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Following a highly successful inaugural year, the Edinburgh Short Film Festival will again showcase the best Scottish, UK & International short films in cinemas and film venues across the stunning city of Edinburgh in June 2012 and we are now open for submissions tothis year's festival.
There will be free talks and seminars on films and film-making hosted by the Ragged University as well as continuing to host our lively film-maker networking sessions and other social events following the screenings.
The 2011 Sydney Underground Film Festival will take place from
Thursday 8 September to Sunday 11 September at The Factory Theatre,
Marrickville, Sydney Australia.
The festival will only program unique, quality
independent films that transgress the status quo and challenge the
conservative conventions of filmmaking. The festival is devoted to
renewing local interest in independent and experimental film as part of
an international underground film culture and aims to change an
engrained culture of cinematic complacency and revitalize an enthusiasm
for cinema.
Mission Statement
The Sydney Underground Film Festival is dedicated to
nurturing an alternative film culture through the promotion of
independent and experimental films. The festival seeks to support
filmmakers who operate outside established film industry
infrastructures, by providing a platform for exhibition, exposure and
critical discussion.
2nd HumanDOC International Documentary Film Festival: GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT IN CINEMA
We are pleased to invite all filmmakers and TV producers who would like to take part in the HumanDOC International Documentary Film Festival:Global Development in Cinema. The festival will be held in Warsaw, Poland from November 12th -17th 2011 at Kinoteka in Palace of Culture & Science in Warsaw.
Through the screenings of selected productions we would like to bring our festival audience closer to current problems of people living in developing nations, and to provide them with deeper insights into the politics
of global development and various issues related to international aid for economically depressed countries.
We are looking for original, wise and objective productions (documentaries, reportages and social advertising) that will increase the awareness of the viewers on problems of injustice and depravation in developing nations. What we seek are productions that will raise important questions about the state of our contemporary world, and urge people to reflect on the meaning of help for those in need.
We are looking for:
* Documentary films,
* TV Reportages,
* Social advertising/campaigns related to developmental issues.
We are especially interested in themes such as:
1. Interdependence of the Global North and Global South.
2. The ones set out in the UN Millennium Development Goals.
3. Everyday problems of people living in developing countries.
4. Examples of help brought by donors, international organizations, governmental agencies and NGOs - both positive and those who have not been successful.
5. Social advertising/campaigns about UN Millennium Development Goals or development issues.
The Festival will present the best documentaries and commercials on subjects related to developing nations from around the world. We would like to show productions that increase the awareness about the countries' dependency on international aid. We hope that people who will participate in our festival will learn about how global issues affect the everyday lives of people and societies around the world, and how each and every one of us can get involved and make a positive change for people in poorer nations.
www.festival.humandoc.net
Starting date: May 31, 2011
Closing date: July 31, 2011
Preview copy: only DVD (in English or with English subtitles)
DVD with films and completed submission form please deliver to our office:
HumanDoc Foundation
Al. KEN 46 / mailbox 107
02-797 Warsaw
Poland
festival@humandoc.net
AWARDS:
GRAND PRIX FOR THE BEST FOREIGN FILM:
1. The Jury of the Festival will award the best documentary filmmaker (the director and/ or the producer of the best film).
GRAND PRIX FOR THE BEST POLISH FILM:
2. The Jury of the Festival will award the best documentary filmmaker (the director and/ or the producer of the best film).
THE AUDIENCE AWARD:
3. The Prize will be granted to the best film presented in the Festival competition sections as a result of an Audience poll.
SPECIAL AWARD:
4. The Prize will be granted to the best film presented in the Festival additional screenings as a result of an Audience poll.
SPECIAL HumanDOC AWARD FOR THE BEST TELEVISION PRODUCTION:
5. Organizers will award the best TV producer/filmmaker (the director and/ or the producer of the best film).
Other Prizes:
5. The Festival Organizers reserve the right to award prizes in other categories.
One of the most important cultural events in Bulgaria and the world - International Animation Film Festival “Golden Kuker” - took its first steps in the National Palace of Culture in October 2010 in Sofia, Bulgaria. It had a tremensous success and was vividly reflected in the media. More than 200 films from 29 countries entered the competition in 2010 and more than 340 films from 51 countries in 2011 (among which were authors of three films nominated for an “Oscar” and films of artists awarded at international festivals category "A"). IAFF “Golden Kuker” is the first festival of animation in Bulgaria since the beginning of the new century. It welcomes international participation and already ranks in the list of the major festivals in the world of animation. It is organized by BAICAA (Bulgarian Association of Independent Cartoon Animation Artists - "Proyko Proykov” - a non-profit organization), chaired by Mrs. Nadezhda Slavova (cartoon artist, filmmaker and author of numerous animation films). The next edition of the festival of animation will take place from 28 May to 3 June 2012.
