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MISSION & OBJECTIVE The Indie Spirit Film Festival is an annual event for filmmakers (professionals and students) and film lovers alike, with a superb program of feature films, shorts, docs, and animation from around the world. Indie Spirit also has sub-themes in which Native American and Colorado films are showcased.
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL The INDIE SPIRIT FILM FESTIVAL (ISFF) showcases the work of independent filmmakers amidst the mountainous backdrop of Colorado Springs, Colorado, just one hour south of Denver.
ISFF is about filmmakers, audiences, distributors and film professionals establishing a relationship and supporting independent film.
ISFF has showcased an average of over 100 films from all over the globe, covering a variety of subjects and genres in its first five years. The festival has quickly become Colorado Springs' largest film festival, with numerous filmmakers and film fans attending screenings, Q & A sessions, filmmaker panels, parties and receptions.
Boasting a broad, unrestricted selection of films, ISFF presents genre-specific awards, as well as Best Short, Feature, Documentary and Festival Director's Choice. Several films from previous years have achieved further success on the festival circuit and many films from all four years are in distribution.
Now in its 6th year, the 2013 Indie Spirit Film Festival will take place October 3-6, 2013 in Colorado Springs.
ORGANIZERS Jim Turner (Director); Chris Loud (Director); Matthew Stevens (Director) ; Gina Perenchio (Programmer) ; Steve Kurtz (Programmer)
Cinecipó takes place at Serra do Cipó, a natural paradise in Brazil southeast, in the middle of brazilian savannah. We receive shorts and features, documentary, fiction, experimental and animated. Our focus is in enviroment and social causes cinema.
The Woodstock Film Festival has established itself as one of the best independent film events in the country by premiering exceptional films by established and developing filmmakers. The fest also present A-list concerts, parties, panels, and creates innovative and stimulating programming including Focus on Music, Exposure and Youth Initiative.
The festival has drawn rave reviews nationwide from filmmakers, industry members, film lovers and the media alike. WFF was named by indieWIRE magazine as one of the top 50 film festivals in the world in 2010.
Cash, prizes and/or services are given out in each category including: Best Narrative Feature, Best Documentary, Best Short (Narrative, Student, Animation and Documentary), Best Cinematography and Best Editing. Recent sponsors have included Toyota, Lowel-Light, Markertek, Ketel One, Hudson Whiskey, Hendricks Gin, Blue Sky Studios, Gigantic Pictures, BCDF Pictures, Panavision, TIME magazine, BMI and others.
Industry participants have included Keanu Reeves, Adrian Griener, Jonathan Demme, Mark Ruffalo, Vera Farmiga, Nat Wolff, Timothy Hutton, Michael Imperioli, Ellen Barkin, Ang Lee, Kevin Smith, Tim Robbins, Marcia Gay Harden, Ethan Hawke, Matt Dillon, Rosie Perez, Lucy Liu, Uma Thurman, Steve Buscemi, Bruce Beresford, Jonathan Sehring (IFC), Bob Berney, Robin Bronk, Eamonn Bowles (Magnolia Pictures), Bingham Ray, James Schamus (Focus Features), Fisher Stevens (Greenstreet Productions), John Sloss (Cinetic Media), Ron Mann (Films We Like), Christine Vachon (Killer Films), Mira Nair, Todd Haynes, Woody Harrelson, Lili Taylor, Albert Maysles, Barbara Kopple, Leon Gast, Tim Blake Nelson, Richard Linklater, Robert Downey, Zachary Sklar, Kevin Bacon and many others.
The Phenom Film Fest is being held in the Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana area. No stranger to filmmaking, the region has experienced a major boom in recent years, with numerous studios calling the region home. Since Louisiana offers one of the top tax incentive programs for filmmaking nationwide, it's no wonder it's been referred to as "Hollywood South."
While major film studios have used the locale to serve as the backdrop for numerous cities and countries worldwide, the Phenom Film Fest serves to draw interest, support and attention to independent filmmaking locally and internationally. The festival will show roughly 40-60 features and shorts while showcasing fun, interactive and innovative talk panels.
The Arnold Sports Film Festival – hosted by Arnold
Schwarzenegger and the world’s leading showcase for sports-themed cinema – is
seeking submissions of short films in all categories exploring individual
athletic effort. The Film Festival takes place at the same time and adjacent to
the main venue of the Arnold Sports Festival – with 18,000 athletes and 200,000
attendees – the largest athletic gathering in the world. For further
information, check out www.ArnoldSportsFilmFestival.com
and apply now!
