Chantal Harvey

CLEVELAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

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Cleveland, Ohio – USA
April 3 to 14, 2013

UPCOMING DEADLINE
September 30, 2012 – Regular Deadline

MISSION AND OBJECTIVE
The Cleveland International Film Festival promotes artistically and culturally significant film arts that enrich the life of the community. In pursuit of this mission, the Cleveland International Film Festival, steered by the Cleveland Film Society, places artistic merit above commercial appeal, fosters understanding and appreciation of diverse cultures and values, and works collaboratively to broaden access to quality film arts.

MORE ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
CIFF offers a unique mix of competitive categories, bestowing awards for Best Women’s Short Film, Best Central and Eastern European Film, Best Ohio Short Film, and Best LGBT Short Film. Additional competitions include The Greg Gund Memorial ‘Standing Up’ Film Competition honoring “films with a conscience”; the Local Heroes Competition; and the Rice Hershey Memorial Award, which specifically honors a filmmaker’s originality.

Whatever your passion project, and whatever your ambitions as a filmmaker, CIFF is a celebration of cinema that should not be missed. Submit to the Cleveland International Film Festival today!

The 37th Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF), is continuing a tradition of warm hospitality and cinematic celebration that has been refined and perfected for nearly four decades. A circuit mainstay and an Academy-qualifying festival for short films, CIFF attracts many of the best and brightest filmmakers in the world and proves that Cleveland is more than just the heart of rock and roll – it’s also the heart of outstanding big-screen storytelling.

Last year’s CIFF celebration welcomed more than 85,000 people and featured over 300 films from more than 60 countries. The end result was a diverse, unpredictable, and far-ranging exploration of outstanding artistry on screen and behind the scenes. Year after year, CIFF offers an array of special programs that ensures its visitors get all they’d expect from one of the most robust film festivals in the world. These have included the student-oriented FilmSlam festival, a broad spectrum of outstanding filmmaker panels, and its “Someone to Watch” series highlighting a promising new talent.

With its unique blend of innovation, enthusiasm, industry support, and Midwestern charm, it’s little wonder that CIFF has been recognized by Indiewire as one of the 50 leading film festivals in the world. As the only recipient of a multiyear grant from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2011, CIFF is not only in the business of honoring great talent, it’s also eager to give voice to minority artists and to traditionally underexplored narratives. These efforts are the objective of CIFF’s new “Focus on the Filmmakers” series, which will train its eye this year on Latino filmmakers.

ATLANTA FILM FESTIVAL SCREENPLAY COMPETITION

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Atlanta, Georgia – USA
March 15 to 24, 2013

Upcoming Deadline: September 28

The 5th Annual Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition is an exhilarating celebration of the written word, drawing three gifted storytellers to one of America’s most exciting cities for a writer’s retreat that could very well shape the future of cinema. The competition breeds powerful mentoring relationships, sparks careers, turns Hollywood dreams into reality, and offers big-city Southern hospitality as part of the annual Atlanta Film Festival. Participants receive festival passes granting access to all films, parties, and networking events. They will also have the opportunity to workshop their screenplays with industry professionals, and engage with directors and producers who can guide their project onto the screen.

Past industry mentors include Kent Osborne (Adventure Time), Stephen Israel (Swimming with Sharks), Joel Zwick (My Big Fat Greek Wedding), and Rob Long (Cheers). Bringing together a slew of insightful professionals, a charming Georgian backdrop, and memorable guests from around the world, the Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition is a can’t-miss opportunity to celebrate and enhance your craft. Submit your feature-length screenplay today!

FUTURE OF CINEMA FILM FESTIVAL

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Interlochen, Michigan – USA
November 1 to 3, 2012

UPCOMING DEADLINE
September 30, 2012 – Late Deadline

MISSION AND OBJECTIVE
The Future of Cinema Festival at Interlochen Center for the Arts provides a setting where high school filmmakers can meet professionals and peers, showcase their work, discuss trends and new developments in cinema, and develop a greater understanding of a quickly evolving art form. FOCFF industry guests offer their time and advice to young filmmakers by way of master classes, peer critiques, and screenings.

