Etheria Film Festival 3/31/14
Showcased the talents of emerging female genre filmmakers. Etheria will select and screen the best new short fantasy and science fiction films directed by women from all over the world. Vimeo or You tube link.

Ecologico International Film Festival 4/30/14
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.

EIDF International Documentary Festival (Korea) 4/30/14
The Festival has been established to promote the world’s best documentaries through a week-long programming of documentaries via EBS-TV, Korea’s representative public educational channel. It seeks to provide an opportunity for the documentaries to communicate with their audience as well as to encourage young documentary filmmakers all around the world to produce new works.

FAITO doc FESTIVAL (Italy) 4/30/14
Thematic documentary Film Festival «EMPATHY» The festival acts as a privileged platform for intercultural exchanges, thinking and dialogue. Room is also given to photography and painting and music. DVD submission.

RabbitFest 05/10/14
The aim was twofold: to undermine the belief that animation is strictly aimed at a child audience, and to get a more diverse audience to watch international feature and short films which are not always distributed by the Italian film majors.

the sixty second film festival 5/11/14 (Vashon, WA)
From the site: I started the film festival as a way to get interesting and creative people together to watch interesting and creative films; films that might not otherwise be seen. The event is free, and always will be. There will be beer, wine, cider and chocolate (also, free.) You can make the film on your iPhone, fancy SLR camera, or 16mm Bolex. wetransfer upload.

Open Air Filmfest Weiterstadt (Germany) 5/15/14
“The Woodstock of Short Film”, with supporting events like a short film poetry slam, an animation workshop and a super 8 film market were added. However, the festival’s basic idea remains the same: A large and enthusiastic audience gathers to watch inventive and creative films not limited to a certain style, production method or format. Filmmakers from all around the world present their films in person and answer questions.

FESTIVAL SILHOUETTE Paris, France) 5/16/14
File upload to: shortFilmDepot or DVD submission.

Annual Long Day Short Film Festival  ? 5/21/14 last year’s deadline?
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.

The Deep Fried Film Festival (UK) 5/24/14
Open to all film makers. We screen films from around the globe from film makers of all ages and levels. Send DVD and entry form by post.

InShadow 5/30/14
International Festival of Video, Performance and Technologies. Genres: Videodance, Documentaries, Performance/solos, Installations. DVD Submissions.

Smithsonian.com’s Video Contest 5/31/14
This is a call for original documentary videos that explore and document the world around us. The top videos chosen will be featured as part of our new video series, Smithsonian In Motion. The winners may also be interviewed and highlighted by Smithsonian.com. Any entry, even those not selected as winners, may also be showcased and eligible for additional prizes. Submit through online link.

2Annas (Latvia) 05/31/14
International Competition is open to contributions by filmmakers of all age groups and nationalities, produced by professional individuals, international film schools, film studios, etc. Admitted are all films and videos of all genres not exceeding a length of 30 minutes. DVD or online.

25 FPS Experimental Film / Video 05/31/2014
We are looking for expressive original concepts, progresses in terms of theme, idea and aesthetics, as well as works that perpetuate the tradition of avant-garde and experimental film. Innovative films that explore the possibilities of cinematic language, narration and the medium itself, cross film types and genres and broaden the notion of film as art. Under 60 minutes. Submissions can be made via link or DVD.

Chicago International Children’s Film Festival 5/31/14*
*Free submission for youth category/entries only, scroll down for info. The “Young Filmmaker” categories are for films produced by youth ages 18 & younger. Films considered for this category must be conceived and produced by children or youth with minimal adult input. (An adult supervisor is allowed if part of a group project.) There is no entry fee for Young Filmmakers. Entry form by mail with link or DVD (has to arrive by deadline).

Doclisboa 6/15/14
A festival dedicated to documentary and to the new possible paths that are being opened for the genre. We are particularly interested on the new modes of relation between the cinematographic and the real, and we are looking for proposals that suppose an implication on the world, facing cinema as a political and artistic practice. We are looking for films with cinematographic qualities bringing forth, as a whole, the point of view of their authors.

International Documentary, Short and Animated Film Festival MESSAGE TO MAN (Saint Petersburg) 06/20/14
The International Documentary, Short, and Animated Film Upload or DVD.

I have been updating the listings and sorting through. As I update, I could miss if a festival now charges a small fee. If you notice a fee, it was an oversight, so please let me know. On the other hand, I do post festivals that have free submissions for early deadlines, and later charge a submission fee. This should be noted on the post.

best of luck,

tracy

 

Alpinale Short Film Festival (Austria) 03/15/14
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. DVD submission.