Presented
by and named for Arnold Schwarzenegger, the ASFF is a part of the Arnold Sports
Fest, the largest multi-sport event in the world; the event features 18,000
athletes competing in 45 sports and events and attracts more than 200,000
attendees to Columbus, Ohio each year.
Filmmakers
from around the world are encouraged to submit films running 15 minutes or less
that explore the lives, efforts, inspirations, and hopes of people striving for
achievement in individual athletic pursuits. From body building to boxing,
gymnastics to judo, table tennis to track, and then skiing, skating, cycling,
weightlifting – and many , many more – the ASFF seeks to discover and present
films that study the journey, perseverance, and triumphs of individuals who
participate in athletic expression and competition.
The
Festival encourages both traditional and alternative storytelling and accepts
films in a variety of categories including narrative, documentary, animated and
experimental films and also features a section showcasing broadcast projects
and packages. Winning films are selected by a jury comprised of renowned
entertainment and sports industry figures, including Arnold Schwarzenegger.
This season’s top films will be awarded significant prize packages and receive
exposure during and after the Arnold Sports Festival. What’s more, the Grand
Prize winner will be invited to spend the day on a movie set with Arnold
Schwarzenegger and will meet with studio executives.
Sunnyside Shorts Film Festival is in its 4th year of presenting films from all over the world in the beautiful neighborhood of Sunnyside, Queens - 15 minutes away from Manhattan. Our audience gets bigger every year and they're from all over NYC. We present films in almost every genre. NY Magazine voted Sunnyside the 3rd most livable community in NYC. This festival is one reason why.
4th Annual Phoenix FearCON Film Festival and Convention
Showcasing the best horror cinema from around the world
Presented by
Trash City Entertainment
January 22nd & 23rd, 2011 - Noon till Midnight
The Nightmare After Christmas.
featuring Special Celebrity Guests!!
Merchandise Vendors! Panel Discussions! Q&A!
MadCap Theatres
730 South Mill Avenue
Tempe AZ 85281
Features and Shorts
[And in case you're wondering, short films are 30 minutes or less. Features run at least 75 minutes. If you're in the middle...sorry. Maybe next year, we'll add a "long shorts" section to the festival!]
All submissions will be reviewed by a panel of hardened horror freaks - we'll get back to you, by December 23, 2010 at the latest, and let you know whether you've been accepted. If you want, we can also review the film in detail on TrashCity.org; that is entirely optional, but if you're looking to get buzz started, that would be a good way, since the site gets 1,000+ visitors per day. Let us know with your entry if you'd rather we didn't do that though, and we'll happily keep quiet.
What's in it for me, you say? Well, the winner of both the Best Short and Best Feature will receive a domestic and International distribution deal from Brain Damage Films and Maxim Media International. Other film distribution companies and studios are invited to attend and may be interested in your film. We are working with sponsors to offer a cash prize and we will post prizes when they are available.
There is no better way to get your film seen by horror fans. Other entries may also be offered contracts, if they're deemed worthy, but the winners get that as a guarantee. There'll also be an 'Audience Choice' award for the best single film, be it short or feature. We haven't quite worked out what the prize is for that yet though!
Any questions, please feel free to email us, at director@phxfearfilmfestival.com or you can call 602-399-9500, and we'll happily answer your queries.
We would like to invite you and your company to participate in our New York City International Film Festival. We are very interested in young & talented Filmmakers from USA, EUROPE, ASIA and around the world to showcase their films in New York City. August 12 to 19, 2010 Be an important part of this Red Carpet Event in New York City www.NYCIFF.com
The FilmShift Festival presents films from across the nation, that are produced independently and on the local level. We have some extremely valuable prizes for both filmmakers and screenwriters and a portion of the festival's ticket sales are being donated to charity.
Our Early Deadline for submissions is February 8, 2010...so Submit Now And Save! For more information, check us out on WAB or at:
http://www.filmshift.org
Both professional and Student filmmakers are encouraged to submit their work to compete for a variety of prizes and awards. We welcome films of all genres and styles that tell strong and original stories. We also accept feature-length and short film scripts for our FilmShift Screenplay Competition.
Twenty percent of our gross ticket sales will be donated evenly to 2 local non-profit groups: Christopher's Haven (a juvenile cancer support foundation,) and MetroWest Family Theater (a community theater group.)
Our prize sponsors are, quite simply, the giants of the independent production world. FINAL DRAFT, Harmonix's BEATLES ROCK BAND, SCRIPT MAGAZINE, INKTIP, JUNGLE SOFTWARE budgeting, SCRIPT P.I.M.P, ATOMIC, BUNCH/CASSEDAY, and WOODEN NICKEL LIGHTING, have donated products or discounts to Filmshift as prizes for our filmmakers.
