The NY Shorts Fest provides a showcase for the best short-form cinema and its creators in the world. Created by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences accredited Los Angeles International Short Film Festival, LA Shorts Fest.
We feel that short form cinema and its creators should have their own premiere film festival in New York deserving similar recognition given to the feature film and its creators.
AS PART OF THE 2012 CURRENTS NEW MEDIA FESTIVAL IN SANTA FE NEW MEXICO JUNE 14-30
WE ARE LOOKING FOR DOCUMENTARIES WHICH ARE CONSIDERED BY THEIR CREATORS AS ART WORKS USING VIDEO AS A MEDIUM IN ALL ITS VARIETY. THE WORKS CAN BE OF A PERSONAL, SOCIAL OR IMPRESSIONISTIC NATURE.
This cultural projecttakes place in Godella (Valencia, Spain)
since 2000. Catacumba
is an International Film Festival, involving
short and feature films, open to filmmakers of any nationality. Theme is
focus on horror, fantasy, science fiction, gore, psychological, experimental,
bizarre, animation… GENERAL RULES FOR PARTICIPATING: www.catacumba.org/participa_en.html
The International Festival of Film
Schools was established in 1981. It is now one of the most
important festivals for young filmmakers in the world. More than 3,500 films have been
presented at the festival since its inception. More than 3,200
foreign students and professors have had opportunities to meet,
enter into discussions and share their experiences with each other.
Located in Southern
California, Fallbrook and its surrounding communities is a beehive of creative
energies: artists, sculptors, writers, actors, musicians, dancers, designers,
and filmmakers. In 2006, the non-profit Fallbrook Film Factory was formed to
foster filmmaking activities similar to community theatre, and out of that the Fallbrook
International Film Festival evolved, now entering its fifth season. Fallbrook
was also the family home to one of Hollywood’s all-time filmmaking legends
Frank Capra during the height of his filmmaking career. To that aim, we have
been most fortunate to gain the support of the Capra family, allowing us to
host a very special award in his name. And this year, due to the strong support
from the Hollywood stunt community, we are adding Action Films as an award category
and workshops with top stunt directors, reveling this hidden art of filmmaking.
Kathmandu
International Mountain Film Festival 2012
7 – 11 December
2012
Kathmandu, Nepal
The 10th edition ofannual and competitive Kathmandu International
Mountain Film Festival (KIMFF) will be organised by Himal Association from 7 – 11
December 2012. By screening some of the most recent and exciting films about
mountain people, sports, environment, cultures and societies from various
corners of the world KIMFF seeks to celebrate the complexity and diversity of
mountain life.
We are, at the moment, soliciting
entries for the festival, and we hope you can participate by sending relevant
films you may have directed or produced in the last two years. We look forward
to your involvement in KIMFF 2012.
The entry form and information brochure areavailable for downloadat www.kimff.org
Aimed at bringing new trends, new people and new cinema; The
UFO 0110 International Digital Film Festival today made a call for entries from across the world. The UFO 0110 International
Digital Film Festival, India’s only film festival to recognise and promote
“different cinema” opens in the last week of February, 2012 in Siri Fort
Auditorium, New Delhi.
Djo Tunda wa Munga drives “Viva Riva” into the fast laneBy Ron GilbertDirector Djo Tunda wa Munga has become a director to watch with his first feature which impressived audiences and distributors at the 2011 Berlin Film Festival. He started out as a documentarian and puts his foot on the gas(literally) with “Viva Riva” and the inside of life in the Congo underworld. My former classmate Martin Scorcese will agree with my comparison to his films, ”Mean Streets and Good Fellas” onl...
International Children's Film Festival India
(ICFFI) also
popularly known as The Golden Elephant
is a biennial festival that strives to bring the most delightful and
imaginative national and international children's cinema to young audiences in
India. Outstanding features, shorts, live action and animation films are
screened over seven days of festive celebrations, attended by more than one
hundred thousan
International Children's Film Festival India
(ICFFI) also
popularly known as The Golden Elephant
is a biennial festival that strives to bring the most delightful and
imaginative national and international children's cinema to young audiences in
India. Outstanding features, shorts, live action and animation films are
screened over seven days of festive celebrations, attended by more than one
hundred thousand children and hundreds of film professionals from across the
world.
