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GEORGE LINDSEY UNA FILM FESTIVAL

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Florence, Alabama – USA
February 28 to March 2, 2013

UPCOMING DEADLINE
October 1, 2012 – Regular Deadline

MISSION AND OBJECTIVE
Presented in a university setting, The George Lindsey UNA Film Festival provides its attendees with an exceptional lineup of quality workshops, panels, screenings, and networking opportunities – as well as with informal interaction among filmmakers and guests. Its priority is to discover emerging talents and promote their works by reaching, educating, inspiring, and entertaining audiences with the best in cinematic art.

MORE ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
The festival carries forward the memory of beloved character actor and humanitarian George S. Lindsey, best known as Goober on The Andy Griffith Show . Beyond his television work, Lindsey’s selfless efforts raised over $1.7 million for Alabama Special Olympics and another $50,000 for the Alabama Association of Retarded Citizens. Lindsey’s open heart, gentle spirit, and intellectual curiosity are now the driving forces of the festival that bears his name. In a manner similar to George Lindsey himself, this festival is proud to offer Southern hospitality at its finest, ensuring all attending filmmakers and guests enjoy an outstanding experience. As Ernest Borgnine declared, this is a “festival that really cares about good film and the filmmakers who make it.”

As one of four cities that make up the Shoals region along the Tennessee River, Florence, Alabama is an entertainment mecca with roots that reach deep into Southern rock and the blues. Paul Simon, Bob Dylan, Steve Winwood, Etta James, Tom Jones, and a host of other music legends have recorded in the region; that formidable network of entertainment greats has helped pave way for another – the astounding film industry family that continues to blossom in Florence. Submit your film to the George Lindsey UNA Film Festival today and discover this artist’s haven for yourself!

The 16th Annual George Lindsey UNA Film Festival is hosted at the University of North Alabama on the banks of the Tennessee River, the festival offers competitive categories in screenwriting as well as in filmmaking, honors both narrative and documentary films, and also includes a “Vanguard” competition for films with innovative aesthetic or abstract techniques.

The George Lindsey UNA Film Festival welcomes local, national, and international entries, and encourages submissions from student and professional filmmakers alike. First-place winners in each category receive a Golden Lion Medallion and a cash prize, or its equivalent in products. Films at least partly produced in Alabama are also eligible for the Clyde ‘Sappo’ Black Sweet Home Alabama Award, which carries a cash prize of $2,000 USD. Special Jury Awards are also presented in such categories as Best Story, Best Directing, Best Cinematography, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Editing, Best Sound Design, and Best Score.

The best works from emerging talents are recognized alongside such recent best-of-show winners as Shane Acker’s Oscar-nominated 9; Steve Guttenberg’s P.S., Your Cat is Dead!; and Kathryn Tucker Windham’s documentary, Kathryn, the Story of a Teller. Industry Q&A events, table readings of winning screenplays, and a variety of late-night events add additional personality and flair to this unique festival that has drawn Academy Award-winners Billy Bob Thornton (Sling Blade) and Ernest Borgnine (Marty), character actors Rance Howard (Cool Hand Luke) and Stephen Root (O Brother, Where Art Thou?) , and luminaries from the music, art, radio, and television industries.

The Kairos Prize for Spiritually Uplifting Screenplays

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MISSION & OBJECTIVE  of the Kairos Prize for Spiritually Uplifting Screenplays:
Seeking spiritually uplifting, Judeo-Christian feature-length screenplays.

We accept feature-length scripts up to 130 pages. We will also accept scripts between 131 to 150 pages – however there is an additional $20 charge.

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
Supported by a grant from The John Templeton Foundation and established by MOVIEGUIDE in 2005, the primary purpose of the prize is to further the influence of moral and and spiritual values within the film and television industries. Seeking to promote a spiritually uplifting, redemptive worldview, MOVIEGUIDE announces the 5th Annual Kairos Prize that will help inspire first-time and beginning screenwriters to produce compelling, entertaining, spiritually uplifting scripts that result in a greater increase in either man’s love or understanding of God.

ORGANIZERS
Michael Trent (Festival Registrar) ; Michael Trent (Festival Registrar)

GENERAL RULES
IMPORTANT NOTE: There are many screenwriting competitions that honor wonderful, exciting and entertaining scripts, and some that honor moral scripts, but the Kairos Prizes for Spiritually Uplifting Screenplays endeavors to encourage the production of feature films that are wholesome, uplifting, and inspirational and which result in a greater increase in either man’s love or understanding of God. Our intention in setting up the Guidelines and Criteria is to clearly define the competition so that you will be successful in your submissions. A word of warning: This competition is not for the nominalist, occult, new age, or other non-Judeo-Christian spirituality.

