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The Bulletin Board ANNOUNCEMENTS / CALL FOR ENTRIES recommended by filmfestivals.com: BE ON IT!       New York Festivals TV & Film Awards  APRIL 16, 2024   DEADLINE - DECEMBER 31, 2023 JUDGING BEGINS - DECEMBER STORYTELLERS GALA - APRIL 16, 2024 New York Festivals TV & Film Awards honors content in all lengths and forms f...

Call for entry for the 24th Golden Trailer Awards ends April 5th

Submit your Best Trailers to the 24th Golden Trailer Awards Rules for Entry for 24th Annual Golden Trailer Awards   CALL FOR ENTRY EoY (End of Year) is true to its name: December 31st, 2023 (Midnight PST) Early Deadline: January 26th, 2024 (Midnight PST) Regular Deadline: March 29th, 2024 (Midnight PST) Late Deadline: April 5th, 2024 (Midnight PST) Late + final submissions deadline April 12th (Midnight PST) The Go...

Call for Applications: Arthouse Cinema Training 2024

  The Arthouse Cinema Training returns to Berlin this summer for its 21st edition.  19-25 AUGUST 2024 BERLIN, GERMANY     Don't miss it. Applications are open!   What is the Arthouse Cinema Training?   The Arthouse Cinema Training is an intensive one-week program that brings together arthouse exhibition professionals from across the world. The only program of its kind, the Training gives participants a unique chance to learn from top e...

UNAFF 2024 Call for Entries

SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN for the 27th UNAFF, which will run from October 17-27, 2024 in Palo Alto, East Palo Alto, San Francisco and Stanford University.    SUBMIT NOW May 4, 2024 Earlybird Deadline May 14, 2024 Regular Deadline May 24, 2024 Late Deadline   SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: Documentaries only and absolutely no films that are available online for free before the end of the festival(10/27/2024)
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The Brainwash Movie Festival’s 30th Anniversary Annual Shows!

OK, Look Out Now, here comes our 30th! Annual Brainwash Movie Festival! But first, here are our winners form our 2023 Festival, shown at SF’s New Farm, 10/27-29/2023:   1st Prize: Loop Garou – a French Canadian Werewolf Fable – Erin Greenwell 2nd Grand! Prize!: The Unseen – John Akre 3rd Prize: Shitfaced – Jack E. K. Collier 4th Prize: Once I Passed – Martin Gerigk 5th Prize: # SPONSORED – Yurie Collins   So get in on the show and en...

Call for Entries: Faith in Film: International Film Festival and Screenwriting Competition

Faith in Film is a boutique film festival and screenwriting competition that takes place in historic downtown Tucson, an area rich in history and culture. Event Date May 18, 2024 April 5, 2024 Final Deadline SUBMIT NOW  VENUE : The Screening Room in Historic Downtown Tucson 127 E Congress St Tucson, AZ 85701 United States   Our aim is to forge a film festival and screenwriting competition that will ultimately launch the careers of faith...

The 28th edition of Cartoons on the Bay is around the corner!

The Festival will be held in Pescara from May 29th to 2nd June, 2024. You have time until April 10th to submit your works to the contest. Don’t miss this chance!  The categories in competition are: Preschool Tv Show (2-4 Yo) Upper Preschool Tv Show (4-6 Yo) Kids Tv Show (7-11 Yo) Youth Tv Show (11+ Yo) Interactive Animation Live Action And/Or Hybrid Tv Show Tv Pilot Short Film Animated Feature Visit our website www.car...

Congrats to Play-Doc for its upcoming twentieth edition - Call for entries opens

  Entries will remain open from now until 1st April. The 20th edition of Play-Doc International Film Festival will be held in Tui, Galicia, Spain, from 1st to 5th May 2024. The call is open to films of all lengths and themes, both fiction and non-fiction, from any country. All films selected for the competition sections will be eligible for a cash prize awarded by a prestigious international jury.   Each year, Play-Doc presents a selection of competiti...

Tryon International Film Festival Opens Call for 10 Year Anniversary Poster Art

TRIFF Announces Call for Poster Art 10th Anniversary   Tryon International Film Festival Polk County Film Initiative/Tryon International Film Festival 285 N. TRADE ST. TRYON, North Carolina 28782  ...

Calling all Film Festival Organizers - Entertainment Oxygen/eoFlix is Open For Business

The world's one-stop shop for indie film festivals, filmmakers and content creators Entertainment Oxygen (EO) and our dynamic streaming and networking platform eoFlix are open for business and accepting new film festival partners. The go-to hub for all things surrounding movies and the festival circuit, EO/eoFlix is committed to redefining the indie film industry, providing our festival partners and filmmakers with unprecedented, comprehensive support.  Our intuitive platfo...

The Ojai Film Festival and Screenplay Competitions opened to submissions February 1.

Early Bird Deadline February 29 The Ojai Film Festival and Screenplay Competitions opened to submissions February 1.  Ranked one of the top 100 Best Reviewed Festivals on FilmFreeway, the Ojai Film Festival continues to grow in prestige. The festival showcases the finest new films by emerging and established filmmakers from around the world. In the festival’s 24 years 15 alumni filmmakers received Academy Award nominations, two won an Oscar...

San Diego International Kids' Film Festival 2024 Open For Entries

The 2024 San Diego International Kid’s Film Festival is now welcoming submissions.  SDIKFF focuses on entertaining and educational filmmaking the whole family can enjoy together. Each year, we screen films made across the globe. Accepted submissions are judged by a jury of experienced industry professionals.  Films can be submitted in many categories, including short film, feature length, animation, and documentary. Filmmakers of all ages and backgrounds are enc...

