Out of Bounds 7/10/16
Out of Bounds is an independent event, in Molfetta, southern Italy. In the 1945 the U.S. army landed in the south of Italy to liberate it and they came also through Molfetta, our city. During their passage the allies marked down few street quarters as “OUT OF BOUNDS” because of the “social dangerousness” of the people who lived there. In the first two editions, 2013 and 2014, our festival was held in two squares, Piazza San Michele and Piazza delle Erbe, near the areas still considered by many “out of bounds”. The choice of an open air cinema in these squares is related to our social vocational, aimed at encouraging the use and and enjoyment of a certain ‘quality cinema’. The 2015 edition was held in the cloister of the church of San Domenico in the harbor area of the city.
During Out of Bounds events participate about four hundred visitors each year. The open-air cinema “Out Of Bound” is run by filmmakers and aims to celebrate the very best in indie and encourage all aspects of independent film making. It focuses on the unconventional, the unusual, the underground, the intuitive, the innovative and the true. Three main awards will be given to the winning films: Best Film Award, Best Director Award, Audience Award, Two of more Special Mentions.

If you have a (noentryfee) Festival, Screening Night or other related event for time based work, you can send me the basic information and I can post it on my site. I don’t charge festivals or film-makers for the listings I provide. While I have an online submission form that goes straight to my email, you can contact me at noentryfeefestivals(at)yahoo.com. If you want to send me a post ready to go, please format it as follows:

Festival name (location) deadline date
Festival description.
Online or DVD submission.

include a link to the festival. Also note if the submission is free in certain situations or timeframes. (free to those in a certain area, free to those in a certain locale). Also, if the opportunity is only open to filmmakers from a certain group or region, please specify.

best regards,
tracy

Just a reminder that the Journal of Short Film accepts short film submissions on a rolling basis. If you do apply, please mention that you found the posting on noentryfeefestivals.com.
-tracy

Journal of Short Film (Ohio State University, Columbus, OH) ongoing
A quarterly DVD journal containing 90-120 minutes of independent short film per volume. Peer-reviewed by filmmakers and scholars of film theory. Inclusive of all genres of film, favoring independent and underrepresented work. Sold at a low cost—$10/vol., $36/subscription. non-corporate and ad-free.

Hi all-
I am posting some upcoming deadlines. Two of these festivals are geared toward students and/or Teens. If you do apply, please mention that you found the posting on noentryfeefestivals.com.

best of luck,
tracy

Euganea Film Festival 3/19/16
International Short Movies Competition, International Documentary Movies Competition, International Animated Short Movies Competition.

Kinematifest 3/23/16
Current High School, Undergraduate, Graduate, and Certificate students may submit projects for screening to Kinematifest for consideration. All entrants will be required to fill out our entry form, certifying that they meet the requirements, and that they hold all the rights to the materials that they have submitted. Entrants agree to allow Kinematifest and Webster University the rights to use these materials for promotional and educational purposes. Projects submitted to Kinematifest in past years are not eligible.

Walt Disney Family Museum Teen Animation Festival International 3/28/16
The Walt Disney Family Museum Teen Animation Festival International (TAFI) celebrates animation created by artists ages 13 through 18. Formerly known as the Bay Area Teen Animation Festival (BATAF), TAFI invites participation from around the world and offers great educational and collaboration opportunities for teens, as well as the chance to win great prizes.

I just found some deadlines for calls that are closing today, March 11th.

best of luck,
tracy

Gold Reel Student Film Festival 3/11/16
Submissions are free and open to any currently enrolled undergraduate or graduate student at any accredited university worldwide.
YOU MUST SUBMIT YOUR WORK USING A SCHOOL-AFFILIATED EMAIL ADDRESS (.edu, etc.) OR DENOTE THE NAME OF YOUR SCHOOL IN THE ENTRY.
Participants may submit a maximum of 3 works total, regardless of category. Submissions will be accepted digitally via online video site links (YouTube, Vimeo, etc.) or through file sharing websites, such as DropBox. Mailed/physical submissions will not be accepted. Submissions in all film categories (Animation, Documentary, Experimental, Music Video, Narrative) have a 15 minute cap, and all screenplay submissions must be between 5 and 15 pages in length. Any films/screenplays that do not meet the above criteria will not be considered for selection.

NanoCon Science Fiction Film Festival 3/11/16
* film freeway deadline, website deadline 3/18. The lower Columbia College Science fiction film festival accepts submissions on an annual basis as part of the nano con science fiction convention. Must be: specific to the science fiction genre. Short subject of length between 3 and 40 minutes, including credits. Films will only be accepted in a digital format.

The following were submitted through my online submission form. I accept postings on a rolling basis, no fee for posting your festival or other screening opportunity.