Flyway Film Festival: 03/31/14 (Wisconsin) note: this is the deadline for free submissions
The Flyway Film Festival is on the beautiful shores of Lake Pepin in southwestern Wisconsin. Each year our festival features over 50 films, dozens of visiting filmmakers, panel discussions and workshops, and a Thursday night Kickoff Gala with food, filmmakers and live music. All this takes place in an intimate and interactive environment along the banks of the Mississippi River.

Miscon International Short Film Festival (Missoula, Montana) 04/01/14
Our mission here at the MisCon International Short Film Festival is simple: to provide a rewarding place for innovative and creative beings from all over planet Earth to display their talents in the Art of Film making. Entries may be in any style, but they must be related in some fashion to the following genres: Sci-Fi, Fantasy, or Horror. Entries must be longer than 1 minute, and shorter than 30 minutes. DVD submission.

Supertoon International Animation Festival (Croatia) 04/04/14
Supertoon International Animation Festival is a specialized international competition festival for short animated films which will be held in Šibenik, Croatia, from 28st July to 2nd August 2013. Three competition categories: Short Animated Films-Short-format, non-commissioned animated films or videos. Films for Children and Youth- Animated works produced and distributed specifically for children and youth audiences. When a serial is the case, only one episode is eligible. Animated Music Videos-Official music videos, commissioned animated videos made specifically to promote music pieces.

Multimatograf (Russia) 04/04/14
Open International Festival of Multimedia Art multimedia creations with a message, a creative approach… Both independent artists and studios can participate. The festival is non-commercial and our main goal is to share the art works with people and have them enjoy the beauty of computer art. Festival categories: Cartoon, Video art, Music video Wild (for those cool weird works which don’t fit in the other three!

Curtas International Film festival (Portugal)  04/11/14 (online submission)
new short films produced in 2012 or 2013, within the duration limit of 60 minutes, in film (35 or 16 mm) or video.

Croatian One Minute Film Festival 4/11/14
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.

Festival Elles Tournent (Belgium) 4/15/14
The Festival Elles tournent celebrates films made by women. The programme highlights innovative and stimulating productions, chosen for their imaginative potential, their subversive dimension vis-a-vis norms and their capacity to transform our perceptions, to help us to see things differently. feature films and short films, fiction, documentary, animation, experimental. Submit: Entry Form, CV and DVD.

Astra Film Festival (Romania) 04/15/14
documentary film festival. AFF is the place to see great documentaries, to feel the pulse of Romanian and Eastern European documentary film production,  meet fellow-filmmakers from around the world, debate upon major issues faced by documentarists while exposing real life and real people on the big screen, and interact with professionals and with an enthusiastic audience.

Naoussa International Film Festival (Greece) 04/15/14
Submissions will be accepted to the central department, the department of youth and students films – Digital View South East Europe and the department of mobile phone movies – movile. Online or DVD.

The FEMINA – INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S FILM FESTIVAL (Brazil) 4/19/14
is a competitive festival for works directed by women. It is the first event of its kind in Brazil and Latin America. Besides showing the work of Brazilian women filmmakers, broadening its visibility and opening space for the Brazilian feminine cinema abroad, it brings to Brazil the foreign production, as well as international guests. DVD or link. Must submit entry form.

Digital Graffiti (Alys Beach, Florida) 4/21/14
Submit innovative and visually compelling examples of: generative art, experimental short films, animation, sound, motion and/or light responsive installations for projection onto the town walls of Alys Beach. Alys Beach is considered one of the world’s most progressive towns in environmental sustainability standards; special consideration is given to work that address connections to architecture and environment. Upload to Vimeo and provide link.

WomenMakeWaves Film Festival (Taiwan) 4/26/14
Women Make Waves Film Festival aims to celebrate the achievements of outstanding female talents, to explore different aspects of women’s lives as well as to promote equality and rights of all genders. By covering a wide range of genres, issues, and representations of women, the Festival seeks to present and honor women’s survival wisdom and power as they are turned into films and gain mainstream recognition. Submission to the festival is open to feature films, short films, documentaries, animation, experimental films and innovative visual productions for digital media. (Subjects: Modern Witch-Hunt, Queer Flame, Women Home and Country, New Currents)

AVANCA International Meeting of Cinema, TV, Video and Multimedia (Portugal) 4/30/14
Deadline for International 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.

International Short Film Festival in Drama (Drama Greece) 4/30/14
Fiction, documentary and animation short films may participate. under 35 minutes.