Famous Monsters of Filmland presents a
celebration of the imagination of filmmaking with independent film
festival finalists,the Vincent Price Centennial with daughter Victoria
Price and producer Roger Corman, the 80th anniversary of Universal's
Frankenstein and Dracula with the Lugosi family,Stephen King's Dollar
Babies, and more!
Come enjoy a weekend of movies and filmmaking with fans and even take
home some tools of the trade during live panels with some of the
leading names in Hollywood.
theme: The Love Unlimited Film Festival and Arts Exhibition is dedicated to international outreach in order to promote love through Film, Visual Arts, Music, Writing and Screenplay Writing. Ticket fees to the events are always low with no one turned away for lack of funds making our event accessible to everyone. This festival offers an extremely large variety of certificates and awards for films, screenplays and much more as well as exposure at venues in several large cities during some of the country's largest media events. All submissions dealing with any aspect of love are welcome. Anybody who submits a copy of their film will have their film included in our annual film program even if it is not officially selected and shown in the festival. Many awards will be given to filmmakers and screenplay writers. Love Unlimited. A Legend Born: The Re-birth of the Artist that you were always destined to be."
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.
Beginning Monday, December 14th, @12:00 a.m. ET Eclipse
Channel will begin accepting submissions for what we hope to be one of the
premier online film contests.We are calling on independent movie makers of
any shape, size, and flavor with their OWN original, compelling and unique
films to submit their best works. There are no limits but your own imagination.
There is no fee to enter, and your films
will be broadcast (if acceptable) in HD for the whole WORLD to see!Yes the whole world.Eclipse Channel has viewers from Beijing to
Budapest, from America to Australia and all have watched us full screen in HIGH DEFINITION!!There is no other place where you can watch
independent films like this.
YFIFF is the gateway for new, independent and undiscovered filmmakers which takes place each year in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Our aim is to open the gateway for independent film makers to help encourage their work and gain them a larger audience than they would normally get.
The festival is designed and organised by award winning film maker George Clarke and his team at Yellow Fever Productions, and quickly gained worldwide attention in its debut year. The festival is the first of is kind in the country and delivers no less than 9 awards to selected film makers.
The categories are:
Best Film
Best Director
Best International Film
Best Cinematography
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Short Film
Best Local Film
and
Audience Choice Award
PAYMENTS FOR SUBMISSIONS ARE TAKEN VIA PAYPAL (send to the address info@yellowfeverproductions.co.uk), CHEQUE, INTERNATIONAL MONEY ORDER, or POSTAL ORDER...
Gdynia Film Festival takes place on May 7-12, 2012. It is one of the biggest film events in Poland and the only one which promotes the Polish cinema to such a large scale. Every year the newest Polish films compete in Gdynia for the Golden Lions award. The Festival in Gdynia is primarily the showcase of Polish cinema - the best films of the year, the most influential filmmakers, vital topics. Modernity meets here in a dialogue with history: new generations of filmmakers are confronted with masters, and new generations of critics reinterpret the classics of Polish cinema.
MISSION & OBJECTIVE
Zero Film Festival is the first festival EXCLUSIVE to self financed
filmmakers and their authentically independent films.
Zero Film Festival is an independent organization and registered
501(c)(3) operating now out of NYC as well as Los Angeles, committed to
helping under represented filmmakers and screening original and
innovative films for cinema lovers everywhere.
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
Zero Film Festival - Focusing on a niche in the independent film
community which has been under appreciated and ignored, Zero Film
Festival is dedicated to screening self financed films from filmmakers
all over the world.
In the age where the majority of festivals are Hollywood marketing
campaigns, and even "indie" and "underground" festivals screen financed
films, we are here to offer something different. We recognize
authentically independent films and filmmakers who take risks and fight
the odds to see their visions through.
The Zero Film Festival is the first festival EXCLUSIVE to self-financed
filmmakers, providing a platform to screen their bold and innovative
films in Los Angeles AND New York City.
