July 2018

http://DarkroomMovie.net

Dubbed a Dysfunctional Family Thriller at its 70th Festival de Cannes 2017 Short Film Corner Worldwide Release plus screening on six (6) continents, in "Darkroom" an overbearing father finds his teenage son has transformed the basement of their New York townhouse into an amateur darkroom. There the boy develops gruesome and voyeuristic images from his late-night crime scene photography.

Written in Stone

This film by Iranian director Farhad Pakdel reflects on the intimate connections between today’s lives and the lives of those who have come before. From the present to the past, a young woman and her brother trace the history of their ancestors through traditional stone carving in Shiraz, Iran, in the center of the ancient Persian homeland. Their journey takes them to historic sites and monuments, including Persepolis and monuments to revered Iranian poets, as they pay homage to their father on the anniversary of his death.

Still Turning

The art of making the Lanzhou Waterwheel in China was all but lost in the 21st century, until Duan Yicun, a 20th-generation descendent of Duan Xu, a scholar of the Ming Dynasty, took it upon himself to study and learn the craft. Now 74 years old, Duan Yicun finds the waterwheel market chaotic and competitive. Looking to his apprentice and future generations to inherit the craft of waterwheel making, he is hopeful that the tradition will continue and that the quality standards of the Lanzhou Waterwheel will be upheld.

Marovo Carver

Tasiro is a wood carver who expertly creates traditional sculptures, which represent the Solomon Islands culture and reflect the natural beauty of the environment that surrounds him. Dedicated to his craft, Tasiro uses carving as a means of supporting his family. Set in an island paradise and narrated exclusively in the Marovo language (with English subtitles), this is a gentle and uplifting story, told by Tasiro himself, that takes you deep into the World Heritage listed Marovo Lagoon. It captures an almost surreal moment in time as the past, present and future come together.

Vikings: Warriors from the North, Giants of the Sea

Long before the Viking Age, Scandinavia was already settled. Its population descended from ancient Germanic peoples, with whom they shared the origins of their mythology, language and culture. The inhabitants of present-day Denmark, Sweden and Norway were trading and had contact with numerous surrounding countries and societies. In the 8th century the contact and the purpose of these expeditions changed, when the Vikings set forth in their clinker-built ships and sailed all over the world.

Good Earth: Awakening the Silent City

This film presents the fascinating story of the Good Earth at Blood Run historical and cultural site as told by a Native American grandfather to his grandchildren. Good Earth was the ancestral home of the Omaha, Ponca, Ioway, and Otoe tribes for more than two hundred years.

Great Lakes Christian Film Festival #GLCFF

Official Website: http://www.GLCFF.com

Christian Filmmakers are on the rise, and as technology advances and is more accessible to more and more people, new outlets are necessary to meet the demand of new Christian Films.

This will be our fifth festival in Buffalo, NY, the gateway to the Great Lakes. Buffalo has a rich history, and many stories to tell. It is in the stage of rebuilding its downtown and renovating historic landmarks. What a great place to begin your journey with your latest project.

Arthouse Asia

Arthouse Asia is an annual breeding space of independent filmmakers. Over the years independent filmmaking has changed a lot, Asian independent filmmaking market is increasing steadily. The Past has taught us "United we stand, divide we fall".

MINIKINO FILM WEEK

MINIKINO FILM WEEK 4, Bali 6th to 13th October 2018 is the 4th edition of the annual international short film festival in Bali, Indonesia. Minikino Film Week founded and organized by Minikino

MFW 4 presenting International Short Film programs, that is along with special programs exchange "Indonesia Raja", short film programs exchange of South-East Asia Country “S-Express”, and other networking based short film programs. MFW also presents various fringe programs as complementary events and workshops focusing on the theme of the present festival.

Bow Wow Film Fest

The Bow Wow Film Fest is a traveling, dog centric film festival that celebrates, educates and inspires all things doggie through the art of short film.

Bow Wow Film Fest features some of the years’ best pooch themed short films all wrapped up in one beautiful, fun-loving 90 minute package! Bow Wow presents an opportunity for animal welfare groups to host an event that generates awareness as well as offers a unique and delightful way to fund raise. 100% of tickets sales go the events beneficiaries! Films change annually.

Amorgos Tourism Film Festival

The “Amorgos Film Festival” is an International Tourism Film Festival, taking place annually on Amorgos island during the works of the “Amorgos International Convention for Culture & Tourism” and is organized by the Women’s Cultural Association of Tholaria - Amorgos.
This year it will take place at Aegialis Hotel & Spa from October 31st to November 5th, 2018.

L-DUB Film Festival

L-DUB Film Festival is looking for an innovative selection across a variety of genres from music videos, shorts and documentaries to full length features.
Our mission is to celebrate the art of filmmaking, provide industry collaboration opportunities for emerging filmmakers and outlets for filmmakers to present their work to an audience and gain recognition from their peers, the public and industry professionals.

Cebu International Film Festival

CEBU INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (CEBU.IFF) aims to gather global filmmakers to celebrate the art and craft of filmmaking, promoting valuable cross-cultural partnerships, and sharing inspirational stories across the globe. CEBU.IFF also aims revive the Visayan film industry and further support the development of Philippine produced films that have a global reach. CEBU.IFF will serve as the leading International Platform to showcase world-class films while also promoting Philippine produced narrative and animated films to the rest of the world.

YOUKI International Youth Media Festival

YOUKI is a vivid communication platform for the popularization of media culture.
In essence, YOUKI may be described as comprehensive and passionate celebration of media.

The festival's International Film Competition showcases outstanding short films from directors aged 10 to 26. Out of about 600 submissions, YOUKI annually screens about 80 films from all over the world. It therefore is Austria's biggest up-and-coming media festival with an international focus.

GO FILM Goiânia Film Festival

GO Film Goiânia Film Festival is a Festival for short movies done in the heart of Brazil. Its in the 2nd edition with a competitive premiation with a special awards in many categories.

We have either a non-competitive selection of short movies done after 2015 until 25 minutes.

Awards & Prizes
Trophies for the best Short Films done in 24 hours.
Best acting
Best Director
Best Film
and others

Special award for convencional short movie.

US Hollywood Int'l Golden Film Award

2018 USHIFF Golden Film Awards (GFA)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riZrjMut3xU
For filmmakers to hone their craft, promote their work, and interact with a global audience.
The 2018 US Hollywood International Golden Film Awards Star Studded premiere red carpet Golden Film Awards ceremony will be held in Hollywood, California during the month of December, 2018,

International Usak Winged Seahorse Short Film Festival

After having 3300 submissions from 116 countries the previous year that leads breaking the Turkish festival records and revieving top festival honors from various organizations, International Uşak Winged Seahorse Short Film Festival, one of the few festivals in the world that pays copyright to all its official selection is calling for applications for the 6th time!
Application deadline: October 15, 2019
Address: https://filmfreeway.com/UsakWingedSeahorse
Festival dates: December 9-13, 2019

Drunken Film Festival

WHAT WE'RE ABOUT
My goal in founding Drunken Film Fest was to provide comfortable, unique, and most importantly FREE spaces to show our films. That led me to the amazing local pub scene of Bradford - hence 'Drunken' Film Fest. It's not about getting drunk on booze; it's about getting drunk on film, having great conversations, and exploring the amazing venues this city has to offer.

— Jax Griffin, festival founder and director

Setting Sun Film Festival

The Setting Sun Film Festival is the premier film festival in Melbourne's West. We have grown over the past five years from a community festival to one with a national and international reputation attracting entries from around the world. We're a five day festival that includes a competition for the best short films under 15 minutes. We feature length section. Our 2018 festival screened nine programs, with most sold out. Our categories are Open to all and cover animation, documentary, short feature, comedy, acting, directing, screenwriting, tertiary, secondary and more.

Hell Chess Festival

The Hell Chess Film festival is an event celebrated in Campo de Gibraltar, Spain.
This year we got a special Festival with a final venue in Madrid and a special venue in Sierra Nevada (Granada).
We celebrate our screening and Awards Festival.
We celebrate the commemoration of the great Hell Chess film made by From the ruin to Paradise society. This is our sixth Edition .
This year you´ll receive a philosophical welcoming!
We invite all artists from the whole world to participate.

Liberty Massacre Part-5 (A full weekend of all HORROR Short Films!)

Year 5 is on the way! The film industry of Philadelphia has come together to make this city an active spot for HORROR shorts from around the world to be screened and celebrated.

Hold on! Want to make this faster? Want to just SEE what this festival is about? Than check out the links below where we SHOW you why you should be apart of our event!

Liberty Massacre Part 2 Video Link.

Water Docs Film Festival

IS YOUR FILM ABOUT WATER?

Then you won't want to miss our film festival about all things WATER. The Water Docs Film Festival presents Canadian and International features and shorts about water, engaging discussions with filmmakers and special guests, and opportunities to take action to protect water.

Counting

In 1951, Violet and Milly make a love promise over a penny. In 2015, the promise comes due, and Violet must face a heartbreaking reality.

On the Banks of the Tigris: the Hidden Story of Iraqi music

"When Majid Shokor escaped from Iraq he discovered that the songs he loved as a child in Baghdad have a hidden history. Saddam’s regime purged Iraqi music of its origins, but Majid learns the truth as he travels the world to meet exiled Iraqi musicians – Jewish, Muslim and Christian - who still sing and play these songs. They are reunited in a joyful concert at London’s Barbican Centre, where music and culture are bridges that transcend religion and politics."

Inexorable

A couple going through a rough patch after a miscarriage are being tormented in the night by baby cries.

Jazz Film Festival, Copenhagen

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL

It's a festival dedicated to showcase new Jazzfilm's from this century as well as known and unknown classics. The films will be screened in Cinemas and at chosen Livejazz-stages.

The Main event is taking place in February during the annual Winter Jazz Festival in Denmark and is followed by touring screens at specific chosen cinematic or musical stages in Denmark in collaboration with local partners during local Jazz Festivals.

North America Chinese Directors Short Film Tour

The North America Chinese Directors Short Film Tour is by far the ONLY exiting program with a mission of discovering emerging Chinese filmmakers who have an education background in North America, featuring multi-level and multi-channel promotional campaigns and incubator initiatives.

Charlie Awards Film Festival

The Charlie Awards Film Festival is open to any high-school students in Waterloo Region. We showcase the best in student films the last Thursday in April every year at the original Princess Cinema. During the day, all student films are viewed and feedback provided by a team of adjudicators who are professionals in the field. Then ten films move on to the second round at an evening showing that's open to the public. The top three films are awarded cash prizes at the end of the evening.

American Indian Film Festival

The American Indian Film Festival is the world’s longest-running exposition showcasing independent films of U.S. American Indians and First Nations peoples of Canada. For the last 43years, AIFI has served and celebrated generations of Indian filmmakers, performing artists and audiences, with the best of the most current Indian Cinema while drawing into the circle of Hollywood celebrities, industry professionals, student filmmakers, seasoned festival-goers and newcomers traveling to San Francisco from near and far.

