ClipAwards 03/01/13 * no fee if you submit online form with link. small fee to send dvd.
Send us your short features, animations, trash movies, documentaries, and music videos. We bring everything on screen that is freaky, crafty, slick, hard-boiled, and witty! Everything is allowed – as long as it’s short and cheap!As a short film festival for low & no budget productions, ClipAward explicitly addresses independent filmmakers who make films without big money.

The following were added to the monthly pages. They are festivals that have updated their sites and/or new ones I have just found.

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Frequency Film Festival Ongoing
Films must be 70 minutes in length or longer. Screeners can be submitted on DVD NTSC or PAL or a free online streaming link/website with password.We accept all film genre categories except short films. Frequency Film Festival is a film festival based in San Diego, CA, USA. Frequency Film Festival is not a competitive film festival and does not have awards or judges.  The festival will showcase different genres of films: Documentary, International, Horror, Action, Drama, Thriller, Animation, Comedy, Musical, Sci-Fi, Experimental, LGBT, Crime, Romance, and Family. The mission of the Frequency Film Festival is to discover and promote unique and exciting films and to screen them in Southern California to an enthusiastic audience.

Supertoon International Animation Festival (Croatia) 04/01/13
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.

Crosstalk video art festival Budapest (Hungary) 04/30/13
Crosstalk Video Art Festival in an annual video art exhibit seeking to uprise people’s awareness for video as a form of art that is inserted in their life more than it’s noticed. Crosstalk Video Art Festival brings a prospective to the Budapest contemporary art scene: it connects people through art and urban environment and aims to create an interlock of network of viewers and artists. Entry by mail. (entry form on main page, lower left)

Festival of Inappropriation (San Diego, CA) 05/15/2013
Festival of (In)appropriation has emerged as a premiere international showcase of experimental found footage film and video, attracting the work of artists who probe the limits of collage, machinima, remix, détournement, mash-up and more. DVD submission. Acceptable exhibition formats: 16mm film, 35mm film, Quicktime file.

Ottawa International Animation Festival (Canada) 05/17/2013
Any frame by frame or computer-assisted animated film or video, or non-gameplay video game animation may be entered. Only works completed after June 15, 2012 will be accepted. Works submitted for selection can be presented on DVD in either NTSC or PAL.

ArcLight Cinemas Documentary Film Festival (Woodland Hills, CA) 5/31/2013
Offers talented, independent filmmakers a chance to share their work with fellow film-enthusiasts and gain exposure within the Entertainment Industry.
Submit application form through Without a box, then email .mov file through USendIt, or send a dvd by mail.

TUFF- Toronto Urban Film Festival (ON) 05/31/2013
TUFF screens the best films from hundreds of submissions. In 2012 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

Busan International Film Festival (Korea) 06/28/13
World Shorts, World Documentary. Busan International Film Festival endeavors to encourage the appreciation and promotion of the art of cinema. The Festival aims to present a quality showcase of films produced around the world, especially with focus on introducing new films and discovering new talents from Asia.

Busan International Film Festival (Korea) 07/31/13
World Features. Busan International Film Festival endeavors to encourage the appreciation and promotion of the art of cinema. The Festival aims to present a quality showcase of films produced around the world, especially with focus on introducing new films and discovering new talents from Asia.

Hi! I just added two new festivals to the month pages, the Ocean County Library Student Film Festival and the Colchester Film Festival. Both sound like great events, and the Colchester Film Festival is interested in a diverse mix of short films.

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The Ocean County Library Student Film Festival (NJ) 03/20/13
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 on Saturday, April 27, 2013 at 6 p.m. 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.

Colchester Film Festival (UK) 07/01/13
Last year we received an amazing selection of short films from all around the world, from first time filmmakers to Oscar nominated short films. So whether your short film is a adrenaline fuelled thrill ride, side splittingly hilarious, hide behind the sofa scary, insanely bizarre, cool as hell, heart-warmingly romantic or just plain awesome we want to see it! Submitonline or DVD, Filmsmust be 26 minutes or less.

