reward the very best in international independent short filmmaking.
DotFest will take place from April 1st – April 18th, 2010.
The best flicks will be selected from the astonishing variety of shorts: dramatic and droll fiction, picturesque and technically gifted animation, music videos to dance to and gaze at, formal and conceptual experimental works! That much in such a short time, in one place — the internet!
Based in Ryde, Isle of Wight, on the south coast of England. This is
the first International Film Festival to be held on the Island. With
its fantastic golden sands and town on the beach. We aim to become one
of the UK’s and internationally sought after film festivals.
So, we are open to anyone out there, who has made a film, thought of
making a film, or is in the process of making a film. To send your
entries to us use the withoutabox link or post them to us directly.
Films can be up to five years old and with over 20 categories to
choose from, there is no excuse for anyone to say they can’t have a go.
If it’s in your wardrobe or under your bed, dust it down and send it
off to us and we will show it on one of our big screens on the beach,
or at the traditional Commodore Theatre in the centre of town.
Looking forward to seeing you and your films on the beach in April 2011 – don’t forget your swimming costume only for the brave!!!!!
Mission Statement
The aim of the Ryde Isle of Wight International Film Festival is to
encourage creativity in all aspects of film production, not dependant
on financial and physical restrictions, gender, geographical location,
age or ability. We acknowledge and encourage film making through
diversity.
November 13 - November 20, 2010
Call for Entries
Deadline: September 15, 2010.
Online entry form
Contact Info
http://www.miamishortfilmfestival.com
William Vela
Director & Founder
Email: William@miamishortfilmfestival.com
Jaie Laplante
Festival Programmer
Esteban Prieto
Webmaster:
Information
info@miamishortfilmfestival.com
You may want to check the Festival Blog
Miami Short Film Festival
November 13 - November 20, 2010
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The Phoenix Comicon Film Festival is a (mostly) family-friendly event that celebrates all that is pop-culture, from the nostalgic to the niche. Send us your Sci-fi shorts, your experimental animation, your feature-length mockumentaries, your neo-noir serials and your fan films. We want it all! If you have a film that will tap into the collective subconcious of the teeming masses, the signature pop-culture event of the southwest needs you!
Mis Me Binga (eyes of women) is the first international fwomen film festival in the Central Africa subregion. It receives only the films made by women. The long and short films (fiction and documentary) are accepted but only short films are in competition.
The Mis Me Binga is going to take place from 04 to 08 March 2010 in the Goethe Institute, the French cultural center and youth center Nkomkana in yaounde / Cameroon
The Feel Good Film Festival's 5th year will be held August 3-5, 2012 at Hollywoods beautiful, new Laemmle Noho 7 Theater. The Festival is a film viewing experience that encourages the development, production, and distribution of short or feature films with positive themes, happy endings that make audiences laugh, and that capture the beauty of our world.
Urban Nomad Film Fest is the oldest and best known underground film festival in Taiwan. It was founded in Taipei in 2002, and the ongoing project is to create a
community-oriented film environment and put an end to the impersonal
‘black box’ movie theater environment where hundreds of people can
watch films without really interacting with each other. We tend to hold festival screenings and events in warehouses, outdoor spaces and converted spaces, rather than traditional film theaters. Peripheral events include concerts, parties, discussion seminars and directors talks.
Urban Nomad's festival content is socially
motivated, growing with and out of digital and grassroots film
movements: underground, alternative, digital, arthouse, DVcam, Flash,
and web-based films. Our program is evenly split between Taiwanese indie shorts (open submission) and international, independent documentaries and features (feel free to contact us).
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