MORE ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
Interested applicants are encouraged to submit their best creative works, whether they be screenplays of 10-15 pages in length, or narrative, documentary, or animated shorts of 12 minutes or less in runtime. FOCFF’s selection committee invites entries from students around the world and from all walks of life who endeavor to create a film that speaks to its audience in a way that no one else’s can.

Interlochen Arts Academy is a fine arts boarding high school that combines challenging and comprehensive college-preparatory academics with the highest quality arts training available at the secondary level. Each year, nearly 500 students at Interlochen Arts Academy study creative writing, dance, motion picture arts, music, theatre, visual arts, comparative arts, and design and production. Academy graduates go on to attend leading schools around the country and abroad including The Juilliard School, USC, NYU, CalArts, Northwestern, The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, and many others.

High School Filmmakers: for the chance to participate in this one-of-a-kind opportunity, submit your film or script to the Future of Cinema Film Festival today!

The 5th Annual Future of Cinema Film Festival (FOCFF), is assembling talented student filmmakers from around the world into a community that inspires them to build new friendships, develop new projects, and adopt new perspectives on art, creativity, and social engagement. Hosted by Interlochen Center for the Arts, FOCFF immerses young filmmakers between the ages of 13 and 18 in both the rigors of a world-class educational environment and the excitement of a career in filmmaking.

Interlochen is dedicated to providing opportunities to young film artists. As such, FOCFF will offer its exhibiting student filmmakers a $500 USD scholarship to the 2013 Motion Picture Arts summer program at Interlochen Arts Camp, and each category winner will also receive an iPod touch and a $2,000 scholarship to the same camp. The FOCFF Best of Fest-winner will be rewarded with a MacBook Pro computer, as well as a half-tuition scholarship to Interlochen Arts Academy boarding high school for the 2013-2014 school year.

In addition to helping students cultivate and refine their skill set, FOCFF provides an entrée into all aspects of the creative experience, offering a whirlwind tour of the filmmaking process. Past guest speakers are titans in their individual fields, including Dennis Muren, recipient of nine Academy Awards and Senior Visual Effects Supervisor at Industrial Light & Magic (Star Wars, Super 8); Jeff Wozniak, Senior Digital Artist at Lucas Films (Rango, The Avengers); celebrated documentary filmmaker Ken Burns (Baseball, The War); Academy Award-winning filmmaker Michael Moore (Fahrenheit 9/11 ); and Golden Globe-nominated actor Jeff Daniels (The Newsroom).

FESTIVUS FILM FESTIVAL

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Denver, Colorado – United States
January 23 to 27, 2013

UPCOMING DEADLINE
October 1, 2012 – Regular Deadline

 

MISSION AND OBJECTIVE
The Festivus Film Festival was created to support and encourage independent film and filmmakers. It strives to provide the best possible platform on which filmmakers can present their works to the public, all within a celebratory, high-energy atmosphere.

MORE ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
Festivus’ focus on filmmakers is evident through the support provided to them throughout the festival and beyond, which is why so many alums offer their support in return. Nathaniel Eyde, a two-time Festivus alum, raves: “From a filmmaker’s perspective, Festivus has got it where it counts. It is a young festival in years, style, and energy but mature and sophisticated in its programming and content. I love this festival because the staff and audiences make the filmmaker welcome to share their art. I love this festival because the films they find and program are excellent. I love this festival because it is a magnet for good people and their art.”

For the chance to take part in this truly filmmaker-focused, one-of-a-kind event, submit your work to the Festivus Film Festival today!

The 6th Annual Festivus Film Festival (FFF), is offering filmmakers incredible hospitality, an exciting atmosphere, and audiences with a deep love of independent filmmaking. The festival unfolds annually amidst the metropolitan bustle and excitement of The Mile High City, and has been touted by MovieMaker Magazine as “One of the 20 Coolest Film Festivals in the United States.” FFF is a five-day celebration with a unique sense of style and character – just the kind of party that fun-loving filmmakers from around the world return to year after year.

