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Exciting Announcement: Moving Words

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We have teamed up with Arts by the People to present works from their new project, Moving Words.    Moving Words will intersect voices of all ages through writers whose submitted works will be transformed into short films by animation students at various international animation schools. These writers, under the guidance of ARTS By The People’s writing scholar, will have their works voice acted and subsequently animated by college students.    We will prese...

Last chance to submit to the NYC 2 Paris Film Festival!

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Tomorrow (June 20th, 2018) is the LAST day to submit your film to the NYC 2 Paris Film Festival!!    Visit the link to submit and for more information: https://filmfreeway.com/NewYork2ParisInternationalFilmFestival   Follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook.  ...

NYC 2 Paris Website Updates

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Attention! Our website has been updated! Visit the link to see our list of jurors: nyc2paris.com   Reminder: the late deadline to submit your film is June 4th! Visit Filmfreeway for more information.    As always, follow us on Twitter and Facebook for more!  ...

Freshflix Short Film Festival

Film submissions open until April 29 2018! Over $6K value in prizes including Rode Microphones, Final Draft editing software, camera hire, film mentorships and production music. Plus the chance to have your film screened in one of Sydney's most iconic venues in a room full of legends!

The new season of Freshflix Film Festival is set to be our biggest and best yet, with a high dose of live music, art, good food and great films. Committed to screening the best of Aussie and international talent, Freshflix appeals to everyone from diehard film buffs to your best mate who thinks shorts are things you wear. 

After seven stunning seasons, Freshflix is back for another year with a new slate of talent for the second Emerging Filmmakers’ Conference! Ask your burning questions, make new connections and settle in for a night of quality films delivered with sides of live music, art and great company! This year's event will be held on the top level of Sydney's Museum of Contemporary Art, overlooking Circular Quay on the opening weekend of Vivid Sydney. 

 

 

ONLINE FILM FESTIVAL RETURNS! FILMMAKERS TAKE PART IN A 21st CENTURY COMPETITION & FESTIVAL W/ NO 2 YEAR EXPIRATION REQUIREMENT

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CHICAGO, IL (October, November  2017)  The creative team behind VariousArtistsTV.com, an online network where independent filmmakers can showcase their work, is proud to announce they will be accepting submissions for their new online film festival competition, the Various Artists Independent Film Festival, {VAiFF}. This unique festival was created to provide artists the opportunity to showcase their creativity and engage in healthy competition w...

Submit your film to Mirror Mountain Film Festival - deadline in 10 days!

Mirror Mountain closes for submissions for the year in just TEN DAYS! Submit your indie films by October 27th for a chance to be part of the official 2017 festival lineup. https://mirrormountainfilmfest.com/submissions/ ...

Fall submissions sale (15% off) - ending soon!

Only 2 days left in our fall submissions sale! Use discount code MMFF2017 on FilmFreeway and receive 15% off the submission fee! Offer ends October 3rd. https://filmfreeway.com/festival/MirrorMountainFilmFestival ...

15% off film submissions at Mirror Mountain Film Festival

5 days left! Submit your film to Mirror Mountain Film Festival on FilmFreeway and use the discount code MMFF2017 to receive 15% off the submission fee! Offer is only valid until October 3rd, so don’t delay! Visit www.mirrormountainfilmfest.com for more information. ...

Submit your film to Mirror Mountain - deadline approaching!

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4 days left until our regular film submissions deadline! Submit your awesome indie film to Mirror Mountain Film Festival today and join in the fun! All genres and lengths are accepted and welcome. Visit our website for more information: https://mirrormountainfilmfest.com/submissions/ ...

LOWLIFE - World premiere at Montreal's Fantasia Film Festival 2017

LOWLIFE (USA, 2017, 96 min) directed by: Ryan Prows; written by: Ryan Prows, Tim Cairo, Jake Gibson, Shaye Ogbonna, Maxwell Michael Towson; cast: Mark Burnham, Nicki Micheaux, Jon Oswald, Ricardo Adam Zarate, Santana Dempsey, Shaye Ogbonna, Jose Rosete… Despite a currently pretty much tedious so called independent scene of the United States, stellar Montreal international film festival FanTasia, like every year, managed to find a few worthy pieces. The best of all was a highly energet...

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...