Prison City Film Festival

THE PRISON CITY FILM FESTIVAL – A 4 day Independent Film Festival based at the Old Town Theatre in Huntsville, TX, set to launch Wednesday, February 27th, 2019.

The event will officially begin Wednesday evening Feb 27, 2019 with a Red Carpet Opening – followed by an evening of live entertainment, and independent films and shorts carefully selected from festival submissions.

AltFF Alternative Film Festival

***PLEASE READ TERMS CAREFULLY BEFORE DECIDING TO SUBMIT***

FALL EDITION NOW OPEN!

All previous nominees and winners are posted at http://www.altff.org

***WINNER of the BEST FILM AWARD receives the AltFF Trophy***

al·ter·na·tive
ôlˈtərnədiv/
adjective

1. (of one or more things) available as another possibility.

Cinephone - International Smartphone Short Film Festival

September 15, 2018
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1. Cinephone is for filmmakers who make productions exclusively with Smartphone

2. The festival allows short films of all genre of cinema, accepts films of all types of cinema and genre (Drama, humour, sci fi, terror, narrative, experimental, animation, thriller)

3. There is no limitation on the number of films submitted by the same participant

London International Student Film Festival

April 12 – 13, 2019
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The London International Student Film Festival screenings in Central London and the associated publicity will provide exposure for new filmmakers’ work. There will also be professional networking and learning opportunities.

British Urban Film Festival

We want to change the face of British film. We want it to reflect all of us, not just some of us. That’s why we're delighted to announce our new round of submissions for the 2019 British Urban Film Festival.

Orvieto Cinema Fest

The passion for cinema and love for the city of Orvieto have brought two girls under 30 (from Orvieto) to devise a real festival dedicated to the art of short films.
Orvieto Cinema Fest is therefore proposed as a film festival of short films with the aim of promoting new directors and screenwriters, both nationally and internationally.
It wants to be a bet with the power to involve the entire city of Orvieto and beyond.

Hungry

An idealistic grade school teacher has a fear of speaking up in public (other than in front of her kids). But when she finds out that children in her school are going hungry - thanks to federal cutbacks - it compels her to do things she wouldn't have thought she could do, including confronting a Congressman, to help out the children.

Little Warriors

Indiana is not known for reckoning with the scientific reality of climate change. Quite the opposite, in fact. The state does not have a climate action plan, nor does any individual city. In early 2016, a group of young people in central Indiana, from ages 9-20, began the process of crafting a Climate Resilience and Recovery Resolution.

Guess How Much I Love You: An Enchanting Easter

As Winter melts into Spring and the meadow bursts forth with new life, Little Nutbrown Hare sees a rare sight… a pure white fawn shining in the moonlight. His friends think he's making it up, but venture into the next valley to find her. With every step their doubts grow, but she is right there hiding on the patches of white snow, thinking it's all a big game of hide and seek. Only when she falls into the stream and the friends save her do they believe Little Nutbrown Hare.

Guess How Much I Love You: Christmas to the Moon and Back

On a snow-covered Christmas Eve, Little Nutbrown Hare and his friends stumble across a little Brown Bear who is lost. Determined to return their young friend back to his mother in time for Christmas, the friends venture bravely into the unknown woods. Through this epic journey we are reminded that the greatest gift of Christmas is being with the ones you love.

Urban Legends/Auntie Veronica

A story about auntie Veronica, to whom Jesus had appeared many times in various forms and poses.

Ocean Story- A Coconut's Journey

A coconut is slowly reaching the shore of Medhufushi – an island located in the east of the Maldivian Meemu Atoll. This film is about all the oceanic wonders it has seen traveling by under its shell during its long journey over the open ocean and through the atoll.

The Water Bottle's Adventure

Walter the Water Droplet along with Clean Water work together to catch and treat a group of mischievous dirty water bottles so they can get clean and contribute to society and help save lives. Join them on this adventure to cleanliness and happiness.

Tenkara Kid

For many of us, we work hard all year and then only get to spend our two weeks of vacation on fly fishing. We fly hundreds of miles to rivers that measure fish-per-mile in the thousands and have elusive new species to catch. We spend thousands of dollars on gear to maximize our precious time on the water. This film hearkens back to the time in our youth when our fishing gear was easily carried in one hand, when we measured our trips in steps, where each fish mattered and every species was relished.

Equal

Teaching how to take photos with semi-pro equipments, which they may not experienced before, to kids who have been educated in village and by doing that trying to see what they can see, to show people what they are capable of and show these images to crowds by organizing an exhibition is solely purpose of this documentary.

Mogu and Perol

A story about two friends living on Yummy Island, where delicious food can be found everywhere! Whenever Mogu is cooking, Perol just pops up and eats the yummy meal. One day Perol finds a very tasty looking Brrrr-berry that Mogu was about to pick. Perol doesn't wait for a second to taste the berry which brings about an unexpected quarrel between the two.

A Drawing

A young boy misses the chance to say goodbye to his dying Mother.
Through a deep desire he wills himself to try to see her again.

The Sky Underwater

It’s 2050. Six years old Mia lives in the city of Bergen, under a glass dome, 537 meters under the sea level. Every night, the Big Light wakes her up, clean and beautiful, unlike the rest of the world underwater, which is full of trash. Mia wants to travel out of the dome to see the Big Light, but the Adults hold her back and tell her everything is dangerous out there, because it’s full of sharks. Mia escapes anyway, and finds out that neither the sharks nor the world outside the dome are as dangerous as the fearful Adults want her to believe.

In The Trees

Teenagers on a school field trip become lost in the woods and disturbing things start to happen. A stranger is watching them. In The Trees blurs the line between paranoia and reality.

IRL

A young girl wants to make a connection with her new Step-Sister but must compete with her many social media contacts.

Change for Chimps

A young girl's love for chimpanzees sends her on a journey to raise funds to save chimps from captivity, in hopes to deliver the funds to her hero Dr. Jane Goodall.

Hero Complex

Marlow is the new kid in school and finds it hard to be recognized, especially with popular bullies around! As we all know, the only one way to beat a villain is to become a superhero!

Educate Girls

In India, the majority of girls do not complete their primary education. Educate Girls is working to make education more accessible to girls by partnering with public schools, training local champions for girls’ education, and mobilizing communities to help girls achieve their full potential

Her Move Next

The top all-girls scholastic Chess Team in the USA is profiled in this short documentary by Ian Phillips.

The Lottery Game

In order to make friends at a new school, Lily leads a lottery game by giving away her prizes to others. When her game is found out and forbidden, a series of unexpected incidents makes her disappointed, but her real friendship also slowly comes to her.

Survival of the Film Freaks

Best Movie of 2018 (Survival of the Film Freaks), at UNDO Divergent Film Awards. Survival of the Film Freaks is a documentary exploring the phenomenon of cult film in America and how it survives in the 21st Century. Through interviews and fan events, the documentary will trace decades of film fanaticism up to the present, where the 'digital age' has transformed the way we experience movies.

MATERNITY FOR SALE

Monica, university student, decides to sell positive pregnancy tests online to pay for her studies

NEMO PROPHETA

Marco, a young director, decides to leave Italy to find work abroad

IL SIGNOR JACKSON

Award-winning filmmaker Anton Evangelista travels from the Bronx to Perugia, Italy, in presenting "il Signor Jackson" a unique American story of Edward Jackson, raised in a predominantly Italian-American neighborhood in the Bronx of the 1950's, to becoming an educator in the NY City Public School System and prominent cultural figure of Italian biculturalism and bilingualism.

Frontman

When a single-minded rock star starts to lose his hearing the night before his biggest tour, his professional and personal life begins to unravel.

Placebo: Alt Russia

Fronted by Placebo’s Stefan Olsdal, PLACEBO: ALT. RUSSIA explores the alternative cultures that are present within Russia’s major cities. As the tour travelled through this country the band met various artists, architects, animators and musicians, finding out about the alternative creative culture and celebrating all they have to offer.

Black

Filmmakers make the long trip from Brooklyn New York, United States to Seoul, South Korea exploring the various trends of Black-American culture and Hip Hop music there. Gaining a deeper understanding of the appeal of Hip Hop music and style in Korea, they follow two underground Korean rappers as well as speak to various other individuals.

Sustainable Futures: Survivor Girls

Sustainable Futures: Survivor Girls documents the impact of a solar energy and water filtration system that has been donated to a trafficking rescue shelter in Kolkata, India for underage girls. It parallels their rehabilitation and inspiring stories with the set-up and implementation of the solar energy.

Beverley

Beverley follows a mixed race girl's struggle to carve out a sense of identity in a confusing, shifting cultural landscape - 1980 Leicester. A move from the decaying, poverty-stricken, urban environment to the relative comfort and theoretical safety of white suburbia does not provide the hope and opportunities Bev may have wished for. A familiar enemy is ever present - a threat that extends beyond her own safety, as she must also protect her brother and sister.

DEVIL’S WORK

A troubled 14-years-old boy grows increasingly isolated as he obsesses over the circumstances surrounding his father death his descent puts him on a dismal and potentially violent course that will lead to major truths and even greater questions. His father was a Soldier at the Golf War. He died because he was contaminated with Depleted Uranium. The film was Influenced by Professor Siegwart Horst Günther the "father" of the anti-uranium-weapons movement and who received the Nuclear-Free Future Award 2007.

THE MAN WHO SAVED THE WORLD

1983. The Cold War is seconds from exploding. The world holds its breath as the superpowers USA and Russia are arming themselves against each other with thousands of nuclear missiles. On the 26th of September, Russian radars intercept five nuclear missiles on their way to Russia. Stanislav Petrov is commander-in-chief. The decision that would start World War III rests on his shoulders. Should Russia fire nuclear missiles at the United States in defence?

Sgt Stubby - An American Hero

The true story of a stray dog who joins his new master on the battlefields of the First World War. For his valorous actions, Sgt. Stubby is still recognized as the most decorated dog in American history.

RWANDA

“When it all started in Rwanda, the white man left. The whole world turned aside”
Augustin Maniriho
On the 6th of April 1994, the small African republic was involved in one of the fastest and most systematic genocides in history: one million deaths in just 100 days.
Augustin is Hutu, and he must kill. Cécile is Tutsi, and she must die. However, something gives them the strength to do the right thing and accomplish a very brave act never to be forgotten: Saving many innocent civilian lives.

A TALE OF THREE TREES

Be transported on a journey as three trees try to imagine their dreams of a life fulfilled. When their true destiny is revealed, they could not have imagined on their own what God had planned for them. This is a film adaptation of Linda Nash’s wonderful book, A Tale of Three Trees.

DAY SIX

Carmen, a young actress is trapped between the love she feels for Pablo and the relationship she has with Joaquin. When she finds out about the illnnes she has, she decides to take a trip with one of them, which will change the life of all forever.

Wheeling

This is a story of a wheel which accidentally went astray in Prokuplje, a little place in the South Serbia. In his search for happiness he meets rich history, culture and the art of this little town.

