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| AFI FEST International Feature, Short and Documentary Competition (Month of Festival: November) 2021 North Western Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90027 - USA Tel-1: (323) 856-7707 Tel-2: 1.866.AFI FEST Fax : (323) 462-4049 (Contact: Julianna Brannum) International Feature, Short and Documentary Competition A Flickering Image Festival A Flickering Image Fest is about moviemaking - not politics and it is definitely not business as usual. Fair, open and forward facing - this fest makes a difference. (Month of Festival: January) A Flickering Image Fest 3233 Grand Avenue, #N - 110 Chino Hills, California 91709 - U.S. Tel-1: #1 (Contact: Please contact us through the website or e-mail. Join us in the discussion of how the fest will be done through a link from our front page.) Hosted by ActorsBone http://ActorsBone.com Ten finalists will get a Hollywood screening & a congratulating ad in Variety! African Diaspora Film Festival Film Festival (Month of Festival: November) 535 Cathedral Parkway, Suite 14B New York, NY 10025 Tel-1: (212) 864-1760 Fax : (212) 316-6020 (Contact: Dianah or Reinaldo Spech) Algarve International Film Festival Film Festival (Month of Festival: May) Portugal Tel-1: (351) 1 851 3615 Fax : (351) 1 852 1150 Algonquin Indiefest The Algonquin Indiefest promotes regional, low-budget, independent filmmakers and their work in the genuis belt between New York and Philadelphia. This independent film festival is held in Warrington, PA. (Month of Festival: May) P.O. Box 504 18976 - USA Tel-1: 267-981-1139 Fax : 267-491-3484 (Contact: Co-Directors: Ellen Downey & Donna Dudick) American Conservation Film Festival ACFF is and annual international film festival featuring films and videos that deepen personal understanding of the natural world. (Month of Festival: October) PO Box 889 Shepherdstown, West Virginia 25443 - USA Tel-1: 304-876-7373 (Contact: Cassie Cohn, Festival Manager) Submission Deadline: June15, 2005 VHS for Preview format American Film Market Film Market (Month of Festival: November) 10850 Wilshire Blvd. Ninth Floor Los Angeles, CA 90024 Tel-1: (310) 446-1000 Fax : (310) 446-1600 (Contact: Andrea Keldsen) American Film Renaissance The first film festival for conservatives. (Month of Festival: September) American Film Renaissance c/o Jim Hubbard 16000 Bent Tree Forest Circle, Suite 734 Dallas, TX 75248 Tel-1: (972) 980-4626 Amnesty International Film Festival Amsterdam Every year in march-april Amnesty International gathers the most important that human rights cinema has to offer and presents it to the public in downtown Amsterdam. (Month of Festival: March) Postbus 1968 Amsterdam, Noord-Holland 1000 BZ - the Netherlands Tel-1: 020-7733624 Fax : 020-6240889 Anchorage Film Festival Film Festival (Month of Festival: December) Anchorage International Film Festival 3211 Providence Drive - Library - AMIPA Anchorage, Alaska 99508-4614 Tel-1: (907) 338-3690 (Contact: Tony Sheppard) Ann Arbor Film Festival Film Festival (Month of Festival: March) 203 E. Ann Ann Arbor, MI 48107 Tel-1: (734) 995-5356 Fax : (734) 995-5396 Annecy International Animation Film Festival Competitive festival celebrating Internet and traditional animation. (Month of Festival: June) CICA c/o Conservatoire d'art et d'histoire 18 avenue du Trésum B.P. 399 Annecy Cedex 74013 - France Tel-1: +33-4-50 10 09 00 Fax : +33-4-50 10 09 70 Anti-Anti-Fest August 26th - 27th 2005 in Prague, Czech Republic A two-day festival showcasing short "anti-films:" with a salon for anti-digital (film), and anti-moving images in the categories: Documentary/Slice of Life, Conceptual/Avant Garde, Music Video, etc. (Month of Festival: August) NoD/Roxy complex (Dlouha 33, Prague 1) PO Box 515 Prague, Czech Republic 111 21 - Czech Republic Tel-1: (+420) 222 616 513 Tel-2: (+420) 731 416 321 Antimatter Festival of Underground Short Film & Video Annual international festival of imaginative, volatile, entertaining and critical films and videos. Antimatter is dedicated to cinema as art vs. product, regardless of the subversive nature. (Month of Festival: September) 636 Yates Street Victoria, BC V8W 1L3 - Canada Tel-1: 250 385 3327 (Contact: Festival Director: Todd Eacrett) Arizona International Film Festival The Reel Frontier Film and Video Competition categories include feature narratives and documentaries; dramatic