no entry fee festivals

Analogica (Rome) 10/28/13
shooting format: super8, normal8, 16mm. any genre (experimental, found-footage, videoclip, documentary, fiction). send to us by file or by link to vimeo / youtube.

Panorama Internacional 8/2/13
A Coisa de Cinema production, an organization based in Salvador Bahia, which coordinates and produces a diverse range of cinematographic projects and events.National short and feature length films and international short length films. Submit with internet link to HD version, provide password.

RojasFest 4 6/20/13
The first film festival for movies made with photocameras changes. As the ways of recording moving images, which evolve and multiply dramatically in a democracy and unprecedented diversity. Since the film there was not so many ways of making films. Tablets, smart phones that shoot in HD or 3D, natives digital cameras, coexist with whom continue to experience in film, webcams and more.  Submission: link to the video.

BIDEODROMO 8/10/13
Internacional Experimental Film and Video Festival. Documentary, narrative, experimental, animation, video art and other genres. Each film should be on its own, separate DVD. ‐ We prefer to receive the videos in MOV or AVI. ‐ Max two films per author. DVD submission.

Rio de Janeiro International Short Film Festival – Curta Cinema 7/25/13
Dedicated to the promotion and exhibition of short-length audiovisual works. The Festival shows works finalized in 35 mm as well as digital format, with a maximum length of 40 minutes, and is both competitive and informative. The program of the festival in 2013 will be made up of: International Competition, National Competition, Latin-American Panorama, Rio de Janeiro Panorama, Special Programs, The Rio de Janeiro International Short Film Festival – Curta Cinema – qualifies the winners of its National and International Grand Prix to enter the competition for an Oscar nomination by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Besides showing films, the festival promotes workshops, debates and lectures. Submit through link on festhome submission site.

Tokyo International Film Festival 7/12/13
TIFF continues to aim to extend our love for the limitless and profound magic of cinema to the viewers, with no career or genre restrictions. Must be feature films (including animation) running over 60 minutes. Entry form asks for a link to the website for the film. Submission appears to be DVD.

CCAD Storyboard Contest (Columbus, OH) 6/1/13
Columbus College of Art & Design has just been designated as a Center of Excellence in Education by Toon Boom, a global leader in digital content and animation software. CCAD is the first college or university in the U. S. to receive such an honor. To mark this occasion, CCAD is launching a storyboard contest for high school students. Students are invited to create and submit a storyboard for a short film (not to exceed one minute of screen time). Entries will be judged on their creativity and clarity of communication. Prize: a  $2,950 (full-ride) scholarship to attend CCAD’s residential summer program College PreView in 2013. During the three-week program the winning student will focus on Animation or Cinematic Arts and have an opportunity to work with Toon Boom’s production suite software.

Cartoon Brew Student Animation Festival 5/31/13
Our mission for the festival is simple: to draw attention to student-produced animated shorts and share them with the widest possible community of industry artists, fellow students and animation fans. And not just any student films, but films of the highest caliber…the most original, the most thought-provoking, the ones that make us laugh hardest and engage us emotionally. Of course, we present student films throughout the year on Cartoon Brew, but we want the festival to draw even more attention to the exciting work being produced by the art form’s emerging talents.

One more day for the Media that Matters Festival, plus 6 days for the Ecologico Film Festival.

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Media That Matters Film Festival 5/15/13
Following New York City Premiere, Awards Ceremony, Educator’s Forum and industry networking events in early October 2013 (date TBD), your film will take part in the Media That Matters international, multi-platform campaign with DVD distribution, broadcasts, streaming and hundreds of screenings across the globe! Hundreds of thousands of people, including educators, activists and nonprofits, will watch and use your film. All submission must be under 12 minutes. Documentary, animation, PSA, experimental, narrative, music videos – be creative!

 All submissions must clearly address a social-justice issue.  This year we are looking for films on Environment and Sustainability, Healthy Living for Young People, Sexual Identity – but all social issues are accepted. Youth-produced projects are encouraged. Email application with hyperlink to your film, include password information.

Ecologico International Film Festival 5/20/13
Our goal is the discovery and development of independent film social, national and international, committed on topical issues typical of contemporary society. The EIFF is the place where you can meet authors and get to know those films that by their nature are difficult to use and approved through traditional distribution channels. Upload film.

Colourfest 5/14/13
In 2013, we offer two categories of entries: Australian Stories: Colourfest invites you to submit films made in Australia featuring stories and characters from culturally diverse backgrounds. I am Diaspora: Colourfest invites you to submit films reflecting the migrant experience from around the world. We are particularly interested in the post colonial movements of people of colour. Colourfest prioritises films that involve processes of authentic storytelling, i.e. where the writer, director or producer is a member of the community of which the story is about. All films must be produced in the last TWO YEARS and be under 20 MINUTES in length. Send DVD or USB by post.

Giffoni Film Festival (Italy) 6/7/13
The main objective of the Festival is promoting the most interesting international film production for children and youth. The GFF aims at actively forming a more aware and conscious audience. At the same time thanks to its various initiatives the GFF is constantly in touch with the same audience. This makes Giffoni a very important and priviliged observatory of all the trends expectations cultural and social developments of the new generations. Submit by DVDs, files or links.

elmur.net 6/14/13
Invites you to submit your creative videos under the theme: 360º Around the Human Factor, creative perspectives on human values. In a globalised digital world where human beings are closer than ever, we would like to visually reflect about those things which unite us all. What makes you feel close to others? What is valuable to you or to humankind? After all, what makes us humans? A feeling, a moment, an idea? Are you able to capture it with your camera, visualize it with images, graphics or with an animation? Show us your talent and perspectives, share your creativity, inspire us and win amazing awards! Upload.

Tapiales Film Festival 9/6/13
Festival is only open for fiction, animation and documental short films. Films submitted must be Spanish spoken or subtitled. Films under 20 minutes. Submission requirements (mandatory): 2 copies of the short film must be submitted on DVD format presented in a plastic box.