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FOXED! Continues Festival Run in 2014

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  Director James Stewart has delivered a beguiling 3D stop-motion animated journey with FOXED! In this 4 minute cautionary tale, delicate Emily is found enslaved by foxes in a dank, hard-labour cave. When she thinks her freedom is within reach, she discovers a reality far more heart-breaking. Delivered with imagination, precision and the otherworld whimsy of a Grimm’s Fairy Tale, this Canadian short film leaves you wanting more, as only the best short films can. Collecting awards aro...

2014 Great Lakes International Film Festival

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Considered among the top 100 most popular film festivals in the world, the Annual Great Lakes International Film Festival has officially opened its Call for Entries for the 2014 Festival, which will be showcasing the best works of emerging and veteran filmmakers. For our 2014 season, we are accepting submissions internationally of feature length and short length films in the genres of Documentary, Experimental, Religious/Spiritual, Animation, Comedy, Horror, with Horror sub-genres that include ...

Bad Film Fest

Not bad meaning bad, but bad meaning good.

The Bad Film Fest aims to be the baddest film festival it can be.

Want to shoot something stupid or ridiculous? Go for it. Don't fear what the audience will think. 
Create for the sake of creating.

 

 

 

*There Will Be Technical Difficulties*

L.A.’S COMEDY NINJA FILM AND SCREENPLAY FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES CELEBRITY JURORS FOR IT’S 2014 FESTIVAL

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COMEDY NINJA Film and Screenplay Festival on Wednesday announced the jurors for their first annual comedy film festival, which runs from May 30-June 01, 2014 in downtown L.A.   The competition jury consists of acclaimed comedian/actress Naomi Grossman (American Horror Story: Asylum), comic filmmaker/actor Ross Patterson (FDR: American Badass!, Poolboy: Drowning out the Fury), prolific comedic actress Amy Hill (50 First Dates, Couples Retreat) and award-winning television and film d...

Ron de Cana Film Portal

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Ron de Cana Productions and filmmaker Dawn Westlake are pleased to announce the launch of http://dawnwestlake.com/ a new film portal for the distribution of Ron de Cana films by download and DVD compilation. Touch down and click around, won't you? http://dawnwestlake.com/ ...

The Sleepwalker

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Director: Maria Veselinova.

Young girl wakes up in the middle of the night in a hotel elevator. The same hotel where she and her boyfriend were invited on a wedding last evening. Unfortunately she is naked… and has no idea which her room is. Do you think she could get across the whole hotel without anyone spotting her?

The 3rd Annual Angeleno Film Festival

The 3rd Annual Angeleno Film Festival has been accepting film submission throughout 2013.  The award ceremony and screenings will be happening this November, 2013.  The 2nd Annual Angeleno Film Festival was held September 20, 2012 and you can view a complete list of winners and photos from the award ceremony at www.angelenofest.com.

Photos from the 2nd ceremony below.

L.A.'s COMEDY NINJA Film and Screenplay Festival Open for Submissions!

Submit your funniest NINJA or non NINJA oriented film or script to L.A.'s COMEDY NINJA Film and Screenplay Festival, which will take place from May 30 - June 01, 2014 in downtown Los Angeles. Submission ifo... www.comedyninja.org

CALL FOR ENTRIES - North Hollywood CineFest

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Submit today to the hottest new festival in Los Angeles!  Making its debut next April in a state of the art digital theater in the heart of the NoHo Arts District, the North Hollywood CineFest will boast a great run of independent films as well as provide an entertaining atmosphere and a fantastic networking opportunity with people in the biz.  Numerous notable film professionals will be present in this 4-day event.  The festival will prioritize great stories first and foremost. &...

North Hollywood CineFest CALL FOR ENTRIES!

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Submit today to the hottest new festival in Los Angeles!  Making its debut next April in a state of the art digital theater in the heart of the NoHo Arts District, the North Hollywood CineFest will boast a great run of independent films as well as provide an entertaining atmosphere and a fantastic networking opportunity with people in the biz.  Numerous notable film professionals will be present in this 4-day event.  The festival will prioritize great stories first and foremost. &...

LIFE GLOWS FOR THOSE IN LOVE

Director: Julia Kolesnik.

Musical film based on a short story by Anton Chekhov “The Chorus Girl”. Film action is transferred to modern days. Lisa is a puppet theatre actress. She has a big love appearing in her life. Stanislav is handsome, courteous and cheerful. He seems to adore Lisa. Once, when Lisa and Stanislav are celebrating their first small anniversary, a woman in tears appears at Lisa’s door. She introduces herself as Stanislav’s wife. But who is she really and what does she really want?

Call for Entries 9th annual CULTURES COLLIDE Community Film Festival

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American Theatre of Harlem is currently accepting submissions for its 9th Annual CULTURES COLLIDE Community Film Festival. This year's festival runs from October 17 to October 20, 2013. CULTURES COLLIDE celebrates the efforts of multicultural films and filmmakers and features an industry panel.  Each night concludes with an Audience Choice presentation, where the audience selects its favorite film. CULTURES COLLIDE Community Film Festival screens in the arts community of Fort Greene, ...

Submit to the North Hollywood CineFest today!

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Submit today to the hottest new festival in Los Angeles!  Making its debut next April in a state of the art digital theater in the heart of the NoHo Arts District, the North Hollywood CineFest will boast a great run of independent films as well as provide an entertaining atmosphere and a fantastic networking opportunity with people in the biz.  Numerous notable film professionals will be present in this 4-day event.  The festival will prioritize great stories first and foremost. &...

