VIFF «Pacific Meridian» is an International Film Festival of Asian Pacific Countries. 

Film Festival was instituted in 2003.

It is held annually in one of the most beautiful places on the Pacific coast - Vladivostok. 

VIFF «Pacific Meridian» is a competition of feature length and short films of debuting and well-known filmmakers.

Out-of-competition program is the showcase of Asian Pacific countries cinema, brand new Russian cinema and Retrospective focusing on the lifework of a great cinema personality. 

VIFF «Pacific Meridian» is a festival of actors, producers, filmmakers, distributors, directors, movie critics, journalists and grateful film amateurs.

It is a fantastic place giving birth to new cinema talents and projects, a meeting point of the available and possible.  

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!

Based in Ryde, Isle of Wight, on the south coast of England. This is the first International Film Festival to be held on the Island. With its fantastic golden sands and town on the beach. We aim to become one of the UK’s and internationally sought after film festivals.

So, we are open to anyone out there, who has made a film, thought of making a film, or is in the process of making a film. To send your entries to us use the withoutabox link or post them to us directly.

Films can be up to five years old and with over 20 categories to choose from, there is no excuse for anyone to say they can’t have a go.

If it’s in your wardrobe or under your bed, dust it down and send it off to us and we will show it on one of our big screens on the beach, or at the traditional Commodore Theatre in the centre of town.

Looking forward to seeing you and your films on the beach in April 2011 – don’t forget your swimming costume only for the brave!!!!!

Mission Statement

The aim of the Ryde Isle of Wight International Film Festival is to encourage creativity in all aspects of film production, not dependant on financial and physical restrictions, gender, geographical location, age or ability. We acknowledge and encourage film making through diversity.

The Mojave Film Festival The First festival to be held in Four states at once.

29th and 30th June in Udine + 01st - 03rd July in Villach

6 hours of short films, DJs, concerts, discussions and awards. Within the last years K3 Festival has established itself as the hub of international short film making and shows the possibilities of this new medium. The spectrum ranges from stunning art videos to technically brilliant animation movies, which are otherwise only known from Hollywood productions.

But not only the film programme is worth watching or listening to: there are also some musical treats that invite to Villach and Udine: Hans Platzgumer aka Aura Anthropica, a live visual performance of Clemens Kogler, the Viennese duo doubleBLU, the Friulian electronic trio Arbeiter, DJ Michael Moser and special guest Hans-Joachim Roedelius – a pioneer of techno music – are taking part.

Some hot advice – not only for movie lovers!
For the complete programme guide and further information go to k3festival.com.

GUIDELINES

Entrants must be Russian nationals who are either:

Students studying film in Russia or abroad.

Film student graduates from 2006 onwards.

Young filmmakers (high school age)

Film School entrants (class or group produced films) from 2006 onwards

• Films entered can be from 2006 to 2009 graduation classes.
• Dead line for Film entry is September 27^th 2009.
• Film entries can be either portfolio work – work in progress during a film course, a graduation film or other work.
• Open to all production techniques including animation – documentary – drama and experimental or artistic film.
• No film length restrictions.
• No theme restrictions.
• Films can be in either the Russian or English language. If the films are in Russian it is strongly recommended that English subtitles are provided.
• Multiple entries by schools will be allowed.
• Film entrants must first register on the website www.reelshowint.com .
• All films for entry must be uploaded onto the www.reelshowint.com  website or mailed to the address provided. Film submissions forms must, in both cases, be filled out on line.
•  Prize: Best Overall Film- US$500.00 and entry into The Reelshow All winners Festival 2009.
• An International panel of judges and Reelshow International members will decide the winner.

PLEASE NOTE: REGISTRATION ON THE WEBSITE AND ENTRY INTO THE FESTIVAL ARE BOTH FREE OF CHARGE.

The Terrace Theaters of Charleston, SC are please to announce The Charleston Film Festival. The Charleston Film Festival brings the best of local and national films to the Charleston community. It has two locations, one on the Charleston Harbor, and the other in James Island. Scheduled for March 11-14 2009, the Charleston Film Festival will bring film makers and film lovers in a three day celebration of the art form. Three educational talks are planned, as well as and after-festival gala and an awards ceremony. For more information, please see www.charlestonfilmfestival.com.

2010 ENTRIES: Films should be 3-Minutes or Less. We will begin accepting entries MAY 1, 2010  WWW.MIDWEST3.COM: Find all the details on the FAQ page.

PLASTIC PAPER: WINNIPEG'S FESTIVAL OF ANIMATED, ILLUSTRATED + PUPPET FILM is an international festival that takes place May 4-7, 2011 at the Park Theatre in Winnipeg, Canada. The festival is one component of the year-round organizational activities of the Big Smash! Film Collective. PLASTIC PAPER’s programming is a mix of premieres, retrospective screenings, short films and features with special guests, workshops, multi-media presentations, installations and exhibits, artist talks, and gatherings where the artists and the audience can interact more informally.