SEVEN YEARS OF WINTER

Seven-year-old Andrej scavenges the nuclear wasteland of Chernobyl for discarded documents to trade on the black market. Shot entirely on location, this is a haunting rumination on the heartbreaking effects of the political on the personal. Schwenzel’s film starts off as a straightforward narrative but once Andrej enters the radiated Chernobyl, the film soon turns into a location showcase of the desolate environment. Because the setting is so unforgettable and the cinematography is captured so excellently, we never have a problem with this change.

Aladdin and the magic bin

More than 20 years,every morning Aladdin is cleaning his city. With the help of his broom and a bin which are magical he cleans the garbage and does not feel tired. The film aims to rise awareness about the environment.

Top 10 (2015) | 15secondhorror.ca

15 Second Horror Film Challenge is a nonprofit international filmmaking contest in which celebrity judges decide the top films and conventions screen our greatest hits! In our annual year, filmmakers from around the world laid the tracks to what would become one of horror's unique digital festivals, championing indie filmmaking abound. NOW ACCEPTING ENTRIES for FREE through 15secondhorror.ca towards our fourth annual season until October 15th 2018.

Celebrating Female Filmmakers | 15secondhorror.ca

15 Second Horror Film Challenge is a nonprofit international filmmaking contest in which celebrity judges decide the top films and conventions screen our greatest hits! We celebrate our female filmmakers who have decorated the 15 Second Horror Film Challenge's first three seasons (2015 - 2017) with fresh visions of horror and enthusiasm throughout in our first volume of their work! Volume 2 (2020) will feature season 4 to 6 (2018 - 2020). NOW ACCEPTING ENTRIES for FREE through 15secondhorror.ca towards our fourth annual season until October 15th 2018.

Top 20 (2016) | 15secondhorror.ca

15 Second Horror Film Challenge is a nonprofit international filmmaking contest in which celebrity judges decide the top films and conventions screen our greatest hits! In our sophomore year, our festival received its highest volume of entries to date-- 450 competing entries as well doubling its celebrity judge panel. NOW ACCEPTING ENTRIES for FREE through 15secondhorror.ca towards our fourth annual season until October 15th 2018. Whether you're a professional building portfolio or someone exploring the arts, all we want to know is: Can you scare us in 15 seconds?

Top 20 (2017) | 15secondhorror.ca

15 Second Horror Film Challenge is a nonprofit international filmmaking contest in which celebrity judges decide the top films and conventions screen our greatest hits! In our third annual year, our TOP 20 was #21 trending on YouTube into the new year via Troma's official Troma Movies YouTube channel, generating over 8 million views to date. NOW ACCEPTING ENTRIES for FREE through 15secondhorror.ca towards our fourth annual season until October 15th 2018.

Napa Valley Film Festival

November 7 – 11, 2018
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The Napa Valley Film Festival showcases an outstanding presentation of independent filmmaking, while also building a strong sense of community around the art of visual storytelling. Film screenings and networking events are accompanied by the world-class food and wine of stunning Napa Valley, fueling lively conversations amongst artists and audience.

The Archaeology Channel International Film Festival

May 1 – 5, 2019
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The Archaeology Channel International Film Festival is a juried international competition in the cultural heritage/archaeology film genre, bringing you the world’s best films relating to archaeology, ancient and indigenous cultures, and their world. This Festival is a counterpart to popular European archaeological and cultural film festivals found in places like Amiens, Athens, Bordeaux, Brussels, Kiel, Nyon, Istanbul, Rome, and Rovereto.

VIDEOETNOGRГЃFICA 2018 - INTERNATIONAL ETHNOVIDEOGRAPHYC FESTIVAL

ETHNOVIDEOGRAPHIC 2018 – INTERNATIONAL ETHNOVIDEOGRAPHIC FESTIVAL is a festival dedicated to the multiple expressions of ethnographic documentary, from a wide range of ethical and social commitments with the great diversity of cultural backgrounds throughout the world. The Festival intends to reflect the human, cultural and social diversity of our planet.

AfryKamera African Film Festival in Warsaw

The first AfryKamera Film Festival was organized by FilmGramm Foundation in cooperation with the South African Embassy during the months of April-June 2006. It aimed to use cinematography to bring Africa to the attention of the Polish public. The 1st AfryKamera premiered in Warsaw and also ran in Krakow, Poznan, Lodz, Torun and Konin. The unbelievable media interest and good ticket sales during the first festival in 2006 confirmed our belief that Africa is a theme of immense interest to a growing number of people.

Kecskemet Animation Film Festival

Kecskemét Animation Film Festival (KAFF) is two festivals in parallel: the festival of Hungarian animation films and the international festival of European animated FEATURE FILMS, TV SPECIALS and TV SERIES.

In addition to films, KAFF hosts a range of concerts, exhibitions and workshops.

Awards & Prizes
The official prizes of the jury are:

KECSKEMÉT PRIZE
BEST FEATURE FILM
BEST TV SPECIAL
BEST TV SERIES

Other prizes:

AWARD OF THE HUNGARIAN STUDENT JURY

Wag Film Festival

L’Associazione Le Ali di Icaro, ente culturale e di promozione sociale con sede nel Valdarno aretino, organizza il Wag Film Festival, festival cinematografico giunto alla sesta edizione e riservato ad autori e registi del panorama nazionale e internazionale.
L’evento si terrà a Terranuova Bracciolini (AR) nel mese di Novembre 2018, presso l’Auditorium “Le Fornaci” (Via Vittorio Veneto 19).

The Pitch

January 12 – 13, 2019
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The Pitch Competition for 2018/19 opens for submissions on 1st June 2018!

This competition is a unique opportunity for one winner to make a short film with professional production support worth in excess of £30,000. We offer a host of other reasons to enter too, masterclasses, residential courses and runners up prizes.

Voce Spettacolo Film Festival

June 1 – 2, 2019
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VOCE SPETTACOLO FILM FESTIVAL is the first International Film Festival of Matera, European Capital of Culture 2019, founded by Walter Nicoletti, italian actor and founder of Voce Spettacolo. The Festival took place at Cinema “Il Piccolo” in Matera with live screenings of selected films on June 1/2 - 2019.

22th AVANCA - International Meeting of Cinema, TV, Video and Multimedia

With twenty years of existence, (the first edition was in 1997) AVANCA Film Festival was awarded first place in 2011 contest of the support film festivals sponsored by ICA / Ministry of Culture.

An additional thematic programming has happened over all these years, giving space to screening of significant works of contemporary cinema appropriately framed in concerns and / or well-defined objectives.

BUSHO FILM FESTIVAL

BuSho (Budapest Short) was established in the autumn of 2004 by a group of young Hungarian filmmakers and the first event successfully ran its course the following year. The festival became an international breakthrough in an exceptionally short period of time. We had plenty of festival screenings, selections of film academy's, conferences, exhibitions, film-, and all-art workshops in the program. Our main target group is the generation of developing young filmmakers but we are very delighted at every entry. This film celebration takes place in Budapest in the late summer of 2015.

International Shorts Film Festival

December 3 – 7, 2018
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A non-profit festival promoting short films and the filmmakers who make them. Opening in 2018, the International Shorts Film Festival (ISFF) is dedicated to the celebration of short films. Judging takes place in October and screenings take place in Melbourne, Australia, before awards are announced in December. The festival is open to all filmmakers, across the world.

Cane River Film Festival

March 22, 2019
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Natchitoches has a long and intimate history with American cinema. The Cane River film festival represents the latest chapter in that history and we are as diverse as the community that we represent.

Our mission is to showcase, nurture, and support the emerging creative student and independent filmmakers stories about and or filmed in Louisiana. We want to share their films with an audience, seek opportunities for distribution and celebrate their achievement in telling their story that they want to tell.

Silver Sound Showdown Music + Video Festival

NYC's FIRST, LONGEST RUNNING, AND MOST AWESOME MUSIC+VIDEO FESTIVAL

READY? RUMBLE.
The 10th Annual Silver Sound Showdown Music + Video Festival will return to Brooklyn Bowl in January 2019 | 61 Wythe Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11249. Submissions are now open, go to: www.showdown.us. There is a $20 submission fee.

Blissfest333

August 25 – 26, 2018
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SНNDROMO

Síndromo is a video clip of a song with the same name as the last record of the industrial music group Geometría del Esplendor, the leading group of industrial music in Spain

Diversity in Cannes Short Film & Webseries Showcase

Created to encourage content creators from unique backgrounds to share their stories during the Cannes Film Festival, the independent Diversity in Cannes Short Film & Web Series Showcase will promote the work of diverse (thought, race, gender, age, religion, physical ability and sexual orientation) filmmakers and recognize them globally for their achievements in film.

SOHO International Film Festival

SOHO Film Fest celebrates the cutting-edge of digital technology while honoring traditional forms of storytelling, encourages new and seasoned filmmakers from here in New York City and around the world to create and send in their fresh and innovative cinematic pieces.

JOIN US FOR THE 10TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY JUNE 20- 27, 2019!!!

Sarasota Film Festival

April 5 – 14, 2019
Event Date

The 21st Annual Sarasota Film Festival
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Independent and International narratives, docs and shorts are programmed into a schedule of over 100 features, themed shorts packages and additional programming sidebars that change each year to reflect the strengths of submitted films.

La Guarimba International Film Festival

August 7 – 11, 2019
Event Date

La Guarimba is a film festival situated in the southern Italian region of Calabria with the aim of bringing the cinema back to the people and the people back to the cinema. We work with cinema and illustration using culture as a vehicle to promote our values of participatory democracy, integration and accessibility.

The seventh edition of La Guarimba Film Festival will be held from 7th to 11th august 2019 in Amantea (Calabria), southern Italy.

Awards & Prizes
Best Fiction Award (€800 + Trophy)

MOSTRA LIVRE DE CINEMA

September 7 – 29, 2018
Event Date

Independent Film Festival that takes place in several cities in the interior of the state of São Paulo, Brazil.

Currently the MOSTRA is constituted as a large panel of exhibition of independent films. Passing through 26 Brazilian cities from São Paulo State. Promoting the diffusion of films, and dialogue between filmmakers.

Awards & Prizes
Free Spirit Trophy
Trophy awarded to the best films of the festival, in feature and short competitive film screening.

Caledonia Short Script Competition

Submissions open until August 10, 2018

We are a brand new international short script competition hailing from Scotland.
We have a $271 1st place prize that we hope becomes part of the budget in the writer getting their short script filmed.

We are giving 20% off our submission fee with the following code: CSSC2018 .

www.caledoniassc.co.uk

This is an international short script competition judged by industry experts such as;

GREETINGS FROM MURUROA (BONS BAISERS DE MORUROA)

Film about France's atomic bomb tests in the South Pacific at the Mururoa atoll. The filmmaker allows the surviving atomic tests veterans - which unknowingly irradiated themselves and their families - to speak up. "My biggest regret is to have contaminated my daughters, and can be, my

ATOMIC BOMBS ON THE PLANET EARTH

"Very surprisingly from 1945 to 1989 - there have been 2201 atomic bombs dropped on the planet Earth - an astonishing number of atomic bombs implying huge destruction and fall-out. The film shows evidence of every bomb explosion documented with the nation responsible, the date and
location, the force and the height about earth or sea level in a relentless build up of accumulating destruction that is both awe-inspiring and dreadful in the true biblical sense of the phrase - full of dread“.