Call for Entries: 2014 Taiwan International Children's Film Festival

  2014 Taiwan International Children's Film Festival Call for Entries (Submission Deadline: Oct. 31 2013) Festival Overview Held once every two years, the festival brings young children and adults too, to enjoy the works in this international exhibition, which will take place in April 2014. PTS, the organizers of this event, are now signing up entries for this tremendous series of showings, attracting some of the finest film makers from around the ...

Autumn Of Route 66 documentary in California

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Czech director Ester Brym is ready to showcase her 2nd feature film called Autumn of Route 66. The World Premiere with take place Monday, August 19th, 2013 at 8PM at Action on Film International Film Festival in Monrovia, California. Ester's first film have received multiple awards and have been broadcasted all over the world via UK based distributor Journeyman Pictures. This time around, the filmmaker takes us on a journey of a lifetime: Visually stunning experience that will leave you ...

North Hollywood CineFest

The North Hollywood CineFest will take place from April 10-13 of 2014 and will last 4 exciting days of independent film showcasing at the beautiful Laemmle NoHo 7 digital theaters located in the heart of the NoHo Arts District in North Hollywood, CA.

Send your short film to Iceland

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The Northern Wave Internatnional Film Festival is now open for entry! The deadline is the 15th of August 2013. The festival takes place in a picturesque fishing village in the West of Iceland on the weekend of the 15th-17th of November.  The Northern Wave weekend consist of a numerous screenings of a variety of international short films. The program also includes a lecture from a professional from the film industry, a fish soup competition at the local fish market and numerous concerts and...

Call for Entries! MSN Storytellers Competition Accepting Short Form Series- 75k Prize

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MSN Short-Form Storytellers Challenge MSN and the NYTVF have teamed up to launch the “Short-Form Storytellers Challenge,” offering indie producers and production companies the chance at a $75,000 production budget to create an original short-form series for Microsoft's digital platform. Find out more at http://www.nytvf.com/2013_msn.html What buzz-worthy micro-episodes can YOU come up with that are under 2 minutes? All genres welcome. Particular interest in comedy, animatio...

Final Deadline June 28! Call for Indie TV, Web Series Pilots

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The Independent Pilot Competition (IPC) is the New York Television Festival's flagship, annual competition, accepting independently-produced, original television pilots and web series in all genres from around the globe. Official Selections in the IPC will screen in competition during the annual New York Television Festival in October. IPC Official Selections are eligible for the competition's category and individual achievement awards as well as guaranteed development deals from Fest...

Toronto International Short Film Festival

The Toronto International Short Film Festival provides a showcase for the best short-form cinema and its creators in the world.
We feel that short form cinema and its creators should have their own premier film festival in Toronto deserving similar recognition given to the feature film and its creators. The heart of the festival will be our quality and scope of extraordinary film programming.

NYTVF Regular Deadline for the Independent Pilot Competition on June 14th! Submit now!

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The Independent Pilot Competition (IPC) is the New York Television Festival's flagship, annual competition, accepting independently-produced, original television pilots and web series in all genres from around the globe. Official Selections in the IPC will screen in competition during the annual New York Television Festival in October. IPC Official Selections are eligible for the competition's category and individual achievement awards as well as guaranteed development deals from Fest...

Uranium Film Festival Short Comedy Yellow Oscar

Rio de Janeiro´s Yellow Oscar goes to Curiosity Kills Sander Maran is a promising filmmaker from Estonia (Baltic Film and Media School). His 2012 produced short comedy ”Curiosity Kills” already received the Audience Award of Helsinki’s H2T Festival. Now it won the Yellow Oscar of the third International Uranium Film Festival of Rio de Janeiro in the category “Best short comedy”. Synopsis: “A 10 year old boy is fascinated by his father's...

Outlaws of the Patagonia

Director: Damián Leibovich.
Patagonia Outlaws it's an adventure movie with western elements but in present time. PANCHO it's a Buenos Aires movie maker searching finance for his third independent movie. Pancho travels to the Patagonia, drived by Fausto, his grandfather, searching for the millionaire booty left behind by Butch Cassidy in 1905. There's a fundamental key for finding the booty: A painting painted by Cassidy himself, pointing que place where the treasure it's buried. On the road, he meets NANCY, a young Cultural Patrimony Official, who's needed to guide him, as she's the one who found the painting and she knows the historical events. Anibal joins them, who's unique purpose is to seduce Nancy. Pursued by Commisioner Galvez, they must compete against eht powerfull Dimitre (a cruel treasure hunter), who also knows about the painting and the existence of the hiding booty.

NYTVF Discounted Early Deadline May 10!

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  The Independent Pilot Competition (IPC) is the New York Television Festival's flagship, annual competition, accepting independently-produced, original television pilots and web series in all genres from around the globe. Official Selections in the IPC will screen in competition during the annual New York Television Festival in October. IPC Official Selections are eligible for the competition's category and individual achievement awards as well as guaranteed development deals f...

CURSE OF THE SUNSET STARLET

Director: Lori Precious.

An aging horror film star returns home to her long abandoned daughter claiming she is dying. But is she really just a drifter, a grifter or a ghost come to destroy her daughter and her two kids? Only a swarm of sunset moths know the secret in this magical realism tinged tale of family and forgiveness.

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