Talented Filmmaker? Interested in joining an Indie film community? Dream of screening your film in the city where cinema was invented? Then the European Independent Film Festival is where you want to be! We are now accepting film submissions for our sixth edition which will take place in Paris the 1st, 2nd and 3rd of April 2011. At ÉCU, it is not about who you know or the latest fashionable theme, we are looking for brilliant original work across twelve categories:

European:
- Dramatic Feature
- Dramatic Short
- Documentary
- Animation
- Experimental
- Music Video

Non-European:
- Dramatic Feature
- Dramatic Short
- Documentary

Worldwide (European and Non-European):
- Student Film
- Feature Script Competition
- Short Script Competition

ÉCU 2011 will also host its Much More Than A Script Competition!

Since its inception six years ago, ÉCU - The European Independent Film Festival has become the premier arena in Europe for independent filmmakers to screen their films to international audiences, to network with industry professionals as well as exchange ideas
with other indie filmmakers.

There are twelve competitive categories in the festival, with twenty awards culminating in the prestigious title of "Europe’s Best Independent Film" award. The Film of the Festival will win a cash prize. Other prizes include hard drives from G-Technology by Hitachi.

The industry professionals who came to ÉCU 2010 – professional filmmakers, agents, production company representatives, distributors and established producers – came in search of new projects and raw talent. What they found was a future generation of filmmakers who exceeded their expectations.

The early deadline for submissions is November 21, 2010 and the late deadline is January 9, 2011. A Withoutabox extended deadline is available through January 16th 2011. Independent filmmakers are invited to submit their films at www.ecufilmfestival.com.

Much More Than A Script Competition!

ÉCU is pleased to be hosting its fourth "Much More than a Script Competition". As part of the ÉCU 2011 film festival, the script competition’s focus is on independent screenplays, that is, scripts that aren’t aimed at mainstream Hollywood film markets. Writers are invited to submit their short or feature-length scripts at www.ecufilmfestival.com.

ÉCU 2011 Events

ÉCU2011 will feature an exciting array of workshops hosted by dozens of industry experts. The workshops will cover a variety of topics relating to cinema including writing, directing, acting, editing and distribution. These events offer the unique opportunity to learn from the best in the business.

Directors will also have the chance to talk to the audience and other filmmakers during the "meet-the-directors" panel discussions that follow each screening.

How to submit

Find more information how to submit your film here: http://www.ecufilmfestival.com/en/submit-a-film/