PLASTIC PAPER is currently accepting submissions for short and feature-length animated films made after Jan. 1, 2010.  THERE IS NO ENTRY FEE. DEADLINE: Feb 1, 2011. Download the entry form at www.plastic-paper.org 

 

About PLASTIC PAPER:

PLASTIC PAPER started in 2008 as a mini-program curated by Kier-La Janisse and Dave Barber, and hosted by the Winnipeg Cinematheque before branching out into an independent event. PLASTIC PAPER 2008 featured the Manitoba premieres of Bill Plympton's IDIOTS AND ANGELS, Nina Paley's multi-award winning SITA SINGS THE BLUES, John Bergin's apocalyptic FROM INSIDE and much more. Special guests have included BILL PLYMPTON, HEATHER HENSON and curator NAOMI HOCURA.

Many of the featured works come in a variety of animation styles with sometimes challenging subject matter; although some films are kid-friendly, PLASTIC PAPER is mainly geared towards adult animation fans as well as animators themselves. The programming is widely eclectic, but shows a preference for independently-financed films, films with an adult sensibility, and films using traditional methods of animation, such as 2-D illustration, cut-outs and stop-motion. The festival also showcases films about animators or illustrators, as well as puppetry films. The connecting thread in the programming is that all selections celebrate the labour-intensity, the obsessiveness, and the unique personalities of these very hands-on crafts.

 

 

THE EMMY- WINNING FILMMAKERS OF
“TAXICAB CONFESSIONS”
HAVE LAUNCHED THE FIRST ANNUAL

CALIFORNIA ONLINE FILM FESTIVAL

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The Banff World Television Festival is the world's most important television content creation event and 2009 will mark the 30th anniversary of this annual forum of business and creative opportunities for those in television and new media.

VLAFF is a non-profit cultural promoter that strives to entertain audiences, provide insight into Latin American social issues, and celebrate the rich traditions of these diverse countries.

TIRANA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL is the first international film festival and the only of its kind in Albania. This extraordinary cultural event created in 2003 is one of the most important cinematic event in Balkans.

TIFF aims to create in Albania, as well as in the region, a cultural center of worldwide alternative and independent cinema. Albania is a solar, enthusiastic and friendly country and besides the “strong competition” TIFF aims at the same time to be a meeting point of cultures, where people of Tirana, the guests and all those who love films will have a cinema-language-communication week.

TIFF aims to create a friendly space for film artists and cinema enthusiasts from Albania, Europe and the entire world to come together and share their linked passion and knowledge of the motion picture art form. The intention of TIFF is to bring filmmakers, producers and distributors from all around the world to Tirana, in hopes of fostering future co-operation in this interesting scenic area.  By bringing together these distinct voices and their work, TIFF commits itself to introducing audiences to alternative visions of extraordinary diversity.  "Think Different, See Alike" is the slogan and motto of TIFF.

TIFF aims at demonstrating strong efficiency in audience development (especially toward young audience) by implementing activities before, during and after the event, including year-long activities and travelling to other cities with various smaller partner and smaller festivals in the country. Partnering with small organizations and youth centers around the country in order to use the existing facilities in each city will not only give to TIFF a large national impact, but will enhance on the other side the increase of values of small events in each respective city in which TIFF will be present.

The Festival yearly getting thousands of submissions from submitting online in our website and other online platforms which applies for being selected. TIFF is an international cinema event whose main objective is to enlarge the number of venues and time of screening of European and non-European films of all genres and durations in Albania as well as it is considered to be an event to develop new audiences around the country, combining film screenings with public debates and thematic debates approaching new and an increased Film Audience and focusing also on Film Literacy.

Since its inception, TIFF receives over 20,000 short and feature films from over 120 countries around the world. Out of all these applications more than hundred films can be chosen each year for the competition program.

We are thrilled and honored to be approved as an official Academy Awards® qualifying festival, it’s truly a tremendous opportunity for our fi­lmmakers and future Best Short Film Award winners.

 

A.     COMPETITION PROGRAM

•          Feature (all movie genres)

•          Documentary (all lengths)

•          Fiction/Live Action

•          Animation

•          Video Art & Experimental

•          Student

•          In Albanian

 

The daily program of TIFF combine national premieres of feature and short films in all formats and genres: fiction, documentary, animation, experimental and video art.  Open to any filmmaker from around the world, TIFF showcases new cinematic work by established directors with international reputations as well as movies by talented students and young artists.

Besides the competition program TIFF reserves a large space to the special programs and screenings. PANORAMA has some thematic programs dedicated to the most sensitive social topics and problematic social groups as for children, women, immigration, integration of persons with disabilities, LGBT, etc. with those sections: DIVERGENT MINDS; GENERATIONs; MADE In ALBANIAN; NEW WORLD; PARADE .

FOCUS is a special program, which is based on tribute or homage to the cinema author and/or the filmography of a given country. RetrospecTIFF brings to the new audience the most prominent national or international authors of the film history. REFLECTING ALBANIA is the oldest program of the festival, dedicated to the foreign filmmakers who have produced their films in Albania or in Albanian speaking territory. MADE In ALBANIAn is a program with the most recent films in Albanian language. BALKANorama focused on newest Balkan films. FesTIFFal is a special program with selected films by festival partners.