and comedy shorts, shorts docs, experimental and animation. (Month of Festival: April) Box 431 Tucson, AZ 85702 Tel-1: 520-628-1737 Fax : 520-628-1737 Submissions deadline: February 6, 2005 Festival dates: April 14 - 24, 2005 Arizona State University Art Museum Short Film & Video Festival Film Festival (Month of Festival: April) Tenth Street & Mill Avenue Tempe, AZ 85287-2911 Tel-1: 480.965.2787 Fax : 480.965.5254 (Contact: John D. Spiak) ARTSFEST FILM FESTIVAL by Moviate and Filmspeak.com 7th ANNUAL ARTSFEST FILM FESTIVAL hosted by Moviate and Filmspeak.com Free to Public, 3 day film festival, held at multiple venues, with award ceremonies, filmmaker meet and greets, midnight screenings. Held over MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND in Harrisburg, PA. (Month of Festival: May) SUSQUEHANNA ART MUSEUM, 301 MARKET ST, KUNKLE BUILDING P.O. Box 15105 HARRISBURG, PA 17105-5105 - USA Tel-1: 717.238.9371 (Contact: Caleb Smith, PROGRAM DIRECTOR) DEADLINE for submisions: APRIL 1, 2005 Ashland Independent Film Festival This intense five-day festival actively promotes dialogue between filmmaker and audience in an intimate setting. (Month of Festival: April) P.O. Box 218 Ashland, OR 97520 - USA Tel-1: 541-488-3823 Fax : 541-488-7782 . Asian American International Film Festival AAIFF is proudly known as 'The First Home to Asian American Cinema.' It was the nation's first festival dedicated to screening works by media artists of Asian descent. (Month of Festival: July) 133 West 19th Street, Suite 300 New York, NY 10011 - USA Tel-1: (212) 989-1422 Fax : (212) 727-3584 (Contact: Diana Lee, Festival Director) Festival dates: July 15-31, 2005 Aspen Filmfest International non-competitive showcase for narrative and documentary features. (Month of Festival: September) Aspen Filmfest 110 East Hallam Street, Suite 102 Aspen, CO 81611 - USA Tel-1: 970 925 6882 Fax : 970 925 1967 Atlanta Film Festival The 29th Annual Atlanta Film Festival will feature premiere screenings of independent film and video, informative seminars, panel discussions and guest appearances by filmmakers, video artists, and me. (Month of Festival: June) 535 Means Street NW, Suite C Atlanta, GA 30318 - USA Tel-1: 404-352-4225 Fax : 404-352-0173 (Contact: Jessica Denton) Short narrative works screened are eligible for Academy Award nomination. Atlantic City Film Festival Founded in 1996, the Atlantic City Film Festival is a week long event showcasing independent film from full features to short animation. It is a week loaded with great movies, celebrities, and parties. (Month of Festival: January) 5211 Ventnor Avenue New Jersey - USA Tel-1: 609-646-1640 Atlantic Film Festival A nine-day celebration of film and video from Canada and around the world. (Month of Festival: September) PO Box 36139 5600 Sackville Street, Suite 220 Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 1L2 - Canada Tel-1: (902) 422-3456 Fax : (902) 422-4006 (Contact: Lia Rinaldo, Festival Director) Austin Film Festival Film Festival (Month of Festival: October) 1604 Nueces Austin, Texas 78701 Tel-1: 1-800-310-FEST Fax : 512-478-6205 (Contact: Executive Director & Co-Founder: Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival Film Festival (Month of Festival: September) 1216 E. 51st Austin, TX 78713 Tel-1: (512) 302-9889 Fax : (512) 302-1088 (Contact: Sandra Martinez, Festival Director) Submission deadline is July 15, 2005 AVANCA 2004 - International Meetings of Cinema, Television, Video and Multimedia July 27-31. The ojective is to trace a global perspective of the contemporary features in cinema, TV, video and multimedia. (Month of Festival: July) Rua Dr. Egas Moniz, 159 AVANCA, - 3860-078 - PORTUGAL Tel-1: +351.234.884174 Fax : +351.234.880658 (Contact: Catarina Branco) Deadline: April 30, 2005 BAF BAF is the UK's longest-running annual animation festival, and is packed full of masterclasses, seminars, workshops, screenings and special events with some of the industry's top names. (Month of Festival: November) Bradford, West Yorkshire BD1 1NQ - UK Tel-1: 44 (0)870 70 10 200 Tel-2: 44 (0)1274 203308 Fax : 44 (0)1274 394540 (Contact: Adam Pugh, Festival Director) Bahia International Film Festival Por Um Mundo Mais Humano' (For a More Humanistic World) is a motto of the festival and market. (Month of Festival: September) Travessa Lydio de Mesquita, 2 - Rio Verrmelho 41.950-420 Salvador, Brazil