 

 

 

 

6th SLanguages Annual Symposium

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28-30 September 2012

Language Learning in Virtual Worlds

EDUNATION

Organized by an international committee of language educators (SLanguages Committee group)

About

SLanguages Annual Symposium was founded by Gavin Dudeney of The Consultants-E in 2007 and in 2010 was taken over by a committee, lead by Gary Motteram of the University of Manchester.

It is the only conference on language learning in virtual worlds and show-cases language learning in Second Life and other immersive 3D environment such as Open Sim, World of Warcraft etc.

It is a ‘magical’ conference that goes way beyond traditional conference presentations.

Tours, workshops, demo lessons, performances and theatre plays were all part of the past conferences.

All of the sessions take place in the immersive 3D environment and are screen shared with Adobe Connect to provide ‘a virtual window’ to a ‘virtual world’.

SLanguages takes place for the 6th time this year.

Committee members

SLanguages Annual Symposium is certainly a team effort.

Heike Philp [Gwen Gwasi], let’s talk online sprl, Belgium

Edith Paillat [Cyber Placebo], Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

Dr. Randall Sadler [Randall Renoir], University of Illinois Urbana-Champagne, USA

Carol Rainbow [Carolrb Roux], Teacher trainer in ICT, UK

Gary Motteram [Gwared Morgwain], University of Manchester, UK

Dr. Doris Molero [Pionia Destiny], Venezuela

Helen Myers [Karelia Kondor], ALL Association of Language Learning

Carmela Dell’Aria [Misy Ferraris], University of Palermo, Italy

Maria Sol Cordovez Noboa [Losairam Pelliot], Sol Siglo 21, Ecuador

Barbara McQueen [Barbara Novelli], SLESL, USA

Dennis Newson [Osnacantab Nesterov], IATEFL YLSIG

Marc Meier-Maletz [Marius Madrigal], French-German teacher, France

Marisa Constantinides [Marisoll Orellana], CELT Athens, Greece,

Alexandra Koukoumialou [Alexandra Ergenthal], CELT Athens, Greece

Lynne Hand [YT Upsilon], Learn English Network Ltd, Germany

The SLanguages Annual Symposium is unique because …

  • it is a free conference in virtual worlds for language teaching professionals
  • it takes place in Second Life and is livestreamed with Adobe Connect so that language teaching professionals can attend without an avatar, installation, log-in nor any registration
  • it is solely dedicated to language teaching and learning in virtual worlds

 

The first 3 SLanguages conferences were conducted by Gavin Dudeney and the recordings are listed on the slanguages.net homepage.

 The conferences in 2010 and 2011 saw a combined total of …

  •  119 guest speakers presenting and conducting workshops
  • 80 hours of program and recordings with about 4,000 recording views
  • for more than 940 unique visitors and 650 signed up members on the community site in more than 95 countries
  • language experts met in panel discussions discussing and elaborating on research, social media, teacher training and much more
  • 3 unconferences as an open session which is led by participants’ topics
  • 10 Second Life sessions simulcasted in Adobe ConnectPro, for easy viewing
  • 41 ‘show & tell’ presentations of products and services for language teachers
  • 13 tours to various sites all over Second Life and World of Warcraft
  • an innovative virtual simulcast, bridging Second Life with virtual classroom technology
  • 2 poster exhibition in Second Life
  • our famous party at the end of the conference

Previous conference programs are as follows…

SLanguages 2011

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1D3ngMANiLqT5uy9xggdFRQS0-TicjawSCSDop2r9zTA/edit

SLanguages 2010

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gyz3QY69hHWury4naFXpU8IXsrhfv5QS99_r4AW5Nr0/edit

To date, the conference is free of charge and relies on sponsorship and voluntary donations. Your contribution may help to sustain this learning experience for language educators.

Guest speakers included amongst others …

 

Aldous Snow [Aldous Snow], graphics designer, UK

Akemi Mochizuki [Draceina Pinion], Japan
Amy K. Wehner [Katarina Camino], University of South Florida, USA

Antonella Berriolo [Anna Begonia], Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Spain

Babara Hoskins Sakamoto [Lynn Carlucci], Japan
Belma Gaukrodger [KiwiBelma], NMIT, New Zealand

Carmela Dell’Aria [Misy Ferraris], Italy
Caliburn Susanto [Caliburn Susanto], photographer, USA

Carol Rainbow [Carolrb Roux], UK

Charlie Navarathna [Charlie Navarathna], Puget Sound Video, USA
Chris Smith [Shamblesguru Voom], Thailand
(late) Chris Surridge [Christopher Flow], Korea
Curea Leiner [Curea Leiner], Japanese dance performances, Japan

Dr. Cynthia Calongne [Lyr Lobo], Colorado Technical University, USA

David Richardson [Davidric Rinkitink], Linnaeus University, Sweden.
Deborah Corder [Deborah Corder], Auckland University of Technology, Australia

Dennis Newson [Osnacantab Nesterov], Germany
Dr. Doris Molero [Pionia Destiny], Rafael Belloso Chacin University (URBE),Venezuela
Edith Paillat [Cyber Placebo], Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Elena Quintarelli, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany.

