We are accepting submissions for the 2018 NYC 2 Paris International Film Festival!
All happening September 9 to 16, 2018!
Regular Deadline is quickly approaching, mark your calenders for May 10th!!
NYC 2 Paris International Film Festival honors the Best in Category which includes Best Narrative Feature, Best Documentary, Best Short Documentary, Best Short Narrative, Best Super Short, Best Music Video, as well as Best Director and Best Screenplay.
The NYC 2 Paris International ...
It can be hard to keep track of deadlines when you're deep into your creative process. One of the best ways to stay updated is to follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
We post weekly reminders on deadlines and just general messages encouraging you to get your short documentary ready for submission!
Additionally, we post articles from your fave sources with the latest news in documentary film- which can certainly serve as a nice break from working hard on your film's...
It can be hard to keep track of deadlines when you're deep into your creative process. One of the best ways to stay updated is to follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
We post weekly reminders on deadlines and just general messages encouraging you to get your short comedy ready for submission!
Additionally, we post articles from your fave sources with the latest news in comedy film- which can certainly serve as a nice break from working hard on your film's final tou...
ColCoa, the French Film festival in Los Angeles kicked off last night with a screening of Eric Barbier’s film : "Promise at Dawn" based on Romain Gary’s autobiography starring Pierre Niney as Gary and Charlotte Gainsbourg as his mother.
The festival premieres a wide gamut of French films in America, ranging...
You know what's not funny? Missing the deadline to submit your film to the NYC Short Comedy Film Festival! Earlybirds make sure to mark August 25, 2018 on your calender!
But remember!!! Films MUST be 20 minutes or less! Keep it brief, people.
To submit, visit: https://filmfreeway.com/NYCSCFF
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With warmer days just around the corner, you don't want time to escape you! The Earlybird Deadline for the New York Short Documentary Film Festival is August 17, 2018.
Submit your short Documentary film but remember- it MUST be 20 min or less!
To submit visit: https://filmfreeway.com/NYCSDFF
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The 14th Annual New York Television Festival is moving to July 2018 -- FINAL DEADLINE APPROACHING!
Want to get your work in front of industry decision-makers? Don’t wait -- submit today! In 2018, NYTVF is accepting submissions for the Independent Pilot Competition (IPC). Looking to submit your produced TV pilot? Submit to the Independent Pilot Competition, the NYTVF’s flagship, annual initiative, accepting independently-produced, original television pilots and ...
"Scrappy" has won 3rd place in the international fiction film contest at the Athens International Digital Film Fest in Athens, Greece on April 4, 2018. Produced by Ron de Cana Productions, Inc. and helmed by Dawn Westlake, the film is based on the Studs Terkel Humanities Award-winning poem by her father, Donald G. Westlake. It recounts a real-life anecdote from Donald's childhood in rural Elburn, Illinois, USA when he had to stand up to the American gun culture.
Canon USA, Inc. su...
We are now accepting submissions for the 2019 NYC Short Comedy Film Festival! Held on March 24, 2019 at the Producer's Club.
Earlybird Deadline is August 17, 2018.
Please be sure to review ALL submission guidelines before you mail the entry. We have limited time and resources to correct application mistakes. Please try and be as accurate as possible. We will contact you by e-mail if there are any problems, so please be sure to watch for e-mails from info@nycsdff.com.
We ...
"Scrappy" will play Nudo, Festival de Poesia Visual, in Barcelona, Spain on April 21, 2018 at 7:30pm, along with other grand prize finalists from the 2017 Maldito Festival in Albacete. The evening of films will be offered at Miscelanea BCN, c/Guardia 10, in the Raval neighborhood of Barcelona.
"Scrappy" was shot in Pine Mountain, CA and edited in Los Angeles by Pol Carrizo Vilarroig of Imatge Barcelona. A score was provided by 2016 Peer Raben Music Award nominee GC Johnson o...
Film submissions are now open!
We are interested in any kind of short
or feature film that is queer, radical, feminist, political, revolutionary, sex-posi- tive, provocative, critical, experimental, animated, artistic, innovative, progressive or documentary.
There are no restrictions as to genres, formats, length or year of release. English subtitles are required for all non-English or non-German films.
For the film viewing we only
accept digital copies, submitted as ...
Eili Harboe - Norway - European Shooting Stars 2018
Interview / Editing: Martin I. Petrov
How are your first impressions from being part of a team of young actors here in
Berlin?
I did not anticipate to be part of it but I am really proud, it is a wonderful opportunity for
everyone, it’s an investment for the future.
You already happen to be part of a successful project, Joachim Trier’s Thelma. How
was your expe...
Jonas Smulders - The Netherlands - European Shooting Stars 2018
Interview / editing: Martin I. Petrov
Have you been to Berlin before, how is your experience before your country’s shooting
star?
I was here once before with a short film and once as a visitor at the festival, it is a great
experience to meet all these people. Also, I have great support from my country and the
Dutch Film institute, really feel empowered and it’s n...
