7th Annual Vancouver Women in Film Festival (VWIFF 2012)

March 8-11, 2012 in Vancouver, BC Canada 

Each year since 2006, the Vancouver Women in Film Festival (VWIFF) has showcased an impressive line-up of short and feature films (narrative, documentary and animation) by established and emerging women filmmakers from around the world. The Festival is presented by Women in Film and Television Vancouver and is one of our key annual celebration events. In addition to offering independent filmmakers a professional screening opportunity, the festival also serves to build audiences and appreciation for relevant cinema by women.

“There was such a breadth of vision, expression and storytelling in the submissions we received last year, I’m very excited to see what we’ll be presenting to our audiences in 2012,” says Festival Artistic Director, Roslyn Muir.

All films screened at our festival have women in at least three of the key creative roles (one woman may serve in more than one role): Writer, Producer, Director, D.O.P., Lead Actor, or Lead Animator / Editor. We encourage submissions featuring strong female characters and stories. All independent filmmakers (women and men) whose films were completed after January 1, 2010 are invited to submit.

You may submit your film through our website,
or *new this year* you may submit using WITHOUTABOX.

Here's what filmmakers have to say: "Our film screened at VWIFF in 2011, and it was an absolutely amazing experience! The energy and support was infectious. We are looking forward to submitting our next project for next year's festival."

The Vancouver Women in Film Festival celebrates these wonderful filmmakers with artists' fees as well as cash and in-kind awards through the generous support of Legacy Filmworks, Women In the Director’s Chair (Creative Women Workshops Association), Kodak Canada, and a variety of other sponsors.

Read more about the Legacy Awards (three cash prizes totalling $1200), the Women In the Director's Chair Feature Film Award (representing industry leadership and support from some of the most significant companies in western Canada and valued at nearly $120,000), and our annual Spotlight Awards and Gala.

Be a part of our festival! Submit your film today! 

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Since 2007 the LIDF has worked to ensure that London is host to exciting, diverse, challenging and inspiring films from every corner of the world. The LIDF is committed to providing a platform for international documentaries and their directors. It does this by working with globally recognised partners and venues, such as the British Museum, the Barbican Centre, and the Royal Society of the Arts on a year-round programme of screenings and other events that includes the 10-day London International Documentary Festival.

The LIDF’s ongoing commitment to what it calls ‘Conversations in Film’ creates a unique kind of film festival. The films within LIDF are the starting point for a series of programmed ‘conversations’ – panel discussions and workshops – that bring diverse audiences together to go beyond the films themselves in order to engage with social, cultural and political issues in the company of policy makers, academics, journalists and other cultural commentators

Having celebrated its third year the LIDF is now looking forward to working with new partners and presenting another feast of film and debate in April / May 2010.

Films permitted for submission are those dealing with the theme “Tomorrow we will see”, in accordance with the description of the competition. The length of the film contributions must not exceed 10 minutes. In the case of longer films, an excerpt of up to 10 minutes may be submitted. Films can be submitted until 31st August 2009.

 The competition is open for students, apprentices and graduates from sectors like, e.g. TV, film and media production, media design, animation and multimedia as well as media technology may participate. The competition is also aimed at young professionals and job starters with work experience of up to 2 years.

 

The winners can look forward to cash prizes totalling to € 1.500.00 as well as various non-cash prizes. The prizes will be awarded during the "exground" film festival in

Wiesbaden, Germany on 15th November 2009. To submit a film online, filmmakers can register at Reelport.com.

 

You can find up-to-date information about the competition at homepage of the competition and the homepage of intervideo.

 

Find the application form and the description of the competition in English and German here.

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.

The 7th Asiana International Short Film Festival (AISFF2009) is the one and only international competitive short film festival in Korea. AISFF, searching a new territory and exit for short film, is the place where all the shorts from the world are coming across, communicating and of course fairly competing. 

MISSION & OBJECTIVE
As part of the Lake Pepin Art & Design Center the Flyway Film Festival’s mission is to support the work of emerging film artists, as well as working professionals. As such we’ve attempted to keep the submission process as simple as possible hoping to give more filmmakers access to have their work screened in front of an engaged competition jury and a responsive audience.

Sunscreen Film Festival is organized and presented by the St. Petersburg-Clearwater Film Society, a not-for-profit 501(c) (3) organization, which is dedicated to educating the public about the art of visual storytelling, enhancing opportunities for local filmmakers to develop their craft and art, and increasing the public’s awareness and support of local filmmaking as a cultural and economic asset. 

