Dawn Breakers International Film Festival (Einsiedeln, Switzerland) 11/15/13
DBIFF aims to discover, recognize and showcase films and filmmakers of all backgrounds who have a world-embracing vision and incorporate, discuss or reflect on themes that are somehow inspired by the Bahá’í Faith*. The organization was founded solely for the purpose of providing a platform for the betterment of the world using the power of moving images. Dawn Breakers International Film Festival is a registered non-profit organization in the United States, but operates globally.

Festival de Cine Social de Concordia (Argentina) 11/30/13
Topics are: Colonization, Health, Education, Identity. 3 DVD’s and other materials due.

Tampere Film Festival (Finland), 12/1/2013
Admitted are all films of all genres not exceeding length of 30 minutes. Send DVD or upload preview to the festival’s server. Also accepted is reelport submission

Video Hearts (ongoing)
Video heARTs is interested in: Video art, animation, video mapping, audiovisual installations, video experyments, VJing, performance, conceptual videos etc. Link to vimeo or youtube.

The following websites were recently updated with the information for the festival this year.

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Tracy

Animated Exeter (UK) 11/01/2013
International and UK categories. All films must be 8 mins or less. Categories: Wide World: Films made for children, Open to International animators. The Indies: Non-commercial animation. Open to International animators. The Graduate: Open to 2013 graduates from UK animation courses. Best of the West: Open to non-professional animators from the South West of England. DVD submissions by mail/online entries through FestHome.

Monstra Festival (Lisbon, Portugal) 11/15/13
Lisbon Animated Film Festival is an event where animated film meets other media and other arts.  Categories are: Animated Feature Films, Student Short Films and Super Short Films. Reelport online submission or DVD by mail.

Green Go International Short Film Fest and Contest 9/30/13
The film should be either: A campaign film with maximum of 60 seconds, A short film between 60 seconds and 4 minutes. The films can be made in any genre (cartoon, animation, puppet film, documentary, interviews, etc) The shocking, saucy or dumfounding, in brief the eye-opener and impressive films will get a big plus during the evaluation. Three categories: Life in Plastic: It’s fantastic?; Water, the drop of life, Stayin Alive. upload to youtube or vimeo, online submission form.

Script International Short Film Festival (India) 12/01/13
maximum duration of 30 minutes. All films should have a “social” message. DVD submissions.

International Short Film Festival of India 12/20/13
Submission to the festival is open to short films, documentaries and animated films created by independent and student filmmakers. submit entry form, 2 dvds, cd of press kit.

Cinema Du Reel (Paris) 9/30/2013
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 between April 1st and August 31st. Submit by mail or link such as vimeo.

Cinema Du Reel (Paris) 11/15/2013
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 September 1st. Submit by mail or link such as vimeo.

Cinema Du Reel (Paris) 12/15/2013
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.

Red Carpet Screenings 9/30/13
Fantastic evenings of cutting-edge, dramatic and hilarious short films made by local and national film makers. Both award winning and brand new short films will make you laugh, cry and keep you glued to the edge of your seat. The perfect networking opportunity for all film fans, film makers, actors, directors, camera operators, sound recordists and script writers. All film makers attend! 30 minutes or less, submit by dvd. (two copies)

Gijon International Film Festival 9/13/13
Aims to present the newest trends of young cinema worldwide. Films made by or for young people but, above all, films that reflect creativity, independence and innovation. Shortfilms may be submitted via the online platform festhome or DVD by post. Feature film submissions by post only.

Torino Film Festival 9/13/13
The Festival pays particular attention to emerging cinemas and young filmmakers. In its competitive sections, it promotes awareness of films by new directors whose works are characterized by strong formal and stylistic research. Online entry form. DVD or film upload.

Family Fiction Film Project 9/30/13 (click on RULES)
Is a cycle of video and film, which explores several possibilities around the topic of family/familiar: documentary or fiction movies about the intimate,
the personal or private, family movies, home movies, self-portraits /about identities, family as a landscape, alternative families, etc. In the era of the democratization of the use of image the objects produced are increasingly on the intimacy and in the precariousness of the production resources. There is a new way to make films and to tell stories. Public and private or global and local, stands in a constant transformation in its inter-connection at the same they have a tremendous impact on the way of producing, creating and living. We believe that at this moment, this kind of cycle is full of sense; it will be a moment for sharing ways of doing and perspectives, which concerns are with fragility, intimacy and precarious. DVD submission or submission sent by wetransfer through email, registration@fffilmproject.com.

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Toronto Online Film Festival 
Submit or nominate work in a wide variety of categories. Deadline is not posted……. if you have something to submit- you may want to do it now!

U.Frame International Academic Video Festival (Portugal) 09/15/13
Animation, Documentary, Experimental and Fiction. Participants should be college students or graduates, who have completed their degree less than a year prior to the date of the Festival and every work must be original. The maximum length of films participating in the Official Competition is 25 minutes. There is a link for digital upload of the file, zipped.

Short Short Film Festival 10/15/13
Films must be longer than 1 minute and shorter than 6 minutes, including all credits. All films must tell a story; this excludes public service announcements, trailers, music videos, non-narrative experimental pieces, etc. Whether a piece is truly narrative is at the discretion of the submission review panel. All genres and styles are accepted, including live action, documentaries, animation, drama, comedy, children’s films, science fiction, horror, GLBT, etc. SD-DVD format, PAL or NTSC.  DVD accepted, but prefer electronic submission.