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Beneath the Earth Film Festival

New York's Beneath the Earth Film Festival is a year-long search for independent films that serves as a catalyst for outstanding projects to reach a global audience. Four seasonal competitions are held throughout the year during which work of high production quality, clever writing and strong performances are offered the chance to be reviewed by authorities in the film world. The winners of each season then go on to compete for the culminating grand prize. All winners will receive recognition and exposure as well as a monetary prize.

B!tchFest Film Festival & Screenplay Contest

TO SUBMIT PLEASE VISIT OUR FILM FREEWAY PAGE: https://filmfreeway.com/BtchFestFilmFestivalandScreenplayContest Welcome to the 1st annual B!TCHFEST: An International Women’s & LGBTQIA+ Film Festival & Screenplay Contest with a groundbreaking in-person event for both Filmmakers and Screenwriters in the heart of Los Angeles. At B!tchFest we’re not just breaking glass ceilings; we’re shatterin

Celebrate Diversity in Film! 12th Annual Winter Film Awards International Film Festival - Call for Entries

INDIE FILMMAKERS … Do you have an awesome film? Celebrate Diversity in Film with New York City's WINTER FILM AWARDS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL   All Genres - Shorts - Features Animation - Horror - Music Video - Documentary Drama - Comedy - Web Series - Experimental - Student Work   Winter Film Awards is New York City -- showcasing the eclectic diversity and excitement of the independent arts world. The Fest celebrates the outstanding work of emerging filmmakers in a...

Regular deadline approaching soon!

  Are you an independent filmmaker with a unique creative voice? Mirror Mountain Film Festival’s regular deadline is coming up next Monday, December 19th. We want to see the most original, groundbreaking, outrageous and personal films out there, so submit your work today!   Narrative, documentary, animation, experimental, music video, dance film, interactive media and more are welcome.    Visit our website for more info: http://bit.ly/1DsPZy7 ...

Meet our WINNERS in the 1º Kaaffilm International Short Film Festival 2022

KAAFFILM is an international network for the distribution, production, and promotion of short films. We are an independent short film festival named The Kaaffilm International Short Film Festival. Our manifesto is summed up in four words: Happiness, Hope, Help, and Heart.  We love short films and the goal of our festival is to compete and showcase short filmmakers from all over the world together.    WINNERS ...

Audience Award - Be Part of the Jury!

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All selected short films will participate in the competition for the Audience Award after they are uploaded on the Cittador International Film Festival´s website. The award is determined by Internet viewers using a voting tool. The film in each category with the highest number of voting will receive the Audience Award. Be part of the public voting jury - visit our website, watch films and vote on: https://iff.cittador.com You can submit your short film!   ...

Short Films in Competition and LA CINEF Selection to be screened in Paris

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Short films in Competition and winning student films from the LA CINEF Selection will be screened in Paris on May 31st.  Head over to the Cinéma du Panthéon to discover the very best short films from the 75th edition of the Festival de Cannes.                   6.30 pm                 The winning student films from the LA CINEF Selection First Prize IL BARBIERE COMPLOT...

Submissions status of shortfilms for 1º Kaaffilm International Short Film Festival 2022 to date

As of March 10, 2022, we have opened the registration for short films for the 1º Kaaffilm International Short Film Festival 2022. Thanks to international filmmakers and distributors for sending us their short films. We look forward to short films from around the world. We decided to announce the registration statistics, considering that one month has passed since the beginning of the call, and to express our gratitude in this way. So far we have received 250 short films from 25 countries. T...

Submissions for 1º Kaaffilm International Short Film Festival 2022 are now OPEN!

  Welcome to the submission form for the 1º Kaaffilm International Short Film Festival   KAAFFILM is an international network of distribution, production, and promotion of short films. Since 2016, KAAFFILM has gone through several steps and right now it has gathered some awesome projects under its umbrella, offering professionals and amateurs the opportunity to promote their work, see their short films projected in unconventional cinemas across the world, and eve...

