depicT! film festival (UK): 07/07/14
90 second challenge. DepicT! is Watershed’s international short film competition that, since its creation by Brief Encounters in 1998, has been challenging filmmakers to create 90 second ultra-short masterpieces.

6th Cairo Video Festival 6/15/14
We are happy to announce that we have launched the call for submissions for the 6th edition of the Cairo Video Festival for video art and experimental films, under the title “Generator”. Online submission.

On Photography Online Film Festival 7/1/14
The 2014 On Photography: Online Film Festival is launching a call for Entries for 2014, inviting all filmmakers and photographers around the world to submit feature films, documentaries, multimedia pieces and experimental works under the theme ‘Look. My luck.’ Luck has multiple meanings and is open to personal interpretation. Everyone is pursuing it and everyone is occupied with it. Submissions should somehow relate to still photography, be in video form. submit online through filmfreeway.

Puchon International Student Animation Festival 7/31/14
The 16th edition of Puchon International Student Animation Festival (PISAF) will be held from 22 to 26 October 2014 Pucheon, Korea. All applicants must have been enrolled in a college, university, or graduate-level institution at the time of production. Computers, films and/or other media in the frame-by-frame method are qualified for submission. There are two categories of films less than 30 minutes: 1) Short Animated Film and 2) Online Competition. Awards. Online or post.

Panorama Internacional Coisa de Cinema 8/1/14
The 10th edition of the Panorama Internacional Coisa de Cinema will take place simultaneously in Salvador and in Cachoeira, Bahia, Candidates for the international short competition may enter short length films (duration = up to 30 minutes), finalized in 35mm, DCP or H264. Films must have English subtitles (when the film is in a language other than English). Candidates may submit more than one film for selection. Online submission.

The Box Film Festival (Newbury, UK) 1/31/15
The Box Short Film Competition is here to inspire you to write, create, and compete for space on the big screen and achieve your maximum potential. The prime focus for the festival is film-makers surrounding Newbury – Berkshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire and Wiltshire. All shortlisted films will be presented at the Box Film Festival in Newbury, launched to celebrate local film-making talentand to provide the opportunity for you to meet and network with your creative peers. Film must be an original piece between 3 and 15 min. completed within the last year. We are looking for individual style, fine writing and great execution.  Whatever the genre – comedy, tragedy or horror – we want to see it! If you are interested in registering to enter the competition, or simply would like more information on the festival, please email us at outthebox.secretary@gmail.com to receive your entry pack. Submit online.

Nile’s Diaspora International Film Festival 10/3/14
The Nile’s Diaspora International Film Festival is currently accepting 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. We will accept submissions of works in progress; however, films and videos must be completed no later than October 3rd 2014, and all submissions must be in English or have English subtitles. DVD submissions. * click link on right side of web page for info (png)

Verzio International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, (Budapest, Hungary) 6/30/14
Accepting: feature-length and short documentaries addressing human right issues. no restrictions on the production date. DVD by mail with application by email.

POV 6/30/14
POV, public television’s premier showcase for independent nonfiction film and video, seeks programs from all perspectives to showcase in its annual national PBS series. All subjects, styles and lengths are welcome. Password protected Vimeo link. (make sure it is downloadable)

SANFIC (Chile) 7/7/14
Work In Progress Latin American films. Santiago International Film Festival, is a film platform, cultural, artistic, industrial, educational and privileged symbol of the city and the country. Submissions are open to fiction and documentary Chilean and International films. DVD submission.

A shaded View on Fashion (pompidou center) 8/31/14
Films will be selected (phase 1) and then reviewed by a jury (phase 2) For your film to be considered for the festival please complete this form and send it along with a screener: online private link to the film or digital transfer (not more than 100MB, quicktime or avi.), 3 high-resolution production stills, and a media kit (if any) to email address.

Vilnius Film Shorts 06/01/14
The only international and professional short film festival in Lithuania, presenting the newest short films from all over the world. Every year festival’s line-up is a reflection of what has been happening in the short film world in recent years. Fiction, Documentary, Animation, Experimental. Submit via reelport or filmshorts.lt

(FICMA) The International Environmental Film Festival (Barcelona, Spain) 6/6/14
FICMA is the longest running environmental film festival in the world. It is the only environmental film festival to hold competitions which do not accept productions that are more than a year old. DVD or moviebeta upload.

AVANCA International Meeting of Cinema, TV, Video and Multimedia (Portugal) 6/06/14
Deadline for World Premiere Competition. Fiction and animation short-films; Fiction and animation feature films; Documentaries; Experimental videos; More than a decade bringing together in the summer of Avanca some of the most significant films and authors of the audiovisuals and international cinema production. DVD by mail, other required material should be sent by CD, email or wetransfer.

Anima Multi 6/06/14
Our intention is to highlight the best animated films made with multiplatform characteristics: interactive pieces, videogame intros, teasers, animation series episodes or pilots and (why not ?) traditional animation shorts are just a few examples of pieces that may participate in this wide open competition. The important thing is that the piece is able to convey, with the animation language, a communication that is consistent and attractive in every type of media. The contest is open to animated works that may be new or previously made, produced by professional or amateur animators. Works may have a length of 30 seconds minimum and 10 minutes maximum. Submit URL link for sharing the film.

