We Care Film Fest 01/15/16
The WE CARE Film Fest is held annually to raise awareness about disability issues, dispel misconceptions and prejudices about persons with disabilities and drive attitudinal and behavioural change. This year, the selected short films and documentaries will also be screened in France, Iran, Kuwait and Oman.  Online or by post. (preferred)

The WE Film Festival 3/21/16
We’re an open concept, multi-media festival in Maastricht, Netherlands. For the first time, this year, we are hosting a Film festival!  We’re going to do a three day long film marathon in multiple locations in the city with an opening & closing, a viewer’s award and Q&As for all the films we can.  We are open to any sort of genre, as far as the story you’re telling is well told and fluent with the mood of the festival as a whole. Online submissions.

Crossing Europe (Linz, Austria) 1/05/16* European or Austrian only
Two categories: Feature-length films (fiction or documentary) from Europe. A film is considered European, if either director, producer or the story are based in an European state/region, and films and videos by local artists in Austria.

MediaWave International Film Festival 01/10/16
“ANOTHER CONNECTION” expects the applications of artists, whose individual way of creation is independent of fashion streams; for whom technique is the means not the purpose; who attempt to create an individual film code set – whether they live in a minority group or in a less exposed part of the world. We want a festival where an abundance of original, new and particular views will play a major role instead of exotic productions and tricks; where artists with different ways of thinking and free thoughts will come together.

Aahān 2016
ISF is the International Short Film event of Aahān 2016. It is a pre-submission event. The categories for ISF are fiction, non-fiction and animation. Maximum 15 minutes including credits English subtitles. Only one entry is allowed by one participant/contingent. Out of the 3 categories the entry should fit under one category only. The submission of short film should be done by drive or YouTube link.

Golden Kuker Sofia International Animation Film Festival 01/31/16
Festival is organised by the Bulgarian Association of Independent Cartoon Animation Artists – BAICAA. More than 450 films from 60 countries enter the competition every year, among which films nominated for an “Oscar” and films of artists awarded at international festivals category “A”.

Just wanted to share and to say thank you for following this blog. :)

best,

Tracy

Festival International de Films de Femmes 11/30/15
Films directed or co-directed by women filmmakers

Backup festival (Germany) 12/01/15
students or alumni from art, media or design schools

Holland Animation Film Festival (Netherlands), 12/1/2015
The Holland Animation Film Festival organizes the following competitions. The competitions for features, shorts, European student films and Dutch films Digital file and DVD.

Roanne animation short film festival (Roanne, France) 12/1/15
Cine-court anime. The main goal of the Festival is to promote the national and international animation films in short format and to allow all the directors and the producers of short films to participate wherever they come from. PAL DVD by mail.

Jalari in corto  (Italy) 12/5/15
Jalari in Corto is an international short film festival which is held in Parco Jalari in BarcellonaPozzo di Gotto in Sicily. The festival has been held since 2004, in order to promote and raise awareness of the artistic expression of cinema and has gathered a lot of attention amongst the cinematic community. DVD Submission

Reel Shorts Film Festival (Alberta, Canada) 12/14/2015
The Reel Shorts Film Festival celebrates short films and the filmmakers who make them by screening gems of storytelling brilliance from around the world, across Canada, and here in the Peace Region. Submit online through short film central, send link to password protected Vimeo file.

Cinema Du Reel (Paris) 12/15/2015
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 November 15th. Submit by mail or link such as vimeo.

Academia Film Olomouc 12/18/15
AFO is currently one of the most important European festivals in the area of popular science film. It aims to present science as an attractive, dynamic and diverse sector through films charting natural, humanities and social science disciplines. Each year, hundreds of documentary films and television programs enroll in the competition sections of the festival. Online form/DVD submission.

