BAKUNAWA FEST (formerly Bakunawa Young Cinema) is the first fantastic and genre-based film, art & music festival in the Philippines and the longest-running fantastic filmfest in Southeast Asia. Bakunawa is a mythical dragon-like creature in Philippine mythology that devoured moons. Because we are a genre-bending film fest, we want to flip the Bakunawa's role and we want it to instead symbolize the creative monsters inside us.
Bakunawa Festival has an annual film camp and series of film workshops for young Filipino filmmakers that culminates into a section of our festival, producing mostly genre films (horror, sci-fi, fantasy, folk, noir, folk, etc). The films that the film camp participants produce competes in a unique section created for young filmmakers.
Bakunawa Fest loves new visions, new voices. We support young promising filmmakers, artists and musicians who either have no access to expensive workshops and may not have the name/recognition to be programmed in a festival. Since our third edition, we have included a section that screens curated local and international films - mainly for educational purposes. Most of the Bakunawa Film Camps are done as outreach programs/workshops and are hosted by different cities in the Philippines.
During the pandemic years and lockdowns from 2020-2022, we have temporarily migrated to mostly online screenings but, in 2023, we shall conduct more live screenings following health protocols. For our tenth edition, we will do a semi-hybrid festival wherein we screen more films in live venues and do a limited program online.
We also continue our partnership with SolarFlix TV wherein we show curated film programs on Philippine Primtime TV, screening to Filipino audiences all over the Philippines reaching to millions of viewers.
Visit our website at https://www.bakunawafestival.com/
"terroir" has been selected to the 10th Cinefantasy International Fantastic Film Festival in Sao Paulo, Brazil for September 8-20, 2020. Written, helmed and sung by Dawn Westlake and produced under her Ron de Cana Prods, Inc. shingle, "terroir" is about the mother-child relationship and how it can unfortunately sometimes affect our perceptions of very capable female leaders in all sectors of society. The film recently won the Audience Award at the UNCG Sustainability Film Fes...
Did you know that in 2017, after marijuana was legalized in California, an artist/prankster climbed up to the sign, at night, in the rain and altered the world famous sign from Hollywood to Hollyweed, thus causing an international news story and creating a psychological disruption for the business as usual residents of Los Angeles. We aim to disrupt business as usual with the Hollyweed Film Festival. You know the drill, submit your film, pay the fee and never hear back from whatever festiva...
The Hollyweed Film Festival is proud to announce a a limited time low entry fee off of $10 US for short and longform films All Genres including: Action, Adventure, Alternative, Animation, Art, Avantgarde, Biography, Classics, Comedy, Comedy Drama, Crime, Culture, Dance, Dark Comedy, Documentary, Family, Fantastic, Fantasy, Film Noir, Flash, Health, History, Horror, Human Rights, Independent, Kids, LGBTI, Live Action, Medical, Melodrama, Mockumentary, Music Video’s, Mystery, Nature, News...
The Annual Celebration of Science Fiction and other works of Fantastic film are upon us, AGAIN!!
MiSciFi is ready for the 2017 season. We will select about 50 films to be screened this season. Some will be revealed for the very first time this January 13th to 15th in Miami, Florida. The MiSciFi event is an annual celebration for the fantastic filmmaker. Downtown Miami at the Hyatt Regency becomes a place for enthusiasts, filmmakers, fans and cosplayers to attend on...
Submissions open from now on until 31th July 2014
Awards & Prizes
Best short film: 500 $ + award
Audience award: 300 $ + award
The feature films haven't competition
Rules & Terms
SHORT FILMS:
-Maximum length: 15 minutes.
-Filmed in 2013 or 2014.
-IMPORTANT: With spanish or english subtitles (preferably spanish).
FEATURE FILMS:
-Length be...
Torremolinos International Fantastic Film Festival has become in a few years in one the most important events at Costa del Sol (Spain). Place in the Torremolinos' exhibition and conference centre: theaters with 480 and 920 people capacity. Organized by the Cultural Association "Cinefans", the festival it's now a reference of innovate and transgresive ideas. It starts at Halloween (with its own Halloween night) and it lasts 10 days: galas, shows, cosplay, horror movies marathons, lecture, concerts, charitable sessions, guests and honored films for their anniversary.