History:

The Sunscreen Film Festival has grown from its first festival in a local art gallery with 600 attendees in 2006 to a nationally recognized event with an attendance of over 11,000 people in 2011.  The SSFF has screened over 600 independent films in its first 6 years.  The festival is based at the Baywalk Entertainment Complex and Muvico 20 Theaters.  The festival additionally utilizes multiple locations around downtown St. Petersburg.

Sunscreen places a great emphasis on supporting and encouraging Florida based talent.  A grant has been established and given to the past two Best Florida Film winners at Sunscreen.  Additionally SSFF has film acquisition execs in attendance every year.  Over a dozen films have been picked up for distribution in the last 3 years at Sunscreen. 

Sunscreen is different from other festivals in that the festival guests are expected to take part in workshops, classes or some other manner that supports the mission of the festival.  Guests are asked to participate in educational programming as a part of their attendance at the festival.  Past guests over the first 6 festivals have included;

Just a few of our past guests have included:

• actor John Travolta (Grease, Pulp Fiction)
• actor Kelly Preston (Jerry Maguire)
• actor Billy Dee Williams (Empire Strikes Back, Brian’s Song)
• actor Patrick Wilson (Watchmen, Phantom of the Opera)
• actor Jeff Donovan (Burn Notice, Changeling)
• actor Ethan Supplee (My Name is Earl, Butterfly Effect)
• actor Bill Cobbs (Night at the Museum, over 100 credits)
• actor Alexa Vega (Spy Kids 1,2,3, Broken Hill)
• actor Ayanna Berkshire (Twilight, Leverage)
• actor Solomon Trimble (Twilight)

• Ralph Winter (Producer, X-men 1-3, Wolverine, Fantastic Four, Star Trek 2-4)
• Phil Cooke (Author, Filmmaker, Media Consultant)
• Dean Batali (Producer, Head Writer, That 70’s Show, Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• Sean Covel (Producer, Napoleon Dynamite)
• Doc Wyatt (Producer, Napoleon Dynamite)
• Leo Partible (Comic Author, Producer)

• screenwriter Timothy J. Sexton (Oscar nominee for Children of Men)
• screenwriter Steven de Souza (Die Hard, 48 Hours)
• casting director Lana Veenker (Twilight, Leverage)
• casting director John Jackson (About Schmidt, Sideways)
• composer, musician Michael Tolcher, (Scrubs, One Tree Hill, ESPN)

• producer Dave Anderson (Prince of Egypt)
• distribution, finance, acquisitions Jamie Fleming
• distribution, finance, acquisitions John Flynn

Description:

The Sunscreen Film Festival which is put on by The non-profit St. Petersburg Clearwater Film Society not only screens great films and brings in top notch Hollywood talent but it also provides excellent year round programming.  The festival’s year round programming includes; special film screenings in partnership with and screened at the Museum of Fine Arts in downtown St. Petersburg, free outdoor film screenings, a Film School Summer Camp, and educational “Film Schools” for adults and kids throughout the year.  As well as actor’s workshops and community support programs.  Sunscreen additionally screens local independent films throughout the year in a theater environment to support local and Florida filmmakers.

The Sunscreen Film Festival is steadily growing into one of the top film festivals in the country. By programming great films, and bringing in top notch industry talent Sunscreen has established itself as one of the best young film festivals around. 

Sunscreen continues to receive community support from the following entities in the form of resources and in-kind donations.  The City of St. Petersburg, The Pinellas County Film Commission, The St. Petersburg Museum of Fine Arts, The University of Tampa, Southeastern University Lakeland, The Dali Museum, Baywalk Entertainment Complex and Muvico Theaters, and The Renaissance Vinoy Resort.

The Tacoma Film Festival celebrates current independent film from around the globe. We especially encourage filmmakers from the Pacific Northwest area to submit to our festival. And we encourage all accepted filmmakers to attend the screenings and events, if possible! This is our time to celebrate you, the filmmaker, and the invaluable artistic talents that you provide to the film community. Each year we strive to enrich our community by bridging the gap between ourselves and outstanding works of independent film.

The Las Vegas Film Festival is one of Las Vegas’ premiere film events, taking place annually in the heart of the entertainment capital of the world.

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.

Nozstock is a grassroots music + arts festival set in the countryside of the UK showcasing shorts, spanning animation, narrative tales, documentary, experimental visions + music videos from professional to amateur filmmakers.

In 1985 Festival of European Films was organized for the first time in order to present distinguished Turkish and European films to audiences in various cities of the country. Features, shorts and animation fils are presented.

Between May 14-16, 2004 the festival will present 40 international short films: documentaries, narratives, experimental films and animations. We are looking forward to an exciting 5th edition of cellu l`art, the 5th Annual Short Movie Festival in Jena.