Note: the submission page is not for submitting your film, this is not a submission platform.

best of luck,
tracy

Portsmouth Short Film Night #13 3/24/16
The next Portsmouth Short Film Night is happening Thursday, April 7, 2016 at 3S Artspace in Portsmouth, NH and we want to show your film! We’re looking for shorts of any type from independent filmmakers interested in screening their film to the public. It’s a great opportunity to connect with and build your audience, and submissions are completely free. PSFN is all about getting filmmakers together to show off their work, have fun, meet like-minded people, and be inspired. Please submit by March 24 to be considered for the next screening.

Fandependent Films 3/25/16
GET YOUR FILM SEEN Getting your work seen is the greatest challenge facing independent filmmakers today. The primary goal of Fandependent Films is to help promote your film to an online audience in a cool, new way.

International Tour Film Festival 4/3/16
International Tour Film Festival will hold at Civitavecchia from september 28 to october 2 2016: a great showcase for works from around the world. Our festival was born in 2012, thanks to collaboration among Municipality of Tolfa, Civitavecchia, Ca.Ri.Civ. Foundation and Region of Lazio. International Tour Film Festival is currently holding among festivals officially recognized by our Region. In four years of history and development, we reached 730 works submitted from 60 countries around the world. We features as our partners: Costa Crociere, Grimaldi Lines, MSC Crociere and Harbour Autority. Also confirming our institutional partner acquired during this years among: Region of Lazio, MiBACT (Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, CA.RI.CIV. foundation, Istituto Luce – Cinecittà, Rufa (Rome University of Fine Arts), Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani, Legambiente and Amnesty International. Prestigious juries represents distinctive aspect of our festival: a jury for pre-selection overseas (for guarantee a maximum neutrality to access at final phases) and a jury based on four italian cinema personalities proclaiming winners from the four categories of festival.

Ouf Of Focus Music + Video Festival 4/15/16
The OutOfFocus Video Festival showcases and celebrates music videos, animations, and shorts produced by local video artists while creating a community that connects musicians, filmmakers, visual artists and storytellers. All videos selected for the screening are eligible for the audience choice award. The focus of the fest is on MUSIC + VIDEO but we will accept all types of short films (preferably 2-7 minutes long), which for us includes music videos and animated shorts. Just make sure it’s good enough to be played LARGE AND LOUD.

norwichundergroundfilmclubbs 4/17/16
This May we are returning to the beautiful Anteros Art Gallery courtyard for another alfresco evening of shorts. We are looking for films of all genres and disciplines as long as they do not exceed 25 minutes running time and contain all original material.
Download the submission form from our WordPress site and email it over to us.
At this screening there will be table service for drinks provided by soon-to-be-opened bar North. What a way to welcome Spring!

7th Annual IIPPE Conference – Lisbon 5/1/16
The International Initiative for the Promotion of Political Economy (IIPPE) is inviting submissions of film and video art projects. Thematic areas include: the global economic crisis, the working class, poverty, migration, gender, development, environment, privatisation, banking and financial fraud, refugees, the rise of the extreme right, armed conflicts, and neocolonialism. Works should be around 30 – 90 minutes duration. Given the likely composition of the audience, films in other languages must be subtitled in English. On the electronic application form (http://bit.ly/1TElKiW), under the section “Tick the Working Group pertinent to your Proposal” select “Committee on Activism”. After you have done this, please contact Matthias Kispert (info@matthiaskispert.com) and Niels Hahn (nsc.hahn@gmail.com), with a note about your submission and brief description of your project.

Human District 5/20/16
In the times of increasing poverty, economic and social instability and pronounced inequality, exercise and protection of human rights demand momentary and interconnected actions on the part of all social actors. The Festival aims for promotion and fostering of the respect of human rights and their protection. This first year’s Festival theme is Human Rights and Human Environment. From this first year and the very beginning on, the “Human District“ project is striving to deserve a place among most engaging projects in Serbia, which would hopefully lead to betterment in the field of human rights preservation, protection and improvement.

Hi all-
I just added some great new festivals for animators and filmmakers, including the adobe design awards for students.

best of luck
tracy

Fest Anca International animation Festival (Slovakia) 03/15/16
The International animation festival Fest Anča was first mentioned back in 2008 and since the start it has been located in what used to be an ancient settlement and currently is an industrial regional city called Žilina, lying on the North-West of Slovakia. Since the very beginning, the event is connected with the cultural centre Stanica Žilina-Záriečie and is being carried out during the extended weekend after the summer solstice. The festival, tagged as hot and cool at the same time doesn’t spread out red carpets, however the festival’s archives are full of interesting international guests. DVD by mail.

Ciclismo Classico Bike Travel Film Festival 3/15/16
seeks films that portray a broad range of experiences – destinations ranging from small African villages to a campground 30 miles from home; solo travel or a family reunion on bicycles; an organized tour from inn to inn or a shoestring jaunt with tent and sleeping bag. This is the only film festival in the USA that focuses specifically on bicycle travel. It intends to increase awareness and appreciation for bicycle travel by showcasing independent films that depict the adventure, humor, and growth inherent in two-wheeled journeys.

