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Free Submission! Anima Brussels Animation Film Festival deadline October 18!

Anima is calling for your films!    For its next edition (9-18 Feb. 2018), Anima, the Brussels Animation Film Festival, is looking for stunning and unexpected animated films! Besides its national and international competitions, the Festival nominates a selection of films from its European prize-winners for the Cartoon d'Or and is also qualified by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for the short animated film category.   The Festival considers all films i...

Buffalo Dreams November 3 - 12 2017 Horror Fantasy Calling

SUBMIT I WEBSITE  I CONTACT I Facebook I Twitter   July 1, 2017 Regular Deadline I August 28, 2017 Late Deadline I September 7, 2017 Extended Deadline The dates of the festival are Friday, November 3rd, 2017 – Sunday, November 12th. The first week will be held at the Dipson Theaters Eastern Hills Cinema, located in the Eastern Hills Mall in Williamsville, New York, outside Buffalo. The final three days will be held a...

Toronto After Dark Film Festival Oct 12-20, 20 - Horror Calling

CALL FOR FILM ENTRIES!   Toronto After Dark Film Festival has announced our Call for Film Entries for our 12th Annual festival running this Oct 12-20, 2017! We welcome both Short and Feature length submissions of all forms of genre cinema including Horror, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Crime, Action, Cult, Animation and Documentary film as well as Music Videos. Please help us spread the word to filmmakers by Sharing our Call For Entries with colleagues, friends and followers in the fil...

Shriekfest Announces its Commercial Contest!

The Shriekfest Film Festival, an international horror/sci-fi film and screenplay competition, is calling on all those with a camera and a creative spirit to contribute fan-made commercials for a sub-contest to help promote the event. The festival, now in its Sexy and Seventeenth year, seeks commercial submissions that will be used on its website and social media pages to help get people excited about the festival. The winning commercial will be screened at the festival! The only requirements ...

Monsters of Film Festival: The Stockholm based festival is calling with final deadline july 6th

Last chance for submissions july 6th! MONSTERS OF FILM FESTIVAL: FILM SUBMISSIONS!           Deadline for film submissions july 6th! Dear film makers, we want to alert you...

Check these festivals calling july 4

  Read this online                  FOLLOW US ON THE SOCIAL NETWORKS:                     Dear filmmakers friends do not miss these Festivals in Focus.   > PARTNERS FESTIVALS IN FOCUS The 8th Taiwan International Children's Film Festival (TICFF) March 29, 2018 to April 05, 2018   August 1...

Tricky Women 2018 Call for entries

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You can now submit your films for the international competition of TRICKY WOMEN International Animation Filmfestival 2018! The 15th festival edition will take place from March 7th - 11th 2018. We are looking forward to your submissions in the following categories: - International competition - Work / Work Affairs (not limited to recent works) - 100 Years of Women's Suffrage, democracy and participation (not limited to recent works) We are looking fo...

Film Submissions are open for Summer Season

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Film submissions are now open for the summer, 2017 festival with Metamora Films.  We offer very low fees especially for student entries. Are niche is thought-provoking and inspiring films in these categories: Best Documentary Best Short Film Best Student Film Most Thought-Provoking Film SUBMIT TODAY https://filmfreeway.com/festival/MetamoraFilmsFestival ...

Celebrate Diversity in Film! 7th Annual Winter Film Awards CALL FOR ENTRIES

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Winter Film Awards showcases emerging filmmakers from all genres from around the world, with a special emphasis on highlighting the work of women and minority filmmakers.  Submit your latest work now and take advantage of Early Bird Rates!  Early Bird Deadline September 5 - Regular Deadline October 17 - Late Deadline November 15 Winter Film Awards Independent Film Festival announces a Call for Entries for its 7th Annual celebration of independent film, to be held February 22 – M...

LAST WEEK TO SUBMIT

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NYTVF Independent Pilot Competition: One Week Left to Submit! Looking to submit your produced TV pilot or series? Submit to the Independent Pilot Competition (IPC), the NYTVF’s flagship, annual initiative, accepting independently-produced, original television pilots and series, short films, and short-form web series from around the globe. 2017 Industry Participants include HBO, Bento Box Entertainment, IFC, Comedy Central, truTV, Jax Media, The CW, Seeso, and WEtv. More to be announced! ...

ÉCU 2018 is open for submissions!

The European Independent Film Festival, one the World's most distinctive independent film festivals, encouraging innovation and creativity and showcasing great films to audiences who appreciate and love independent cinema, invites you to submit to ÉCU 2018.   ÉCU's mantra is to Discover, Project and Promote the World's Best Independent Films and we are actively seeking innovative, absorbing and original independent films across our fourteen cat...

6th Kolkata Shorts International Film Festival-2017

6th Kolkata Shorts International Film Festival-2017   Entries Open: Shorts films, Animation, Documentaries & Music Videos.   Submission deadline: 06 July 2017   To submit entry visit: http://miniboxoffice.com/kolkatashortsinternationalfilmfestival   For Participation Email: info.kolkata@miniboxoffice.com   ...

Morbido Festival Mexico October 26 – November 5, 2017 - Horror Calling

  Contact I Email I 52 55 52 08 80 07 I Tabasco 93 A Colonia Roma Delegacion Cuauhtemoc Mexico City, D.F 06700 Mexico I Website I Facebook I Twitter I Instagram Organizers/  Pablo Guisa Koestinger FESTIVAL DIRECTOR Karyna Martinez González EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Abraham Castillo Flores PROGRAMMER Mórbido is a ...