Go Short – International Short Film Festival (Nijmegen) 12/21/15
The European Competition will consist of shorts that have been made in (geographical) Europe from all genres. The films are eligible for the Go Short Award for Best European Short in the four different categories. The Dutch Competition is a selection of films made in the Netherlands, from which the best film will be awarded with the Go Short Award for Best Dutch Short. From these two competitions a selection of films will be made which will form the Youth Competition, and which are eligible for the Go Short Youth Award.Online form/DVD submission.

Anifilm (Třeboň, Czech Republic) 1/15/16
International Festival of Animated Films. ANIFILM competition sections categories are: International Competition of Feature Films; a/ Films for Grown-Ups, b/ Films for Children; International Competition of Short Films; Czech-Slovak Student Competition. Register your film through online form.

Monsoon Asia Film Festival 10/02/15
2015 THEMES. Possible themes include, but not limited to: Migrant workers in Taiwan, storytelling of children with foreign parents; interracial relationship in Taiwan; transnational culture and identity; multicultural imaginations in Taiwan. Filmmakers can send in their films to participate in the following 3 categories: Non- competition: Feature Films. Competition: Short Films: Films submitted should not exceed the time limit (30 minutes). 60sec Films: Films submitted should not exceed the time limit (60 seconds; including opening and end credits). One film will be selected from each of the above competition categories to receive the Best Short and Best 60sec Film Awards respectively. Online or DVD submission.

Days of ethnographic film festival (DEF) 12/01/15* should open soon
Organized by Slovene ethnological society in cooperation with the Slovene ethnographic museum and Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts. The festival has following programs: Student films, Regular program and a Special program. All films and videos dealing with ethnology, anthropology, sociology or cultural studies in a wide sense, made not more than two years before the actual festival DEF, are eligible. Submit DVD and downloadable copy of film.

Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film 12/01/15
Online submission. Categories: International Competition (Short film competition), Young Animation (Student film competition), Tricks for Kids – shorts and series (Competition for short films and TV series for children), Cartoons for Teens (Competition for animated series, anime series and cut scenes from computer games) and AniMovie (Feature-length film competition)”

$100 Film Festival 12/01/15
The $100FF welcomes submissions of short films (under 22 minutes) that are finished to Super 8 or 16mm film. We are looking for new (finished after Dec 2013) innovative, thought provoking film from any genre that keeps the practice of celluloid filmmaking alive. The $100FF has also expanded to include offsite installation works.

Melbourne Queer Festival 12/4/15
The Melbourne Queer Film Festival invites submissions rom Australia and around the world. As Australia’s longest-running and largest queer film festival, MQFF is Australia’s premier queer film event. Films can be of any length and should be of interest to the gay, lesbian, bisexual, queer or transgendered communities.

Filmfest Dresden: International Short Film Festival 12/05/15
Eligible for submission are short films up to 30 minutes running time. For the National and International Competition only short fiction films and animation films produced after December 2013 are considered. For the special programmes (Panorama, Kids, Youth, Experiments, Regional Focus) documentaries and experimental films can be submitted as well.

ALFILM – Arab Film Festival Berlin 12/10/15
ALFILM presents feature films, documentaries and short movies coming from or produced in Arab countries at different venues in Berlin – many of which are German or European premieres. The OFFICIAL SELECTION gather a selection of new releases (fiction, documentary and short movies) from the last three years. DVD or Vimeo link.

danubeVIDEOARTfestival 2016 11/30/15
Venue: Stadtkino Grein, Austria (February 2016)
danubeVIDEOARTfestival is searching for artists from all over the world to submit their latest expressions in Video Art. All kinds of VideoArt are allowed and warmly invited. Only two restrictions: Works must be single-channel and a maximum length of 10 Minutes. Online submissions.

