DroneUp International Film Festival 8/2/16
DroneUp International Film Festival is set to celebrate and acknowledge the world’s best drone cinematography. The festival is held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, August 19th-20th, 2016leading up to the city’s hosting of the European Capital of Culture in 2019. Did you make the best drone film imaginable? Splendid! Submit your work you just might find your film nominated and screened in front of 2.000 people. Oh, did we forget – Don’t miss the chance to win prizes of more than € 10.000.

San Diego Jewish Film Festival 8/5/16
Short Film Showcase deadline. Mission: to offer outstanding world cinema in San Diego that portrays the Jewish experience from contemporary and historic perspectives. We do this to promote awareness, appreciation and pride in our diverse and shared culture.

FRINGE! Queer Film and Arts Fest 8/7/16
Fringe! is a film and arts festival rooted in London’s queer creative scene and welcoming everyone. We’re not-for-profit and run by a team of passionate volunteers. From feature films to experimental art, workshops to interactive walks and wild parties, Fringe! Fest 2016 will be hosting a multitude of diverse events to tickle every one of the senses. With our signature blend of eye opening movies, DIY and experimental work, the thoughtful, the provocative and the strange, we’ll be packing out cinemas, art galleries, pop-up venues and basement clubs.

Contact International Student Film Festival 8/10/16
The festival will be held from 17th to 21st October 2016 and will be divided into two different programs: 1. international competition of short films made by students currently enrolled in film and media courses or students that will graduate in the academic year 2015-2016;
2. out-of-competition film schools showcase, special programmes of International film schools and other special presentations.

Cinema Paradiso 8/15/16
Cinema under the stars — A very colorful caravan, a few beer benches, a piano and a popcorn machine. That’s all it takes for an open air cinema and the magic of Cinema Paradiso. In September 2016 the Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus will present selected audiovisual works by young filmmakers from North African and Arab countries. The caravan will travel through the city of Düsseldorf/Germany and will stop at various refugee camps and in front of the Café Eden at Junges Schauspiel Düsseldorf. Your short film can have up to 30 minutes in length. You can submit in the following categories: fiction, documentary, experimental, animation.

SPE Film and Video Festival 8/31/16
The Society for Photographic Education (SPE) has featured a film and video festival of innovative and provocative short documentaries, animation and fiction as part of the Annual Conference since 1995. Categories: Short documentaries, animation and fiction by, for or about women,  LGBTQ,  or people of diverse cultural backgrounds, The Society for Photographic Education is the primary academic organization for photographic media professionals and the Annual Conference draws 1200-1500 participants annually.

Hi all-
Usually I give a bit more of a heads up, but I just added these deadlines, they are closing to submissions today. I have noticed that quite a few deadlines seem be at the beginning or end of the month.

Many of the below festivals are unique. One features African filmmakers, one Ocean Films, one Chinese filmmakers in North America. Even so, most film festivals have a focus and guidelines for the films. A gentle reminder: read through the submission information for each festival. Make sure the festival matches your work, and that you are even eligible to submit. I have had conversations with filmmakers who zealously apply to everything without reading any text and festivals that have a narrow scope, unique format or other parameter and receive large amounts of entries they have to disqualify. Especially when festivals use submission platforms, it is all to easy to try to submit with one click. Many times on the submission platform page there are additional conditions to be met outside of the already uploaded material. Some require a permission form, entry form, email link to downloadable files, etc. It is not safe to assume that your entry is complete simply because you are using a submission platform.

best of luck,

tracy

Multivision 8/1/16
The  14th annual International Animation Arts Festival “Multivision”
will take place October 28 – November 20, 2016 in St.Petersburg, Russia. The International Festival of Animation Arts “Multivision” is an annual event in St.Petersburg, Russia, held in November. The festival includes competition in animation shorts (duration 1 – 30 min) and video installations evaluated by a professional jury.

Silicon Valley African Film Festival 8/1/16
Set in beautiful Silicon Valley, California (the high-tech capital of the world); the Silicon Valley African Film Festival (SVAFF) is a showcase of seasoned and emerging filmmakers from the African continent whose works reflect the true stories, hopes and dreams of Africa. The mission of the Festival is to promote an understanding and appreciation of Africa and Africans through moving images. Enclose a completed and signed entry form with your DVD. You can also email a completed form to us and send your DVD by mail or give us a link to watch your film online.

The International Ocean Film Festival 8/1/16
Brings carefully selected documentaries, short and long feature films, as well as animations to the big screen. A team of cinema and festival professionals, film scientists and filmmakers with long standing experience in film festival management selects an exclusive program from hundreds of ocean themed film worldwide, to ensure a unique viewing experience for our audience.

North America Chinese Directors Short Film Tour 8/1/16
Is now calling for submissions! The program aims specifically for discovering talented Chinese filmmakers based in North America. Whether you are currently in film school or recent graduates trying to launch your career, do not miss out on this opportunity.

Hi all- Updates are ongoing. I am currently looking at both the festivals that have just begun accepting submissions (as much as 6 months out) as well as deadlines that are swiftly approaching.

