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Creative Arts Film Festival 2011

The Creative Arts Film Festival is an annual international online short film festival that is designed to showcase and promote filmmakers. CAFF runs every December online and we offer worldwide exposure, free promotional listings, cash prizes, and we are the home of the prestigious Perfect Spirit Awards. CAFF knows the value of a good film, and we do our best to let every creative artist know that it is all about them and their project. Submit your project today to this one of a kind festival experience!

“CAFF believes that it is through a legion of fans that filmmakers can build a solid career in entertainment.”
~ FEL, Festival Director, Creative Arts Film Festival

CAFF considers short length films that are 30 minutes maximum (including credits), and we offer filmmakers premiere exposure to entertainment industry professionals and fans worldwide via our website. We are completely driven by love of the craft and our festival is committed to the filmmakers who bring great short films to the world.

Founded by filmmaker and creative artist, FEL, CAFF is like no other film festival, because it is designed to promote YOU, the filmmaker. Our innovations are all designed to further YOUR career. Such as: The Perfect Spirit Awards – to bring recognition and accreditation to your work; Submitted Film Listings – Our massive additional promotional vehicle for our creative artists JUST FOR SUBMITTING A PROJECT; and, Video interviews of our filmmakers. These are all unique marketing ideas that no other film festival in the world had ever explored before CAFF.

CAFF offers all of these initiatives because it brings more attention to YOU, the creative artist. They were pioneered to better serve the filmmaker. And, mixed with our marketing efforts, CAFF does all it can do to get you and your project in front of every single person around the world.

Thank You and Good Luck from Creative Arts Film Festival.

Ellensburg Film Festival 2021 Calling for submissions

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We are currently accepting submissions for the 16th Annual Ellensburg Film Festival.   We are a premier arts event that draws film lovers from throughout the Pacific Northwest to Kittitas Valley each year. We curate an annual selection of local, national and international narrative and documentary films that entertain as well as create a positive dialogue within our community. Ellensburg Film Festival is operated under the auspices of Laughing Horse Arts Foundation a 501(c)(3) non-profi...

Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival

 

 

The Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival invites you to enjoy screenings of what we believe to be the best new feature films, documentaries, shorts and videos by filmmakers who posses an independent vision and operate to create innovative work outside the studio system. We honor these filmmakers with awards of merit and screenings at our Film Festival each December in Hollywood, CA. The Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival celebrates independent and international filmmaking from students to seasoned professionals and of any size budget under 5 million USD and as long as the film has been made in the last three years and has no significant American distribution.

Iranian Film Festival - San Francisco

Iranian Film Festival (IFF) is an annual event showcasing independent feature and short films made by or about Iranians from around the world.

IFF is a platform for the Iranian filmmakers living around the globe to express their vision and talent through the artistic medium of film.

Iranian Film Festival (IFF) was established to celebrate the Iranian film and culture in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond.

IFF is open to all genres: fiction, documentary, short, music video, animation, student...

 


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Global Change Film Festival and Institute (GSF)

The Global Shift Festival is a global community with a local presence. It is a celebration of media, technology, film, ideas and ACTION! We create spaces for dialogue and promote  films, panels, workshops, and special events to inspire and build a global community focused on expanding the reach of conscious social change entertainment media and innovative thinkers and change makers.

 

About The Indie Fest

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Where our filmmakers are from: The IndieFEST Film Awards puts filmmakers first and provides a direct opportunity for recognition and publicity for high quality films and documentaries. It is international in scope and has granted awards to producers in Australia, Bahrain, Bali, Brazil, Canada, China, Columbia, Cuba, Denmark, France, Germany, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kosovo, Malaysia, Malta, Martinique, New Zealand, Norway, Paraguay, Philippines, Polan...

Accolade Competition

The Accolade Global Film Competition is unique in the industry.  Attracting both powerhouse companies as well as talented new filmmakers it is an exceptional, truly international awards competition, not a traditional film festival – which allows filmmakers from around the world to enter their films in this prestigious competition.

Established in 2003, Accolade Global Film Competition is an avant-garde worldwide competition that strives to give talented directors, producers, actors, creative teams and new media creators the positive exposure they deserve. It discovers and honors the achievements of filmmakers who produce high quality shorts and new media. The Accolade promotes award winners through press releases to over 40,000 filmmakers, industry contacts and additional international media/distribution outlets.