FFF routinely delivers on its promise to honor its filmmakers with the star treatment, as each attending filmmaker is assigned his or her own liaison to serve as a point of contact from the beginning of the festival to its closing moments. Liaisons will pick filmmakers up at the airport, provide insights on all that Denver has to offer throughout the week, and drop filmmakers off at the airport when they’re ready to leave. But the festival has so much great stuff at the ready – including after parties, after-after parties, all-access passes, a bowling tournament, and movie-themed hotel floors – that guests are never in a hurry to get home.

Free transportation, deep discounts on hotels, and fantastic networking opportunities round out the unbeatable hospitality filmmakers encounter at FFF. By eliminating travel and lodging concerns, festival staff and volunteers have ensured that all FFF guests are able to focus on the things that really matter – great films, invigorating celebrations, and plenty of events to explore. The festival also encourages filmmakers to start scouting locations for their next project while in town, and is glad to outline Denver’s improved production tax incentives for interested guests.

 

INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS SHOWCASE

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Los Angeles, California – USA
March 20 to 28, 2013

Upcoming Deadline: September 22

The 15th Annual Independent Filmmakers Showcase (IFS) unfolds across some of the best cinema houses in Los Angeles, Hollywood, and Santa Monica, California – offering its attendees a glimpse at the beating heart of American moviemaking. With a focus on great storytelling, IFS is proud to cultivate an environment in which student and independent filmmakers from all over the world can celebrate their accomplishments without commercial pressures. Fourteen winning films and screenplays will be presented with IFS Awards of Merit, designed to honor the best of independent cinema from the past year.

An eclectic batch of stars from large and small screens – including Lance Henriksen (Aliens), Brian Baumgartner (The Office), and Tyler Blackburn (Pretty Little Liars) – have been known to attend IFS with new projects. But, the real stars of the festival are the films themselves, which have helped launch promising careers for talent both in front of and behind the camera. Lesson Plan, last year’s Best Documentary winner, has recently nabbed a North American distribution deal, and Khary Payton, last year’s Best Actor winner, can now be seen on USA’s Fairly Legal . IFS is experienced at recognizing great talent…submit today!

BYRON BAY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

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Byron Bay – Australia
March 1 to March 10, 2013

UPCOMING DEADLINE
September 27, 2012 – Regular Deadline

The 7th Annual Byron Bay International Film Festival (BBFF), is honoring fantastic filmmaking in one of the most attractive destinations on the planet: Australia. In addition to celebrating the work of seasoned professionals, BBFF welcomes work from independent filmmakers at all stages of their careers, and attracts audiences that are as warm and as spirited as Byron Bay itself. Free workshops, discussion panels, and film appreciation events infuse the festival with an energy and a personality all its own, while the engaging hospitality of film-loving locals ensures that many of its visitors never want to leave.

Though it promotes and exhibits films from all over the world, BBFF fully embraces its roots, featuring a Best Young Australian Filmmaker award and offering young Australian filmmakers reduced entry fees. Many of the festival’s selections shed light on the interests of the local community, including environmental health, human rights, cultural diversity, and artistry of all forms. Byron Bay is an inclusive, curious, and exciting place to be, and those qualities are naturally central to the films that fill the slate at BBFF.

The festival presents numerous awards, including Best Film, Best Short Film, Best Drama, Best Documentary, Best Cinematography, Best Music Video, Best Experimental Film, Best Animated Film, Best Environmental Film, and Best Surf Film. In addition to its traditional film program, BBFF is also proud to offer family-friendly screenings, as well as screenings for local schools. In consideration of this effort, BBFF’s selection committee is always on the lookout for great family or children-friendly films to add to its Schools Sessions program.