Reel Youth Film Festival

September 28, 2019 – April 30, 2020
Event Date

The Reel Youth Film Festival is a touring festival of the world's best youth-made short films. It is a diverse collection that includes all genres, celebrates youth culture, and showcases a new generation of filmmakers.

We kick off annually at the Vancouver International Film Festival in Canada, and go on tour across Canada and around the world. Overall winners are determined by cumulative audience votes.

Student Widescreen Film of the Year 2018

Widescreen Weekend

Widescreen Weekend is a unique film festival that takes place each October in the exceptional cinema spaces of the National Science and Media Museum in Bradford, UK.

Adriatic Film Festival

A new independent Italian short film festival on the Adriatic coast.

Amazing location by the sea on a antique theater and very qualified jury will welcome you in Italy for the first edition of Adriatic Film Festival.

Awards & Prizes
Awards by category:

AD INTERNATIONAL AWARD € 1,000.00
AD ITALIAN AWARD € 1,000.00
AD BEST DOCUMENT AWARD € 1,000.00
AD “SHORTSCHOOL” AWARD (Reserved for school only) € 500.00

Assignment of special mentions:

Ramsgate International Film & TV Festival

June 13 – 16, 2019
Event Date

Set in England's Royal Harbour, and the stunning location to multiple award winning and acclaimed TV and Film productions, the third Ramsgate International Film and TV Festival will show new works and help promote film makers and cultural awareness. Our screenings will be complemented by an international programme of unique events and seminars, with high profile industry professionals. As an organisation committed to raising the bar on diversity, we particularly welcome submissions that embrace the BFI diversity standards.

Obscura Filmfestival

We are a young team of enthusiastic film fans, long familiar with the scene. Our team leader, David Ghane, an avid movie collector, has been visiting 7 to 13 film festivals a year since 2004, sometimes volunteering there, and has himself appeared in horror movies.

Moroccan Youth Film Festival

The Moroccan Youth Film Festival (MYFF) WILL take place in Rabat, the 29th of September 2018. The festival is run by Moroccan high school students, for students. The festival's primary goal is to empower creative, passionate young minds and help them showcase their cinematic talents that range from directing and producing, to acting and publishing their work. MYFF aims to provide support for Moroccan and International students when it comes to nurturing their skills and passions, as well as to entrust the young generations with this cinematic culture and expand it.

Harrogate Film Festival

March 2 – 3, 2019
Event Date

Harrogate Film Festival aims to captivate the residents and filmmakers of Harrogate and surrounding areas by offering innovative events and opportunities which aim to engage and develop audiences with new cinema experiences, film education, interactive events and competitions.

Awards & Prizes
Trophies/Awards

Rules & Terms
Films will be viewed by the Festival Selection Committee (FSC) and a shortlist of films to be screened during the Festival will be produced.

Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival

PÖFF - BLACK NIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL SUBFESTIVAL

Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival (HÕFF), taking place from 27th to 29th of April 2018, is the “one and only stop” for the genre hungry in the Baltics.

Held in the unique setting of the city of Haapsalu - once a renown summer retreat of the Russian Czars, now a picturesque town, and the home of an infamous Baltic ghost - the White Lady, haunting the medieval castle on the the western coast of Estonia.

Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival is organised by the team of Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival.

Piggy Bank International Short Film Festival

This festival promotes both amateur and professional, independent films. This year's festival will take place at JAIPUR (INDIA). Submission forms and Submission guidelines are available on its website www.pbisff.com. This Festival has been organized by Gravity Group

* Season 3, will be held on 23-24 February 2019 in Jaipur.

Dublin Feminist Film Festival

November 20 – 22, 2018
Event Date

The fifth Dublin Feminist Film Festival will take place on the 20th–22nd November 2018. We are asking filmmakers to submit their work for consideration as part of our annual short-film competition.

One World 2018

International Documentary Film Festival One World (11. - 16. 10. 2018) presents the best of the latest local and foreign documentaries on sociological, ecological, human rights and multicultural topics. The topic of 19th documentary film festival One world is THE PRICE OF FREEDOM. We focus on movies presented to the Slovak audience for the first time. The festival takes place in Bratislava for 6 days and in Košice 2 days shorter. About 50 movies and 20 side events are part of the program each year.

EduDoc 2018: Stories of Education

About us
About Centre for Civil Society
Centre for Civil Society advances social change through public policy. Our work in education, livelihood, and policy training promotes choice and accountability across the private and public sectors. To translate policy into practice, we engage with policy and opinion leaders through research, pilot projects and advocacy. Each individual leads a life of choice in personal, economic and political spheres and every institution is accountable.

Edmonton FESTIVAL OF FEAR International Film Festival

October 25 – 27, 2018
Event Date

Main Genre Groups:
Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Action, Crime, Supernatural,
Animation, Paranormal, Fantasy, Found Footage
Suspense, Dark Comedy, Cult, Bizarre,
Genre-Defying, Experimental
Documentaries, Genre Related
Music Videos, Genre-Related
Super Short (under 10 min)

Edmonton, Canada is North America's Northernmost City with a Metropolitan Population of almost 1.5 Million People. Edmonton is Canada's 6th Largest City, and is known as "Canada's Festival City."

Niles Diaspora International film Festival

About Us
NDIFF is a not‐for‐profit cultural organization whose mission is to transform the way people see the world through film.

We are actively engaging the African Diaspora Community through this festival and other artistic staged events with a view to helping contribute in various grassroots developmental endeavors within the various African communities.

EAFN is here for
Championing Socio-Economic Development and Regional Integration of the East African Community bloc through Motion Pictures, Culture, Identity, Mass Media and the Arts.

Cinema World Fest Awards

September 30, 2018
Event Date

Cinema World Fest is a world class festival and one of the few that refuses to charge extra fees for each subcategory. Your film is eligible for several awards unlike most other festivals.

*** Other festivals charge for every single award category. We don't!

Little Big Shots International Film Festival For Kids

June 5 – 10, 2019
Event Date

Little Big Shots is Australia's largest and only annual touring film festival curated especially for kids. Featuring a selection of short and feature films, the festival lands in all major Australian capital cities. A kids jury awards the best international, local, and child-made films each year and the films play to an audience of over 20,000 across the country.

Die Erste Vertikale

September 7 – 9, 2018
Event Date

'Die ErsteVertikale' is the first film festival in portrait format (9:16). Friedrich Liechtenstein is the initiator and festival director. The aim is to establish portrait as a viable film format and to meet the needs of a time so heavily influenced by smartphones and other devices with the option to film in portrait. There was no better birthplace for the festival than Bad Gastein, with its famous waterfall and grand hotels growing out of sheer, seemingly infinite heights.

Iranian Film Festival - San Francisco

September 23 – 24, 2018
Event Date

Iranian Film Festival (IFF) - San Francisco, is an annual event showcasing independent feature and short films made by or about Iranians from around the world.

"Iranian Film Festival - San Francisco" is open to all genres: fiction, short, animation, documentary, music video, sports, children...

"Iranian Film Festival - San Francisco" is the first independent Iranian film festival outside of Iran, launched in 2008.

CinemìCinemà International Short Film Festival

CinemìCinemà is a nonprofit cultural association. It was created to organize CinnemìCinemà Festival, stages, workshops, activities , galleries, movie discussions and reviews, cultural exchanges and fund-raising events. Furthermore, we make sure that movies’ and theatre’s world are seen as part of the educational path that each individual should take; we also make sure that there’s always a multicultural exchange.Those are the reasons why taking videos and making creative labs are such important steps for our association.

DIGO Sexual Diversity and Gender International Film Festival

June 6 – 9, 2019
Event Date

DIGO – IV International Film Festival on Gender and Sexual Diversity of Goiás, is the first film festival in the heart of Brazil to address issues such as Diversity, Gender and Sexuality, by showcasing contemporary audiovisual work and urging historical reviews. Our main goal is to raise awareness on this topic, in order to promote inclusion, social change and respect for others. As an international event, the DIGO team also believes in the importance of cross cultural communication.

Indie Best Films Festival (Ibestff)

August 29, 2018
Event Date

*** We are now receiving films for the quarterly session of July-August-September
*** There are never projections online

http://ibestff.com/official-selection-2018/
http://ibestff.com/semi-finalists-2018/
http://ibestff.com/finalists-winners-2018/

The Fine Arts Film Festival

May 3, 2019
Event Date

The Fine Arts Film Festival (FAFF) is dedicated to showing the finest films in the world about art, photography, collectors and artists of all mediums in and out of their studios, galleries, museums, public art, and alternative art spaces. This includes video art, curated as a Film or a Virtual Reality medium and a new Screenplay Competition!

The 6th Annual Fine Arts Film Festival will be held on May 23-24, 2018 at the historic Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center Theatre, which is celebrating it's 50th Anniversary in 2018.

III Festival CINE ANIMAL Bogota - 2018

October 4 – November 1, 2018
Event Date

The FESTIVAL CINE ANIMAL Bogotá, is an event dedicated to demonstrate the injustice of our behavior towards other animals, and show the solutions that we can generate from our daily habits.

Mondo Cult Film Showcase

August 31, 2019
Event Date

"Only Hell Has Better Films" - everyone, after they see Mondo Cult Film Showcase

Everyday Arias

October 17, 2018
Event Date

Everyday Arias is a project that hopes to combine the art of opera with short films. We welcome short film submissions lasting no more than 20 minutes focusing on an aria or particular aspect of an opera from any period and tradition e.g Chinese opera, Noh, Kathakali etc

This year alone, we have screened our wonderful selection of films at Hinckley Fringe Opera Festival, Gallery at Republic London and been invited to Hyderbad Indywood Film Carnival.

15 Second Horror Film Challenge

October 31, 2018
Event Date

15 Second Horror Film Challenge is a nonprofit international filmmaking contest in which celebrity judges decide the top fifteen second horror films and conventions screen our greatest hits before audiences worldwide!

International Mobile Film Festival

April 27 – 28, 2019
Event Date

IMFF2019 is an International Mobile Film Festival based in San Diego. Our film festival is exclusive to films shot with mobile phones. ***No other cameras qualify (new announcement for IMFF 2019 in the rules). No other device qualifies. Only mobile phones.
Hashtag: #MFF2019SanDiego

Our 7th annual International Mobil Film Festival™ in San Diego takes place the last weekend of April 28 & April 29, 2018.
TAG is #MFF2018SanDiego and #MobileFilmSD

London International Documentary Festival (LIDF)

The first LIDF – London International Documentary Festival: A Conversation in Film – took place at the British Museum in 2007.