Belo Horizonte International Short Film Festival (Brazil) 6/8/14
16th Belo Horizonte International Short Film Festival. Films up to 40 minutes in length, of all film genres, on the final format of 35 mm, 16 mm. DCP or a digital media. The submission is free and can be made in the website http://www.shortfilmdepot.com.

World Festival of Animated Film (Bulgaria) 06/10/2014
Upload to festival site or DVD submission.

Regent Park Film Festival (Canada) 6/13/14
Regent Park Film Festival is Toronto’s only free-of-charge, multi-cultural, film festival dedicated to bringing the best local and international film and video works to the communities living in and around the neighbourhood of Regent Park in Toronto, Canada. Submit by web link or DVD.

BFI London Film Festival 6/13/14 * no fee for UK films
Short films (40 mins or less). Note: There are no fees for UK features or shorts. Please see regulations for information regarding ‘UK production’ classification. For short film submissions, we can accept a secure online viewing link and password (e.g. Vimeo) or alternatively please submit a DVD by post.

Edmonton International Film Festival 6/15/14
Note: submission fees waived. This deadline is only for ALBERTA HIGH SCHOOL FILMMAKERS. Shorts (50-mins. or less), feature-length (north of 50-minutes), documentaries of all lengths, animation, comedy, family. Withoutabox, filmfreeway or dvd by mail.

Off-Courts Trouville (Trouville-sur-mer, France) 6/15/14
All genres are accepted (fiction, documentary, experimental, animation, etc.). All films must be under 40 minutes. shortfilmdepot.com.

BFI London Film Festival 6/20/14 * no fee for UK films
Feature length films (more than 40 minutes) Note: There are no fees for UK features or shorts. Please see regulations for information regarding ‘UK production’ classification. For short film submissions, we can accept a secure online viewing link and password (e.g. Vimeo) or alternatively please submit a DVD by post.

East Anglian Student Film Festival deadline unclear- submit now
Welcome to the annual East Anglian Student Film Festival. Festival date: October 2014. EASTF aims to develop the film making talent of tomorrow. More details coming soon. The festival includes student workshops run by @One Film & Media, live music, workshops run by industry professionals, film screenings, and art exhibition, and much more. Online submission form, Vimeo or youtube link.

2-Minute Film Festival (Pittsburgh, PA) 6/20/14
Using “outer space” as a prompt, create a video short of any kind: live-action or animated, documentary, mockumentary, fictional, or non-narrative. Your video should be two minutes or less in length. Submit by post or as a Vimeo link.

Rencontres Henri Langlois, International Film Schools Festival (France): 07/08/14
feature films (more than 60 min). International film schools festival. Any film directed by students in cinema and/or audiovisual can be registered for the Competition. Films of any running time or genre. DVD by mail.

Annual Long Day Short Film Festival  5/21/14
Celebrates the beginning of summer with a presentation of short films on the longest day of the year. The Festival is committed to exposing exciting new short films to wider audiences. Last year’s packed house watched submissions from filmmakers well established in the industry as well as directors and film students just starting out. Films will screen at the gala event  overlooking the San Francisco Bay at Rock Wall Wine Company in Alameda, California. Submit online form with link to film.

KUKI 6th International Short Film Festival for Children and Youth (Berlin) 05/24/14
Festival uses submission site, shortfilmdepot.

WNDX (Winnipeg) 05/31/2014
seeks new Canadian and international films and videos. WNDX pays special attention to the most innovative and ground-breaking works created by moving image artists. Submission by DVD or weblink.

Squeaky Wheel Outdoor Animation Film Festival (Buffalo, NY) 06/01/2014
Squeaky Wheel’s Outdoor Animation Festival is a free event that annually brings out over 300 people to enjoy animations by artists from around the world underneath a blanket of stars. Submissions can be any genre or style of animation, under 5 minutes, and must be suitable for a family friendly setting. Emerging artists are encouraged to submit work. Submissions by email only.

Womanimation (Rhode Island) 6/01/14
We are currently accepting submissions from women animators. We are specifically looking for succinct films with a narrative (no experimental pieces, music videos, etc.). You can submit/upload your work using Hightail, dropbox, etc.

Cartoon Brew Student Animation Festival 6/06/14
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. Email link and password.

TUFF- Toronto Urban Film Festival (ON) 06/14/2014
TUFF screens the best films from hundreds of submissions. In 2013 we will be showcasing truly unique and wholly creative silent one-minute film, video and animation from across Canada and around the world. TUFF films screen every 10 minutes on 300+ screens in 63 subways stations across Toronto. Submit online. Free submission only until June 14th.

Gnarl Fest (UK) 6/1/14
Video Art showcase. Gnarl Fest is the new Festival in Live Art and Choreography in the city of Lincoln, celebrating the precarious interrelatedness between Live Art and Choreography, promoting radical and provocative work ranging from burlesque and trash, to transgressive and guerrilla acts. We’re looking for innovative and experimental video that challenge conventional practice and offer the viewer alternative points of view, perception and thought about the Body, art, politics and other spheres of human existence. There is no restrictions regarding topic, genre and form. Min. running time 1 min. – Max. running time 15 min. Artists worldwide at any career-stage can submit their works.Submit through Vimeo or WeTransfer.