Call for Entries 2018

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Dear film lovers, Our third edition of Transilvania Shorts is now OPEN for SUBMISSIONS. Good luck to you ALL! http://transilvaniashorts.ro/ ...

Call for Entries - MONSTRA 2018

MONSTRA | Lisbon Animated Film Festival was born in 2000 in order to celebrate the artistic transversality, to meet people from different arts, new artistic looks forward, using as a basis the most multidisciplinary language we know: the Animated Film. MONSTRA's 17th edition will happen from March 8th to 18th 2018. Each edition we focus retrospectives and curatorships on a guest country - MONSTRA 2018 edition's guest country is Estonia. Our competitive sections are: Feature Film, In...

TRIESTE SCIENCE+FICTION FESTIVAL 2017 – CALL FOR ENTRIES

  The 16th Trieste Science+Fiction Festival, which will run October 31 - November 5, 2017, is open for entries. The last date of submission is Monday, September 18, 2017.   Trieste Science+Fiction Festival admits to its pre-selection procedures feature-length films (running time: 59 minutes min.) and short films (running time: 25 minutes max.) that have not been released in Italy yet and that have been completed in the 18 months prior to the Festival.   Trieste Science+Fict...

Call for Entries: Taiwan International Children's Film Festival 2018

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The 8th Taiwan International Children's Film Festival (TICFF), scheduled to take place April, 2018 in Taipei, Taiwan, is now open for submissions till Sep. 30, 2017. TICFF was founded by Public Television Service (PTS Taiwan) in 2004. Held biennially, it is the first and largest film and television festival in Asia dedicated entirely to children, with its mission to encourage quality children’s programming and to engage young local viewers with valuable access to the media. TICFF scre...

Siraj Syed reports: SgAIFF deadline extended to 10 June

Siraj Syed reports: SgAIFF deadline extended to 10 June Singapore South Asian International Film Festival (Sg.SAIFF) will be held from 1st to 9th September 2017 at various venues. This is the festival’s première edition. It will have three main sections: Features, shorts, documentary. Entry procedure and fees are listed below. Short Films Early Bird Entry Fee: 15 SGD Regular Entry Fee: 15 SGD Late Deadline Fee: 30 SGD Feature Films Early Bird Entry Fee: 25 SGD Regular En...

First 2018 Prizes Confirmed!

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International Screenwriters' Association will be awarding the 10 finalists in our short script competition with ISAConnect Memberships. Inktip will be offering the Best Short Script winner a free listing on the InkTip official website.    The Best Actor and Best Actress winners will win an annual subscription to online classes provided by iActing Studios.    Upcoming prizes will be confirmed shortly! Submit your film today! Take advantage of the earlyb...

RIP Horror Film Festival November 10 -13 - Horror Calling

A genre-defying mixture of horror, sci-fi, myth, mystery and thrills told as four interlocking tales in one intelligent anthology. Ghosts, spirits, creatures, demons...  The Bloody Dolls are Killin It at RIP Horror Hollywood! All filmmakers can submit direct to submissions@riphorrorfilmfest.com Not all submissions will be selected, only TOP 12 Features, TOP 18 Shorts and TOP 20 Micro Shorts will be accepted as official selections. In celebration of our 5th year Fees are FREE for stu...

Last Chance for Discounted Entry: Submit to the 13th Annual Independent Pilot Competition Today!

Looking to submit your produced TV pilot or series? Submit to the Independent Pilot Competition (IPC), the NYTVF’s flagship, annual initiative, accepting independently-produced, original television pilots and series, short films, and short-form web series from around the globe. For discounted entry, submit by the Regular Deadline, May 31!   Regular Deadline: Wednesday, May 31 ($50 entry fee) Final Deadline: Wednesday, June 28 ($100 entry fee)   Don’t miss your chanc...

May edition of Gold Movie Awards with special spring fees (only $15).

Gold Movie Awards has opened the call for entry for May edition. We want to celebrate the spring with a special deal: all the movies pay 40% off (only $15 for the main categories). Gold Movie Awards select movies every month and the winners will participate in the annual event in London on 11 January 2018. Last month the best movie was "Pure Madness" by LANDER HAVERALS wich wins the prestigious trophy of the Gold Movie Awards. To send your movie: www.goldmovieawards.com or https://filmfreeway.com/festival/GoldMovieAwardsGoddessNike Good luck!

One Week Left to Submit!

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ONE WEEK LEFT: Submit to NYTVF Scripts Today! Only one week left to submit to the Second Annual NYTVF Scripts Competition. Submit by Tuesday, May 16 for the opportunity to have your script read and considered by the largest group of industry partners on the TV Festival landscape. NYTVF Scripts is accepting original comedy and drama series pilot scripts from around the world. Want to get your script in front of TV decision-makers? Submit to NYTVF Scripts and join the indie television movement...

Entries Open: 6th Bangalore Shorts Film Festival-17

6th Bangalore Shorts Film Festival-2017, India   Entries Open: Shorts films, Animation, Documentaries & Music Videos.   Submission deadline: 25 May 2017   To submit entry visit: http://miniboxoffice.com/bangaloreshortsfilmfestival ...

Cinema City IFF Call for entries - Up to 10,000 Bucks

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Call for low budget films Cinema City International Film Festival invites filmmakers from all across the globe to apply for the Up to 10,000 Bucks selection. This selection is one of the most appealing festival programs which presents films made with no budget or with a budget of less than USD 10,000. Thanks to this authentic program, every year festival goers have a beautiful chance to enjoy unique low-budget auteur films from all over the world. The Festival will take into consideration only...

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