Luna Wedler - Switzerland - European Shooting Stars 2018
Interview / Editing: Martin I. Petrov
Congratulations on being a shooting star. How does it feel to be representing your
country and to have this sudden extra exposure?
It is very exciting, really great to be meeting the rest nine stars, they are all beautiful
humans. I feel very connected to all of them and look forward to exciting times ahead.
You did ballet before g...
Matteo Simoni - Belgium - European Shooting Stars 2018
Interview / editing: Martin I. Petrov
What’s the greatest thing about being in Berlin as a shooting star?
It’s great to meet people with the same goals. I believe in luck and coincidence and that
always the coin will fall on the right side in the right moment. I’m really proud to be
representing Belgium and I am open to see where this journey is going to take me. I am
fort...
Both "Scrappy" (2016) & "From On High" (2017) from Ron de Cana Productions, Inc. will have their Greek premieres at the Athens International Digital Film Festival, running from March 29-April 4, 2018.
The films mark the professional acting debuts of child actors Nefertina Lizarraga ("Scrappy") and Zoe Pinell Lopez & Esteve Serra Coll ("From On High"). The films deal with gun violence against children in the US, and the constant fear in which Syria...
The EAST DOC PLATFORM, the largest event for documentary professionals in Central and Eastern Europe, takes place March 3-9, 2018. During the week-long event, Prague will host leading documentary professionals, distributors, TV and festival selectors from around the world. Filmmakers will pitch their documentary projects and compete for several prizes in the total amount of EUR 35,000. General audiences can attend a number of interesting talks by international professionals. Most events take pla...
The largest industry event dedicated to documentary filmmaking in Central and Eastern Europe reflects on the rise of populist regimes in the region and examines the options available for fighting efforts to suppress critical voices.
“In the course of the year, we see dozens of Polish and Hungarian producers who, under various pretexts, suddenly lose funding for their projects. Yet in fact, it’s in reaction to their public expression of anti-regime opinions,” says Tereza &S...
The 13th Haapsalu Horror & Fantasy Film Festival has announced their first film GHOST STORIES (2017) which has already been hailed as the best British horror in recent years.
In GHOST STORIES, a skeptical professor Philip Goodman investigates three strange cases of ghost sightings that take him on a bone-chilling journey. Based on a popular play, the film was directed by Andy Nyman and Jeremy Dyson. Starring Andy Newman with a memorable role from Martin Freeman&n...
FROM ON HIGH will be the closing film at the 2018 La Lanterna Film Festival in Genova, Italy, running March 1, 2018 to May 17, 2018. Written/directed by Dawn Westlake and produced via her Ron de Cana Productions, Inc. shingle, FROM ON HIGH tells the story of a young Syrian refugee girl who finds a better life in Europe.
The film was scored by 2016 Peer Raben Music Award nominee GC Johnson of Acoustic Labs. It was shot/edited in Catalunya by Imatge Barcelona's Pol Carrizo Vilarroig.
FROM ON...
FROM ON HIGH ("Desde el cielo") has won the Best European Short film award at Muestra Internacional de Cortometraje Solidario y Sensibilizacion de Ciudad Real, Spain! The award will be presented on February 22, 2018 at the Casino Antiguo. This is the second nomination and first win for "From On High".
Written and directed by Dawn Westlake, the film was shot and edited in Catalunya by Pol Carrizo Vilarroig of Imatge Barcelona. An original score was provided by 2016 Peer Raben...
Director: Nadiya Bilokon.
Some commercial musical short film. With main heroes: a guy and a girl.
SCRAPPY has been selected to Festival Un Film Per La Pace in Gorizia, Italy for March 8th, 2018. Based on the Studs Terkel Award-winning poem by Donald G. Westlake, "Scrappy" was adapted for the screen and helmed by his daughter, Dawn Westlake. The film was shot on location in Pine Mountain, CA and Les Quingles near Barcelona, Spain in 2016 by Pol Carrizo Vilarroig of Imatge Barcelona who also edited. An original score was provided by GC Johnson of Acoustic Labs, the 2016 Peer Raben Mu...
We’re a month away from the 3rd Annual Silver Scream Film Fest this February 16th-18th. We’re proud to be kicking off the weekend with the feature film LIVING AMONG US followed by a Q&A with writer/director Brian Metcalf (THE LOST TREE) and cast members Thomas Ian Nicholas (AMERICAN PIE, HALLOWEEN: RESURRECTION), Chad Todhunter (TRUE BLOOD), Jessica Morris (AMERICAN EXORCISM), and Andrew Keegan (O, 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU).
This film with a new take on vampire lore also boast...
With all the last minute request from filmmakers to enter the Silver Scream Film Fest we’ve decided to give everyone two more weeks to get their films in. This will be your last chance to enter after January 23rd submissions will be closed.
For those of you just finding out about this (or those of who already knew) here’s a code for $15 off your entry fee.
Code: 15OFF
Enter here: https://www.withoutabox.com/03film/03t_fin/03t_fin_fest_01over....
