The G-Technology Driven Creativity Competition (US) 10/29/13
The search for the most inspiring and driven creativity. We’re rewarding not only the aesthetic qualities of your entry but also the innovation and drive which went into creating it. Entry is FREE and the competition is for both pros and amateurs. The categories of the competition are: Short Film, Animation, GoPro Active, Photography and Music. Vimeo link.

The G-Technology Driven Creativity Competition (EU) 10/29/13
The search for the most inspiring and driven creativity. We’re rewarding not only the aesthetic qualities of your entry but also the innovation and drive which went into creating it. Entry is FREE and the competition is for both pros and amateurs. The categories of the competition are: Short Film, Animation, GoPro Active, Photography and Music.Vimeo link.

Riverside Short Film and Video Festival (Missouri) 3/14/14
The Riverside Short Film & Video Festival is calling for short films (2-20 minutes) in all genres except adult. Online submission w/ link to video.

Great Underground Horror Festival (Chicago) deadline in October? last year deadline was 10/22
2nd Annual. Online only festival. Submit online. Prizes.

Jaxon Film Festival: Public Access Short Film Showcase (Michigan) ongoing
If you’re looking for a great opportunity to get your work out onto the airwaves, this is it. If you have a narrative short–regardless of genre– or animated short, a music video, or experimental film, we’d love to see it.Features, Shorts, Documentaries. Public Access Television show with ongoing review of films. If interested, please send submissions (in the form of links) to jaxonfilmfest@gmail.com ASAP. The show will be ongoing so feel free to submit your films going forward.

showreels.net (ongoing)
A platform where people could upload their reels to show off and to get in contact with people looking to hire people in the post production scene. You can create and manage your own personal profile, containing your showreels, CV, biography and other usefull information about yourself. Vimeo Links. (Because we are still in development stage we are allowing people to upload their CV and reels at no cost. This is subject to change in the future.)

Festival of Three Continents (France) 10/1/13
The FESTIVAL DES 3 CONTINENTS is an international film festival devoted to the public presentation of feature films (dramatics and documentaries) directed by filmmakers from Africa, Black and Latin America and Asia. DVD submission.

International Association of Women in Radio and Television Awards (Oslo, Norway) 10/4/13
The IAWRT Documentary Awards celebrate outstanding documentaries made by women and are open to all female producers, directors and journalists working with radio, television, web and film documentaries anywhere in the world. Documentaries must be about women who are making a difference, on their own lives or on the lives of other women.  DVD submission.

Angers Film Festival 10/16/13
The selection is open to first and second feature films, first short films and student films produced in Europe in 2012 or 2013. DVD submission.

Green Shorts (New Hampshire) 10/3/13
It’s time to think green! What does that mean? We want you to tell us. We’re looking for both factual and fictional short films rooted in the natural world around us.  The scope is wide open: send us your stunning visuals, captivating narratives, or stimulating discourses that put us in mind of the world, the environment and humanity. Don’t have a film that fits the bill? Why not grab a camera, head out into our natural world, and see what you can find?  You’ve really got free reign — it could be live-action or animation; meditative, experimental or script-based — whatever style best suits your vision when you think green. Video link.

Ravenna Nightmare Film Festival (Ravenna, Italy) 9/23/13
Ravenna Nightmare Film Fest is a festival dealing with horror and fantastic genre in its broadest meaning, and will promote the Competition for feature films, retrospectives and various related events. Online link or DVD submission.

Freaked out film festival (Poland) 9/24/13
At the festival we accept short (up to 20 minutes) films – feature films, animations, documents. How it was shot does not decide whether the film will be accepted for Freaked – Out Films Festival – if it was made with video camera, camera, mobile phone, computer, crayons or anything else, it has a chance to be screened. However, there is one basic condition: the films have to be freaked out! Submit link to downloadable file or DVD.