Film Festival della Lessinia (Verona) 4/30/14
The theme of the Film Festival della Lessinia is: mountains and faraway lands. Eligible for the Festival are both films and videos (features, shorts, documentaries, animated films) that represent, emphasize, and encourage the understanding of social, linguistic, human, economic, environmental, natural, historical, and artistic realities pertaining to the mountains or to other lands far from urban centres, as well as of the traditions, customs, and habits of the people who live in the mountains and in other distant lands. Submit work by DVD or link.

Stonybrook Film Festival 05/01/2014
Celebrates the best in independent film with ten days of screenings at Staller Center for the Arts at Stony Brook University. Send dvd, stills and application form by post.

Panorama Festival (Utrecht, The Netherlands) 5/01/14
The screening program during the festival, Panorama, contains a selection of the best new video works from over the world. We are looking forward to your submission of daring, experimental, critical, subversive, unheard of  and surprising film and video work.

Figari Film Festival (Italy) 5/04/14
International Short Film Festival. The FFF tends to seek, discover and promote new authors of contemporary and both Italian and international independent cinema. The Festival aims to be a showcase for those who are already well-known in the film industry as well as a great launching pad for emerging directors, screenwriters, actors and actresses. Moviebeta submission highly recommended.

Krok! International Animation Festival (Russia) 05/10/2014
Student festival with three categories including recent graduates.

NIFFF Neuchâtel international fantastic film festival, (Switzerland) 5/12/14
Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (NIFFF) has become a major film event in Switzerland. Online submission or DVD.

Media That Matters Film Festival (New York) 5/15/14
Email application with hyperlink to film. New York City Premiere, Awards Ceremony, Educator’s Forum and industry networking events. 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 issue.

Hi all, The following were added to the March 2014 listing.
best of luck,
tracy

Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film Festival 03/03/14* earlybird deadline- free
All features and short films selected are eligible for audience and juried awards, and will receive plenty of attention from Seattle’s famously film-loving community. Juried awards come with a cash prize for: Best Feature Film, Best Documentary Film, Best Short Film, and Most Innovative Short Film. WAB submission.

Media City Film Festival 03/21/14
Media City is an annual international festival of film and video art presented in Windsor, Ontario and Detroit, Michigan since 1994. Submission by mail.

The Ocean County Library Student Film Festival 03/26/14
High school and college/film industry students up to age 26 are encouraged to submit their original film works to be shown at a red-carpet event in Mancini Hall at the Toms River Branch of the Ocean County Library. All projects must be original work. Submitted materials will not be returned. Awards will be presented to the winners in the following categories: animation, commercial, documentary, full feature, news, sports short, commercial, P.S.A, short feature, experimental, and music video. Feature films should be no longer than 20 minutes in length.

Concorto Film Festival (Italy) 03/31/14
Concorto Film Festival is an exhibition intended for lovers of cinema, both audience and professionals. The purpose is to promote and circulate short films and to and to generate contacts among audience, young directors and professionals.

VideoArt Festival Miden (Kalamata, Greece) 03/31/14
Video Art Festival Miden invites all video artists and video creators to participate in this year’s events, which will take place, like the past years, in public spaces at the Historic Centre of the city of Kalamata, Greece, in July 2012.The festival call is open to every creator (individuals, groups or organizations) of any nationality and background. (video art, experimental video, animation, short movie under 10 minutes)

A Film for Peace Festival 03/31/14
A FILM FOR PEACE Festival intends to promote peace and dialogue among all people and social groups. DVD. Films, documentary or fiction, must focus on the theme of peace, wartime conflict, civil war or human rights.

Siggraph Computer Animation Festival (Vancouver) 03/04/14
All forms of computer animation are eligible including, but not limited to: 3D computer animation, 2D animation, visual effects and live action, real-time videogame play, visualizations, and digitally manipulated imagery and video. Online submission.

I know what you can do on March 15th… right after Pi day…

best of luck,

tracy

Bilbao Fantasy Film Festival 3/15/14
Horror or Fantasy genre. Submit through Moviebeta site or DVD.

Dokufest (Kosovo) 3/15/14
DokuFest aims to promote film production in Kosovo and to support film making in general. In co-operation with film institutions and other film festivals in the region DokuFest aims to enhance quality of film production in Kosovo and the region. Link to online screener.

Festroia International Film Festival (Portugal) 3/15/14
DVD Submission.

Huesca International Film Festival 3/15/14
Huesca International Film Festival aims to promote cinematographic culture through short film by discovering innovative work in this field.  The festival is open to fiction, documentary, animation and experimental short films. Though there are no thematic restrictions, TV series and tourism oriented or advertising short films are excluded. Online submission through Festhome.