Tel-1: 55 (0) xx 71 3335 0380 (Contact: Nelia Belchote) Baja California Film Festival Its aim is to reveal and focus attention on works of quality in order to contribute to the progress of the motion picture arts and to encourage the development of the film industry throughout the world. (Month of Festival: October) Ave. Pacífico 1500 Secc Jardines Playas Tijuana & Rosarito, Baja California 22500 - Mexico Tel-1: (664)630 09 40 Fax : (664)630 09 40 Submission Deadline is August 31st Baja California Film Festival Its aim is to reveal and focus attention on works of quality in order to contribute to the progress of the motion picture arts and to encourage the development of the film industry throughout the world. (Month of Festival: October) Ave. Pacífico 1500 Secc Jardines Playas Tijuana & Rosarito, Baja California 22500 - Mexico Tel-1: (664)630 09 40 Fax : (664)630 09 40 Submission Deadline is August 31st Banff Television Festival Film Festival (Month of Festival: June) 100 Rundle Drive Canmore, Alberta T1W 2L9 - Canada Tel-1: (011) (403) 678-1216 Fax : (011) (403) 678-3357 Bare Bones International Film Festival & Movie-Biz Conference Bare Bones is known as the World's Friendliest Film Festival. Now in its 5th year, the festival continues to champion the Indie Auteur who produces movies for less than a million dollars. (Month of Festival: April) 401 W. Broadway, Suite 308 Muskogee, Oklahoma 74401 - USA Tel-1: 918-391-1313 Tel-2: 775-307-1545 (Contact: Shironbutterfly Ray) Bath Film Festival 2 week long festival in the beautiful Georgian City of Bath, England. A celebration of World Cinema and related events. (Month of Festival: October) 7 Terrace Walk Bath, Avon BA1 1LN - England Tel-1: 01225 401149 (Contact: Festival Director - Chris Baker) Bendigo Queer Film Festival The BQFF is held in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia; with 2005 being it's second year. It is the only rural queer film festival in Australia and so supports the queer community that does not live in capital cities. (Month of Festival: April) Campbell Theatre, Bendigo Library Hargraves Street Bendigo, Victoria 3550 - Australia Tel-1: +613 544 26177 As the the 2005 closes up BQFF committee look at how to improve and expand 2006. If you would like to be on the 2006 Committee or support the Festival in some way email the festival. Berlin Intl. Film Festival Film Festival (Month of Festival: February) Budapester Strasse 50 Berlin 10787 - Germany Tel-1: (011) (49-30) 254-890 Fax : (011) (49-30) 254-89-249 (Contact: Festival Director: Moritz de Hadeln) BestFest America Student filmmakers (high school and college) submit entries in 7 categories with May 9, 2005 deadline for college entries and June 6, 2005 for high school entries. MOST IMPORTANTLY, all filmmakers receive their judging/scoring sheets. The three day fe (Month of Festival: August) 7140 Calabria Court, Suite B San Diego, CA 92122 - USA Tel-1: 858-449-7085 College entry deadline: Monday, May 9, 2005 at 5pm High school entry deadline: Monday, June 6, 2005 at 5pm Bethel Film Festival The Bethel Film Festival ("an independent point of view") is pleased to announce its 2005 call for entries. The festival, scheduled for October 25-30, will offer six days and nights of independent film and video shown on multiple, concurrent screens at Th (Month of Festival: October) 269 Greenwood Avenue Bethel, CT 06801 - USA Tel-1: 203 790-4321 Fax : 203 791-1123 Beverly Hills Film Festival Exclusive film festival happening annually in Beverly Hills (Month of Festival: April) 9663 Santa Monica Blvd. #777 Beverly Hills, California 90210 Tel-1: 310-779-1206 Exclusive film festival happening in Beverly Hills Biennial of Moving Images Festival seeks artistic video works and artistic experimental films of all lengths and genres made in the previous year. (Month of Festival: November) Centre for Contemporary Images 5 rue du Temple Geneva CH-1201 - Switzerland Tel-1: 011 41 22 908 2000 Fax : 41 22 908 2001 Big Apple Anime Fest (Month of Festival: August) 110 W57th Street New York, NY 10107 Tel-1: 212-265-4004 Fax : 212-977-2078 Black International Cinema Berlin An intercultural festival screening international cinema (Month of Festival: May) Berlin Germany Berlin 12101 - GERMANY Tel-1: 0049-30-782-1621 Tel-2: 0049-30-75460946 Fax : 0049-30-786-3466 (Contact: ANGELA KRAMER, HOHENFRIEDBERG STR, 14, 10829 BERLIN GERMANY) Boston Film