TIFForum, a regional approach to promote cinematographic production in Albania and co-productions in the region, will be a 3-day intensive workshop for the Script Development & Pitching Competition in collaboration with Torino Film Lab of 8 first or second feature film projects, consisting of individual consultations, practical writing exercises and lectures. The projects will work on their pitch with a trainer in the following 2 days.  On the last day every participant will pitch his project and compete for the Best Pitch Award.

TIFF provides time in its daily schedule for masterclasses and seminars with professionals in the motion picture industry geared for Albanian students of the cinema and emerging filmmakers. 

FIPRESCI - The International Federation of Film Critics, who will appreciate our selections with special prizes that will echo TIFF and most important sites and film magazines in the world.

 

JURY | AWARDS

On the occasion of this 16th edition of TIFF, eight international juries comprised of leading film writers, directors, producers and critics will evaluate and then select the best features & shorts with awards presented on the closing night ceremony. Awards will be presented in the following categories:

 

BEST FEATURE FILM  

Best Director

Best Screenplay

Best Cinematography

Best Editing “Luc Barnier”

Best European Feature Film

Best DOCUMENTARY

Best Documentary Full-length

Best Documentary Mid-length

Best Documentary Short

Best European Documentary film

Best SHORT Film

Best Short FICTION

Best ANIMATION

Best VIDEO ART & Experimental

Best European Short Film

Best STUDENT Film

Best Film in ALBANIAN

FIPRESCI Award

MEDIA Award

Best BALKAN Film

Best DEBUT Film “Ron Holloway” Award

AUDIENCE Choice Award

 

Official awards consist of a statue and a diploma. The cash prize in TIFF is determined by the available budget. Special awards can be given by organizers, Festival director, sponsors and partners, professional organizations, NGOs, media, etc.

Recipients of the Tirana International Film Festival Best Short Film will be eligible for consideration in the Animated Short Film/ Live Action Short Film category of the Academy Awards® without the standard theatrical run, provided the fi­lm otherwise complies with the Academy Rules.

 

B.      NEW FEATURES – PARALLEL SCREENINGS

TIRANA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL has the pleasure to announce four major services available for the applicants. Since its inception in 2003, TIFF received over 20,000 short and feature films from over 120 countries around the world. Out of all these applications more than hundred films can be chosen each year for the competition program. With these four new services, TIFF offers the opportunity to many films to be shown in alternative ways (TV, online, market, special programs) in a wider audience and experts.

The applicants must apply clearly for each one of these new services. Fill the appropriate field in the entry form.

• TIFF.TV Competition

With our media TV partners we offer the possibility to directors screening their films (selected for the official competitive program or not) to the Albanian audience and win the TV juries and audience awards.

• TIFF on Tour

TIFF will act as ambassador for the submitted films and will travel with a selection to other Albanian cities during the year. TIFF will also propose special screenings to other regional festivals in accordance to a specific subject or theme of each collaborative festival.

• TIFF Online Library

TIFF offer the online presentation of each film, in a dedicated page, as a part of a film library, with all related information and with the possibility to receive comments from the international internet audience and industry.  The screening of films is open to anyone without charges. The films will be available for viewing in the film library as long as director/producer wishes.

• TIFF Market Corner

TIFF will create a market corner, where potential buyers can watch all films and make their selection. TIFF will also act as a festival promoter and distributor. In case of financial contract with a distributor, TIFF will receive a fee of 5%.

 

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The Valley Film Festival showcases cinema so independent it can only be found in L.A.`s San Fernando Valley. It`s so (818). Totally.

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.

The Chicago Lesbian & Gay International Film Festival is the second oldest gay and lesbian film festival in the world and prides itself on showcasing the best LGBTQI films and videos from around the globe. From international feature films to social issue documentaries to experimental shorts, Reeling has always presented a range of genres that demonstrates the rich diversity of work being produced.

Reeling 2009 will screen over 100 independent films and videos over 10 days, from November 5-14, 2009. Entries are eligible for audience awards, as well as juried awards with cash prizes in the categories of Best Feature Film, Best Documentary Feature, Best Narrative Short, Best Documentary Short, and Best Experimental/Animated Film. Music Videos are eligible for audience awards only. Reeling is also a nominating festival for the Iris Prize.

Kinofilm showcases the best of short films from around the world on both film and video, hi/low/no budget shorts, underground cinema,also seminars, forums, networking events and industry events.Competitive festival.

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.

Accepting entries in all categories, including Animation, Short Drama, Experimental, Feature, Documentary, Outdoor, Commercial, Audio and Scriptwriting. Official Selections and past favorites will be shown at the Courtyard Gallery and other Asheville, NC venues. *Deadline for 2012 is March 31st (postmarked) and April 30th extended deadline (postmarked).Last Deadline is May 15th (received)

Festival takes place in the River Arts District of Asheville, NC at the Phil Mechanics Building, 109 Robets, May 25th, 26th and 27th.

Possible publication by the Black Mountain Press for screenplays!