From the festival:
The next Portsmouth Short Film Night is happening in Friday February 28 at PPMtv, 280 Marcy Street, Portmouth, NH, and we want to show your film! We’re looking for shorts of any genre (or un-genre) from independent filmmakers interested in screening their film to an audience. That’s why you made it, right?

Portsmouth Short Film Night (New Hampshire) ongoing
Short films, all genres. We give preference to those who can be present to talk with the audience about their film, but we’re also very interested in showing inspiring work from around the world. Since we’re trying to keep the night to a reasonable length, if we receive more films than we have time for we might not be able to screen your film this time, but we’ll keep it in mind for the future. Submit link for streaming or download. Also be sure to let us know if one of the filmmakers can come talk at the screening, so we can consider you first.

Krakow Film Festival (KFF), Poland 01/31/14
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. Upload on website or send DVD.

Comic Con International Film Festival 02/03/14
Judged by a panel of industry luminaries, the CCI-IFF accepts genre-related films in the following categories: Action/Adventure, Animation, Comics-Oriented, Documentary (Pop Culture–Related), Horror/Suspense, Humor, and Science Fiction/Fantasy. 4 DVD’s- online not permitted.

Kimera International Film Festival – (Italy) 02/14/14
Shorts. For short-movies are planned three (3) sections: Animation: works done by complete or prevalent use of animation (traditional, CGI or any other kind), Fiction: non-animation works, Social committed shorts: all kind of works (animation or fiction) that have the express purpose to give more sensibility on subjects like: discrimination, racism, violence, social discomfort, inequality, work, women’s conditions, underage diseases and similar. no online submissions. USB or DVD submissions only.

Dokfilm (Norway) 02/15/14
The Norwegian Documentary Film Festival. We accept films from 2012 and 2013. In our program for foreign films we want films with a distinct style and substance that provide other perspectives than the Norwegian films. Online submission form.

FILE – Electronic Language International Festival (São Paulo) 02/20/14
For 2014, artists and researchers may submit their work in the three main categories: Interactive Art, Digital Language and Electronic Sonority; besides proposals for FILE Workshop, which aims to disseminate the technology as a means of artistic development. Online submission form. Link to downloadable file.

Kimera International Film Festival (Italy) 03/01/14
Features. Two categories: Fantastic and Generic Cinema. The festival is open to competitors from all-over the world, with no exceptions. DVD submissions.

TromaDance -independent films (New Jersey) 01/15/14
TromaDance is the only truly independent film festival that doesn’t charge an entry fee for filmmakers or admission fee for people to attend! TromaDance is the only festival of the people, for the people, and by the people!

VideoEx Festival (Zurich) 01/31/14
Videoex – International Experimental Film & Video Festival Zurich – Switzerland’s only festival dedicated to experimental film and video

MAshRome Film Fest (Italy) 2/28/14
The wordwilde festival that explores the art of remix: it’s purpose is Celebrating Arts Experiences in the Remix Era. Since its first edition, MAshRome Film Fest has presented a mix of The Best Intenational Works In The Contemporary And Urban Art Scene. Screenings, Interactive Video Installations, Urban Art, Act Performance, Masterclass, Collaborative Experiences, Panels In The City. Last year we began to build an International Cultural Network because we belive that Arts and culture are essential drivers for stimulating dialogue and creating awareness of societal topics in the spirit of cultural diversity. MashRome Film Fest focus on developing networks with innovative and outstanding festivals of experimental, creative and new cinema worldwide. Submission: Vimeo or Youtube password protected upload.

Athens Animfest 12/31/13
Special emphasis is given to European animation films, regardless of techniques, style and aesthetic trends thus demonstrating the common cultural heritage of the peoples of Europe. Attention has also been paid to supporting the professional creativity of young people, through special audiovisual programs, thus enriching the limited production of animation films in Greece.

Istanbul Film Festival 12/31/13
The Festival features a thematically specialized international competition, provides a showcase for recent Turkish film productions, and thus represents a rewarding medium where Turkish and foreign filmmakers get together. The Festival draws a special interest to classics, presenting retrospective sections within its programs particularly attended by young audiences.
The festival programme comprises sections featuring contemporary fiction and documentary works as well as special focus on animation films.
The industry sidebar Meetings on the Bridge aims at bringing together professionals from Turkey and abroad for coproductions.

goEast film festival 12/31/13
goEast aims to initiate authentic cultural dialogue and exchange – with the festival promoting communication between filmmakers and filmgoers in general, with a Students’ Film Competition targeted specifically at communicative exchange between young directors from East and West, with a Symposium advancing the dialogue between historians and film scholars.