The LIDF is London’s oldest and largest documentary festival and offers an unprecedented all year-round snapshot of the contemporary world. The festival adopts a questioning, critical attitude to the cultural, social and political issues of the day, engaging with filmmakers, their subjects, and our audience to create a highly distinct environment for cultural interaction.

International Short Film Festival of India ( ISFFI)

December 14 – 21, 2018
Event Date

ISFFI Founding Director, being himself a filmmaker and also representing India's oldest film association i.e. (IMPPA) Indian Motion Picture Producers Association since 2010, has taken this initiative along with group of passionate individuals from film industry.

It is an very sincere & passionate attempt to add our expertise of filmmaking to provide another unique platform for younger-generation filmmakers.

The Short Film Show

January 5 – April 30, 2019
Event Date

The Short Film Show, it's a film festival on television.
A weekly show that is broadcast in the UK, USA and China, Showcasing the very best talent from filmmakers around the globe.

Head over to our website www.theshortfilmshow.com for more details.

Animation Marathon

November 21 – 24, 2018
Event Date

The Animation Marathon aims to become a forum of artists from Greece and abroad, related to animation and audiovisual arts in general, and who, to a large extent, will explore and expand the boundaries both in the field of animation and of various forms of visual arts.

Awards & Prizes
Awards & Prizes will be announced soon.

Rules & Terms
4TH ANIMATION MARATHON 2018 – Rules and Terms

Categories for Entry
Animation Marathon welcomes only short animated films.

NewFilmmakers Los Angeles

January 4, 2019
Event Date

NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA) is a non-profit organization designed to showcase innovative works by emerging filmmakers from around the world, providing the Los Angeles community of entertainment professionals and film goers with a constant surge of monthly screening events. NFMLA provides a forum where filmmakers can be recognized for their contributions, have open audience discussions about their projects and connect with industry professionals for insight on distribution, production, acquisition and representation.

Russian International Horror Film Awards

March 26 – 31, 2019
Event Date

Live Entertainment, LLC, Russia in co-operation with EVENT FILM, Canada proudly present an annual Russian event – Russian International Horror Film Festival & Awards "DROP" (Российский международный кинофестиваль остросюжетного кино и хоррор фильмов «КАПЛЯ»).

The festival is being annually held in the city of Moscow in late March since the year 2011 and contains 4 events:

- press conference

- awards ceremony

- master-classes and Q&A with movie stars

American Warrior Music And Film Festival

November 10 – 11, 2018
Event Date

American Warrior Music and Film Festival will feature military related music and films right in the heart of Los Angeles! Our venue the Candela La Brea, is a Mexican restaurant, event space & bar in Los Angeles, CA.

Our event location has a large 600 capacity open concert and film screening area where full length, short and documentary films will be screened in front of hundreds of veterans, military and civilians alike.

Terror on the Plains Horror Film Festival

September 28 – 29, 2018
Event Date

Created by horror fans for horror fans, the Terror on the Plains Festival combines the best of short, independent horror films with classic Hollywood thrillers. Founded in 2012, Terror Fest KC features 60-90 minutes of short horror films, followed by a feature film.

For the second year in our history, Terror on the Plains will be a competition and we had such a great experience at the Boulevard Drive In last year, we are taking our show back to the drive-in for two nights of scary movies, live music, great food and beer!

Project Mars Competition

SHOOT A FILM. MAKE A POSTER.
TELL YOUR STORY OF NASA’S PLANS FOR MARS!
In collaboration with NASA, SciArt Exchange presents Project Mars Competition: your chance to tell the story of human exploration of deep space.

Territorio Flamenco

February 2 – 14, 2019
Event Date

“Territorio Flamenco” is created with the aim of promoting through the cinema and colloquies, another view regarded to the Flamenco as cultural heritage.

This program responds to the intention of dealing with the Flamenco from its cultural environment, anthropologic and social, with special attention to the role of the woman though its evolution.

Awards & Prizes
Prizes-The awards will depend on the confirmation of the funding sources, the festival jury will award:

Latino Film Market

The Latino Film Market 2nd Edition (LFM) event focuses on providing educational community-networking opportunities. Creating direct tools for upcoming Latino filmmakers as well as industry professionals local and international. LFM will be taking place on December 12-16, 2018 in New York City.

Fast Anchor Film Festival

FAST ANCHOR FILM FESTIVAL (FAFF)
October 6, 2018

Fast Anchor Film Festival (FAFF) was set up in early 2016 with the simple aim of bringing together talented filmmakers and fierce film-lovers to celebrate some of the best independent short films from across the world.

Awards & Prizes
'Best Short Film' award - £1000 cash prize

'Best Manchester Short Film' award - £500 cash prize

'Best Young Filmmaker' award - £250 cash prize

Rules & Terms
Entries

Acharya Tulsi Short Film Festival

The Acharya Tulsi Short Film Festival (ATSFF)
September 1 – 2, 2018

London International Animation Festival

Event Date: November 30 – December 9, 2018

The London International Animation Festival proudly showcases the whole spectrum of creative animation, showing that animation is for everyone.

Founded in 2003, LIAF aims to dispel the popular misconception that animation is just cartoons for kids by screening the broadest possible range of intelligent, entertaining and provocative current films on offer from all around the world as well as retrospectives and specialised sessions from countries and animators who don't normally elicit such attention.

African Smartphone International Film Festival

COMING UP...
We are Africa's first and most prestigious Smartphone International film festival. We reward and encourage mobile and smartphone filmmakers all over the world.
COMING UP... 6 - 8TH DECEMBER 2018.

Bloodfest

Event Date: November 1 – 2, 2018

BLOODFEST is the coolest, scariest International Horror Film Festival for Kids!

Horror film is a genre that aims to create a sense of fear, panic, alarm, disgust and dread for the audience.

So create a scary short film with your friends and be your most GORY, THRILLING and FREAKY selves!

Please go to our frighteningly beautiful website for everything you need to know & more...

Rendezvous Film Festival

RFF is a 3 day Film Festival celebrating 11 years on Amelia Island, Florida September 20- 22 2018 with the awards ceremony / brunch on Sunday, September 23, 2018.

Ningalens Film Competition

MORE THAN JUST A FESTIVAL!
AUGUST 15th – 19th 2018

The Ningalens Story
Ningalens Film Competition started in 2015 and is now an annual competition aimed at helping aspiring filmmakers from the region while showcasing the splendid surrounds of the World Heritage listed Ningaloo Reef. The comp is co-ordinated by Exmouth local amateur projectionist Pete Firth.

If anybody is interested in helping out Ningalens Film Competition… awesome! There are plenty of ways to help out. Pete would love your help to increase the comp’s scope and growth.

Taupo Halloween Film Festival 2018

CORBIEFILMS
FILMMAKER . DIRECTOR .

The Mission
Kia Ora

Gate.io Film Festival

GATE.IO FILM FESTIVAL
Submit Now!
May 5 ~ Oct. 31
Total Prizes: $ 20,000

FILM FESTIVAL INTRODUCTION
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FESTIVAL DATE
■ Early submission deadline May 18, 2018
■ Submission Deadline Oct 31, 2018
■ Film Judging Nov 16, 2018
■ Award Show Nov 23, 2018

SS: FILM SCHOOL FALLOUT

August 31, 2018
Event Date

Welcome to Simply Shorts, screening some of the best local & international short films, music videos and trailers since 2015.
We're excited to announce our brand new event:

FILM SCHOOL FALLOUT

Pitting film school-against-film school in the fight for ultimate glory!

Short Film submissions must have been made in film school to be eligible. Please include a brief description of which film school your film was made for and when. (Trailers and music videos are an exception to this rule).

Crown Heights Film Festival in Brooklyn, NY

The Crown Heights Film Festival (CHFF) brings exceptional local and international short film to Brooklyn audiences. Our mission is to provide an opportunity for filmmakers in short form to foster cross-arts collaboration and to provide a social forum for filmmakers. The festival has become an annual tradition held at FiveMyles Gallery in one of Brooklyn's most beautiful, diverse and vibrant neighborhoods.

Oaxaca Sports Film Fest

December 6 – 8, 2018
Event Date:
December 6 – 8, 2018

We are Cinedeporte Sports Film Festival a film festival dedicated to promoting the finest independent sports films that create memorable portraits of athletic heroes and stories of triumph. Our purpose is to increase the exposure of independent filmmaking, its creation and reproduction. This year we are aiming to accept only the top 10% of the films submitted to the festival.

Last year our winners and attendes where broadcasted in National TV and you can be the one.

Carolina Film Festival

Event Date: October 13, 2018

The Carolina Film Festival (CFF) is committed to enhancing the love of filmmaking by providing a platform where cinematic works from remarkable filmmakers are celebrated and awarded. We pride ourselves in having a unique appreciation for forward thinking and innovative filmmakers as well as individuals who dare to take the art to unprecedented levels. Our goal is to further inspire and motivate all artists from the top executive to the amateur film student and anyone in-between.

Various Artists independent Film Festival

THE FILM FESTIVAL COMPETITION WITH NO 2 YEAR PROJECT LIMITATION DEADLINE IS BACK!

Various Artists independent Film Festival (VAiFF) is pleased to announce the 4th and final submission window for the 2017 – 2018 awards season May 28th – July 16th, 2018.

This unique festival was created to provide artists the opportunity to showcase their creativity and engage in healthy competition with their talented peers. VAiFF is perfect for filmmakers looking for that ‘big break’; ones looking to take ‘one more shot’.

Highlights:

Raleigh Film Festival

October 5 – 7, 2018 Event Date
The Raleigh Film & Art Festival is a creative explosion and a wonderful exploration of art,
music and film. This three-day event includes amazing parties showcasing painters, tattoo artists, filmmakers, jewelry makers, fashion designers, jazz, blues,
R&B, neo-soul, spoken word and panels/seminars.

The place to be for creators and appreciators of genuine artistic expression!

Awards & Prizes
Jury awards are given for the following competitive categories:
with 300$ awarded to ~Best Over All~

New York International Screenplay Awards

The New York International Screenplay Awards aims to bring together producers and screenwriters, whether amateur or professional, from all over the world. Winners will have a chance to meet with producers in New York, as well as other rewards.

Winners and Official Finalists of the 2019 New York International Screenplay Awards will be announced officially May 10th, 2019. The Call for Entries for the 2019 New York International Screenplay Awards is currently open and accepting submissions. Click below to submit your screenplay into the competition.

VR FEST MX

September 28 – 30, 2018
VR FEST MX is the first International Festival of Virtual Reality in Mexico, where art and narrative merge around immersive technologies: virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality. ¡Send your VR VIDEO!

