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The Animaze Film Festival in Montreal

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Animaze is an international film festival and conference exploring the world of animation in all its diversity. The 2016 focus is Virtual Reality.

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The festival is bringing a world of animation to Montreal. With a selection of short and feature-length animated films at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, an outdoor 360º Dome with planetarium-style projection and a Virtual Reality Cinema, Animaze has an inspiring and dynamic range of content across platforms and mediums.

Filmmakers and professionals from over 65 countries will converge on Montreal from August 18-21. Over the course of four days Animaze celebrates animation with:

  • Screenings of over 160 films at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
  • The Animaze Industry Conference with an exhibition hall, panels and speakers, networking opportunities at HOTEL10
  • An outdoor 360º dome
  • The Virtual Reality Cinema
  • Free outdoor screenings at Parc des amériques on August 19 and 20.
  • Talks and special events

List of filmfestivals worldwide

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My friend NicolleX Moonwall sent me this great list, featured festivals on FilmFreeway, and I thought I would share it. I strongly recommend FilmFreeway!

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The Paris CinefesT

The Russian International Film Festival

IndieFlicks , Ziferblat, Manchester

The International Online Web Fest

The Polish International Film Festival

The London Indie Film Festival

The Horror and Thriller Italian International FilmFest

The Moscow Online International Film Festival

Roma Cinema DOC

The John Muir Wildlife & Ecology Film Festival

Stockholm Experimental and Animation Film Festival

Move Me Productions , Antwerp, Belgium

1st Swedish International Film Festival

The London Shows Film Festival

The Ukrainian international short film festival

The Lisbon International Film Festival

The Verona International Film Festival , Venice (Italy)

The Paris Online Film Festival

La Muestra de cortometrajes de La Cuna , Spain

„Experimental Superstars” Novi Sad, Serbia.

MINI MOVIE FEST is an International Film Festival , La.

Film Future Festival ,Aust

MOSCOW FILM FESTIVAL

Digital Griffix online film festival

The Hong Kong Arthouse Film Festival (HKAFF)

The Martinique International Film Festival

Barcelona Planet Film Festival

INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION , ZE´S PRODUÇÕES (Brazil)

The Film Festival “Artplay”, Moscow Russian

Near Nazareth Festival ( NNF ) Israel

“Tv in Shorts”, Argentina

1st Annual Cascadia Dance & Cinema Festival.Canada

Independent international Animation Festival Funny Cat , Russian

The Hill Country Film Festival , Fredericksburg , Texas

USA, International and Canadian Film Categories SBE’s Hamilton (New York) International FilmFest

The New Media Film Festival is here again :-)

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The 6th Annual New Media Film Festival®

June 9th & 10th 2015

The Best In New Media
Honoring Stories Worth Telling
at The Landmark – Los Angeles CA

Enjoy Red Carpet Press Junket, VIP Soiree, Screenings from Around the World including World, US & LA Premieres. Q & A’s with filmmakers in attendance. Panelists with Industry Leaders. Opening & Closing Night Programming. Awards Ceremony, Networking Lounge, International Art Exhibit, New Media Marketing Table (Place One Take One) and much more. Reserve your VIP badge today.

With humble beginnings, The New Media Film Festival began in 2009 with a strong slate of films from around the world. Since its inception, the festival has brought thousands of people together to view, discuss, buy and sell movies across a variety of traditional and new media formats.

Now in its 6th year, The New Media Film Festival is stronger than ever, at a cross roads of excellence and embodying a potential future that could literally take the world by storm.

The New Media Film Festival is a gem that has been well cared for and exponentially promoted across a variety of channels and via several well manicured networks infused with high pedigree creators and executives. It is one of the most unusual festivals in the world today.

Computer Animation Festival

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SIGGRAPH 2013 Computer Animation Festival Seeks Cutting-Edge Content

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  In 2013, SIGGRAPH’s Computer Animation Festival celebrates its 40th year as the   world’s most innovative exploration of computer-generated animation and visual effects. This four-day, international event is a glimpse into the most talented technical and artistic minds of our industry. It showcases everything from student films to blockbuster visual effects.

All entries must be uploaded by 5 March 2013 (22:00 UTC/GMT). Only finished works will be considered for inclusion, and all submissions must be uploaded at final resolution.