Minsk International Film Festival – Listapad 9/26/13
The programme of Minsk IFF comprises Feature Films Competition, Documentary Films Competition and Children and Youth Films Competition “Listapadzik”. DVD submission.

Komas Freedom Film Festival 9/30/13
In competition: Films from South East Asian countries. Documentary/Fiction/Animation. Under 60 mins. People Power/ Democracy and Equality.Non competition: Any human rights films with themes on Democracy and Equality. Documentary/Fiction/Animation. Online link: Vimeo preferred.

Animafest Zagreb (Croatia) 02/01/14
The World Festival of Animated Film in Zagreb is traditionally the second oldest festival in Europe. In the course of its forty-year-old history it has systematically been following world animation production through a number of films in competition and out of competition. Built on the tradition of the Zagreb School of Animation, Animafest, the festival oriented towards auteur film, has made a reputation of being one of the most significant events in the domain of animated film. short film edition. Submit by DVD or link to film in entry form.

Hamburg International Short Film Festival 04/01/14
THREE MINUTE QUICKIE –Every year, the The-Three Minute Quickie Competition tasks the makers of short and shortest films with the following homework: Create a film of no more than three minutes running time on a given subject. The subject for 2014 is: Doping. But keep in mind: Your dope submission may not exceed three minutes of length (or 3:59 min including trailer and credits) and it has to show up in our post by 1 April 2014.

Reel Shorts Film Festival (Alberta, Canada) 12/16/2013
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. As well as entertaining audiences, we strive to inspire, develop, and showcase this region’s filmmakers with the aim of helping to develop a filmmaking community in northwest Alberta and northeast British Columbia. Password protected Vimeo links.

Imagine Film Festival (Netherlands) 1/1/2014
Imagine calls on filmmakers working within the fantastic genre to submit their work for its 30th edition. Short films: Production years 2012 to 2014, Maximum length 30 minutes (25 minutes to be included in the Méliès competition), Rough cuts and works in progress are accepted. DVD or link to an online platform.

Vienna Shorts Competition 1/5/14
VIS wants to create tension and encourage fantasies, pique people’s curiosity and incite discussions, in short: generate the desire for short films. No matter if fiction or documentary films, animated or experimental work – at best, the experience of watching a film doesn’t end with the credits rolling and the festival represents enrichment for both the local audience as well as international short filmmaking.

Imagine Film Festival (Netherlands) 2/1/2014
Imagine calls on filmmakers working within the fantastic genre to submit their work for its 30th edition. Feature films: Production years 2013 or 2014, Longer than 60 minutes, Rough cuts and works in progress are accepted, DVD or link to an online platform.

Nihilist Film Festival (Los Angeles) 9/15/13
“If you’ve made a video that has appalled and offended other film festivals,” says Nihilist Film Festival organizer Elisha Shapiro, “we’re looking for you.” Send DVD (ntsc) and SASE if you want it returned.

International Film Festival STEPS (Ukraine) 9/15/13
5th International Film Festival “Steps” and Steps awards raising awareness for humanity, animals and environment. Send DVD by mail.

Motion + 9/15/13
Motion Graphic Design: short film that combines the language of film and graphics by incorporating a number of different elements such as 2D or 3D animation , video, typography, illustration, photography and music. stop-motion, the video (official) and videos combining these techniques are also accepted. Submit through link or wetransfer.

Africa in the Picture (Netherlands) 9/15/13
An annual festival in Amsterdam showcasing a unique selection of films from the African continent and its Diaspora.Filmmakers from all over the world are welcome to submit their work for the 16th Edition of the festival which will take place in April 2014. DVD Submission.

World Film Festival Bangkok 9/15/13
The objective of the World Film Festival of Bangkok is to introduce quality, non-mainstream films from all over the world. It aims to become a showcase for independent films and new work from rising talents to cinema masters to show the continuity from generation to generation as a vital component in the development of the film industry. Online entry form with DVD submission.