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International Children's Film FestivalIndia
(ICFFI)also
popularly known as The Golden Elephant
is a biennial festival that strives to bring the most delightful and
imaginative national and international children's cinema to young audiences in
India. Outstanding features, shorts, live action and animation films are
screened over seven days of festive celebrations, attended by more than one
hundred thousand children and hundreds of film professionals from across the
world.
ICFFI is
organized by Children's Film Society India (CFSI) - a national government body
committed to nurturing a dynamic children's film culture in the country. Since
its inception in 1955, CFSI has been producing, exhibiting and distributing
exclusive, entertaining and enriching content for children.
Every two years, the festival begins
on 14th November, the birth date of Jawaharlal Nehru - India's first
Prime Minister - also fondly referred to as Chacha
Nehru (Uncle Nehru), because of his love for children. Nehru established
CFSI soon after India's independence with the hope that indigenous and
exclusive cinema for children would stimulate their creativity, compassion and
critical thinking. It is this vision of Jawaharlal Nehru that guides ICFFI.
In a world that is cluttered with
consumerist & often violent content for children, ICFFI is committed to
promoting cinema that is humane and non-violent, and yet delightful and fun!
Special care is taken to program films that cultivate an understanding of other
cultures, lives and experiences and encourage children to reflect on the world
around. Workshops and open forums at the festival aim towards stimulating
critical appreciation and creative pursuit of cinematic arts amongst young
people. The festival also supports the work of children's filmmakers by
rewarding them for their dedication and talent.
ICFFI is one of the largest and most
colourful children's film festivals in the world. A unique feature of the
festival is its audience: more than a hundred thousand children travel from little
villages and towns from across India to view high quality international
children's cinema that they would never be exposed to otherwise. Here they rub
shoulders with other kids, eminent guests and directors from different parts of
the world. ICFFI is dedicated to these little delegates and to those
imaginative film-makers who attempt to make films for the toughest audience of
all - children!
The 9th edition of Kathmandu
International Mountain Film Festival will be held from 8-12 December 2011 in
Kathmandu - the cultural and cosmopolitan capital of the Himalayan region. Since
its birth in 2000, KIMFF has evolved from a festival focusing initially on the
Himalaya to one encompassing a wide range of subjects and issues that explore
the diverse and complex ways in which human beings relate to mountains. KIMFF
seeks to showcase films that attract peer review and critiques that lead to
better documentation of mountain issues, particularly of highland regions of
the developing world.
About 50 films will be selected
for KIMFF 2011. Around 15-20 documentaries will be shortlisted to be viewed by an
international jury. Filmmakers can choose whether or not to submit their films
for competition. Accepted films not selected for competition will be screened
and be eligible for the Audience Award. Films made by Nepali filmmakers will have
the opportunity to participate in ‘Nepal Panorama’, a separate showcase of
Nepali entries. The objective of ‘Nepal Panoroma’ is to promote Nepali films in
all genres.
KIMFF 2011 coincides with Nepal
Tourism Year 2011. As part of this effort the festival will feature a special
selection of films that have been instrumental in putting Nepal on the world
tourism map. Films and activities that celebrate man's spirit forexploration and adventure, will also be part of this
edition of the festival.
In the presence of filmmakers,
film enthusiasts, critics, scholars, journalists, activists, and mountaineers,
the festival will include discussion forums, on-demand screenings, guest
lectures, exhibitions of books and photographs celebrating mountains and
workshops for aspiring filmmakers.
THE PROMISE OF REST
“ See, I will make all things
new…..” (Revelation 21:5)
God wants people to know that he is
searching like a shepherd and waiting like a father. He is willing to forgive
and accept at his children all who live by the simple plan he has given. God
invited us to get involved with Him in His Work. God has a big purpose for our
life – a very specific and significant calling for us to fulfill. If we want to
know how to deal with difficul...