Awards & Prizes
Premio Nacional CONTENIDO VR
Premio Internacional CONTENIDO VR

Rules & Terms

BASES Y CONDICIONES

*EL CONTENIDO TIENE QUE SER EN REALIDAD VIRTUAL*

Refugees Welcome Film Fest

Refugees Welcome
FILM FESTIVAL
Date October 2018
Location Berlin, Germany
Call for entries 1º October 2017- 31 March 2018
Contact details programme@refugeesfilmfest.com

Festival Internacional Dona i Cinema

Event Date: January 11 – 19, 2019
The International Festival Dona i Cinema – Mujer y Cine – Woman & Film is a festival dedicated to the work of women in cinema and in the film industry in general. A week dedicated to cinema made by and for women, with the exhibition of a selection of features, shorts, documentaries, animation and video art. All made by women.

Awards & Prizes
Best Feature Fiction
Best Feature Documentary
Best Short Fiction
Best Short Documentary
Best Video Art
Best Animation

The Richard Harris International Film Festival

IFTA (Irish Film & Television Academy) Affiliated International Film Festival located in Limerick, Ireland.
We strongly believe that the Irish film-making Diaspora should be encouraged to showcase their work here in Ireland.
We are currently the only Film Festival in Ireland which specifically encourages Irish Filmmakers abroad to return and showcase their work.

Filmplaya

FILMPLAYA

Event Date: September 28 – 30, 2018
OPEN AIR CINEMA FESTIVAL.
THE ROCK N ROLL EXPERIENCE FOR FILMMAKERS & FANS.
WHERE MAKING SOMETHING COOL IS MOST IMPORTANT.
RED CARPET, CAMPING, ARTHOUSE PARTY.
NETWORK, MAKE DEALS, PLAYA WITH SOME PLAYAS.

An oceanfront festival at the beach in Playa del Rey, Los Angeles, CA - Filmplaya will have music, vendors, ​technology, art, and festivities all day; upon nightfall the screens light up for the movie show.

CHINH INDIA KIDS FILM FESTIVAL

12th International Chinh India Kids Film Festival & Forum
9th - 14th November 2018

Initiated in the backdrop of 60th year of India's Independence, CHINH INDIA KIDS FILM FESTIVAL and FORUM is an initiative to celebrate knowledge,ideas and perspectives on culture, development and education in context of children programming.

Abbot Kinney Fantastic Film Festival

OCT. 20
FANTASTIC FILMS ON ABBOT KINNEY BLVD
VISUALLY STIMULATING MOVIES ON BUILDINGS
ARTHOUSE SHOWCASE TECHNOLOGY FASHION AND MORE
Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice, CA 90291

AKFFF
SHOWING YOUR FILMS UNDER THE STARS
ON THE COOLEST STREET IN THE WORLD.
WHEN MAKING ART IS MOST IMPORTANT
ABBOT KINNEY BOULEVARD
IS WHERE THE MAGIC HAPPENS.

Fantastic films on the coolest street in America. Where the art of film merges with a boulevard famous for fashion, technology, and culture.

World of Film International Festival Glasgow

The 2018 Festival will be held October 4th to 7th. Keep an eye for more info and programme news coming soon.

In 2018, the 5th edition of WoFF aspires to bring more audiences, filmmakers and industry professionals together, creating a platform to exchange ideas, showcase their work and most importantly talk on film and new trends in the industry, women filmmakers of today and independent film production in Europe, the US and beyond.

NO AR Drone Film Fest Brazil

July 14, 2018
Event Date
NO AR International Drone Film Fest Brazil welcomes filmmakers to a celebration of aerial cinematography.

Thanks to the popularization of camera-mounted drones, independent filmmakers can now reach quality levels of mainstream productions.
A whole new path in the art of cinema is yet to be explored!

NO AR will showcase and award artists who have mastered this new technique to create breath-taking scenes and emotion.

Waterford Film Festival

​12​​th Waterford Film Festiv​al
Fri 30 Nov - Sun 2 Dec 2018

The Waterford Film Festival was established in 2007 by local filmmaker Stephen Byrne. His objective was to bring something new to Waterford's arts and cultural scene, promoting local, national filmmakers and writers, but in particular independent film.

Motion Pictures Film Festival

Motion Picture Film Festival (MOPIFF)
Event Date: August 29 – 31, 2018

Julia Cockney - An Elder of Tuktoyaktuk

In this tender and courageous short doc, Julia Cockney shares the impact of, at 7 years old, being denied the presence of her mom and dad, and growing up in a Residential School. Now as an adult, her heart is finding its way home.

Escape

Lludy was forced to leave her home in Barcelona, so now she depends on a storeroom for keeping her innumerable belongings. During her usual everyday search for objects, she reflects on her life, her decisions, her life as a migrant, her solitude.Brazilian, prostitute, transvestite, Lludy finds in the outskirts of Camp Nou some sense of belonging. In Candomblé, she reaches a spiritual meaning. The changes in her body are incessant, and she lives one of the most delicate moments of her existence.

Luana Muniz - Daughter of the Moon

Documentary feature that reveals the intimacy of Luana Muniz, actress divided between prostitution, LGBT militancy and shows in cabarets. The Queen of Lapa is known throughout Brazil for participating in TV shows and for her unexpected and controversial friendship with priest and singer Fabio de Melo. With Alcione, Luis Lobianco, Fabio de Melo, Lorna Washington, among others.

O Chá do General (Time for Tea)

A retired Chinese general receives an unusual visit from his grandson.

URSINHO

Favela resident Nounours, an overweight mixed race 30 year old introvert, fantasizes about his dream Adonis: one of Copacabana’s high end male prostitutes.

A FILOSOFIA NA ALCOVA (PHILOSOPHY IN THE BOUDOIR)

Based on the homonymous work by the Marquis de Sade, a work published clandestinely at the end of the eighteenth century, it brings a narrative about the sexual education of a young virgin, Eugénie, who learns the arts of licentiousness through the teachings and experiences of Dolmancé and of the Madame de Saint-Ange

Matryoshka

First space mission with two women in command. The Soviet cosmonauts Svetlana and Katyusha will face moments in the accident of the orbital ship "Matryoshka". Loneliness, agony, weightlessness, computers do not work and have few minutes before everything explodes.

Ma Belle

Michelle, a woman obsessed with beauty, finds herself enveloped in her own labyrinth. A double-edged sword that makes him transform his leitmotiv into a stubborn obstinacy.

Web Series Festival Global

4TH WEB SERIES FESTIVAL GLOBAL
AUGUST 8, 2018 - HOLLYWOOD
CELEBRATING GREAT CONTENT
$5,000.00 IN AWARDS

Web Series Festival Global - Helping Creatives Shape the Future of TV
by Celebrating Great Content
From Hollywood - The Home Of The Entertainment Industry
An Online Web Series Festival
For A Global Community Of Content Creators

Every Web Series entry
• Considered for Grand Prize or Category Winner $5000.00 in Awards
• Receives a Digital subscription to Videomaker Magazine
• Is considered for Distribution

Twin Tiers International Film Festival

Twin Tiers
International Film Festival
September 7th, 8th, 9th, 2018
Martin W. Kappel Theater, Norwich, NY

The Twin Tiers International Film Festival is dedicated to finding, promoting and encouraging new filmmakers to showcase their films and let their voices be heard. We will foster an engaging and inspiring atmosphere in an historic setting with small town flair.

Celtic Animation Film Competition

Celtic Animation Film Festival competition call
15th June 2017
The Liverpool Irish Festival is proud to be supporting the inaugural Celtic Animation Film Festival, which will feature as part of this year’s programme, showcasing creative ingenuity and stories from and about Celtic life. The main focus of this festival-within-a-festival will take place 22 October* 2017 and will involve screenings, talks and awards.

Scumdance

Scumdance is a one day film festival to celebrate the best (and worst) of low-brow culture.

Specializing in Underground, Horror, Splatter, Grindcore, Exploitation, Punk, Hot-Rod, Rock and Roll, and Biker shorts and feature length films.

Awards & Prizes
Best Short - 1st, 2nd and 3rd places
Best Feature - 1st, 2nd and 3rd places
Audience Favorite

The One Year Pact

The One Year Pact Movie by Gina Carey Films “written, directed and produced by Gina Carey, is a witty family comedy about 4 Childhood friends, Paul (Brian Moore), Dustin (Marcus Lantero), Karl (Steven Ciceron) and Gregg (Domingo Winstead), whose formative years consisted of nothing more than wisecracking and having fun. Solid plans for fulfilling childhood dreams and financial stability were never in any of their plans until they reached the other side of age 50.

Film Crash Screenplay Competition

Film Crash

Saturday October 13, 2018 10:00am

Film Crash is an annual film festival showcasing independent short films. The programmers select a group of films, screening in one day in Los Angeles. Awards are presented. Film Crash was born out of the creative tempest of Manhattan’s East Village and Lower East Side during the Roaring 80’s. Known for creating a vibrant film community encouraging people and ideas to “crash” together, Film Crash has multiplied and traveled the globe. We look forward to your films.

Joy House Film Festival

The Joy House Film Festival is a yearly short film festival with the main theme of JOY and sub-theme of diversity. It's the only film festival in Australia that is supported by Actors Equity Australia's Diversity Committee and WITS (Women in Theatre & Screen - our social Media Sponsor).

It's screened in Sydney (at Hoyts cinemas cnr Albert & Victor St, Chatswood) and is open to submissions all year round.

Event: Sunday 9th Sept
Time: 4.30pm - 6pm
www.joy.net.au

Mystic Film Festival

1st Annual Mystic Film Festival
October 18 – October 21, 2018

Mystic Film Festival is an annual event showcasing independent feature length and short form narrative films and documentaries from all over the world. Through events, community engagement, industry panels, workshops, and film screenings by acclaimed and up-and-coming talent, Mystic Film Festival aims to create a special experience for both filmmaker and audience.

Trans Stellar Film Festival

2nd Annual Trans Stellar Film Festival
September 2018 / Detroit, MI

Trans Stellar Film Festival is a new film festival out of Metro-Detroit, USA made by and for queer people! We envision a world where queer artists are integrated into the film industry with equal, fair representation and a voice proportionate to our place in society.

We seek films created by queer filmmakers, of any content, and provide a platform for exhibition of the very best.

MOONWHITE FILMS INTERNATIONAL FILM FEST

All Formats, All Genres All Languages are Accepted from All Continents

Maraviglia Screenwriting Retreat

Rebalance, Reconnect, Retreat
Maraviglia is the family home where owner, Francesco Piattelli, spent all of his childhood. After leaving Italy to go to school and start a business in NYC, what he noticed was a need for stillness in the frenetic big city lifestyle. He craved an escape Away from the scattered interactions, high pressure jobs, unbalanced eating, and above all, stress. This inner desire lead him back to his hometown. He found that country living embodies all the power to heal.

North Europe International Film Festival

Fusion International Film Festivals- bringing 4 independent film festivals to 4 big European Cities annually.

Our mission is to bring in films & script projects from ALL over the globe.

What can Fusion International Film Festivals offer that you can't already get? The fact is that the films and scripts that we showcase will in the vast majority of cases be exclusive to the Film Festival circuit during that time and, from regions & countries from around the world.

CineMuskoka

Cinemuskoka
Aug 31st -Sept 2nd

Regular Submission Deadline
June 15th
All submissions $15
Student Discounts availible

We love movies, and if you are reading this, you do too.

