The Planet Ant Film & Video Festival is a celebration of independent movies and the people who make them, featuring comedies, dramas, documentaries, animations, and music videos from Detroit and around the world.

the nyff is a non-competitive festival that showcases feature and short films from all over the world.

The London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, presented by The British Film Institute, is the third largest film festival of any kind in the UK and the largest LGBT festival in Europe, attracting more than 24,500 people in 2007.

The largest festival in the Northeastern US, third largest in the country. Gay and Lesbian film submissions of features, shorts and documentaries.

The Honolulu Film Festival is a crossroads of the world, bridging the gap between East and West and held annually on the beautiful island of Oahu, Hawaii. Surrounded by the sparkling Pacific and spectacular scenery, the Honolulu Film Festival recognizes outstanding achievement in filmmaking from around the world. It is our mission to showcase the finest independent cinema the world has to offer while helping to advance the careers of promising filmmakers by providing a platform through which their talents can be recognized.

The Festival`s main goal is to stimulate the public exhibition of films, which are neither distributed nor screened at the traditional local circuits. The program has an official competition for feature and short films and a focus on music and film.

The Festival will be a competitive one and an International Jury will award "The Best Film" with 75 000USD and "The Best Director" with 25.000 USD.

The festival supports independent video work of all genres. An independent jury awards three prices. This year: Third VJ-contest, Documentary and music video special programme. Installations, CD-Rom projects also welcome.

The Festival specialises in Fantasy horror & Science Fiction. During the weekend we show some 30 movies and have some 5 / 6 guests. Competitions are held for both Independent & Amateur movies.

The festival features a competition of 60 first films: 10 features, 10 european shorts, 10 french shorts and 30 student films.

Since 1989, the Premiers Plans Film Festival takes place each year in the city of Angers, France. In 2009 its competitive sections, programs and other events attracted some 65 000 filmgoers who discussed and shared their passion of cinema with young European directors and other professionals. Through the years, the Festival has become a major meeting of European cinematographic creation, as numerous directors such as Fatih Akin, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Joachim Lafosse, Matteo Garrone, Arnaud Desplechin, Xavier Beauvois, Nick Park, Cristi Puiu, Paolo Sorrentino and Thomas Vinterberg were originally discovered in Angers with the screening of their first films.

Each year, the Official Selection presents 80 european first films divided in five competitive sections: European first feature films, European first short films, French first short films, student films, and European animated films, as well as two out of competition sections: free style and “next shot”. The official jury and the public award the laureates with 200 000 euros in prize.

Premiers Plans has two major characteristics: it enables the meeting between the public and filmmakers from one generation, and also gives the opportunity to discover or rediscover masterpieces of European cinema on screen through retrospectives highly appreciated and attended by journalists and professionals.

The Fairfax Documentary Film Festival screens documentaries across the broad spectrum of interests by filmmakers working in northern California. Both documentary features and shorts accepted.

The Second Annual DWIFF celebrates our passion for film and promotes the production resources from Michigan's creative community. Juried events will take place at venues throughout Detroit's University Cultural Center, including Wayne State University, College for Creative Studies and the University of Windsor.  Many social events and related activities will be held throughout the four days of the DWIFF weekend, June 25-28, 2009.  Check www.dwiff.org for the up-to-date schedule information.

The Cine Las Americas International Film Festival, now in its tenth year, showcases contemporary films from North, Central, South America and the Caribbean. Works made by or about Latinos and indigenous groups of the Americas are eligible to participate.

The business counterpart of the Festival de Cannes, the Marché du Film has organized the acquisition of cinematographic rights for last 45 years. In 2007, the Marché du Film welcome over 10,000 participants from 92 countries and 1,500 market screenings.

The Banff Mountain Film Festival is the largest and most prestigious event of its kind in the world. This international, competitive event brings the world`s best mountain films and their spirit of adventure to Banff, high in Canada’s Rocky Mountains.

The Asian American International Film Festival features the brightest and most innovative works by renowned and emerging Asian and Asian American filmmakers, acclaimed documentaries and shorts as well as special screenings of rare films.

The annual Montreal Cinemania French Film Festival screens new French-language feature films with English subtitles. The Festival`s goal is to firmly establish the presence of French-language films in North America.

The aim of the BsAsSFF is to show to local audience the very best of international short films. Win the audience award: a trip to Patagonia.

The 47th International Critics` Week, organised by the "Syndicat français de la critique de cinéma" (Union of French Film Critics) will be held in Cannes during the Cannes International Film Festival. For shorts & firsts/seconds features.

The 3rd Annual Dominican International Film Festival hosts 1,000’s of filmmakers, industry execs, celebs & film fans for 4 days of film, sun and fun, screenings on sandy beaches, panels w/ prominent industry members & special parties.

Submissions to Flicker must originate on film (we accept Super 8, 16mm, and films transferred to VHS) and be under 15 minutes in length. There is no entry fee, but please include return postage. Submissions are ongoing, as Flicker is bi-monthly!

SSHFF showcases new horror shorts from DIY filmmakers. We encourage independent, low budget, digital filmmaking that pushes the boundaries of the creative imagination while instilling new dimensions of fear in the souls of horror fans everywhere.

Started in 1947, EIFF is the longest continually running film festival in the world, and a key part of British film culture. Celebrating the best in fresh film talent from home and abroad, EIFF is a true home of innovative and exciting cinema.

SILVERDOCS is unusual by its exclusive focus on documentaries & proximity to Washington,DC, center of news,policy & communication engaging journalists, issue experts, elected officials & activists to explore & challenge issues.

Scinema is Australia`s first Science Film and Multi-media Festival. It explores the interface of science and art through film. Scinema is the first science festival in the world to include a multi-media component and a student category.