FANCINE – Fantastic Film Festival of the University of Málaga opens call for entries
for its 22nd edition, which will be celebrated between 22nd
and 29th of November 2012. The sections in competition are: feature
films, fiction short film, animation short films and online shorts.
The
deadline for submission is 16th of July for feature films and 5th
of July for short films and online shorts. The movies submitted must have been
produced after 1st of January 2011 and not have been...
Jacob is not sure if what he sees is real.
The doctor is looking to cure Jacob.
The thing is, Jacob quite likes what he sees...
An animation collaboration between Ian Miller and Stijn Windig, with music by John Farah.
Voice talent by Ian Champion.
Link: http://vimeo.com/28426178
Portfolio & contact:
http://stijnwindig.prosite.com/
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Director: Florian Quittard.
An old man returns to the place where his father died, the parental room of his childhood. As if he was circling the circle of his own life, he relives the death of his « daddy » during which he saved his last tear and tried to restore it to his ghost.
The Fantastic Film Festival of the University of Málaga has opened the period for film registration for its XXI edition and also has extended the submission deadline for On-line Shortfilms. We look fordward to hearing from your films soon. No entry fee is required.
Deadline:
July 31st, 2011 for feature films.
July 15th, 2011 for Shortfilms and On-line Shortfilms.
INSCRIPTION AND GEN...
FANCINE –
FESTIVAL DE CINE FANTÁSTICO Fantastic Film Festival of the UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA
has as its goal the presentation of a selection of world film production both
of feature films as well as short films in the genre of Fantastic films in all
its variants (Fantasy, Science Fiction, Horror). As a non profit organisation,
the University of
Málaga has the goal of offering
to the audience the development of this film genre as well as backing better
understanding between peoples and different cultures through film creation.
Director: Mathilde ARNAUD & Jean-Yves ARNAUD.
A strange photographer takes pictures of people down the streets of Paris. What is he going to do with these portraits?...... He doesn't even have a face....
Four people with dark secrets are in an elevator. They don't know each other, why or how they're there.Memories come back.
And the elevator goes down...
36eme Sous SolA short film directed by PH Debies
http://www.36emesoussol-themovie.com
Non-profit only
Director: PH Debiès.
Four people with dark secrest are in an elevator. They don't know each other, how they got there, or why they're there..Memories come back.And the elevator goes down...
The Samain du cinema fantastique is a nine-night showcase of international thrilling cinema. We're currently on the lookout for features and shorts to showcase at this October's event.
All genre is appreciated, La Samain du Cinema fantastique has always embraced films whose sheer individuality puts them in a genre of their own. If you're not sure whether your film is right for us, consider that we've showcased everything from captivating dramas, eccentric comedies, provocative documentaries, mind-blowing experimental works, musicals, even atypical children's films. In other words, set our minds' eyes on fire and we'll do everything possible to get your film seen. Feel free to browse our 2012 website for a better understanding of our programming tastes. The third annual festival will take place from October 19 - November 2, 2013, in Nice (Côte d'Azur), France.
Director: David Padierna y Chico Sánchez.
An austere official is interrupted in his work by an extraordinary event. QUANTUM PHYSICS AND THE WORKING This short film seeks to expose, through the story of a man who sealed papers, the concept of autorrupción. Related to the unsolved problems of quantum physics, the autorrupción is defined as the act of interrupted himself outside of himself through space-time paradox. Autorrupción Usually the result is a repetitive behavior that may evolve into a feedback cycle which, in turn, result in infinite loops. This feature is leading the authors to relate this concept to the universe known work of postmodern man. In both cases the man is caught in a situation you do not want and that the only existing form of leave, is to re-enter.
Director: Damien Montaron.
Two children are lost in the confusion of age and maturity. Their encounter will change their slow-moving surroundings and lead all the human beings who cross the path of their dreamlike journey.
The Gérardmer International Fantasy Film Festival - Fantastic`Arts is a competitive festival for fantasy, sci-fi and horror features films as well as French shorts plus comics and other art forms.
New Fantastic Film Festival in Poland. We will show features movies: from absurd & grotesque, through action & adventure, thriller, horror, anime, fantasy and sci-fi. It is about fantastic cinema in a wide rage of meaning. Thriller and sensation, film noir, anime, comics adaptations and animations from over the world.