Our vision is to foster the next generation of talented filmmakers. We like to say that we are discovering the filmmakers of tomorrow, today!

7th Delhi International Film Festival 2018

About the DELHI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (DIFF)

BRINGING COUNTRIES CLOSER….

Changing Face International Film Festival

CFIFF aims to encourage diverse content from diverse creators. We are excited to invite you to take part in our second year and hope you'll continue to be involved for many years to come.

CFIFF runs film and screenplay competitions monthly. The winners of the monthly competitions form our annual finalists. The overall annual winners will be screened at our Awards Night at GU Filmhouse Cronulla, in South Sydney on the 23rd of November 2018.

Evolution! Mallorca International Film Festival

CALL FOR ENTRIES 2018

Submissions

SUBMISSIONS OPEN JANUARY 8TH, 2018

EARLY DEADLINE - March 11th, 2018

REGULAR DEADLINE - May 13th, 2018

LATE DEADLINE - July 15th, 2018

EXTENDED DEADLINE - August 5th, 2018

Approx. Notification date - September 16th, 2018

Raw. Fresh. Edgy. Hip. Distinctive. These are the hallmarks of EMIFF programming films. The selection committee and jury looks for films that feature real, compelling stories, a unique point-of-view, new ways of story telling and emotional range.

Submission Categories

Augusta Indie Film Festival

DESCRIPTION
Filmmakers from around the world may enjoy a world class screening experience followed by networking opportunities and more! Submit now to celebrate your film with the Augusta's newest fastest growing film festival!

Submissions Information

ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST BE 20 MINS OR LESS

International film festival KineNova Skopje 2018

About the
festival

The International Film Festival KineNova Skopje has been organized to showcase the work of film makers from around the world who are just beginning their film careers. Its aim is to discover new directors and screenwriters from the world of cinema and give clear support and encouragement to them, but it is also a space where they will represent and promote their work. We especially encourage those who through new innovative approach to the topics can offer a new more human vision of the world in which we live.

International film festival KineNova Skopje 2018

About the
festival

The International Film Festival KineNova Skopje has been organized to showcase the work of film makers from around the world who are just beginning their film careers. Its aim is to discover new directors and screenwriters from the world of cinema and give clear support and encouragement to them, but it is also a space where they will represent and promote their work. We especially encourage those who through new innovative approach to the topics can offer a new more human vision of the world in which we live.

Blue Danube Film Festival

...The 2nd Blue Danube Film Festival will be placed both in Vienna and Budapest (24-28 November 2018 - Vienna, 1 December 2018 - Budapest)...

Fathering Me: The Long Walk Home

This film is about the path many men take in the absence of their biological fathers or any other positive male role models. It is about the collective successes and failures of young boys transitioning to manhood while recognizing there is a void that needs to be filled. Based on real life experiences of fathers participating in Fathers First and The Bronx Fatherhood Program, and the book Fathering Me: A Journey into Fatherhood.

The Cump Film Festival

We are the Cump Film Festival, an annual based student’s festival comprised of young
passionate film enthusiasts. Cump Film Festival is the first independent student’s film festival in
Kenya, that was founded mainly to facilitate working platforms for students and budding film
makers where they can interactively share ideas, network with seasoned film practitioners and
get equipped with both technical and business skills.

Bayside Film Festival

9TH - 11TH NOVEMBER 2018

A FESTIVAL FOR EVERYONE, BY EVERYONE

The Bayside Film Festival is an annual event held in the City of Bayside that screens local, regional and international films made by upcoming and established filmmakers. Our goal is to help filmmakers further their passion and career, by providing a platform for them to display their hard work to local and abroad audiences.

WHO WE ARE

SUNDAY SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL

SUNDAY SHORTS is a monthly short film festival and script competition in London.

A great place for filmmakers to share their work and meet like-minded creatives. Each month, we select 8 short films from around the world, and curate a diverse program to be screened on the last Sunday of that month.

All submissions are watched by the official jury, and short-listed films are watched by the festival directors and discussed. We're looking for filmmakers who understand the short form medium, and achieve what they set out to do, regardless of budget and experience.

Katra Film Series

NYC's Premier Film Festival dedicated to the exhibition and promotion of quality independent cinema from around the world. Hailed by Tribeca for its "honorable mission to spotlight new and emerging cinematic talents…where some of their top alums have since gone on to great things in the indie world and beyond"

MedFF

The Mediterranean Film Festival (MedFF) is an film festival that rewards every month the best for each category. Its objective is to promote independent films and emerging artists by making them competing with more established ones. It is an IMDB Festival.
The MedFF born to George Beach (Fontane Bianche) in the beautiful and charming town of Syracuse (Italy). MedFF means freedom, typical of maritime cities, every participant can submit his work whatever it is.
During the summer of each year, the best of each month will come to the final live screening

Show Low Film Festival - INAUGURAL

Our INAUGURAL Film Festival in the beautiful White Mountains of Arizona. Yes , Arizona is NOT all desert. All selected films will be shown in 4 of the 8 plex big screen state of the art WME theatre all in one building. FANTASTIC industry workshops free to registered film makers - Music for film, Entertainment law, Studio and equipment presentations, Arizona Film Commission presentation. check www.showlowfilmfestival.com for details. We also added a category for music/songwriters. Prestigious awards as well as cash prizes & more.

Austin Under the Stars Film Festival

Austin Under the Stars Film Festival
October 20th, Lone Star Court, Austin, TX

Austin's first outdoor film festival, Austin Under the Stars (AUTS) is an international film festival held at Lone Star Court, a retro-inspired boutique hotel.
AUTS aims to make film festivals fun again! Enjoy live music, drinks, socializing, and films - all nestled in the live music capital of the world.

LAKECITY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

Serving as Madhya Pradesh's Premier Film Festival, the Lakecity International Film Festival (LCIFF) held in Gwalior was founded to showcase MP as a leader in contemporary film making, and aims to exhibit the most captivating and innovative content. The Biggest Event in city of Forts in the Heart of Incredible India (Yes! Hindustan ke Dil mein), the next three day LCIFF 2018 festival is slated to happen in July 2018.

Golden Door International Film Festival of Jersey city

50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee in 2018,
Voted #1 film festival in New Jersey by NJ Stage Magazine in 2015
Voted #1 film festival in New Jersey by NJ Stage Magazine in 2016.
Music Videos will be Judged by Jerry Wonda, 8 time Grammy Winner.
Supported by distribution companies
Leading industry judging panel for your film

Now in its 8th year, this four-day film festival holds the opportunity for filmmakers, actors, and crew to network with colleagues and share their work with the public in the heart of the indie filmmaking landscape.

Festival Inclus

The call of the audiovisual contest is open. The modialites are:

Author:
Fiction and Documentary

1st Feature Fiction Prize
1st Short Fiction Prize

1st Feature Documentary Prize
1st Short Documentary Prize

Deadline: 8/07/2018

Entities

Deadline: 21/07/2018

Sick n Wrong Film Festival

Orlando, FL — November 2–4, 2018
The Sick ’n’ Wrong Film Festival is the home of the weirdest, most twisted, most aggressively bizarre indie movies being made!

Welcome to Sick ’n’ Wrong, the only film festival that peels back the decaying flesh of conventional cinema, cracks open the bones underneath, digs down through the fat and gristle, and rips out the throbbing black heart of film art so everyone can bask in its terrible beauty.

Firereel Film Festival

ACCEPTING FILM SUBMISSIONS STARTING FEB. 18, 2018
https://filmfreeway.com/FirereelFilmFestival
Welcome back guys!! We are super stoked about this year’s festival!!! It’s going to be bigger than ever! We’ve expanded our film blocks, increased our prizes and we’re even hosting a Street Fair in beautiful downtown Redding in the historical district. Details and new website coming soon! Tentative festival dates are as follows:
Thursday, October 4th (am) - Jr. Filmmaker & Student Short Block

Cardiff International Film Festival

Cardiff International Film Festival
Friday 19th - Sunday 21st October 2018

The Cardiff International Film Festival is an international event which is supported by the Welsh Assembly and Cardiff Council. In 2018 it will again be hosted in the historical Pierhead Building in the heart of Cardiff Bay, Wales. The Festival will take place from Friday 19th October to Sunday 21st and there will also be events taking place at the Senedd which is the seat of the Welsh Assembly Government and is adjacent to the Pierhead.

Women's Adventure Film Tour

WOMEN'S ADVENTURE FILM TOUR CELEBRATES THE EXTRAORDINARY THINGS WOMEN ARE DOING IN THE NAME OF ADVENTURE

The Women's Adventure Film Tour features some of the world's most inspiring women in adventure. This festival is a celebration of the fantastic women around us who are doing extraordinary things.

Pendance Film Festival

2019 SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN
The Pendance Film Festival is devoted to showcasing the very best of independent cinema from around the world. We prioritize writing, story, acting, sound, and music over everything. In our second year, we expand to a four night festival with over 40 short and feature films.

New in 2019, we are also expanding to include 4 filmmaker workshops by industry leaders. Pendance isn’t just about big crowds and excellent films. We value filmmakers and want to make sure we’re doing everything in our power to connect filmmakers to new audiences and new ideas.

Rock Horror in Rio Film Festival

The Rock Horror in Rio Film Festival is more than a film screener, it’s an event that unites the best of the horror, thriller, and fantasy films with rock & roll in a big party for moviegoers who love music, and cinema.

Our huge halloween themed pajama party will take place in one of the most interesting and hip locations of our huge Brazil, the wonderful city of Rio and the new cinema pole of Niterói.

Rivne International Film Festival Dream City

DREAM CITY
RIVNE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 26-30 SEPTEMBER 2017 YEAR IN RIVNE

Tribal Film Festival

Film Festival showing indigenous films that celebrate the biggest, brightest, boldest of who we are as a people and culture.

Tribal Film Festival seeks Indigenous films from around the world. TFF plays an important part in pushing for the accessibility of Indigenous films with inspiring and uplifting stories that entertain and educate.
One day of parties, panels, screenings and a table read.
ONLINE FILM simultaneously held with our regular Labor Day screening. DO NOT submit if you do not want your film screened online for two weeks.

The Shortstack Film Festival

The ShortStack Film Festival

A competition of Short Film and Pancakes in 4 Different Theaters in Toronto from May to August

This will be the second year of the Short Stack Film Festival, all attendees will get to watch a plethora of amazing short films from around the world and receive 2 free pancakes made by local Toronto chefs which they will be able to choose there favorite for the coveted "Golden Flapjack" award - the audience will also cast their vote for the best film of the festival.

Chicago Comedy Film Festival

The 8th Annual Chicago Comedy Film Festival
November 9th-11th, 2018

Mission & History
Chicago Comedy Film Festival's mission is to support comedy as a vital and influential art form. We are a 501c3 nonprofit and exist to educate and support a diverse network of comedy filmmakers from across the globe. The festival showcases films that range from low budget to studio quality. We champion strong voices in comedic storytelling.