MISSION AND OBJECTIVE
The Byron Bay International Film Festival showcases diverse films of all lengths and all genres and provides a platform for independent filmmakers in all stages of their careers. With significant support from the Australian film industry, BBFF is dedicated to bringing the work of talented, creative people to an appreciative and intelligent audience.

MORE ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
BBFF is an Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA)-accredited festival, creating opportunities for Australian filmmakers to receive greater recognition and exposure through televised national events. Taking place in an area known to hold the highest concentration of filmmakers in Australia, BBFF also ensures top-notch networking opportunities for attending guests.

For the chance to enjoy the many splendors of Byron Bay, from the seaside locale to the lively festival events, submit your film today!

Anchorage International Film Festival

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12 Annual November 30, 2012 to December 09, 2012

MISSION & OBJECTIVE
The Anchorage International Film Festival (AIFF) is a non-profit arts organization that supports and promotes independent film and new media through screenings, workshops, film competitions, and outreach activities.

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
Anchorage lies on the edge of the Chugach Mountains to the east and borders Cook Inlet to the west. Though far away from Cannes, Sundance, and Toronto, residents tend to feel proud about doing things differently than the rest of the world. Independence has always been regarded as an asset and highly regarded quality here, often revealing itself as a magnificent trait.

As North America’s northermost independent festival, this year marks the 12th AIFF. The enthusiasm, sophistication and passion of our audiences surprises visitors, and the integrity of our judging process allows for quality to shine while leaving room for films to stand out. Our programming teams immerse themselves in the selection process and present programs ranging from comedy to horror.

Here in Anchorage, our goal for the festival is to bring movie-goers out of the cold and into the illuminating worlds of filmmakers from around the globe. By hosting filmmakers from all parts of the country and world to Alaska, we want artists to connect with people they might not otherwise meet, and engage audiences in screenings, workshops, and celebratory events.

FIlms screened at our festival have gone on to show and win awards in Seattle and Sundance. We’ve been visited by the LA Film Festival, Seattle International Film Festival, the Sundance Channel, and Hypnotic Films, among others, and were featured in Premiere Magazine and Canal+ Belgium’s documentary “Around the World in 25 Film Festivals.”

Glasgow Film Festival

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09 Annual February 03, 2013 to February 24, 2013

 

GLASGOW FILM FESTIVAL ’S VISION
‘The best of the best film festivals’, Glasgow Film Festival combines the best aspects of the world’s best fests in a welcoming, stimulating, inclusive and safe environment for all.

GLASGOW FILM FESTIVAL ’S MISSION
Glasgow Film Festival aims to be the most popular and well thought of film and moving image media event in the UK, linking local and global audiences to Scottish and international talent, cultures and ideas.

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
Glasgow Film Festival is the third largest film festival in the UK boasting over 35,000 admissions in 2012.

Our approach is to put the filmmaker and the audience at the heart of our programme and establish quality of opportunities for both. We view the Glasgow Film Theatre (GFT) as the hub of the Festival whilst aiming to reach out across the city to support curatorial talent in both individuals and other organisations.

The Festival is a multi-venue, multi-partnership event which takes inspiration from and enhances the global image of Glasgow as an exciting place to live or to visit. It aims to exhibit the best of world cinema and moving image content; expand and diversify the audience for non-mainstream films; showcase and nurture new emerging talent; promote collaboration between appropriate media, platforms and sectors and ultimately promote the city as a national and international centre for the arts. The Festival aims to build year round audiences for the moving image medium.

Please note: submissions of short films under 5 minutes are accepted manually via our website – www.glasgowfilm.org

ORGANIZERS
Allan Hunter (GFF Co-Director) ; Allison Gardner (Director) ; Corinne Orton (Great Scots Programmer) ; Gail Tolley (Programmer) ; Matt Lloyd (GSFF Director) ; Seonaid Daly (Festival Producer)

GENERAL RULES
Glasgow Film Festival Submission Guidelines

The Glasgow Film Festival will take place throughout February 2013 in Glasgow, Scotland.