The Computer Animation Festival is recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as a qualifying festival. Since 1999, several works originally presented in the Computer Animation Festival have been nominated for or have received a Best Animated Short Academy Award.

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International Festival of Animated Objects

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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Animovies 2013

Animovies is the animated film shorts portion of the 2013 International Festival of Animated Objects. The IFAO celebrates the animated object in all its glory through film and performance. Send us your stop-motion, your hand-drawn, your marionette and hand puppet short films, anything with objects being animated!

This program is co-presented by EMMEDIA and supported by their Homegrown Curatorial Program. EMMEDIA is an artist-run centre that focuses on the production and presentation of media arts. We welcome work by artists that respond to EMMEDIA’s programming theme, Light:

“No one lights a lamp in order to hide it behind the door: the purpose of light is to create more light, to open people’s eyes, to reveal the marvels around.” – Paulo Coelho

Help us light up a screen and illuminate the darkened corners of our lonely minds by sending us your new and old animated films.

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
The Animovies film segment of the International Festival of Animated Objects is screened as part of a larger art festival that celebrates mask, puppetry and animated objects in downtown Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

We take a wide view when defining “animated objects”. It encompasses classic forms like puppetry and stop-motion animation, but includes much more. Cell animation, paper cut-outs, a candle melting, a pen and bubble wrap, photocopies, a zoetrope, all fit within animated objects. If there is an object being manipulated to tell your story, it flies. Our audience loves work that challenges and expands the boundaries of animated objects. A pixel is not an object, under our definitions. Sorry all you fantastic digital animators, but your work will not meet our criteria.

This program is co-presented by EMMEDIA and supported by their Homegrown Curatorial Program. EMMEDIA is an artist-run centre that focuses on the production and presentation of media arts. We welcome work by artists that respond to EMMEDIA’s programming theme, Light:

“No one lights a lamp in order to hide it behind the door: the purpose of light is to create more light, to open people’s eyes, to reveal the marvels around.” – Paulo Coelho

Unlike many festivals, we believe in honouring the work of film makers: we pay nominal screening fees, based on IMAA rates.

Films screened in the past include:

The World According to Sesame Street by Linda Goldstein-Knowlton and Linda Hawkins Costigan
Bjork’s Wanderlust by Encyclopedia Pictura (USA),
The Bridge by Vincent Bierrewaerts (Belgium),
Cattle Call by Matthew Rankin & Mike Maryniuk (Canada),
My Grandmother Beijing by Matts Grorud (China/Norway),
Midnight Matinee by J. Scott Portingale (Canada),
Copy City by Denise Hauser (UK),
Restless by Joey Garfield (USA),
Fantasie in Bubblewrap by Arthur Metcalf (USA),
Carlitopolis by Nieto (France),
Small Birds Singing by Linda McCarthy (UK),
The Bed Wetter by Ingo Schiller & Stephan-Flint Muller (Germany),
Paradise by Jesse Rosensweet (Canada),
Pat’s First Kiss by Pat Mills (Canada),
Run by Melanie Mandl (USA),
For the Love of God by Joe Tucker (UK),
Melty Kitty by Alison Mitchell (Canada),
Raymond by Bif (UK/France),
Animatou by Claude Luyet (Switzerland),
The Life Sized Zoetrope by Mark Simon Hewis (UK),
The Execution of Margot Rumebe by Old Trout Puppet Workshop (Canada),
Another Lost Soul by Lyle Pisio (Canada)

The festival is biennial, ie, takes place every two years, on the odd years.

SFF-rated ATHENS

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Int Sci-Fi & Fantasy Film Festival of Athens

8 Annual March 15, 2013 to March 21, 2013

In 2013 there is a special bonus for Hard Science Fiction shorts: If selected to screen, they will have the chance to screen in a SECOND festival, to be held October 2013. Both through their submission to Sff-rated ATHENS! So, what is a Hard SF film? Freaking wires, syringes etc, but with a “serious” intent. Those that have shot one, know one. Two fests with one submission… Isn’t that festering or what?

MISSION & OBJECTIVE
Science Fiction & Fantasy is where imagination doesn’t just play the game – it makes the rules. Join us.

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
The SFF-rated Athens is now in its 8th year, having become a celebrated international short film and feature festival lasting a whole seven+ days.