The Birthday Bully

When a young girl is bullied at school, she finds strength in the most unexpected places and learns that it only takes one.

Press Kit
Justice on Trial Film Festival

September 29-30 2018
Loyola Marymount University

Collaboration at Work

The Justice On Trial film festival grew out of a conversation between award-winning author Michelle Alexander and Susan Burton, founder of A New Way of Life Re-Entry Project.

3rd International Short Film Festival Pune india 2018

LA CUARTA EDICIÓN DE ANOTHER WAY FILM FESTIVAL, CADA VEZ MÁS CERCA

Este año queremos volver a hacerlo, convertir la Cineteca y Matadero en el epicentro de cultura y sostenibilidad en Madrid.
El cine documental más puntero y actividades para todas las edades.

Another Way Film Festival es el primer festival de cine sobre progreso sostenible de Madrid. There is another way, creemos el cambio!

DroneUp International Film Festival

4TH WEB SERIES FESTIVAL GLOBAL
AUGUST 8, 2018 - HOLLYWOOD
CELEBRATING GREAT CONTENT

OPEN CALL FOR ENTRIES

WEB SERIES
Web Series are episodic content that is more than one episode. We will look at up to 3 episodes of your Web Series in this category and we accept all genres & lengths.

WEB SERIES SCRIPTS
We accept Web Series Scripts In all genres & forms.

PILOT
A Web Series Pilot is one episode, usually the first episode, also known as a webisode.

Cinemaway

Миссия
Залучення активної молоді до українського національного кінопроцесу та вивчення основ сучасної медіа візуальної культури

WORLD Film Festival (WFF) San Francisco

World Film Fest (WFF) San Francisco features the best of world cinema with a gateway to Silicon Valley that fosters creative, technical talent and Independent Film Makers. We present the newest and best films from around the world.

Over 50 new films from around the world, plus old classics films from both Hollywood and Bollywood shall be screened over the course of 7 days. Participation will consists of people from over 30 countries. Some of the events to looks forward are a Investor pitch, a master classes & workshops and the WFF Awards!

Shiloh

What does it take to be a boxer today? Not only a boxer but a female, Native American? Watch Shiloh's journey as we get a glimpse of what it takes to become a fighter. Already having won the 2015 Inter-collegiate title, this motivating story of a beautiful, hard working, young college student and her dreams will keep you cheering her on. Shiloh is the inspiring journey of Shy LeBeau.

I Stand, Guardians of the Water

Documentary: The story of Standing Rock Sioux Nation and their continued opposition to the Dakota Access Pipeline.

Nena & Dave Stewart: "Be my Rebel"

Children dream of what they will be as adults and adults dream about their childhood. But sometimes, when orderly life becomes paralyzed in routine, adults need the inner child to bring about change: "Be my rebel", the first collaboration of the two music legends Nena and Dave Stewart, premiered at Nenas 40th anniversary on stage. The accompanying video by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Virgil Widrich transfers the story into a dreamlike, glass mirror world that is powered by Dave Stewart at the controls of his classic modular synthesizers.

To high to fly

To high to fly by Chris Adams
Video production by Hagit Kastel Nachsholi
Nadia Vadori-Gauthier

Hollywood Horrorfest

The inaugural HHF was an amazing success at Quentin Tranatino's NEW BEVERY CINEMA in Los Angeles. We had 2 cast & crew reunions (The Howling & Return of the Living Dead), a free panel on "How to Finance, Produce and Sell Your Work" (with 11 panelists from the following disciplines - producer, director, agent, financier, sales agent), free screenings of shorts and features, more free giveaways than virtually anywhere, awards and networking events.

Picentia Short Film Festival

Picentia Short Film Festival
14/15/16 SETTEMBRE 2018

Endless Mountains Film Festival

EMFF Newsletter
Stay up to date on all the latest festival information. Subscribe to our newsletter to receive exclusive discounts on tickets and passes, news and many other special offers.

15th Kinofilm Manchester International Short Film and Animation Festival

Submissions: 15th Edition 2018 – Last Few Days, Entries Close 7th July
jonkino / May 24, 2018
Final week of submissions for our 15th Anniversary Edition taking place 26th Nov – 2nd Dec 2018.

*LATEST CLOSING OFFER* DEADLINE EXTENDED FROM 2nd – 7th July you can get a massive 50% off your submission on both WITHOUTABOX and FILMFFREEWAY using the following code now: 50percentoffKino The code can be used for any category including already discounted categories Greater Manchester Shorts, Student Shorts, Youth Shorts and Mobile phone shorts.

SF3 - SmartFone Flick Fest

ABOUT US

SmartFone Flick Fest is Australia’s international smartphone film festival for filmmakers of all ages.

We are a world-wide festival open to anyone with a smartphone or tablet and a great idea for a short film.

SF3 provides a platform for budding, emerging and professional filmmakers to bring their ideas to life and have their films seen by a global audience, without the need for lots of fancy equipment or a big budget.

That great story you have always thought would make a great film? Here is your chance!

BlackMovieFest

AWARDS
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2018 BlackMovieFest Prizes Include: Judge selected Finalists and Judge Awarded Top Black Movie in each of four Categories (Comedy, Drama, Edu~tainment & Family) plus the GRAND PRIZE Audience Award
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AfricanAmericanFilmChannel.com
Future Monetization & Distribution offered to winners
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The Cutting Room International Short Film Festival

SHOW US YOUR SHORTS

C.R.I.S.F.F

THE CUTTING ROOM INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL

Welcomes Indie Filmmakers

New York City welcomes hundreds of filmmakers to C.R.I.S.F.F. in the heart of New York City.

The Festival is focused on emerging, yet overlooked filmmakers and aims to show quality film of true indie filmmakers and honor their hard work and dedication.

Tulsa American Film Festival

Tulsa American Film Festival returns October 10 - 13, 2018 with our 4th Annual showcase of feature and short films from across these United States of America. Join us for new independent works, with special focuses on Native American, Latino, Oklahoma-based, and student filmmakers; a curated lineup of regionally-relevant Classics; educational panels featuring professionals from across the industry; and fabulous parties each evening in celebration of the films on display.

NOW ACCEPTING FILM AND SCREENPLAY SUBMISSIONS. CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION ON HOW TO SUBMIT.

Bollywood Festival Norway

This year dates are 7-10th September 2018

Thank you every one for making 2017 a phenomenal success. We are back this year from 7th to 10th September 2018 with more attraction and entertainment for everyone.

Keep watching this space for more information on guests, movies, events, singers and others.

Lakhwinder Wadali to do a live concert at Bollywood Festival Norway 2018

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Horror of Damned Festival

Horror of Damned is a horror film festival, supporting the best up and coming horror filmmakers from around the world.

MISSION
WE SCARE BUT WE CARE
Our mission is to give everyone the opportunity to show personal skills and passion
in horror productions and, low cost of submission reflect how much we care.

OUT OF THE CAN FILM FESTIVAL

OUT OF THE CAN FILM FESTIVAL is a new and exciting 2nd Festival that will be held at the Derby Quad In August 2018 the festival will have two days screening on 4th August from 12pm till 6pm and on 5th August from 1.30pm till 6pm with a awards being given out on the 5th August from 6pm.
We will also be supporting a local Charity Cash For Kids at the festival.

International Kansk Video Festival

New NAMES, new GENRES, new CINEMA TRENDS on a big screen in the middle of Siberia!

Baja California International Film Festival

BCIFF has the objective to offer a platform to promote the new talent, and professional Talent of the film and entertainment industries.

#BCIFF is constructing a space in which the creators can present their proposals in a competitive environment displaying their works to an audience and the professionals involved in the industry.

As well as the chance to show their works to the investors in the industry.

A Sigmund Freud Film Challenge

The Evolutionary Film Festival presents A Sigmund Freud Film Challenge.

The Evolutionary Film Festival will screen films submitted to this first film challenge that has the theme dedicated to the theories of the famed neurologist and psychoanalyst Dr. Sigmund Freud.

“Bold, Provocative, Fun, and Thought-provoking” are some of the adjectives to describe this latest Tampa Bay area film challenge.

Between now and June 29, 2018, you are invited to submit a 10-minute video that includes the following elements:

Catskill International Film Festival

JULY 28TH WILL BE A FREE PREVIEW EVENT FOR CHARITY AT SULLIVAN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE! DONATIONS TO THE COLLEGE ARE WELCOME!!
SEPTEMBER 7TH-9TH AT THE HISTORIC CALLICOON THEATER & WESTERN HOTEL!

Mission:

Indie Fest USA International Film Festival

Indie Fest USA International Film Festival
July 25 – 29, 2018 - Seal Beach, California USA

THE FESTIVAL
NON-STOP FUN OVER 5 AWESOME DAYS

Indie Fest USA International Film Festival, established in 2007, is an exciting, entertaining and eclectic multi-faceted film, arts and entertainment festival experience showcasing exceptional independent films from US and International filmmakers.

To date we have screened in excess of 2,150 films from around the world, been attended by more than 2100 filmmakers and 21,086 film fans.

Justice on Trial Film Festival

September 29-30 2018
Loyola Marymount University

Collaboration at Work

The Justice On Trial film festival grew out of a conversation between award-winning author Michelle Alexander and Susan Burton, founder of A New Way of Life Re-Entry Project.

International Film Festival of the Student (FIFE)

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

Under the Higher Patronage of His Majesty Mohamed VI

The association of "arts and crafts" organizes the ninth edition of The International Film Festival of
the Student(FIFE) under the theme «cinema and new technologies» in collaboration with IHB
Art media institute (ABC Cinema, Institute, High School of Fine Arts. Arts Villa Casablanca, the foundation of the Hassan ll Mosque, the French Institute) and IHB Art media) in Casablanca from
11 to 14 December 2018

rising to jerusalem

Perhaps, the title of my film seems to be pompous to somebody. As it is spoken in Israel, we don't come or arrive to Jerusalem – we'll ascent to Jerusalem. This majestic city is situated on the peaks of the Judean Mountains. But we mean the spiritual ascent, not physical. I would present Jerusalem as the spiritual capital of the world

Hot Afternoons Have Been in Montana

A dramatic montage based on the "Nation" magazine prize poem by Eli Siegel, combining photographs, live-action and special effects to show how a hot afternoon in Montana is related to the whole world. It so deeply honors earth--its land, its history, its people.

The Third Reich Social Network

Anti-Semitism is a natural phenomenon, the reverse side of one of the fundamental laws of the universe. This is how it is explained in Kabbalah. The film analyzes the growth of anti-Semitism in Nazi Germany, based on the prophecies of one of the greatest Kabbalists of the 20th century, Baal HaSulam. The plot is built around the tragic story of the sailing of the St. Louis steamship, nicknamed "The Floating of the Doomed." Thanks to an unusual form, the film contains a retelling of genuine personal stories, which undoubtedly correspond with the events we are observing today.

Let It Light!

This is the story about a boy Berry Straw-Head who appears at the light produsing factory in search of job.