The Festival is committed to screening high quality new features, short length film and video work in all genres from around the world.

The Glasgow Film Festival 2013 will have a strand dedicated to Music films (showcasing the sounds, culture and influences of music and musicians – fiction and non fiction)

The Glasgow Film Festival 2013 will have a strand dedicated to Documentaries.

The Glasgow Film Festival 2013 will have a strand dedicated to Brazilian Cinema

Glasgow Short Film Festival has several award category as follows:
Bill Douglas Award for International Short Film judged by panel of industry experts has a cash value of £1000
Scottish Short Film Award judged by panel of industry experts has a cash value £750
There is also an International Audience Award and Scottish Audience Award.

All submitted films should have been completed after October 2011.

GFF regard a short film as 45 minutes or under and a feature film as over 45 minutes.

The final selection of all films presented at the Festival and their placement in the programme is the responsibility of the Co-Directors.

Submissions deadlines are as follows:
Early Bird 27 July
Regular 14 September
Late 5 October (for Feature Films)
Late 19 October (for Short Films)

These are postmark and payment deadlines but please do send your submission as soon as possible. All submissions, preview DVDs, supporting material and payment must be received by the appropriate deadline otherwise your film will not be processed.

All submissions must be on DVD. We only accept DVD PAL and DVD NTSC. You must label the disk with the film’s title and tracking number. Also put a label on the spine of the DVD cover noting the film title, DVD format and film duration. We will not accept any other format.

We will not consider previously submitted work unless it has been considerably re-edited/re-shot. Please include a cover letter with details. If we already viewed your film as a rough cut last year, we usually will not consider it for the following year. Please remember this before submitting as you will not be entitled to a refund.

Submissions with unpaid fees will not be considered for selection.

Payment must be made in POUNDS STERLING only.

Packages should be marked, NO COMMERCIAL VALUE – FOR CULTURAL PURPOSES ONLY.

Screening copies should be sent in packages marked ‘Submission’ addressed to:
GFF13 Submissions
Glasgow Film Theatre
Finance Department
12 Rose Street
Glasgow
Scotland, UK

ARCLIGHT DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL

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Hollywood, California – USA
November 5 to 10, 2012

UPCOMING DEADLINE
September 23, 2012 – Final Deadline, No Entry Fee

MISSION AND OBJECTIVE
The Arclight Documentory Film Festival – ADFF – offers a top-notch screening opportunity in the bustling center of Hollywood, allowing filmmakers to display their works in the strongest possible environment and to the broadest possible audience.

MORE ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
In addition to celebrating feature-length documentaries of all kinds, ADFF accepts short documentary films with runtimes of 2 to 30 minutes. All films will be judged based on creativity, cinematography, editing, and story. The festival jury includes documentary producer Lesley Chilcott (Waiting For Superman), KCRW’s Matt Holzman, and International Documentary Association President Marjan Safinia.

U.S. Documentarians: Submit your film’s trailer today, and unleash your talent upon a global online audience for the chance to reach industry insiders and take home great prizes!

The 2nd Annual Arclight Documentary Film Festival (ADFF), is offering talented independent documentary filmmakers valuable exposure right in the heart of Hollywood, California. Held at the Arclight Hollywood – renowned for reserved seating, no advertising, and outstanding customer service – ADFF offers its visitors full immersion in the Hollywood experience. Synonymous with the premier film-watching experience, Arclight Cinemas is proud to align its name with some of the most incisive and thought-provoking documentarians working today and is equally excited to help discover the brightest up-and-coming talents of tomorrow.

Competitive categories include Biographic/Historic Documentary, Social Issue Documentary, and Short Documentary, to name just a few. Through its online selection process, the festival also gives film-lovers across the country and globe the chance to participate; voters on Facebook and YouTube select their favorite films based upon submitted trailers of 2-4 minutes each. The top five films in each category will be screened at the festival and then evaluated by a panel of industry professionals.