Appearances (Provincetown, MA) 3/3/13
The Provincetown Conservation Trust is spearheading a not-for-profit arts event – “Appearances” – to take place in the spring. “Appearances” is a “Green Arts Festival”, bringing awareness to our community and visitors of the majesty and fragility of our environment, as well as showing the strengths of the naturally occurring energies that can be harnessed – such as wind, sun and water – by creating kinetic artworks, recyclable artworks and works that will be transformed by the elements during the duration of the event, as well as ecocentric works from other artistic disciplines such as painting, photography, poetry, readings, short films and performance art exhibited or performed at sites throughout Provincetown. Outdoor sculpture/installation submissions are strongly encouraged and will be displayed on Provincetown Conservation Trust sites and other settings.

Ohio Shorts (Columbus, OH) 3/22/13
Wexner Center.One entry per person. DVD, Vimeo or YouTube link and entry form. Pieces must be independently produced, no longer than 20 minutes, and produced in Ohio within the last 18 months.

Only one day left to submit to this festival. The festival does have online entry/upload…

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Krakow Film Festival (KFF), Poland 02/08/13 Upload on website or send DVD.
international short film competition open to documentary, animated and feature films with a running time of 30 minutes or less.Polish premiere is required. international documentary film competition open to documentaries with a running time exceeding 30 minutes (mid- and feature-length).Polish premiere is required. NEW! international music documentary competition open to music documentary films with a running time exceeding 30 minutes (mid- and feature-length).Polish premiere is required.

VideoEx Festival (Zurich) 02/15/13 extended deadline!
Videoex – International Experimental Film & Video Festival Zurich – Switzerland’s only festival dedicated to experimental film and video

Working on updates!  Just updated July, August and September!

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Hi all! I just added some festivals to the the May and June pages.

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Sardinia Film Festival (Italy) 03/15/13
Sardinia Film Festival accepts works by filmmakers without gender restriction, theme and format. Send DVD and application form by mail.

CinemaJove (Valencia, Spain) 03/15/13 (short films)
The 28th Valencia International Film Festival Cinema Jove, which will take place in Valencia from June 21st to 28th, 2013, aims to promote young filmmakers.
Online upload site, MOVIEBETA does charge a small fee.

Staffordshire Film Festival (UK) 03/21/13
We are calling out to all new talented filmmakers who want to show off their short films to GET INVOLVED! Submit your interest and short films on staffordshirefestival@gmail.com with the e-mail subject as ‘Film Festival 2013’.

Fest Anca International animation Festival (Slovakia) 03/29/13
The International animation festival Fest Anča was first mentioned back in 2008 and since the start it has been located in what used to be an ancient settlement and currently is an industrial regional city called Žilina, lying on the North-West of Slovakia. Since the very beginning, the event is connected with the cultural centre Stanica Žilina-Záriečie and is being carried out during the extended weekend after the summer solstice. The festival, tagged as hot and cool at the same time doesn’t spread out red carpets, however the festival’s archives are full of interesting international guests. DVD by mail.

VideoArt Festival Miden (Kalamata, Greece) 03/31/13
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)

re-new digital arts festival 2013 04/01/13
The annual re-new digital arts festival presents a wide selection of the newest ground-breaking works in digital music, video, installations, performative, and distributed / collaborative art. (Scholarly papers require registration for conference, artworks do not)

Autodesk 2013 Best of the Best Show Reel 02/15/13
Be part of the Autodesk 2013 Best of the Best Show Reel and show off your talent!
Submit your recent short animation, game cinematic, commercial, broadcast work, music video, episodic project, short or feature film, digital media, and interactive projects created using any or a combination of the following Autodesk software: Autodesk Flame Premium, Autodesk Smoke, Autodesk 3ds Max, Autodesk Entertainment Creation Suites, Autodesk Gameware, Autodesk Maya, Autodesk MotionBuilder, Autodesk Mudbox, Autodesk Softimage.