Hope you are finding much success.
best of luck,
tracy

PLAY – Lisbon’s International Kids Film Festival 9/4/16
PLAY – Lisbon’s International Kids Film Festival is a Portuguese film festival, exclusively dedicated to children and youth, determined to promote the access to culture for a younger audience through Cinema, and intends to be a national reference in the pedagogical and leisure field.

South West London International Film Festival (UK) 9/30/16
The SWIFF International Film Festival offers independent filmmakers and photographers from around the globe the opportunity to have their work seen by award-winning judges, fellow filmmakers and a broad public audience. We screen films in five categories: Fiction, documentary, animation, experimental/photographic/still moving-image and Under 18. The films must have been made during the last four years. *Free if under 18

Cinema Du Reel (Paris) 10/03/2016* Submissions will open on September 9th
Submission deadline for films completed between April 1st and August 31st 2016: International Festival of Documentary Films. Cinéma du Réel gives priority to cinematographic writing and approaches, in a broad understanding of documentary that can sometimes challenge the traditional borders of the genre, whatever the subject, length, format or form. Nonetheless we strongly insist that the Festival is not seeking news reports, current affairs programs, promotional or corporate films..Films completed after September 1st. Submit by mail or link such as vimeo.

Guadalajara International Film Festival 10/28/16
A cultural event of great relevance for Guadalajara and Mexico. It is considered as one of the most important showcases for the appreciation, promotion and distribution of Mexican and Ibero-American films. Email link to film or send DVD.

The Maine Jewish Film Festival (Portland) 11/1/16 * submissions open august 1st
We curate a program of films that explore the Jewish experience through – drama, comedy, documentary and short film formats. MJFF has grown to be one of the best-attended, most well-respected, and highly-anticipated cultural events in the State. We attract a diverse, sophisticated, and deeply loyal audience that loves independent film.

Cinema Du Reel (Paris) 11/21/2016* Submissions will open on September 9th
Submission deadline for films completed after September 1st 2016. International Festival of Documentary Films. Cinéma du Réel gives priority to cinematographic writing and approaches, in a broad understanding of documentary that can sometimes challenge the traditional borders of the genre, whatever the subject, length, format or form. Nonetheless we strongly insist that the Festival is not seeking news reports, current affairs programs, promotional or corporate films..Films completed after September 1st. Submit by mail or link such as vimeo.

Cinema Du Reel (Paris) 12/22/2016* Submissions will open on September 9th
Films still under completion on November 21st but duly submitted can be sent until December 22nd. International Festival of Documentary Films. Cinéma du Réel gives priority to cinematographic writing and approaches, in a broad understanding of documentary that can sometimes challenge the traditional borders of the genre, whatever the subject, length, format or form. Nonetheless we strongly insist that the Festival is not seeking news reports, current affairs programs, promotional or corporate films..Films completed after September 1st. Submit by mail or link such as vimeo.

Hi to all- I wanted to let you know about the Kickstarter for George- the World’s First Carbon Fiber Armature for Animation. The kickstarter has a few more hours, and has had backers, but for those of you in animation, this armature comes already assembled and ready to use. Just in case you missed it, I wanted to spread the word. Please share with those who might be interested. One could easily spend a portion of this making their own low-budget armature, so take a look and see if it is something you are interested in. Click here to view the kickstarter campaign.

best,

tracy

Here are some more additions to the blog.

best of luck,

tracy

Third Culture Film Festival 7/31/16 * free until this date
TCFF offers everyone involved to be a part of Hong Kong’s first truly international independent film festival. We focus on the Independent because this is a festival designed for the filmmakers, for those who love film for the arts or for the experimental. We are bringing international independent films to Hong Kong and Hong Kong to the international independent film world.

Lightfield 8/1/16
Light Field is a new artist-run film festival located in the San Francisco Bay Area showcasing experimental/avant-garde films with an international focus. We are looking for moving-image work finished on celluloid only (all gauges welcome).

Animasivo 8/10/16
ANIMASIVO Festival was founded in 2008 as the first film festival space focus on the promotion of animated film in Mexico. ANIMASIVO provides a space for both national and international experimental works. The Festival is dedicated to the exploration and explotation of the most experimental and hybrid art of animation, its possibilities in space and its combination with other media.

Bang Awards 9/5/16
The 3rd edition of the BANG Awards – International Animated Film Festival, has “Human Nature” as its inspirational theme. The event is promoted by the Torres Vedras Municipal Council, Portugal and is organized by Nau Identidade – Comunicação e Promoção Turística, Lda. and produced by Slingshot – Comunicação e Multimédia, Lda.