New Horizons International Film Festival (Poland) 3/15/14
T-Mobile New Horizons is a festival of film visionaries, of uncompromising artists who have the courage to follow a path of their choice against the current trend and to tell about the most important things using their own unique language. Competitions: New Horizons International Competition, Films On Art International Competition, Polish Short Films Competition, European Shorts Competition.

Videomaker Film Festival (Italy) 3/15//14
The Festival is reserved to International Videomakers and to Italian Schools (can also partecipate school classes, indicating in the inscription form dates of a referent) for which is instituted a separate section.
VIDEOMAKER CATEGORY: Free Theme (movies, dramas, music videos, web series [only one episode], short films, documentaries, animation, max. 30 minutes). SCHOOL CATEGORY: Free Theme (movies, dramas, music videos, web series [only one episode], short films, documentaries, animation, ecc. of max. 30 minutes). DVD PAL format.

Sci-Fi on the Rock Film Festival 3/15/14
This festival is open to films of almost all genres, not just Sci-Fi/Horror/Fantasy. However, we do have a particular interest in these genres, and are trying to move into being exclusive. If you are submitting episodes of a web-series, please have them put together in the manner of a movie in order to avoid breaking viewer engagement to the story. DVD submission.

Chicago Shorts Festival 3/15/14
The Chicago Shorts Festival is encouraging college filmmakers to create short films that take on a conceptual approach to the theme of “Planet at Risk.” Categories include documentary, dramatic narrative, comedy/parody, animation, public service announcement (must be 0:30 or 0:60 in length) Students must be enrolled in a college/university and in good standing. Submissions must be related to the theme. Max. 10 min. Upload file.

Headwaters Film Festival Student Showcase (US) 3/15/14
Bemidji State University screening event and Awards Ceremony, your film will be screened on Bemidji State University’s television station – KBSU! Under 10 minutes. (Shorter films (3-5 minutes) have a much better chance of being screened. All Genres: Documentary, animation, PSA, experimental, narrative, music videos – be creative! DVD Submissions.

Euganea Film Festival (Italy) 3/15/14
The festival is divided into three sections: International Short Movies Competition, International Documentary Movies Competition and International Animated Short Movies Competition. Submit by mail or Vimeo/Youtube link with password.

Visual Music Award (Germany) 3/7/14
A junior creative competition for works on music visualizations from the fields of new media art, experimental film or animation. We expect interpretations of music by visionary artistic visualisations. The holistic media compositions should come close to “paintings in time”, “visual music”, “symphonies of light and sound”, “cinematic paintings”, “color light music” or “space light art”. DVD submission.

Slough Film Festival 3/8/14
The festival aims to promote filmmaking and the art of the short film by encouraging everyone to submit or attend. We are hoping to be showcasing some of the freshest and most creative local, national and international short films this year. The main categories are: Fiction, Documentary and Animation. There is also a Made in Slough section for films either made in Slough or by a Slough based filmmaker. Max. length Fiction short films: 15 minutes, Max. length for Documentaries: 20 minutes, Max. length for Animations: 15 minutes. DVD or link to download film.

FEST- New Directors / New Films Festival (Portugal) 3/9/14
We have now opened the entries for the Official Competitive section of the festival. The short film competition is aimed for directors up to 30 years of age (including). The feature film competition is only open to directors who are on their first or second feature film. Categories: Fiction, Documentary, Experimental, Animation. Submission by private link or DVD.

Karlovy Very International Film Festival 3/10/14 note: submission fees after this date (postmark)
The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival is ranked by FIAPF among the most prestigious world film festivals and is considered the most important film event in Central and Eastern Europe. The basic concept of the Karlovy Vary IFF comes out of the Czech Republic’s advantageous geopolitical location at the crossroads between Eastern and Western Europe DVD submission.

VHSFF (Athens, Georgia) 3/14/14
Videographer’s Hella-Big Short Film Festival gives amateur, aspiring, and professional filmmakers a local stage to showcase their original work on the big screen year round. Event takes place at Ciné Athens in the Classic City. Under 20 minutes. Submit link to Vimeo or Youtube.

CineFringe 6/01/14
CineFringe is the Film Festival of the Edinburgh Fringe, the largest arts festival on the planet. One of the sole torch bearers for film within a chaotic schedule of comedy, theatre, arts, dance and music, no-one else offers a cinematic take on the unique atmosphere of the Fringe. Our mission is to put film back into the Fringe and the ‘Fringe’ back into film!Our screenings offer up an eclectic mix – in any given screening you might find animation, drama, documentary, experimental, comedy, horror… from anywhere in the world, from 60 seconds long to 30 minutes long. Vimeo, submit online application.