The FilmShift Festival is dedicated to creating positive social change in local communities by supporting the art of film, filmmakers themselves, and small businesses of all kinds.
Thanks and we look forward to viewing all your hard work!
The first annual Houston Comedy Film Festival will be held in Houston, Texas over three days, December 8-10, 2009. The HCFF serves as a forum for comedy films and comedians from all over the world to showcase their films in Houston, Texas.
Categories include: Feature Films, Short Films, Animated Films, Music Videos and Stand-up Comedy videos. All films will be screened in a DLP theater on Blu-Ray DVD or Standard DVD. There are also 13 different awards that will be given at the awards ceremony including the $1000 USD Audience Choice Award.
Yellow Fever Independent Film Festival (YFIFF) is the gateway for new, independent and undiscovered filmmakers which takes place each year in Belfast, Northern Ireland. http://theyfiff.webs.com/
Designed and organised by award winning film maker George Clarke, the YFIFF is the first of its kind in Northern Ireland and has the dedication and drive to grow larger and larger every year!
The first 4 years have grown with guests coming in from Hong Kong, Mexico, LA, Canada, Italy, the UK and Ireland, with great results! Now the YFIFF has settled in one of the largest and most central cinemas in Northern Ireland the Movie House Cinema, Dublin Rd, Belfast. It is fast becoming one of the top events in NI for film fans...
The YFIFF began is 2009 by Yellow Fever Productions. A Northern Ireland based Company who has received recognition worldwide through festivals and media for their very low budget but awesome films. including, Splash Area, The Knackery, Battle of the Bone and The Last Light.
6th - 8th September 2013
The YFIFF each year hosts some special guests who give workshops and Q&A's with festival goers, in 2012 guests included prolific Hollywood Director Albert Pyun and Hong Kong Producer Mike Leeder.
The Festival runs for three days Fri-Sun and will showcase all genre of independent films including 'Shorts by shorts' a 16 and under category for young film makers.
This year the Festival will close with a high profile gala dinner awards ceremony with celebrity guests.
Submission forms by email request theyfiff@yellowfeverproductions.co.uk
Open to all Film Makers. Submit up to 3 films for the price of 1 (Just £10). Any Length, Any Genre.
Please note - Film must either be in English or have English subtitles.
Awards Include
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Director
Best Short
Best Feature
Screening of Recognition
Audience Choice
Best Animation
Best International
Best Local
NEW** Best Short-By-Short (<16)
It is said that a “Picture speaks a thousand words” but when it comes to films it can actually translate into an epic. The strength & reach of a motion picture has always defined new benchmarks & more often than not managed to make an indeligible mark on the minds of the audience. This phenomenon gains ground more so with respect to issues pertaining to environmental degradation & nature conservation.
Discussions & forums on environmental conservation though critical, have lost their potency & often end-up as drab & cliched to a great extent. Thus when spreading the message of nature conservation remains vital, spreading it effectively becomes the cornerstone of this grave issue.
Ecofest’09 aims to get some of the best creative minds in the business for spreading the message to the utmost extent.The idea behind inviting & screening these creatively crafted films is to make a strong impact upon the audience, which is the first step towards urging them towards concrete action.
The International Television Festival, is the premiere festival in the world for independently produced TV pilots, WebContent and Digital Features, in both live-action and animated mediums.
In 2012, ITVfest will run concurrently with the 1st Annual 'Pop Con LA', the Popular Culture Convention.
Always at the forefront of technology and entertainment trends, ITVfest prides itself on being for and about the creators of quality Content. ITVfest gives finalists unprecedented access to network with industry professionals. Technologically savvy and forward thinking, ITVfest is the place to jumpstart a career in both television and new media.
sehsuechte is the biggest international student film festival and is presenting films by students and amateur-filmmakers in the categories feature, documentary, animation and experimental as well as music videos and films for children.
The Palm Beach International Film Festival (PBIFF) is now accepting submission for the 2012 festival and our new monthly series dedicated to local filmmakers "Monday Night at the Movies." Now entering it's 17th year the annual festival celebrates the best in American and foreign independent film at various locations throughout Palm Beach County. The 9-day event features screenings, seminars, student films from around the state of Florida, networking opportunities and parties all set against the background of our tropical South Florida beaches, waterways and venues. The festival's new "Monday Night at the Movies" series is a monthly program where the PBIFF will feature films shot throughout South Florida, a unique opportunity to showcase your film in a beautiful theater for friends, your crew and our community. Submit now and be part of these exciting events and evenings.
Dedicated to the exhibition and nurturing of film and video as art, Antimatter is the premier showcase of experimental cinema in the west, encompassing screenings, installations, performances and media hybrids.
