Every April, cellu l’art Short Film Festival presents international short films in Jena, Central Germany. This young and vibrant university city comes alive with screenings and events revolving around shorts from all genres: fiction, animation, documentary and experimental. Films from all over the world compete in the international competition while an annual country focus programme allows the viewers to get to know the (short film) culture of a specific country. In 2017, cellu l’art presented stories from Iran, delving into propaganda, underground cinema and official fiction films. The programme for the upcoming edition focuses on Scotland. Special interests can be satisfied in programmes for horror films, queer films and more.

cellu l’art started out as a project by media science students in 1999 and has since grown rapidly and dynamically, becoming more diverse and more international while still retaining a loveable, friendly ambience. Traditionally, the festival begins with an open air event with live music and short films. The award ceremony on Saturday has become the highlight of the festival week. The handing out of the awards by the professional jury and the youth jury is accompanied by the screening of the awarded films.

Volksbad (a former public bath house turned cultural venue) has been the main spot of the festival for a few years now and makes for a special atmosphere for cinematic adventures.

The Northern Wave International Film Festival will be celebrated from the 27tht to the 29th of October 2017 Rif in Iceland at the Freezer hostel and theatre. The philosophy of the festival, upon which its name is based, is Nouvelle Vague, or New Wave. Like Nouvelle Vague, Northern Wave attempts to revive the recognition of film making as an art form and the director as artist/author. An important goal of the festival is to develop relationships between experienced filmmakers and emerging filmmakers in Iceland and other countries. We are a  visionary festival that celebrates artistic and ground braking films by filmmakers who dare to take risks.

The festival consists of a short film (all genres) section and, for the first time ever in an Icelandic film festival, a music video section.  Bands will be encouraged to attend the festival and support their videos with a concert during the weekend. In this way, the musicians can make contacts with filmmakers and vice versa.

The Northern Wave weekend consist of a numerous screenings of a variety of international short films. The program also includes a lecture from a professional from the film industry, a fish soup competition at the local fish market and numerous concerts and events during the weekend.

Blue Magpie Experimental Film Series/Taiwan

CALL FOR ENTRIES

The Film Center at NCTU seeks experiment film and video for its fall international film series.

Requirements for entries

A work, or series of related works should be able to be screened in continuous playback, totaling between 15 and 50 minutes in duration (longer works may also be screened, but our series is designed to showcase as many contemporary artists as possible).

·      Filmmakers and experimental multimedia artists (presentable in a theatrical format) are invited to introduce their works in Hsinchu, but it is not requisite.

·      Where dialogue is essential to understanding a film, subtitles in English (and, if possible, traditional Chinese characters) should be provided. We are interested in works from around the world.

·      We are seeking contemporary works in our call for entries (works produced in roughly the last six years, 2011-2017).

·      Venue: Wednesday afternoons and evenings from September through December 2017 at the Film Center at National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan. DCP format welcome (not required).

We are open to all types of experimental cinematic works and are especially interested in films that include such elements as:

·      Original experimental music and sound FX producing innovative mise-en-scène and lyrical/narrative possibilities

·      Exploration of posthuman themes—including interspecies issues as well as prosthetics and robotics

·      Multimedia editing sources/processes—for instance, mixing analog/digital, surveillance/archival footage, interactive, various cut techniques and uses of transitions, layers and montage

Please send applications and links to works to Dr. Dean Brink, Director, Film Studies Center (interpoetics@gmail.com).

·      In the subject line, please include: "2017 Film Series Submission: [Your last name], [Title of work(s), running time(s)], [total running time]”

·      A brief (maximum 200 words) description of each work

·      A brief biography (maximum 200 words) of artist(s)

·      Contact information: include email and postal address

·      2 still images from each film submitted

·      For each film submitted, include:

o   Original title

o   English title

o   Country of production

o   Year of production (2011-2017)

o   Running time

o   Premiere (world/Asian/Taiwan)

o   Link and password

§  Links for previewing works online (Vimeo, YouTube, etc.) are preferred.

Applications may alternatively be mailed, with a preview DVD, to:

Dr. Dean Brink

Dept. of Foreign Languages & Literatures

National Chiao Tung University

1001 University Road

Hsinchu City, Taiwan 30010  

(Materials cannot be returned.)

·    Deadline for submissions: July 31, 2017.

·    There is no entry fee.