Think seriously about visiting; we soak the Festival and the audience in absinthe – for free. And we make certain our visiting directors find out what this mysterious Mediterranean/Greek cuisine is all about.

2012 continued the success of 2011, keeping our audience numbers high, and our film and screening quality level even higher.

For 2013, we have kept our submission fees at the same level as in the five previous years, and at the lowest possible level.

Our Audience Awards exist to create a lasting connection between Audience and filmmakers thousands of miles apart. They are: for short films, Short Supreme and Best Idea. For features: Best Film, and our world-wide exclusivity, the Audience Controversy Award.
Our Jury Awards, on the other hand, exist to create even more controversy (Best Feature, Best Director, Best Screenplay).

Visit our blogsite at http://sffrated.wordpress.com to learn more (indeed, everything) about us, and don’t hesitate to contact us.

Alecos Papadopoulos
Chief Festival Officer
SFF-rated ATHENS
ORGANIZERS
Alecos Papadopoulos (Chief Festival Officer) ; Alecos Papadopoulos (Chief Festival Officer) ; Angelos Mastorakis (Artistic Director) ; Angelos Mastorakis (Artistic Director)

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.


SANTA BARBARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

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Santa Barbara, California – USA
January 24 to February 3, 2013

The 28th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF), is a highly-anticipated eleven-day celebration of cinema taking place in one of California’s most beautiful seaside communities. SBIFF is proud to present a diverse slate of more than 200 films to over 70,000 film enthusiasts – an audience that includes industry professionals from nearby Los Angeles and around the world, local and regional film fans, and a large student population. Among a mix of attendees this varied and energized, attending filmmakers and guests alike are sure to expand their network and encounter incredible new stories.

Well-timed just a few weeks before the Academy Awards each year, SBIFF has become a glamorous must-stop for frontrunners on the awards season fast-track. The festival has developed a reputation as a strong prognosticator of Oscar favorites, having recognized Colin Firth’s performance in A Single Man, Viola Davis’s performance in The Help, Helen Mirren’s performance in The Queen, and Heath Ledger’s performance in Brokeback Mountain with its Outstanding Performance of the Year Award. The festival is also an Academy-qualifying festival for winning live action and animated short films.

At SBIFF, all participating filmmakers are offered two Platinum Passes and one complimentary night at one of the festival’s partner hotels. Assistance with travel is also provided, as well as admission to the SBIFF hospitality suite at the centralized and convenient Santa Barbara Hotel, offering continental breakfast and all of the amenities expected from a world-class event. The screening venues at SBIFF are second-to-none, including the historic and beautifully restored Arlington Theatre, which seats over 2,000 people – a cinephile’s paradise.

UPCOMING DEADLINE
September 21, 2012 – Regular Deadline

MISSION AND OBJECTIVE
The Santa Barbara International Film Festival is a non-profit organization dedicated to enriching local culture and raising consciousness of film as an art form. It presents quality American Independent, Spanish and Latin American, European, World and Documentary cinema within the beautiful setting of downtown Santa Barbara, a perfect backdrop and premier tourist destination.

MORE ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
SBIFF offers a broad spectrum of films, tributes, and galas, as well as seminars with successful directors, producers, and screenwriters, including a few all-women panels dedicated to promoting and exploring opportunities for female filmmakers. In addition to honoring many of Hollywood’s established and beloved stars, SBIFF is the home of the “10-10-10 Competition,” a spirited contest of storytelling skill between students currently enrolled in Santa Barbara high schools and colleges. Ten writers are selected to write one ten-minute script each, and those scripts are then matched with ten filmmaking students. Those students are given ten days to shoot and edit a ten-minute short film during the festival. Films are screened and winners are announced on closing night, making SBIFF the rare film festival experience that doesn’t simply screen films, but also produces them.

In addition, SBIFF offers an array of memorable and exciting programs for the benefit of young people, including “AppleBox,” a free, family-oriented, mini-film festival; “Field Trip to the Movies,” an arts education expedition for fifth- and sixth-graders; and “Silver Screen Bash,” the festival’s largest fundraiser for free children’s education and community outreach.