Our talented award winners have gone on to win Oscars, Emmys, Tellys and other awards.

MovieMaker Magazine included The Accolade among the Top 25 Festivals “Worth the Entry Fee.” The article said, “Past participants can’t stop raving about the professional opportunities participation in this event has generated for their work.”

Go to https://accoladecompetition.org/ for rules and entry form.

Indian Independence Day Film

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  Man, Freedom & God - 15th August Indian IndependenceDay Film Bycinelover on 2010 There havebeen a number of films about India’s Freedom History. “Man, Freedom & God”, the 38 minutesfeatureDocumentary Film is more about the limits ofphotography, more about the abuses that occurred during FreedomStruggle as much of thatinvestigation is a anthropological and philosophical investigation in theplatform of history. Watch theFILM on...

Arizona Underground Film Festival

Arizona Underground Film Festival is Arizona’s only premier underground cult film festival! Being a non-profit film festival, we make it our sole mission to showcase the work of filmmakers with defiantly independent visions. We are on a quest to represent every genre of independent film from across the world celebrating the artist, and their work. Now in our third year we are taking Arizona by storm with screenings in both Tucson and Phoenix during the week of Sept 18th to 25th. This 8 day festival will cover categories from Narrative, Horror, Documentaries, Experimental, Animation, and we are proud to be the only festival to offer an Exploitation category. Join us in the underground!

www.azundergroundfilmfest.com

We are asking for Features and Shorts in the categories of:
Narrative
Horror
Documentary
Experimental
Animation
& Exploitation(we are one of the only festivals in the world that offer a Exploitation category)

Festival Deadlines & Submission Fees:

EarlyBird Deadline: April 14th
Features $25
Shorts $20

Regular Deadline: June 18th
Features $30
Shorts $25

Late Deadline: July 22nd
Features $35
Shorts $30

WAB Extended Deadline: Aug 17th
Features $45
Shorts $40 

All filmmakers will be notified of our selection decision by September 3rd 2010.

www.azundergroundfilmfest.com


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Silk CIty Flick Fest

YEAR1

4 Distribution Comapnies

50 Movies from around the world

8 Industry panels

and much much more

Year 2

The SCFF will showcase and celebrate the best Connecticut independent films and films from around the world, that express originality and the unique view for which independent films are famous for. This is an exciting event that will bring thousands of people into the Manchester and greater Hartford area.

The Festival is open to all students and independent film makers worldwide. Think of it as an escape to the quaintest New England town highlighting the Autumn beauty with indie movies, shorts, documentaries, parties and panel discussions throughout the 4 day weekend! We are also offering a special category for Connecticut residents.

 


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Raindance Film Festival

Why Submit to Raindance?

Raindance is Britain's largest independent film festival. Situated right in the heart of London's West End, Raindance screens at the Apollo West End Cinema. Each year we select a jury of industry professionals who choose winners for the Raindance Festival Awards, which include: Best UK Feature, Best International Feature, Best Debut Feature and numerous other awards.

 

 

Vladivostok International Film Festival "Pacific Meridian"

VIFF «Pacific Meridian» is an International Film Festival of Asian Pacific Countries. 

Film Festival was instituted in 2003.

It is held annually in one of the most beautiful places on the Pacific coast - Vladivostok. 

VIFF «Pacific Meridian» is a competition of feature length and short films of debuting and well-known filmmakers.

Out-of-competition program is the showcase of Asian Pacific countries cinema, brand new Russian cinema and Retrospective focusing on the lifework of a great cinema personality. 

VIFF «Pacific Meridian» is a festival of actors, producers, filmmakers, distributors, directors, movie critics, journalists and grateful film amateurs.

It is a fantastic place giving birth to new cinema talents and projects, a meeting point of the available and possible.  

4th edition of Iranian Film Festival, the Netherlands

This year the Iranian Film Festival will be held in the Netherlands for the 4th time.  On a new location in the city of Zaandam, a wide audience can once again become acquainted with everything the Iranian cinema has to offer. But not only the festival’s location changes this year: the themes of its movies will also expand and deepen. For instance, there will be special attention for Iranian hiphop, 30 years of Islamic Revolution, ánd we will take an interesting look beyond Iran’s borders in Central Asia. The Iranian 


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Yellow Fever Independent Film Festival 2013

 

Yellow Fever Independent Film Festival (YFIFF) is the gateway for new, independent and undiscovered filmmakers which takes place each year in Belfast, Northern Ireland. http://theyfiff.webs.com/
 

Designed and organised by award winning film maker George Clarke, the YFIFF is the first of its kind in Northern Ireland and has the dedication and drive to grow larger and larger every year!

