Filmmakers, it’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for. The Portland Film Festival is looking for some good films with compelling stories for submission. Do you have any suggestions? Please submit your narrative features, documentaries, shorts of all kinds, transmedia, web series, student films and more.

MovieMaker Magazine named our festival one of the “25 coolest film festivals in the world,” so get your submission in before time runs out. And we hope to see you in September. Portland is an amazing city during the summer—you’ll not want to miss what we’re planning this year.

The 2015 Portland Film Festival (September 1-7, 2015) is now accepting submissions online through:

• Withoutabox

• Film Freeway

• Film Festival Life

• Direct Submission

There are rules and regulations to remember (no smoke signals, we need to see these films in person). For all the fine print, including awards eligibility—Golden Axe Award and many more—prizes (PDXFF offers over $25K in cash and prize awards), technical specs, full deadline schedule, festival history, and more, please visit the submission platforms listed above and read carefully.

Past attendees and alumni include Eli Roth, Justin Long, Haley Joel Osment, Abby Elliott, Chris Williams, Chuck Palahniuk, Jason Mamoa, Doug Benson, Wendy Froud, Brian Froud, Toby Froud, Penny Lane, Chelsea Cain, Daniel Wilson, Chelsey Reist, Isaac Feder, James Franco, Lorenza Izzo, Matt Walsh, Susan Sarandon, Michael Tully, Ryan Murdock, Kelly Reichardt, Kris Kaczor, Bryan Storkel, Leah Warshawski, Daryl Hannah, Vivian Norris, Karney Hatch, Jon Matthews, Dana Nachman, Mitchell Jackson, John Jeffcoat, Shawn Telford, Leah Meyerhoff, Mark Raso, David Zellner, Bradley King and more.

Oh and did we mention that we are partnering with a local Forestry Club to bring axe throwing to our event lineup? Submit! Remember to tag any social media mentions with #pdxff15

OFFline Film Festival offers the audience a range of film activities such as workshops, screenings, filmmaking and opportunities to meet with film directors in talk-back sessions. 

Films from around the world are screened during the five day festival at numerous venues throughout the town of Birr. Workshops catering for many elements of film such as special effects make-up will take place. 

The winners of the festival's 72-Hour Filmmaking Challenge are guaranteed a slot at Galway Film Fleadh and a prize fund to the value of €4,000 including film rental equipment and cash.

Zookastar is a hybrid 4 day event set in London from 31st October to 3rd November 2013 dedicated to all things filmic.  Our site is being built under the iconic Battersea Power Station.  We have collector's fairs, auctions, signings, 3 x cinemas, interactive workshops, feature film launches, film and music video making competitions, and animation special events with Aardman Animations.  The event is spread across 7 zones; Bollywood, Horror, Movie Production, Action Adventure, Toys & Robots, Costumes & props and Comics & Popular Culture.

We are having special guests daily; confimed to date are Asia Argento, Aardman Animations, The Lost Picture Show, Cosprop,  Straight 8, Bloody Cuts, Vidoepia, British Action Academy, London Sunt School, BAFTA winning production designers and costumiers and many more names to announce over the coming months. 

Located by Cedar Breaks and Zion National Park, the international Annual Red Rock Film Festival has a mission to encourage “film that portrays the human race in a positive light.” It is an artist’s retreat for film, cuisine, parties, and workshops with approachable professional people.
This emerging festival is held every November in Southern Utah.
From action sports docs and off-the-charts dramatic features, the festival is just a 2.4 hour  drive North of Las Vegas, and offers a breathtaking location to see film in the warm part of the state of Utah. For more information visit www.redfilmmarket.com.

The SANTA CATALINA FILM FESTIVAL is a film festival that not only celebrates the art and entertainment of film in all of its forms, but also Santa Catalina Island in all of its rich history, glory, and beauty.

Through screenings and associated events, the festival aims to present a wide spectrum of filmmaking - feature films, documentaries, screenplays, animation, short films, experimental, student work, big budget, micro-budget, trailers and soon…

The SANTA CATALINA FILM FESTIVAL awards mainstream films in various categories, but the Isla Earth Award, for the Conservation Series, is presented by the Catalina Island Conservancy, our beneficiary, honoring filmmakers that have their similar mission in protecting, educating and promoting the power of nature.

The SANTA CATALINA FILM FESTIVAL brings film enthusiasts and filmmakers together to better enjoy the art and fun of filmmaking, but also to enjoy the beauty and hospitality of Santa Catalina Island.

The Film Festival offers our guests the opportunity to learn, grow and exhibit films within the unique and romantic setting of Los Angeles County’s Pacific treasure. The festival will also offer attendees quality films that will entertain, educate, and inspire their own interests. Film professionals, and the interested public, will have the opportunity to gain industry knowledge through festival activities,
education centers, and seminars with our guest speakers.

The SANTA CATALINA FILM FESTIVAL is about the filmmakers’ opportunity to entertain, educate and inspire their audience, just like the island itself.