In 2009 ZFF added its 1st annual West Coast Tour - screening selected
2008 films in Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Hollywood and Orange
County. 2010 will see the addition of an East Coast Tour, distribution
channels and more...
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Zero Film Festival has established itself as a festival representing
authenticity, integrity and innovation. In 2008, we screened well over
a 100 films from filmmakers all over the world. Over 70 filmmakers were
in attendance from as far away as Singapore, U.K. and Bangkok.
Zero Film Festival alumni have gone on to receive distribution and financing for their next film projects.
Our nightly after parties feature the best indie bands and stretched till dawn.
ORGANIZERS:
Bradley Bores (Associate Producer)
; Mallia Sherzai (Artistic Director)
; Richard Hooban (Director)
; Richard Wellington (Programmer)
GENERAL RULES
Zero Film Festival is the the first festival exclusive to independent filmmakers. Your film MUST be self-financed.
You MUST include a cover letter with your entry, detailing premiere
status, why you made this film and any noteworthy details we should
know before previewing it.
IMPORTANT: Please stipulate in your cover letter if you are interested
in screening in Los Angeles or New York only. Otherwise your entry will
be automatically considered for both. Acceptance does not automatically
include both Los Angeles and New York.
A select few filmmakers from the 2009 program will be invited to
include their films in the 2010 West and East Coast Tours as well as
the possibility of International Screenings and inclusion in the Zero
Film Festival volume 2 DVD.
Along with your submission to Zero Film Festival, you can opt in to the
ZFF Written Review/Feedback, which offers filmmakers a chance to
receive feedback about their films. For filmmakers we aren't able to
program, it will explain the reasons why as well as provide suggestions
for making future projects more program friendly. For accepted
filmmakers, it provides feedback and a base from which to gather a
quote.
The Hills Film Festival is a grass roots organization dedicated to the development and education of artists with an independent vision, and the creation of a platform for filmmakers to reach the best possible audience for their work.
Buffalo International Film Festival , a major world event highlights regional and the international film. Since 2004, BIFF screens out-of-competition year-round & promotes historic theaters esp. the world’s 1st movie theater, Mitchel & Moe Mark's Vitascope Theater opened October 1896 in Buffalo, NY.
IMPORTANT!
You must submit entries DIRECTLY TO US through our entry form or WithoutABox.
Submitting on Fest21 is NOT a valid submisssion.
Please use our entry form:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHpIbjB3Yno5SnRyRVE2WUVBbm44Wnc6MA
Thank you.
Black International Cinema Berlin is an annual interdisciplinary, intercultural film/video festival produced and directed by Fountainhead® Tanz Theatre / THE COLLEGIUM - Forum & Television Program Berlin, Cultural Zephyr e.V. in association with FOUNTAINHEAD® DISTRIBUTION SERVICE and, screens cinema from the African Diaspora and other films from varied intercultural backgrounds or perspectives.
Black International Cinema Berlin originated from the Black Cultural Festival, which was produced and directed by Fountainhead® Tanz Theatre in 1986 for the first time in Europe, a 3-week event in Berlin, which presented the contributions of Black people to world culture through film, theater, dance, music, workshops and seminars, and was an homage to the legendary tap dancer, Carnell Lyons.
Since then, Fountainhead® Tanz Theatre produces and directs the Black International Cinema each year in Berlin and additionally, in other European and US-American cities.
The festival focuses on presenting works of an artistic, cultural or political nature coinciding with the general educational, social, artistic and economic interest of people from Africa, the African Diaspora and people with an interest in participating in intercultural communication and the resultant interfacing and sharing of educational, social, artistic and economic resources. Furthermore, Black International Cinema is open to ALL filmmakers and contributes to better understanding and increasing cooperation between people from various cultural, ethnic, national and religious backgrounds, in order to reduce prejudices and support a peaceful and respectful living together in our multi-faceted society.
Mottoes:
"I may not make it if I try, but I damn sure won't if I don't..." - Oscar Brown Jr.
"Mankind will either find a way or make one." - C.P. Snow
"Whatever you do..., be cool!" - Joseph Louis Turner
"Yes, I can...!" - Sammy Davis Jr.'
"Yes, We can...!" - Barack Obama
Animation, a documentary, a feature film or anything else, made with cameras, digital / video cameras, mobile phones, computers, coloured – pencils or whatever You like! But there is one condition: Films must be freaked – out!