The first 4 years have grown with guests coming in from Hong Kong, Mexico, LA, Canada, Italy, the UK and Ireland, with great results! Now the YFIFF has settled in one of the largest and most central cinemas in Northern Ireland the Movie House Cinema, Dublin Rd, Belfast. It is fast becoming one of the top events in NI for film fans... 

 

The YFIFF began is 2009 by Yellow Fever Productions. A Northern Ireland based Company who has received recognition worldwide through festivals and media for their very low budget but awesome films. including, Splash Area, The Knackery, Battle of the Bone and The Last Light.

6th - 8th September 2013

The YFIFF each year hosts some special guests who give workshops and Q&A's with festival goers, in 2012 guests included prolific Hollywood Director Albert Pyun and Hong Kong Producer Mike Leeder.

The Festival runs for three days Fri-Sun and will showcase all genre of independent films including 'Shorts by shorts' a 16 and under category for young film makers.

This year the Festival will close with a high profile gala dinner awards ceremony with celebrity guests.

 

Submission forms by email request theyfiff@yellowfeverproductions.co.uk

 

Open to all Film Makers. Submit up to 3 films for the price of 1 (Just £10). Any Length, Any Genre.

Please note - Film must either be in English or have English subtitles.

Awards Include

 

Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Director
Best Short
Best Feature
Screening of Recognition
Audience Choice
Best Animation
Best International
Best Local
NEW** Best Short-By-Short (<16)

http://theyfiff.webs.com/

or drop us a line at - theyfiff@yellowfeverproductions.co.uk

SUBMISSION CALL DEADLINE 30th July 2013

TERROR FILM FESTIVAL

Are YOU the next GREAT FILMMAKER? Submit Your Project and find out!

Terror Film Festival is a bad-azz, blood chilling, alien probing international horror, fantasy, sci-fi film festival, founded for the purpose of offering filmmakers, screenwriters and fans more. TFF is like no other film festival in the world because it's designed to help promote YOU, the creative artist. The festival runs every October in Philadelphia and we offer prizes, exposure, a world-class Screenwriting Competition, and the coveted Claw Awards. And it's all presented by the genre diva fashionista herself, Princess Horror!

Terror Film Festival is all about horror, fantasy, sci-fi, thriller, dark drama and screenplay.  Our call for entries for this worldwide film festival is focused on getting as many filmmakers and screenwriters involved with the festival as possible to help promote them and their careers.  And as one of the top film festivals celebrating independent film, TFF is a Halloween event that brings the best films to an eager audience.

Terror Film Festival has been called “an incredible theatrical event”, “an honorable company”, and “one of the most professional film festivals around”. And it’s true, because we work very hard on making those things happen.

Portland International Film Festival

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Drawing an audience of over 35,000, the Portland International Film Festival (PIFF) is the biggest film event in Oregon, premiering over 100 international shorts and feature films to Portland audiences each February. Audiences can experience a variety of parties, visiting artists, and plenty of festival adventure taking in this feast of cinematic fare.

Ellensburg Film Festival

Since its inception in 2004, the Ellensburg Film Festival has grown into a major film and arts event in the northwest. The three-day festival is noted for its outstanding selection of critically acclaimed films, numerous screenings and venues, diverse cultural and artistic offerings, and a fun and relaxed atmosphere open to all.

Kansas City FilmFest

The Kansas City FilmFest is celebrating its 18th year and unites educational, cultural and film organizations in a celebration of independent filmmaking. Each year the festival builds on its tradition of bringing inspiring, thought-provoking, and entertaining films to Kansas City audiences and offers opportunities for artists and filmmakers to network, and develop their craft and art. KCFF encourages filmmakers to attend the festival so they can have the opportunity to interact and engage with our great Kansas City audiences!

The Kansas City FilmFest will be celebrating its 18th year with a special animation emphasis, Animation Inside Out and new category, Web Series-Heartland.

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