Emma Corbett-Ashby, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany.

Eugenia Calderon [Eugenia Calderon], Instituto Espanol in Second Life, Mexico

Fidel Devkoto, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany.

Gary Motteram [Gwared Morgwain], University of Manchester, UK
Gavin Dudeney [Dudeney Ge], The Consultants-E, Barcelona

(late) Graham Davies [Groovy Winkler], EuroCALL, UK
Gerhilde Meissl-Egghart [Yvonne Handrick], Talkademy, Austria

Gloria Gomez-Diago [gloriagdiago Galicia], Rey Juan Carlos University, Spain

Graham Stanley [Baldric Commons], British Council, Spain
Harold Jacobsen [Galdi], museum curator, USA

Harter Fall [Harter Fall], artist, Germany

Hanna Outakoski, Umeå university Department of language studies,Sweden
Hajnalka Beck [Dorka Nemeth], University of Göttingen, Germany
Hayo Reinders [Hayo Reinders], Innovation in teaching, UK

Heike Philp [Gwen Gwasi], LANCELOT School GmbH, Germany
Iffaf Khan [Iffaf Ling], languagelab, UK
Inge Knudsen [Inge Qunhua], MIL (collaborating 4 universities), Denmark

James T. Abraham [Calisto Encinal], Glendale Community College, USA
Jens Nerido,

Joe Pereira [Creed Juran], British Council, Portugal
Julian Cheng [UnicornG Luminos], University of Maryland, USA

Juliana Luna Freire [Kahlo], University of Arizona, USA

Jay Jay Jegatheson [Jay Jay Zifanwe], University of Western Australia, Australia

Kalyan Chattopadhyay [Kalyan Horatio], University of Calcutta, India
Kip Boahn [Kip Yellowjacket], Virtlantis, Austria
Klaus Hammermüller [Claudio Whalen], Talkademy, Austria
Lesley Scopes [Light Sequent], Archi21, UK

Lidia Rossner, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany.

Luisa Panichi [Jole Zhong], University of Pisa, Italy

Manizhe Ali, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany.

Maja Pivec  [Maja Yazimoto] University of Applied Sciences FH JOANNEUM, Austria

Dr. Malcolm Alan Compitello [moneo], University of Arizona, USA

Manuel Vuelta [Profesor Korobase] Spain
Marisa Constanides [Marisolde Orellana], CELT Athens, Greece
Mats Deutschmann [Mats Teichmann] Umeå University, Sweden.

Mike McKay [Professor Merryman], Cypris Chat, Japan

Nahir Aparicio [Nahiram Vaniva], La Universidad Pedagógica Experimental Libertador (UPEL), Caracas

Nergiz Kern [Daffodil Fargis], Turkey
Paul Preibisch [Fire Centaur] Sloodle, Japan
Paula Ferreira da Silva [Morgaine Mayo], PhD candidate at the University of Extremadura, Spain.

Peta Bowker [Gizmo Latte] Dorset Adult Education, UK
Randall Sadler [Randall Renoir] University of Illinois, USA.

Santiago Domínguez Noriega Phd student at the University of Extremadura, Spain.
Scott Grant [Xilin Yifu] Monash University, Australia

Scott Thornbury [Olivetti Oh] New School, New York, Spain

Sedat Akayoglu [Sedat Usher] Middle East Technical University, Turkey.

Shiv Rajendran [Kingsbury Yeats] Languagelab.com, UK
Stylianos Mystakidis [Stylianos Ling], Open University of Catalonia, Spain

Thomas John, student at Freie Universität Berlin, Germany.

Tobias Becker M.A. [Jazmin Orfan]  Freie Universität Berlin, Germany.

Ton Koenraad [Koen Antonioni] Hogeschool Utrecht University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands

Dr. Undine Froemming [Augenblick Winkler],Freie Universität Berlin, Germany.

Wilson Voight [Wilson Voight], Instituto Espanol in Second Life, Mexico

Zeynep Onat-Stelma [Zeon Panthar], University of Manchester, UK

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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.”