Docu-Jam 2013 03/29/13
Paley Center for Media. Docu-Jam 2013 is a unique youth documentary showcase presented by the Paley Center, in association with Downtown Community Television Center in New York, which takes place on May 8, 2013.   We seek outstanding documentaries produced by young people across the country. Selected documentaries will be screened at the Paley Center on May 8, 2013, and will become part of the Paley Center’s permanent collection. Entries must meet the following criteria:

• filmmakers must be 21 years old or younger
• documentaries must be less than 15 minutes in length
• documentaries must have been completed after June 1, 2011
• entries are limited to three per organization/group/school
• entries must be in DVD format.

I recently received an email about the Anima Mundi Festival. The submission deadline has been postponed until March 25th.

best of luck,{tmr}

Anima Mundi 03/25/13
Anima Mundi is the International Animation Festival of Brazil. DVD submission.
A festival that aims to inform, train, educate and entertain by using the infinite possibilities of the language of animation.

One Country One Film (Apchat, France) 03/31/13
All categories : Documentaries, fiction, animation, and experimental films (no music videos, commercials or corporate films), All genres (except pornography). All durations : from short films to feature lengths films. DVD must arrive by deadline.

A Film for Peace Festival 03/31/13
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.

Con i minuti contati International Short Film Festival (Montefalco, Italy) 4/15/13
International Short Film Festival “Con i minuti contati” wants to be an opportunity to enhance and promote short films as a vital means of expression and as a key tool to convey ideas, views, emotions and cultures. The works can be sent by ordinary mail (on DVD) or through the Internet (using, for example, a website like http://www.wetransfer.com).

Miscon International Short Film Festival (Missoula, Montana) 04/18/13
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.

AVANCA 2013 – International Meeting of Cinema, TV, Video and Multimedia (Portugal) 4/29/13
The festival will be held in July (24-28). 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.

AVANCA 2013 – International Meeting of Cinema, TV, Video and Multimedia (Portugal) 6/10/13
The festival will be held in July (24-28). 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.

It looks like the Scratch animation festival will have a second year. I have been checking on this one periodically from my master list, but was happy to see a post today on the site Zippyframes – “an animation portal that cares for those crazy and lively animation frames. . “, a great site for animation news.

best of luck,

{tmr}

Scratch Animation Festival (Italy) 04/30/13
Upload to file transfer site. Scratch! International Animation Film Festival is dedicated to short and medium length animation movies (up to 20 minutes). It will take place in Lecce (Italy) on the 14th and 15th of june 2013.

Here are some more festivals in the US.

best of luck,

{tmr}

La Jolla Fashion Film Festival (La Jolla, CA) 6/3/2013 Send URL.
Must have fashion element or film sponsorship. The world’s largest gathering of fashion film professionals has announced it has expanded its award categories to include all aspects of fashion film production.“From now on the brilliant work done by makeup artists, hairstylists, art directors, editors, musicians, wardrobe stylists, writers, and others will be nominated and have the opportunity to win awards. These awards are for the best in the world and cut across national boundaries and cultures. Thanks to the global reach of LJFFF everyone is included no matter where on earth they live or work.” stated Festival Producer Fred Sweet. All creators in the fashion film industry are welcome to submit.

Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival (Flagstaff, AZ) 7/1/2013
100% online submission. The Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival’s mission is to provide a cultural alternative to the mainstream commercial film experience and to celebrate, promote, nurture and teach non-fiction filmmaking. The festival seeks to provide a window to the world and screen movies that inspire change.

The Other Israel Film Festival (NY) ongoing submissions: accepts submissions year round.
OIFF will showcase the diverse and creative work of all filmmakers (any nationality) exploring themes related to those defined as Arab citizens of Israel / Arabs of 67 / Palestinian Israelis, as well as foreign / migrate workers, refugees, and other under-served communities in Israel. Feature Films, Documentaries, Shorts (including animated or experimental works), Youth Work (created by filmmakers under the age of 18). DVD.

Iranian Film Festival (San Francisco, CA) 7/15/13
Showcase for the independent feature and short films made by or about the Iranians from around the world. DVD submission. The films should be related to Iran by any filmmaker from any country, or made by any Iranian filmmaker on any subject. There is NO restriction in topics or length. The festival is open to all genres: fiction, documentary, short, animation, music video. There is No entry fee. Submissions are Free to support the filmmakers.

This festival is coming up quickly, so hurry and apply !