Dear Directors & Producers,

After 3 successful short film festivals in Pink City (Jaipur) INDIA

WE WELCOME YOU TO PCISFF-2017

We invite entries from across the globe for short films under 20 minutes duration.

TERMS & CONDITIONS FOR PCISFF-2017

• Short films produced from 2014 to 2017 will be accepted..
• Film of every genre will be accepted.
• The film should be under 20 minutes duration.
• The film must be sub-titled in English if it is in a language other than English or Hindi.
• Ensure that there is no nudity or vulgarity in the film in terms of audios or visuals.
• Audio track/music used in film should be your own or you must have license to use the music or audio of others. PCISFF will not be liable for any infringement.

The film should be submitted on a DVD or share your movie on VIMEO/YOUTUBE along with:-   1. Synopsis of the film in digital form  ( word or pdf) not  more than 200 words.  

2. Director’s biography with photo in digital form.

3. Dialogue list in English (in digital form).

4. Duly filled submission form (the form can be downloaded from our website or write to us at: pcisff@gmail.com)

5. Prescribed preview entry fee, which will be non-refundable  under any circumstances

   a) 15th January, 2017 to 30th April,2017

        Preview screening fee $ 10 or INR. 500

        ( Student fee $ 5 or INR 250 )

    b) 1st May, 2017 to 30th June, 2017

         Preview screening fee $ 15 or INR. 750

        ( Student fee $ 10 or INR 500 )

    c) 1st July, 2017 to 31st July, 2017 

         Preview screening fee $ 20 or INR. 1000

         ( Student fee $ 15 or INR 750 )

Awards:

1. Best International Short Film

2. Best Indian short film

3. Best student Film

4. People's choice award

Beside the best film awards, individual awards will be given in following categories:

1. Best Director

2. Best Cinematographer

3. Best Editing

4. Best Actor male

5. Best Actor female

6. Best film with social message

7. Best environmental film

8. Best film on women/girl child/female foetus

9. Best film for youths

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9. Best film for youth

A not-to-be missed annual juried festival showcasing animated and live-action science fiction, fantasy, and horror-tinged short films from around the globe.

EMP Museum in partnership with SIFF will present the 12th annual Science Fiction + Fantasy Short Film Festival in early 2017.

The festival brings together industry professionals in filmmaking and the genres of science fiction and fantasy to encourage and support new, creative additions to science fiction and fantasy cinema arts. The festival will showcase animated and live-action science fiction and fantasy films.

Filmmakers from around the world are encouraged to submit to this acclaimed festival. Admitted films are judged by a nationally recognized jury comprised of luminaries in the fields of science fiction and fantasy.

The Northern Wave International Film Festival will be celebrated from the 16th to the 18th of October 2015 in Grundarfjörður, Iceland. The philosophy of the festival, upon which its name is based, is Nouvelle Vague, or New Wave. Like Nouvelle Vague, Northern Wave attempts to revive the recognition of film making as an art form and the director as artist/author. An important goal of the festival is to develop relationships between experienced filmmakers and emerging filmmakers in Iceland and other countries. We are a  visionary festival that celebrates artistic and ground braking films by filmmakers who dare to take risks.

The festival consists of a short film (all genres) section and, for the first time ever in an Icelandic film festival, a music video section.  Bands will be encouraged to attend the festival and support their videos with a concert during the weekend. In this way, the musicians can make contacts with filmmakers and vice versa.

The Northern Wave weekend consist of a numerous screenings of a variety of international short films. The program also includes a lecture from a professional from the film industry, a fish soup competition at the local fish market and numerous concerts and events during the weekend.

Feature Film Trailer or Teaser, Short Film Trailer, Book Trailer, TV Show Trailer, 
Conceptual Trailer, Digital Media Trailer, Music Video Trailer, Webisode Trailer, Presentation, Preview

ONLINE ENTRY FORM AVAILABLE VIA THE FILMMAKERS.COM WEBSITE

The Global Short Film Awards recognize excellence in highly creative and imaginative films under 15 minutes long. These short films will be suitable to meet the increasing content demand for intelligent phones, digital and hand held devices as well as internet, commercial, art, science and educational applications. For this premier issue, finalists and a winner will be selected in 2-D and 3-D formats in each category.

FILMMAKER COST TO ENTER: No cost to enter.
PRIZE: Winners in each category will be announced February 15-16, 2016 in New York. Winning films will be shown during the Cannes Red Carpet Fashion and Awards event at the Carlton Intercontinental Hotel in Cannes, France on May 21, 2016.