One finalist in each competitive category will be selected to receive the ADFF “Best in Category” prize, valued at $500 USD each. What’s more, one lucky ADFF finalist will be selected as the overall festival winner, receiving a cash prize of $10,000. As any documentarian knows, financial support is a fantastic asset, but it’s no substitute for great networking opportunities with industry experts who can pave a path towards new projects. ADFF is not only proud to offer its winners support on both of these fronts, it is dedicated to ensuring a fun and exciting experience along the way.


Bronx International Film Festival

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10 Annual November 08, 2012 to November 10, 2012

MISSION & OBJECTIVE
The Bronx International Film Festival promotes the cultural and artistic vitality of The Bronx by celebrating its place in film history and the spirit and passion of the independent filmmaker.

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
HISTORY
A century ago The Bronx was home to two well-known silent film studios, The Edison Studios on Decatur Avenue & Oliver Place (a few blocks from the location of the Film Festival) and Biograph Studios a.k.a. The Gold Medal Studios at 807 E. 175th Street.

Edison Studios notable contributions to cinema included one of the first horror films, “Frankenstein,” released in 1910 and the first serial film, “What Happened to Mary” released in 1912. The 14-minute “Frankenstein,” starring Charles Ogle, took an entire week to film. This was a highly unusual schedule for the time. Silent movies were usually filmed in one day. “What Happened to Mary” began a series of 12 episodes starring Mary Fuller. The silent film studio closed in 1918, but the Terry Brothers reopened the space in 1935 to start Terrytoons employing Bronx artists to hand paint the first animated color cartoon films.

Biograph Studios launched many silent film careers including: director, D.W. Griffith; cameraman, Billy Bitzer; and actors, Mary Pickford, Lillian and Dorothy Gish, Harry Carey, Lionel Barrymore, among others. Some twenty years after the sound stage closed, Martin Poll restored Biograph Studios and reopened it as the Gold Medal Studios (the largest film studio outside of Hollywood) where TV’s “The Naked City,” “Car 54 Where are You” and movies like “Odds Against Tomorrow,” “A Face in the Crowd,” “The Fugitive Kind,” “Pretty Boy Floyd,” and “Butterfield 8” were filmed. Mr. Poll worked to simplify NYC filming permits and had the distinction of being sworn in as the Commissioner of Motion Picture Arts (precursor to the NYC Film Commissioner) on July 21, 1959 by then Bronx Borough President Lyons.

ORGANIZERS
Black Robb (Publicist) ; Hector Olivieri (Programmer) ; Maggie Krupka (Sponsorship)

GENERAL RULES
We accept narrative, documentary, animation and experimental films.

Screening location: 500-seat Lovinger Theatre/Lehman Stages

Your submission must be original work not commercially exhibited or distributed prior to The Bronx International Film Festival (Festival); submission and screening at other festivals is fine. You must have all clearances and rights and have full authority to submit the project.

Running Time:
Short Films: maximum 29 minutes
Feature: minimum 30 minutes

Your preview submission must be on DVD formatted for North American/Zone 1 DVD players. Please test your DVD for compatibility before submitting.

Entry fee is non-refundable. (Fee may be waived for film students who reside in The Bronx.)

Clearly label each preview DVD with project title, contact information and running time.

If you submitted a film in 2011, but were not selected for screening, you may resubmit your work provided you have made notable changes to the film.

You may submit a rough-cut provided your film will be completed no later than two weeks before the Festival.

You may submit more than one film; however, each submission must have a separate entry form and applicable fee.

Please include a synopsis of your project.

Every precaution will be taken in handling all entries; however, the Festival producers, staff, sponsors and affiliated entities will not be liable for any loss or damage of your film at any time during shipping or handling.

Regardless of your production format, you will be responsible for supplying your film in Mini DV format for Festival screening.

By submitting your film, you give The Bronx International Film Festival permission to show your film during the festival and use your film, stills, synopsis, bio and other press kit material, supplied by you, to promote the festival.