Best of luck,

Tracy

Athens Video*/Art Festival (Greece) 03/28/13 Submit online or by post.
Athens Video Art Festival is an International Festival of Digital Arts and New Media. It celebrates digital culture through an annual gathering that brings together a global community of artists and audiences. Athens Video Art Festival aims to encourage, stimulate and promote all aspects of digital creation by investing in local as well as international artists and communities.

To all,
A couple of weeks ago I noticed a blog that mentioned my noentryfeefestivals site. In referencing my blog, I couldn’t help but hear a hint of… ? well, I am not sure. I was left with the odd message that filmmakers should support festivals that charge them to submit their work, unless, of course, they are broke.

Here is the quote from Bob’s blog at Binary Recording Studio: “No Entry Fee Film Festivals: I support film festivals charging to submit your film. Why?  I have been involved in running a film festival and they cost money to put on, there is no way around it.  But if you have spent all your money on making the film and you want to get it out there, here are some that can get you started.”

My response: I keep this blog, facebook and twitter because I am amazed by the festivals that do not charge a submission fee to artists. Putting on a festival does cost money, so I imagine that it takes much effort, resources and volunteers to put on a festival and not pass these costs on to the filmmakers. I am moved by the passion of these individuals, who put on the festivals and do not want the submission fee to be a barrier. In many cases these are venues that artists are not aware of. These venues may put them in touch with an audience that truly appreciates their work. I have seen the effects of this connection on myself and on my college students.

Do I support film festivals that charge a fee? Sometimes, maybe, depending on the film, depending on the festival and depending on the fee. I don’t have the time and the resources to determine if the fee for any particular festival is justified, and some seem quite high, as if all the costs fall on the shoulders of the submitting artists. So, while I am more than aware that festivals cost money to put together, I have heard from filmmakers that they only submit to them if they are fairly confident that their film will get in. That leaves others who may not be sure, and so, may not get their work out there.

I do support the festivals that do not charge a fee, or I would not spend countless hours on this blog. I struggle with the comment to submit to them if you have run out of money. I create this site to help artists, but also to help these festivals. In my interactions with festival directors who somehow put on festivals in this economy without charging fees to artists, I have found all of them warm, passionate and enthusiastic.

I welcome your comments.

Best,

Tracy

Martha’s Vineyard International Film Festival 7/15/13
Combining the laidback beach style of the island of Martha’s Vineyard with the buzz and excitement of a festival celebrating films from across the globe – The Martha’s Vineyard International Film Festival is an amazing experience not to be missed. We would love for you to send us your short film for consideration. Films of any genre are accepted Send your fiction or non-fiction shorts of less than 20 minutes. DVD (NTSC format).

For today’s post, I decided to focus on one minute film festivals. If you are not yet inspired to create a one minute film, click here for a review of the top five films from Filminute, which is a well known international one minute film festival. Also of note, there is an exhibit opening next week,  March 23rd,  at Mass MOCA that features films from the One Minute Film Festival held from 2003-2012 in upstate NY. I have listed below several one minute festivals that are currently accepting entries.

best of luck,

{tmr}

Minute Festival (Brazil) 3/31/13 online submission
Free Theme. One Minute Festival was created in 1991 and has inspired the breeding of over 50 “one minute festivals” all around the world. Since 2007, the Festival has become permanent and online. The Festival lanches themes and monthly rewards the best works. All the vídeos are evaluated by a team of curators. The trusteeship’s grade is expressed through the number of little clocks and the public`s grade is shown by the number of stars. One Minute Festival also could be called Ideas’s Festival, once idea is the most relevant criterion used in the vídeos evaluation.

One Short International Short Film Festival (Armenia) 4/10/13
One minute, One Shot. DVD by mail with application materials.

Croatian One Minute Film Festival 4/12/13
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.

Minute Festival (Brazil) 4/30/13 online submission
Three choices: Minute Doc., Nano Minute (10 seconds), Animation. One Minute Festival was created in 1991 and has inspired the breeding of over 50 “one minute festivals” all around the world. Since 2007, the Festival has become permanent and online. The Festival lanches themes and monthly rewards the best works. All the vídeos are evaluated by a team of curators. The trusteeship’s grade is expressed through the number of little clocks and the public`s grade is shown by the number of stars. One Minute Festival also could be called Ideas’s Festival, once idea is the most relevant criterion used in the vídeos evaluation.

One Minute film festival (Switzerland) 05/31/2013
Submission by mail or wetransfer. We are again looking for interesting, intense, experimental or thought-provoking shorts up to 60 seconds for the next edition of the One Minute Film and Video Festival Aarau.

TUFF- Toronto Urban Film Festival (ON) 05/31/2013
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.
*note: free entry only until 5/31