Hi all,
I have added a lot of October additions, and one that is not due until January. There are a variety of festivals in this list, including a challenge and a festival devoted to films created on mobile devices (so give it a go, if you haven’t yet). If you are a festival and have any festivals I should post please drop me a line at noentryfeefestivals(at)yahoo.com or use the submission form on the site.
best of luck,
tracy

Nile’s Diaspora International Film Festival (Uganda) 10/03/15
Currently accepting film submission applications for films and videos made by and/or about people of African and the African Diaspora. (Filmmaker needn’t be of African descent.) Films should preferably depict positive and realistic images and can be of any genre – experimental, romance, drama, comedy, horror, adventure, animation, science fiction, etc. NDIFF accepts features, shorts, narratives and documentaries. Short films should be less than 35 minutes and a maximum of 120 minutes for a full feature film. DVD or online submission through clickforfestivals.

International Green Culture Festival Green Fest 10/09/15
Film program of International Green Culture Festival attracts large audience and it is divided in two main segments: Amateur and short film competition program and revue program. Video activism has always been important part of the festival and Call for proposal every year gathers hundreds of films from around the globe.

Athens International Digital Film Festival (Greece) 10/10/15
Participation in the Festival: Each director has the right to participate in more than one film. The film must belong to one of the following categories:- Fiction, Experimental, Video art, Animation, Video Dance, Documentary. The subject of the films is up to the inspiration of the authors. Also, there is no limitation in the way the film was directed. Vimeo link in entry form.

Lecce Film Fest (Italy) 10/10/15
International films with no limitations as to themes, genre and duration, made from 2013 to 2015. DVD or link options. (There is a lottery of entry fees. If you choose no entry fee and you win the lottery, you will not get money)

Golden Panada North American International Short Film Festival (Canada) 10/11/15
The Golden Panda North America International Short Film Festival was first held in 2013 as a way for short film enthusiasts around the world to connect with each other and share their passion. WAB. Online voting starts on deadline.

Internationales Kurzfilmfest München (Germany) 10/16/15
You can enter short films on any topic with a maximum length of 20 minutes (and not one second more) in the following formats: 35mm, 16mm, Blu-ray, DVD (NO HD-files).  We do only need your film in one of the screening formats named above, if it was selected for the festival. Therefore send us just a preview DVD or Blu-ray first together with the filled, printed and signed entry form.

Movies that Matter Festival (Netherlands) 10/16/15
The Movies that Matter Festival presents around seventy human rights feature films and documentaries from all over the world. Many films will be screened for the first and only time in the Netherlands. The majority of the films are English spoken or subtitled.

Festival International du Documentaire Étudiant (France) 10/18/15
Be a documentary or a “documentary oriented” film, audio documentary, or animated film. The works of pure fiction are not admitted. Be a work of creation in which the point of view and treatment issues are raised as much as the questions regarding the subject. Be a work that has been completed during the time of the director’s studies (university, college, high school, workshop). Not to be a work already sent to the previous editions of the Festival. Submit online. (ddl. for DVD is 10/10/15)

mObgraphia film festival 10/20/15
A festival with films produced in mobile platforms. The most easy and accessible tool to express ideas, tell stories and exercise communication. Online submission.

The Heritage Film Festival (India) 10/20/15
Theme for the Heritage Film Festival 2015 (HFF2015) is ‘HANDMADE in INDIA’. The film to submit for HFF2015 have to be based on hand-skills from any part of India (traditional or contemporary); art and/or craft form that is primarily hand-made. Film maker from any part of the globe can participate. Filmmaker is free to create his / her own view of the subject, however film have to consist history, cultural connection, journey of its survival, present status, relevance with existing society, including the process of making, materials, tools – equipments, and definitive end. DVD submission.

90to5 Editing Challenge (Germany) 10/25/15
1. Pick your favorite movie 2. Start up the editing software of your choice and cut away… Online entry.

World Film Festival (Estonia) 10/25/15
World Film Festival is an event dedicated to the documentary cinema. The festival develops interest towards anthropological, analytical approach to cultures and societies, welcoming documentary film entries from all over the world. Our film program turns attention to cultural exchange as well as representations of other cultures and everyday life across the world. Online or dvd.

Shorts@Fringe 01/01/16
Shorts@Fringe is a showcase of short films at the Azores Fringe Festival, an international arts festival in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. submit by email or through filmfestivallife.