Berlin/Potsdam Jewish Film Festival 1/01/14
All the diversity of Jewish life, captured on celluloid! Join us on our journey around the world of Jewish and Israeli filmmaking at this year’s 14-day festival in Berlin & Potsdam featuring 33 of the best and newest films from 8 countries.

Anifilm (Třeboň, Czech Republic) 12/31/13
International Festival of Animated Films. ANIFILM competition sections categories are: International Competition of Feature Films; a/ Films for Grown-Ups, b/ Films for Children; International Competition of Short Films; Czech-Slovak Student Competition. Register your film through online form.

Fest Anca International animation Festival (Slovakia) 03/10/14
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.

Neum International Animated Film Festival (Neum, Bosnia and Herzegovina) 4/15/13
NAFF is an independent festival that tries to propagande of animated film among the youth in Bosnia and Herzegovina as well as other countries. Its main goal is to positively influence the development of the film industry and culture through creative meetings and coorporation of young people. Films must be animated and their duration must be 15 minutes; Each author can submit up to 3 films; DVD submission.

Imaginaria (Italy) 5/31/14
International Animation Film Festival (IAFF). All categies of animation films are accepted, such as traditional animation, 2d digital, mix media and stop motion, 3d and visual effects, music videos and experimental. Running time for the short films must be no more then 20 minutes and no more then 90 minutes for feature film. Upload film on film sharing site, complete online form.

Boomtown Film and Music Festival 1/1/14
*note: free only for high school and university students. This February 2014, music and film lovers alike will come together in Southeast Texas to hear cutting-edge bands, see fiercely independent films, enjoy panel discussions and mingle with like-minded enthusiasts. The festival also gives attendees the chance to hear and learn from experienced filmmakers. DVD by mail or online submission.

Vancouver Queer Festival 3/1/14
We seek work that confronts stereotypes, pushes boundaries, arouses and tantalizes, and above all, highlights the tremendous diversity of queer artists, locally, nationally and internationally. Online or dvd submission.

Melbourne Queer Festival 12/2/13
The Festival is Australia’s largest, oldest and most successful queer film festival and screens at 3 premier Melbourne venues including the state of the art Australian Centre for the Moving Image to audiences of over 15,000. The MQFF also tours highlights of its program to various parts of Australia. Films can be of any length and should be of interest to the gay, lesbian, transgendered, bisexual, queer or intersex communities. Digital submissions or DVD by post.

I recently added the following festivals for March and April 2014. Yesterday I opened up the page for festivals in May…
best of luck,

tracy

Cine Pobre – The Low Budget High Intellect Film Festival – Building Creative Bridges (La Paz, Mexico) 3/31/14
Building creative bridges by awarding no & low-budget filmmakers & audiences with moments of radical Americanization. DVD submission by mail.

Festival du Film Merveilleux et Imaginaire (Paris, France) 04/01/14
The festival is dedicated to films whose themes are magic, the imaginary, the marvelous, the astonishing, the supernatural, the occult, the strange, experimental cinema, the esoteric, the fantastic, science fiction and myths and legends and poetry, manga, comics, video games..  For short movies competition : 20 mm max. Best Movie, Best animated movie, Best screenplay , 
Special Prize , Music pick : Jury prize. DVD.

Golden Apricot International Film Festival (Armenia) 04/15/14
Documentary, all genres. 35mm and DVD.

I recently added the following festivals for April and May 2014. I am starting to see festivals in May, so I have “reopened” the May Page. :)
best of luck,

tracy

Kalamazoo Bicycle Film Festival (Michigan) 04/21/14
The festival is a celebration of bicycles and the culture that surrounds them. The films feature a wide spectrum of experiences, stories and images of bicycling. Some will make you laugh. Some will make you think. The common theme is that they are all for, about or inspired by bicycles.

Fantoche- International Animation Festival (Switzerland) 5/24/14
Fantoche is looking for the very best and most interesting short animated films from around the world. We are on the lookout for daring ideas, new pictures, surprising stories and ambitious projects by both newcomers and established film-makers.  Films by Swiss directors are automatically entered into the “Swiss Competition” as well. The “International Competition” is open to films made applying all animation techniques, including a combination of live action and animation, lasting a maximum of forty minutes and completed after 31 March 2012. Online Submission form, DVD by post.

Spirit Enlightened Film Festival 11/7/13
Documentary films on: Evolution of Consciousness;New Spirituality;Culture of Religion;Present Evolutionary Impulse;Emergent Scientific Perception;Vision/Ideas on New Being – Feminine, Masculine, Superhuman;Transcendent & Transformative Practices; Transpersonal/Gnostic Perception & Action;Integral Philosophies & Wisdom, Intimate Spiritual Experiences & Expressions;The New Pursuit – Love; The Powers – Within & In Cosmos;Enlightened Leaders, Systems & Designs. DVD submissions.