French Riviera Film Festival 2021 Unveils Official Poster | To be Auctioned as One of the World’s Film First Festival Poster NFT

Virtual Festival to Feature Online Screenings on ItsAShort.com, 4th Annual Global Entertainment Showcase, and Gala Awards Reception, Live from the Beverly Hills Hotel The third annual French Riviera Film Festival (FRFF) is pleased to unveil the fest’s 2021 official poster, the announcement was made today by festival co-founders Gotham Chandna and Nicole Goesseringer Muj. The original poster is now listed for auction as an official Non-Fungible Token (NFT), making...

SHORTSTV™ & Magnolia Unveil “THE 2020 OSCAR® NOMINATED SHORT FILMS” in Jan.

by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Corresondent Did you know that short films are among the fastest growing, must-make filmed entertainment circling around Hollywood right now? This is because shorts serve as a calling card, demo reel, and quick-hit to bundle for streamers and theatrical venues alike.  ShortsTV™ is "the pioneering platform dedicated to short entertainment, which has now partnered with Magnolia Pictures to unspool “THE 2020 OSCAR® NOMINATED SHORT FILM...

STIFF FILM FESTIVAL /SUBMISSIONS DEADLINE MAY 15th

STIFF- Student International Film Festival is calling on all student and debutant filmmakers to submit their films for the 6th STIFF which will take place from 17th to 20sth October 2019 in Rijeka, Croatia.  As part of the program during five successful years so far, the festival screened over 300 most recent student fiction, documentary and animation films from around the world. The deadline for registration and delivery of materials is May 15th, 2019. Every year STIFF has a theme. We ...

STIFF - Student International Film Festival

STIFF (Oct 17th – Oct 20th 2018) is an international festival dedicated to student and debutant films. Its purpose is to connect the audiences with the best works of the student and debutant film from all over the world. Its goal is to strengthen the local film production by creating networking opportunities and showing the work of film art which inspires new ideas.

The Student International Film Festival – STIFF – is organised by Filmaktiv and Student Cultural Centre (SKC) in cooperation with Art-kino Rijeka. It is supported by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, Society of Croatian Directors, City of Rijeka, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, University of Rijeka and the “Kultura nova” Foundation.

The festival will take place in its usual venue, Art-kino Croatia in Rijeka and the entrance to all the programmes is free!

As part of the program during five successful years so far, the festival screened over 300 most recent student fiction, documentary and animation films from around the world. The deadline for registration and delivery of materials is May 15th, 2019.

 









 

 


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Hello Film Makers, due to an overwhelming number of requests for us to accept feature length films we have decided to do just that!  Below are the new deadline dates and fees for our upcoming festival... submit away!!!     Forty and Over Film Festival (hereafter: “FOFF”) competition is open to the United States and International entries to writers or directors 40 years of age and over only. All other participants (i.e. actors, crew, producers, etc.) c...

Entries are now open for the Purple Turtle Short Film Festival, Agnes Water/1770, Qld, Australia

Entries are FREE and now Open closing August 31, 2019       http://purpleturtleshortfilmfestival.com.au/ Purple Turtle Short Film Festival 2019   What Inspires You     The aim of our festival is to bring people together and stimulate connection through inspirational short films. We realise that the pieces of us fit together not apart, so the festival asks "What is it like to be you?" We invite you to come on a journey with us...

Forty And Over Film Festival

The Forty and Over Film Festival is open for submissions for its first Annual Film Festival! A festival that caters to writers or directors who are 40 years of age and older. We are looking for those talented storytellers who bring their life experience to the cinema.  The subject matter can be any genre, subject matter or style.  Films must have been written by or directed by someone 40 years or older. Early deadline is March 15, 2019.  (Crew, Cast, Producers, etc. can be of any age)  Submissions are exclusive thru FilmFreeway at https://filmfreeway.com/FortyandOverFilmFestival.  

Located in the North Hollwood Arts District in Los Angeles, CA., the Forty and Over Film Festival is surrounded by the all that Hollywood has to offer, from Major Studios, television networks to some of the best restaurants in the world.  

www.fortyandoverfilmfestival.com

ZShorts International Film Festival + ShortFilmBingeWatch

How many short films can you watch at one sitting? Come to the ShortFilmBingeWatch and find out.  FilmMakers submitted over 200 short films from 30 countries from which the "Official Selections" were judged and selected.  You will have the opportunity to view almost five (5) hours of excellent films.