Adobe Student Design Achievement Awards 6/19/16
The ADAA is a global digital media competition for student creators. Connected to industry professionals, academic leaders, and top brands, the ADAA aims to launch the next generation of student careers.

Animago 6/30/16
Films using 3D computer animation. Still and Film category. Each year, the animago AWARD provides a showcase for the inspiring creativity and outstanding technical performance of artists from all over the globe. Online submission.

Giant Incandescent Resonating Animation Festival (CANADA) 07/15/16
If you’ve made a film that you think we’ll love, that pushes the boundaries of animation in unexpected ways, we definitely want to see it.

A few more additions of upcoming festival deadlines.

best of luck,

tracy

Alpinale Short Film Festival (Austria) 03/15/16
The ALPINALE represents a venue for both professional and amateur filmmakers from home and abroad, who are given the opportunity to conduct multi-cultural and open dialogue with creative people, and to present their work to an interested audience.

Siggraph Computer Animation Festival 04/01/16
We are seeking work that educates, entertains, or informs through the application of modern computer graphics. If you are working in these areas, please consider submitting your work to the festival: Computer animation, Real-time graphics, Visual effects, Visualization, Simulation. Within these areas, submissions can be short films, sequences, “dailies” breakdowns, excerpts from feature films, audio/visual experiences such as music videos or captured interactive experiences, cultural exhibitions, advertisements, pre-rendered simulations or data visualizations, or captured real-time content.

Curtas International Film festival (Portugal)  04/08/16
The 24th Curtas Vila do Conde – International Film Festival, taking place from 9 to 17 of July 2016, announces the call for entries for new short films produced in 2015 or 2016, within the duration limit of 60 minutes, in film (35mm or 16 mm) or digital (DCP or vídeo files).

One Shot International Short Film Festival (Armenia) 4/10/16
Competition has three categories: “ONE MINUTE – ONE SHOT”, “SHORT FILMS” and “CINEMA WITHOUT BORDER”. There are special programs and panel discussions too.”ONE SHOT” promotes independent film production in Armenia. Submitted films have no limitations in shooting format. Films can be shot on cell phones, film and HD cameras.

Croatian One Minute Film Festival 4/11/16
We hope you are seriously thinking and preparing your one-minute films for our festival and also can’t wait to see you here in Pozega in May.

Student Academy awards 06/01/16
The Student Academy Awards (SAA) recognizes and honors student filmmakers who demonstrate excellence in the creation of motion pictures. By awarding these outstanding achievements, the Academy strives to support and inspire emerging filmmakers and to foster growth and education in the art and science of motion pictures.

Cine East 6/15/16
CineEast – Short Film Festival Berlin is a platform for filmmakers from Eastern Europe and the Middle East. From the 29th – 30th July 2016, we will dive into their world presenting short films that will make us ponder, laugh and discover. Be it fiction or experimental, the festival will showcase films from regions currently garnering most attention for migration. It is our mission to give voice to the particular and provide our audience with intriguing, diverse and creative films. The festival is founded on the belief in film as a medium able to provide empathy. Through the well known language of film we can access what other peoples lives, minds or ideas look like. Be it an enigmatic visual language or a fragment of everyday life.

Auckland Underground Film Festival 8/1/16
The Auckland Underground Film Festival is an international short film and video art festival showcasing New Zealand’s creative talent alongside innovative video artists from around the globe. Our aim is to provide a supportive platform for the exciting and challenging work that is outside the scope of mainstream film festivals and art galleries. The festival will be held on 30 September 2016 at the Academy Cinemas and will be free to attend. Submissions are open for international and local short films, video art and experimental cinema pieces (abstract, narrative or documentary) between 0 and 15 minutes. NOTE: There are no entry fees for New Zealand artists.

Hi all-
Below I have posted festival calls that were submitted to my blog. If you submit your film, or a call for entries that is not related to media, animation or film (still-based), I do not run a festival and as for still based work, I do not post these opportunities.

OneTree Fest of FreedomFilms 4/24/16
UnCensor your thoughts…Claim your Freedom…Join the Movement of making “freedom films”! OneTree Fest of FreedomFilms is a big, pan-India online film festival open to all young persons under 30 years of age. You have the freedom to choose any subject under the Sun. Freedom to use any kind of approach or style or treatment of the subject. Freedom to choose the kind of language demanded by your subject as in the digital world there is no censorship. You have the freedom from the tyranny of technology as you can use any camera that you can get your hands on! Submission online.

Mequinensa International Film Festival 07/30/16
The festival is dedicated to water-related issues. Only short films, 20 minutes maximum. Two categories: fiction and documentary. Submissions must include spanish or catalan subtitles. You can submit through Filmfreeway with no fee.