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FILM FESTIVALS CALLING - Dear filmmakers friends this monthly eBlast reaches over 45 000 filmmakers in our filmfestivals.com community trusting us for news from the festival circuit and 5 000 festivals listed. Herewith our selection of the ones to watch this month.
(Remember to mention you heard about the festival through us, it should help).
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Trailers must be under 4 minutes and 30 seconds long (no exceptions)
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Creation dates for Trailers/Teasers/TV spots/Video Game Trailers: In order to be eligible, the above mentioned must be created between March 8th, 2013 through April 11th, 2014. That is the creation date of the trailer NOT the film (or video game).
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In order to be eligible for SUMMER 2014 BLOCKBUSTER which is for a Film RELEASE date between May 2nd, 2014 until September 1st, 2014 (the upcoming 2014 summer Blockbuster Season). The trailer must be made for a film being released this Summer 2014.
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Maximum up-loadable size for trailers is 40MB (please note, the larger the file, the longer the upload for larger files, please be patient if you have a slow connection)
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Please NO "bars and tone", NOR "Company Slates" on the front of the trailer. The trailer should begin just after you hit play.
MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival 2014 - Early Call For Entries - Deadline March 1, 2014
During one week this year, over 100,000 film lovers will gather in over 300 cinemas across 6 continents to view and vote on the finalists' films in the 17th Annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival. For all those with a short film who want their work viewed on a global scale - nothing quite compares to MANHATTAN SHORT.
Click Here to register your film for the 2014 Festival
Submit your work directly online : Narrative or Documentaries Features, animated and Shorts, TV Shows - TV Series Pilots, TV Pilots - TV Series - Web series
The 5th NYCIFF has a well earned reputation, nationally and internationally, as one of the most respected events of the film festival year. The organization is committed to bringing the best of the world’s cinematography to New York City and to provide a platform for talented domestic and international filmmakers to showcase their work.
SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN NOW: Submissions end february 15, 2014
SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN NOW: Submit to NYCIFF St Lucia july 24 -27, 2014
Recently named the Coolest Short Film Festival by Moviemaker Magazine, the DC Shorts Film Festival and Screenplay Competition is the largest short film event on the East Coast of the United States. In 2013, we screened 152 films from 21 countries in 18 unique showcases that played over 11 days to a total audience of 9,300 people. We also hosted a table read of six screenplays, and awarded the winner an incredible prize of $2,000. Submit online...
Submission deadline: February 20th, 2014
#VOFF inaugural edition “When Life Gives You Lemons ...” calls for film-makers to compete for US$ 100’000 in cash. The Viewster Online Film Fest is an online, community moderated, festival with Ted Hope among the jurors. In the first edition basically all formats are accepted, like for features, series, shorts and projects that fit the theme.
Registrations are now open on: http://festival.viewster.com
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