Important note: Your ticket will allow you to come and go as you please.  There will also be a food truck on site for when you want to take a food break.

The Gala Awards Evening -- an exciting red-carpet event -- will begin screening at 7 PM with red carpet activities starting one hour earlier.  FilmMakers will be there!  VIPs will be there!  Media will be there!  

The "Finalists"' short films -- including the Finalists of the 2018 North American Students 3-Minute Film Competition --  will be screened and awards will be announced.  There will be a lot of buzz!!

The Festival will be hosted at the magnificent and historic 808-seat Marjorie Luke Theatre in beautiful Santa Barbara, CA.

We look forward to celebrating FilmMaker excellence with you!

You have four ticket options.
  [1] ShortFilmBingeWatch (1:30 to 6:30 PM. Come and go as you please) - $10.00 **.
  [2] Gala Awards Evening (7 to 9 PM. Red carpet opens at 6 PM) - $20.00 **
  [3] All Day Festival Pass (1:30 to 9:00 PM) - $25.00 **
  [4] VIP Festival Pass (All Day Pass + VIP AfterParty) - $50.00
** = All tickets are General Admission. There is an additional 50% Discount for Students, Seniors and Veterans.
(Note: No discount for VIP Festival Pass)

More Info: http://www.ZShorts.com

Ticketing Website: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4047039

OPEN CALL - SUBMIT - LOST WORLD FILM FESTIVAL

OPEN CALL for SHORT FILM submissions to: PALEOCHORA LOST WORLD SHORT FILM FESTIVAL Submit via Film Freeway Click this link to submit: https://filmfreeway.com/PaleochoraLostWorldShortFilmFestival   ...

Festival CinemaZERO: hyper-independent film contest

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CinemaZERO rejects, and in its own way reverses, the industrial cinema formulas both in the means of production and in the aesthetic and narrative models followed: it looks for an artisanal and experimental approach to the video work, demonstrating an individual and autonomous research on one’s own idea of cinema and on language, on themes, on structure, on direction and/or on the realization of one’s own work. All those productions realized in imitation of abused industrial and...

7th Kolkata Shorts International Film Festival-2018

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7th Kolkata Shorts International Film Festival-2018   Entries Open: Shorts films, Animation, Documentaries & Music Videos.   Submission deadline: 06 July 2018   To submit entry visit: http://miniboxoffice.com/kolkatashortsinternationalfilmfestival   For Participation Email: info.kolkata@miniboxoffice.com   ...

Get feedback on your film!

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ADVANTAGES Ten reasons to be part of Short Movie Club Film Festival CONSIDERATION Your film is placed greater focus on and given due consideration    SHOWING The films are screened at National Centre for Contemporary Arts    TRAVEL Discover the Belarus, white point on the Europian map    FILM INDUSTRY PARTNERS One of the leading studios in Eastern Europe «BELARUSFILM» opens gates   REVIEW ...

How to Stay Updated

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It can be hard to keep track of deadlines when you're deep into your creative process. One of the best ways to stay updated is to follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook.  We post weekly reminders on deadlines and just general messages encouraging you to get your short comedy ready for submission!  Additionally, we post articles from your fave sources with the latest news in comedy film- which can certainly serve as a nice break from working hard on your film's final tou...

Earlybird Deadline: August 25, 2018

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You know what's not funny? Missing the deadline to submit your film to the NYC Short Comedy Film Festival! Earlybirds make sure to mark August 25, 2018 on your calender!  But remember!!! Films MUST be 20 minutes or less! Keep it brief, people. To submit, visit: https://filmfreeway.com/NYCSCFF Visit our website to check out photos and learn more about us: http://nycscff.com/ Follow us on Twitter for fun comedy news and other important updates/reminders: https://tw...

ICELAND CALLING!

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The 2018 Northern Wave International Film Festival, takes place in a tiny fishing village in North-western Iceland at The Freezer Hostel in the town of Rif. The festival is now open for submission for all genres of International short films. For further information, please go to the festival website www.northernwavefestival.com  ...

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