Hi all,
Some new deadlines coming up at the end of the month/beginning of August. Some have  restrictions, which I have bolded.
best of luck,
tmr

Dreamspeakers 7/30/16 *see note
The Festival seeks any combination of inventive, incisive, bold, vital and otherwise provocative work of any genre. All entries must be submitted on a DVD (the Festival prefers the NTSC format, but will accept PAL). Formats accepted for festival exhibition: Blu-ray. DCP and DVD. All entries must have been completed after January 2015. Complete and sign the entry form and enclose it with a labeled DVD. Feature: 41 min. or longer; Short: 40 min. or less per Academy rules. Submission of a work confirms that Dreamspeakers International Film Festival has permission to exhibit it during the Festival and any Festival Tours. Submission of a work implies that the Festival can employ moving image excerpts and reproduce stills for exhibition promotion. (Note: no entry fee noted if sending DVD with entry form, Filmfreeway requires fee)

Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival 7/31/16 *note: rough cut
Jihlava IDFF has been chosen by the European Film Academy (EFA) as one of the European documentary festivals to pre-select films for the European Award for the Best Documentary Film of the Year. Each of the festivals nominates one film directed by a European director and released in world premiere directly to EFA’s pre-selection. EFA considers all other world premieres of European films and may add them to the pre-selection. Also, winners of the Short Joy award will be eligible for the pre-selection in the Documentary Short Subject category of the Academy Awards®.

Cinespace Competition 7/31/16
CineSpace competition is an open call for short films that rework video images provided by our partner, NASA from their archives of footage collected from 50 years of exploring the universe.

Etiuda and Anima 7/31/16
ETIUDA COMPETITION – international film competition for student etudes made at film and fine art schools, ANIMA COMPETITION – international competition for professional, independent and student animation.

Ferfilm 8/1/16 (deadline extended from original ddl of july 15th)
The Festival accepts short and feature films produced in the following categories: Fiction – Short and Feature, Documentary – Short and Feature, Animation – Short and Feature, Experimental – Short. Applications may be sent by institutions or individually from all the countries of the world.

International Animated Film Festival “Les Nuits Magiques” 8/15/16
All animated short films are eligible if they are directed after 2013 december the 31th. We only can accept 35mm (optical sound), DCP or DVD film. Foreign films are iligible only if they are subtitled in french, with french dialogues or without dialogues. You can submit an animated short or feature film using one of the two following possibilities online or by mail.

Universal Film Festival (Kansas, US) 8/15//16 *free with code or by mail to festival
The mission of the Universal Film Festival is to create and provide a credible and accessible venue for aspiring and talented filmmakers. The Universal Film Festival offers a medium in which Independent Filmmakers may showcase their works nationally and internationally. Free through film freeway with code UFF2016. Also note: requires DCP.

ARTfest DIGITAL 2016 9/26/16
ARTfest “Clash, Bang, Trash” is the theme. Your movie/film must work with our ARTfest 2016 theme. ARTfest Digital 2016 wants to see your One Minute Movie masterpiece! Start shooting your short film, animation, mobile film, documentary or experimental movie now. We will accept all genres, so let your imagination run wild. Entry to this competition is absolutely free. There will be three categories; ‘Open’, ‘Under 18’s’ and “Under 11’s”. The ‘Open’ category is open to anyone from anywhere in the world, the ‘Under 18’s will be open to Australian residents only, “Under 11’s are restricted to the New South Wales South Coast region (e.g. Nowra – Narooma). Submissions must be all your own work. We will not be able to accept entries that use copyright-protected music or other restricted materials.

Hi all-
Welcome to my “new look”. I apologize if you were trying to visit while I was reworking the blog. I think I am settled for a bit.

If you visit the site on a regular basis, you will want to sign up for the email blasts so that you don’t miss updates. When I add deadlines to the pages in the blog, I also create a post.that  is sent to subscribers by email, then shared on my Facebook and Twitter.  :)
as always- best of luck,
tracy

Hi all-
I was researching festival opportunities and stumbled across this. I don’t specifically cover residencies, but this sounded like such an amazing opportunity for media artists exploring installation, video, etc, that I thought I would pass it along. You would propose and create work on-site. The deadline is tomorrow, but it is brand new and not well promoted, so you have a really great shot. And if you go, let me know how it is. :)
best of luck,
tracy

Chaco Culture National Historical Park 7/20/16
A FALL NIGHT SKIES RESIDENCY. For Classic & New Media Artists. WORK IN THE LEGENDARY CHACO COMPLEX. The National Parks Arts Foundation (NPAF) in association with Chaco Culture National Historical Park of the National Park Service now offers a RESIDENCY in northwest New Mexico. Comprising eleven beautifully preserved pueblos or ceremonial structures, Chaco Canyon is the premier site to experience the amazing and mysterious Chacoan culture. This beautiful and isolated complex is the historical trace of the sacred ancestral culture to many of the existing pueblos of the Southwest. The park is also a Dark Skies certified location, one of the ideal places for astronomy, astrophotography and other Night Sky artistic practice. The residency is open to all Classic & New Media Artists. So, Video Art, Installation, Collage, Photo-manipulation, Sound Sculpture, Performance, Dance, Screendance, are encouraged, anything that can free the mind, widen experience and still connect people to the Park experience in tangible and intangible ways. Please email us if you have specific questions about your project. Please note that the October residency is designed to interpret the extraordinary Chaco Night Sky. Your project or artwork must explore the night experience at Chaco.