The International Film Festival “Cyprus Film Days” is the official
international film festival of Cyprus. It is co-organised by the
Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Cyprus and the
Rialto Theatre.
The selection of films and programming of
screenings and parallel events programme is undertaken by a three-member
Artistic Committee, appointed by the Ministry of Education and Culture
and the Rialto Theatre.
The International Film Festival “Cyprus Film Days”
is the official international film festival of Cyprus. It is
co-organised by the Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of
Cyprus and the Rialto Theatre.
The selection of films and programming of screenings and parallel
events programme is undertaken by a three-member Artistic Committee,
appointed by the Ministry of Education and Culture and the Rialto
Theatre.
The Festival’s main objectives are to: contribute to the
development, promotion and mobility of the art of film making in Cyprus
and the wider area; screen the work of filmmakers from across the
world and to introduce their work to the Cyprus public;
to serve as a hub for films from the three neighbouring continents of Cyprus.
For 2011, the festival includes the sections below:
Glocal Images – International Competition Section:
Nine (9) feature-length films participate in this section. Films
originating from the neighbouring continents of Cyprus and other parts
of the world are chosen by the artistic committee, with an emphasis on
films, which promote cinema as an art form and a tool for intercultural
dialogue. Moreover, Glocal Images seeks to attract films highlighting
the diverse “colours” of local filmmaking in their country of origin and
drawing on themes and styles of contemporary international filmmaking.
Each film in this section is screened once in Limassol and once in
Nicosia.
Viewfinder – A Close-up of Contemporary International Cinema:
Nine (9) feature-length films will be selected to participate in this
section. This section hosts films which have been distinguished at major
international film festivals during the festival year and are selected
by the Artistic Committee.
The Festival also includes special screenings, thematic sections and tributes to the work of distinguished filmmakers from across the world
Parallel events with workshops and master classes.
The Festival is annual and takes place in Limassol (RIALTO Theatre)
and Nicosia (PANTHEON Art Cinema) simultaneously.
The tenth edition of
the festival will be held between 20 and 29 April 2012.
Registation is open to participate in the 5rd International Short Film Festival to take place in Olavarría, Argentina; April 20th to 24th 2011. Film makers around the world are invited to participate with productions no longer than 25 minutes in the following categories: Fiction, Animation and Documentary.
The Festival will award $ 16,000 in prizes, and the works (free topic) will be received until December 3rd 2010.
Upland Independent Film Festival wishes to give filmmakers a
venue for their short works. This is not a serious or elite film festival.
Instead, Upland wants filmmakers to have fun and keep it short and sweet. Have
fun and maybe you’ll be a winner!
Makers of each category-winning
film will receive $150,and the makers of the over-all
festival winner will receive an additional $250 for a grand prize of $400!
Go to uplandbeer.com to download the submission form and
guidelines
FLICKERS discovers and empowers
filmmakers. Held in Providence, Newport and locations throughout the state of
Rhode Island, RIIFF is one of only a handful of festivals worldwide that is a
qualifying event for the Academy Awards (i.e. “Oscars”). RIIFF incorporates
gala celebrations, premiere screenings, VIP guests, industry seminars,
educational programs, and award ceremonies into a weeklong extravaganza. Cited
as one of the "Best International and Short Film Festivals in the United
States," RIIFF is New England’s largest film festival, screening a record
175 films. Its innovative programming, cultivated industry ties, and loyal
audiences have made the Festival a strategic and desirable platform for film
premieres, drawing hundreds of independent filmmakers from around the globe.
Contact 401-861-4445 or check out the schedule at www.RIFilmFest.org.
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.
Senseindia
Foundation is a ‘Media
Research and Education Forum’ an organisatione that endeavors to create
awareness of most important life issues and Filmmaking Tool among
intellectuals, media experts, social activists and young enthusiastic people.
Senseindia desires to promote activities in Art, Culture, and Informal
Education in social interest. Since 2002 an organization is functioning
to make the sensible Filmmakers with social responsibility. Senseindia Reality
International Film Festival 2010 invites entries from
Film Makers through out the world. Film makes can send entries as The Feature Film, Documentaries and Short Films
that reflects real life issues.