With a program that equally delights industry guests, film-loving families, and attending filmmakers of all types, Santa Barbara International Film Festival delivers a top-notch experience, no matter what you’re looking for. Submit your film today for the chance to enjoy the sights, sounds, sand, and cinema of Santa Barbara!

Oxford Film Festival

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10 Annual February 21, 2013 to February 24, 2013

MISSION & OBJECTIVE
The Oxford Film Festival was created in 2003 to bring exciting, new, and unusual films (and the people who create them) to our city, a vibrant college town frequently featured in national publications and rich in artistic heritage.

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
The four-day Oxford Film Festival continues to attract quality films and highlight the talents of young filmmakers from all over the world to North Mississippi to screen alongside the work of local filmmakers and has been praised for its hospitality. In 2008, the Oxford Film Festival became an independent non-profit organization with 501c3 status committed to celebrating the art of independent cinema.

The festival screens short and feature-length films in both showcase and competition settings, hosts panel discussions on issues in contemporary filmmaking, and invites the filmmakers to interact with the audience at a number of social events.

The Oxford Film Festival entertains and educates its participants, providing residents and visitors with the opportunity to watch independent films, as well as to meet the filmmakers and learn from industry professionals. The variety of films, in addition to the panels, attracts filmgoers of all ages and backgrounds.

ORGANIZERS
Diala Chaney (Hospitality Director) ; Diala Chaney (Hospitality Director) ; Dwayne Butcher (Filmmaker) ; Dwayne Butcher (Filmmaker) ; Melanie Addington (Communications Director) ; Micah Ginn (Production Director) ; Michelle Emanuel (Operations Director) ; Michelle Emanuel (Operations Director) ; Molly Fergusson (Executive Director) ; Oxford Film Festival Judge

GENERAL RULES
ENTERING TIPS
• Online screeners are encouraged. Entry fees have been discounted for films with Secure Online Screeners. Otherwise, please send 2 copies of the DVD with this application.
• Upon acceptance, filmmakers will be asked to provide a prores 422 file to the festival, a DVD backup, as well as a high-resolution photo file for printed materials.
• Entry title and name of entrant must be on all materials and containers.
• Applicants will be notified of decision by or before December 15, 2012.
• The Festival is not responsible for materials damaged or lost in transit. TRACKING NUMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED.
• Keep a copy of your completed application for reference.
• Separate applications are required for each film—even if one entity is submitting more than one film.

EXHIBITION FORMAT
• Please note that the Oxford Film Festival is a digital-only festival. We will screen your film as a digital file through a digital projector.
• We do not accept HD-Cam as an exhibition format.

In your Withoutabox Online Project Details, please include:
1. A 30-word synopsis of your film (to be used in press materials).
2. A one-paragraph synopsis of your film.
3. A list of previous screenings and any awards.
4. Digital press kit is optional but VERY MUCH appreciated. PLEASE DO NOT SEND PAPER PRESS KITS.
6. Completed entry form (One entry form per submission. Work entered in multiple categories must be accompanied by an entry form for each category).

Entry Fee:
Send check or money order in U.S. funds, payable to
Oxford Film Festival

ENTRY FEES WILL NOT BE RETURNED.
The Festival reserves the right to impose a $20 surcharge for returned checks.

Animation

Animated films can be feature length or short length. Computer generated or hand-drawn (old school style). Selected films will be shown as a block. There is not a “children’s film” block.

Documentary Feature The documentary category is generally understood to mean non-fiction. Isn’t the truth stranger than fiction, anyway? Please submit “mockumentaries” under the narrative (fictional) categories.
Documentary Features are at least 45 minutes in length.

Experimental Open to interpretation, frequently misunderstood, representative of an ever-changing world of non-linear sublimity, oblivious to commercial success — experimental film is art, subjected to critique.

Narrative Feature A Narrative Feature is neither a short nor a documentary. This is a live-action category for fictional works. Animated features should be submitted under Animation.
Narrative Features are at least 45 minutes long.

Documentary Short The documentary category is generally understood to mean non-fiction. Isn’t the truth stranger than fiction, anyway? Please submit “mockumentaries” under the narrative (fictional) categories.
Documentary Shorts are less than 45 minutes in length.

Narrative Short A Narrative Short is not a documentary short. This is a live-action category for fictional works. Animated shorts should be submitted under Animation.
Narrative Shorts are less than 45 minutes long.