Looking for europe's up-and-coming international producers for the 25th anniversary edition of producers on the move

The highly acclaimed and well-known programme PRODUCERS ON THE MOVE, which is financially supported by the European Union's Creative Europe - Media Programme and the participating European national film promotion institutes (EFP's member organisations), is open again to 20 producers from 20 different European countries. The nomination of each national participant is made by the respective national EFP member organisation. The final selection of the 20 participants is based on a points...

The 19th edition of Haapsalu Horror & Fantasy Film Festival (HÕFF) takes place 26.-28. April 2024.

Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival (HÕFF) is a feast of the darker side of the cinema. Organised by Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, HÕFF has developed into a internationally highly appreciated art house festival in the the Nordic area. The festival offers eclectic selection from freshly premiered horror & sci-fi to forgotten classics and cult film retrospectives. In 2012, HÕFF became a part of the M...

Film entries for 12h Chania Film Festival are now open

Online submissions for films started for Chania Film Festival and CFF Edu .   The festival will take place from 16.10.2024 – 26.10.2024 in Chania Crete Greece . Deadline for submission of applications is 26th of May 2024 We note that from this year's event there is a special section for documentary podcasts. Submission guidelines and entry form links are below : https://chaniafilmfestival.com/en/12-cff/  https://filmfreeway.com/CHANIAFILMFESTIVAL-93152...

The 10th Hollywood Intl Diversity Film Festival is now accepting films and screenplays!

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A celebration of the values of Southern California and the future of film from around the world, reflecting the diversity of our region. The Hollywood International Film Festival will screen independent films with an emphasis on promoting female and culturally diverse voices. Top films and short films will be considered by Hollywood professionals at representation and production companies including: THE GREEN ROOM ELEVATE ENTERTAINMENT VELOCITY ENTERTAINMENT PARTNERS HEROES AND VILLAINS ENT...

Anup Jalota Presents 7th MWFIFF 2024 - Call For Entries for 7th MWFIFF are OPEN NOW - SUBMIT IN LOW SUBMISSION FEES

Anup Jalota Presents 7th MWFIFF 2024!!   Call For Entries for 7th MWFIFF are OPEN NOW!!!   SUBMIT IN LOW SUBMISSION FEE FOR EARLY BIRDS   To Submit your Short Films, Feature Films, Music Videos, Web Series, Documentary Films Please Visit the below links :   www.mwfiff.com filmfreeway.com/mwfiff festhome.com/f/4015   Anup Jalota Jaspinder Narula Yogesh Lakhani Suvashitraj FilmFreew

Call for Entries OPEN 27th UNAFF Shared Humanity

  We are delighted to announce the 27th UNAFF (United Nations Association Film Festival), which was founded in 1998 by Stanford educator and film critic Jasmina Bojic in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.   The 27th UNAFF will be held from October 17th to 27th in Palo Alto, East Palo Alto, and San Francisco, and at Stanford University, with the theme SHARED HUMANITY. It continues our dedication to the Uni...

2024 Nature Connection Pitch at Mountainfilm Festival

  Storytellers have a unique and important role to play in driving the culture change needed to increase our care and respect for the natural world and break down the systemic and individual barriers to outdoor access. To support the production and impact of outstanding short films on the theme of nature connection, The Redford Center and Mountainfilm are co-presenting a pitch event at the 2024 Telluride Mountainfilm Festival in partnership with IF/Then Shorts.  All sel...

Submissions for this year's Alexandre Trauner ART/Film Festival opened

The entry period starts today on 1 February only on Filmfreeway and it will be open until 17 June! The festival will take place from 15 to 20 October 2024 in Szolnok, the home of culture, where the TISZApART Cinema will continue to welcome film lovers! Every year we aim to promote production design, scientific and fine art films (or films that are made using some of the tools of fine arts), young filmmakers and active professionals, to bring more creative ideas and u...

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

B!TCHFEST: FILM FESTIVAL & SCREENPLAY CONTEST CALL FOR ENTRIES

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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 shattering them into a million pieces by unleashing the Power of Female and LGBTQIA+ Voices in Film and Television! Get ready for a cinematic celebration that&rsqu...

Call for Entry - 22nd International Festival For Animation Film, Baden/Switzerland

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Animated shorts of all kind and techniques are eligible for Fantoche’s 2024 competitions if they’ve been completed after 31 December 2022 and last no longer than 40 minutes. Submission is free of charge and will close on 12 May 2024. You can submit via FilmFreeway:  https://filmfreeway.com/Fantoche The international show of animation film has become one of the world’s most prominent animation festivals and is the largest cultural event in Switzerland that is devoted exclu...

Early Bird Deadline Approaching - February 1st, 2024

The "Early Bird Deadline" for film submissions in the 2024 season ends on February 1st! We urge all filmmakers to submit their work as early as possible—just a few days left until the deadline. Every film that wins an award at our film festival receives a jury statement, gets screened in front of the audience at the cinema, and their interview is printed in our catalog alongside the jury statement, ensuring visibility for posterity! Join us for this exciting and beautiful event a...

Call For Entries - Anup Jalota Presents 7th MWFIFF 2024

@anupjalota Presents 7th MWFIFF 2024 Call For Entries are OPEN NOW LOW SUBMISSION FEE FOR EARLY BIRDS To Submit your Short Films, Feature Films, Music Videos, etc Visit : filmfreeway.com/mwfiff festhome.com/f/4015 @FilmFreeway @festhome @FesthomeEnglish #filmfestival #internationalfilmfestival #callforentries #callforsubmissions #awards #cashprize #bollywood&nbs

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