Bali International Film Festival

Bali International Film Festival (aka Balinale) is the largest and oldest annual international film event in Indonesia. Held on the paradise island of Bali, Balinale attracts a diverse audience of filmgoers with its outstanding selection of independent local and international movies, many with filmmakers in attendance.

Balinale is celebrating its 12th anniversary from 24-30 September 2018.

Submission feedback and cash prizes at Leeds Young Film Festival

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“Film needs children and young people to keep falling in love with it, and the LYFF is the perfect place for them – always smart and adventurous, never less than fun.” (Danny Leigh) Leeds Young Film Festival features a programme of the best new and unseen international cinema for young people, as well as classic screenings, moving-image related workshops and masterclasses. Now in its 18th year, the festival welcomes young people and their families to the largest film event of ...

ÉCU - The European Independent Film Festival 2017 is OPEN for SUBMISSIONS!

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ÉCU – The European Independent Film Festival has been dedicated to the discovery and advancement of the very best independent filmmakers from around the world for twelve years now. Often described as Europe’s answer to Sundance, our annual festival showcases films that demonstrate quality, innovation, and creativity in both form and content. These qualities are judged in 14 categories, and compete for 25 awards. Jury members come from around the globe, have a variety of backgr...

Films By Her Screening Event this December!

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We are spotlighting the best indie films by female filmmakers in Films By Her screening! Join us for a two hour screening of the best narrative shorts and animated works from the 2014, 2015, and 2016 Festival editions with your first drink on us! Buy your tickets today and enter automatically for a 2017 VIP pass raffle at the screening.  Lineup includes: Moral Compass Testimony Katyusha One Thousand and One Teardrops First Base MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED! Friday, Dec...

World of Film Festival Glasgow 2017: Submissions Open

The submissions for the 4th edition of the World of Film International Festival in Glasgow, Scotland are now open. The very earlybird submitters can send their short and feature films across the three main sections of the festival - First Features & Shorts Competition, Female Perspective & Focus on Balkan Cinema.  Films can be exclusively submitted via Film Freeway by clicking on the link below.    ...

Horror Trailer Festival

Have you ever watched a movie trailer and loved it only to be disappointed when you finally see the movie? Yeah, we have too. So this festival is dedicated to those great movie trailers that make us wish there was a movie. So send us your monsters, zombies, possession, and stalker trailer, we want them all.

This is not a short film festival but rather a movie trailer festival. Which means we want commercials.

The selected trailers will be screened at the historic Vista Theatre in Los Angeles

Rules & Terms

This is a trailer festival and a trailer is not a short film. It is an advertisement for a film production that may be produced and/or released in the future or a totally original idea.

We want TRAILERS that advertise everything in the horror genre.

Trailer must be 60-120 seconds in length

 

 

 

 

A City of Rust

Galileo tries to convince the City of Rust inhabitants to stop Mr E and his reckless use of the mountain’s resources. Mountain which, he states, holds the energy that is the source of their life. When his recommendations are ignored and the “Rustonians” have to face the consequences of their indifference, they will turn to him for help… A City of Rust had its world premiere at the Animaze international animation festival in Montreal.     ...

IndieCork trailer 2014

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Director: Indiecork.

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Independent Days 17 | Internationales Filmfest

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Call for submissions for Independent Days 2017 is online. We are looking forward to your films! https://filmfreeway.com/festival/IndependentDaysFilmfest     The Independent Days Festival acts as a platform for independent filmmakers, that produce art-house and independent movies. We are already excited to see your movies!  ...

12th Annual NYTVF: Early IPC Deadline Approaching! Submit Now for Discounted Rate!

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Make the next great television comedy, short-form series, drama, or unscripted format. Win guaranteed TV development opportunities at the premier festival for independent creators! The Independent Pilot Competition (IPC) is 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. If your project is episodic in nature and is meant to be consumed in multiple chapters over ...

International Film Festival North Hollywood

 

INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL NORTH HOLLYWOOD - APRIL 28 - MAY 1, 2016 at the NoHo Arts Center in the NoHo Arts District of North Hollywood, CA.

IFFNoHo is designed to be a launch platform for new films, a nexus for discussion, and an expertly programmed showcase in all genres. The best films share a wonderful combination of substantive story-telling and creative use of the moving image and we invite all of you who are passionate about this collective form of expression to apply.

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