Festival Film Festival (Month of Festival: September) P.O. Box 516 Hull, MA 2045 Tel-1: (617) 925-1373 Fax : (617) 925-3132 (Contact: Susan Fraine, Director/Contact) Boulder Gay & Lesbian Film Festival Film Festival (Month of Festival: November) 2118 14th St. Boulder, CO 80302-4808 - USA Tel-1: (303) 494-1518 Fax : (720) 528-7708 (Contact: Ramon Diaz) Boulder International Film Festival The Boulder International Film Festival, February 17-20, 2005, will screen intriguing and provocative feature, documentary, animated, and short films from all corners of the world (Month of Festival: February) 7712 Essex Place boulder, CO 80301 - USA Tel-1: 303 527-3882 (Contact: Robin Beeck 303 527-3882) Bradford Film Festival (Month of Festival: March) The National Museum of Photography, Film, and Television Bradford BD1 1NQ - UK Tel-1: 44 (0)1274 203308 Fax : 44 (0)1274 394540 Breckenridge Festival of Film (Month of Festival: September) Box 718 Riverwalk Center 150 W. Adams Breckenridge, CO 80424 Tel-1: 970-453-6200 Fax : 970-453-2692 Brighton International Film Festival The Brighton International Film Festival purpose is to develop, encourage, sponsor, and otherwise support the appreciation, production, and growth of independent, community, and alternative media arts (Month of Festival: November) Mt Brighton 4141 Bauer Rd. Brighton, Michigan 48116 - USA Tel-1: (810) 321-0498 Tel-2: (810) 229-9581 (Contact: Phil Moskowitz Brighton International Film Festival, 6387 Brighton Rd., Brighton, MI 48116, USA ) Brooklyn Film Festival Film Festival (Month of Festival: September) 2016 Coyle Street Brooklyn, NY 11229 Tel-1: (718) 891-4169 Fax : (718) 891-0094 Brooklyn International Film Festival VENUE: Brooklyn Museum. TYPE: International, Competitive. AWARDS: USK in cash and services. CATEGORIES: Features, Shorts, Docs, Experimentals, Animation. DEADLINES: Nov 30 / March 15 (Month of Festival: June) 180 SOUTH 4th Street Suite 2 South Brooklyn, NY 11211 - USA Tel-1: (718) 486 8181 Fax : (718) 599 5039 (Contact: Mario Pego, Festival Programmer) Best Documentary: ,000 cash (by Lowel Light) Brooklyn Underground Film Festival The Brooklyn Underground has created an outlet for emerging new voices from around the globe. It's mission is to create a fresh arena for discussion between filmmakers, artists, and audiences in an e (Month of Festival: October) 159 Willoughby Ave Brooklyn, NY 11205 - USA Tel-1: 1(718)8577879 Brussels International Film Festival (Month of Festival: January) Chaussée de Louvain 30 Brussels 1210 - Belgium Tel-1: (32) 2 227 39 80 Fax : (32) 2 218 18 60 (Contact: Christian Thomas, Director) Calgary International Film Festival Movies too good to miss. (Month of Festival: October) 1008 17th Ave SW Calgary, Alberta - Canada Tel-2: 403-209-4959 (Contact: David Marrelli, festival director) Canadian Independent Short Film Showcase The Canadian Independent Short Film Showcase is an annual showcase of short films from around the world presented to a Canadian audience of filmmakers and movie-goers alike. The Showcase is set up as a one-night, sexy gala event, with an audience of 500+. (Month of Festival: May) 1 Royalwood Crt. #29 Hamilton, ON L8E 4Y2 - Canada Tel-1: 905 928 0205 Canadian International Annual Film Festival Open to professional and non-professional productions, competitive festival. (Month of Festival: October) PO Box 1010 STN. Main Barries, Ontario L4M 5E1 - Canada Tel-1: (905) 662-4406 Fax : (905) 733-8232 (Contact: Ben Andrews) Canadian International Annual Film Festival Entry Deadline: June 30th (ea (Month of Festival: TBA) P.O.Box 60554 Hamilton, Ontario L9C 7N7 - Canada Tel-1: 905-388-5840 Fax : 905-388-5840 (Contact: Jon Soyka) Cannes Intl. Film Festival Film Festival (Month of Festival: May) 99 Blvd. Malesherbes Paris 75008 - France Tel-1: (011) (33-1) 4561-6600 Fax : (011) (33-1) 4561-9760 (Contact: Gilles Jacob) Carolina Film & Video Festival The Carolina Film and Video Festival is open to any length film or genre. Entries from high school, college, and independent ranks are all invited. Once again, cash prizes are being offered. (Month of Festival: February) P.O. Box 26170 The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC 27402-6170 - USA Tel-1: (336) 334-4197 Fax : (336) 334-5039 (Contact: Submission guidelines, form, and contact information can be found at www.carolinafilmandvideofestival.org, or at the following address: Carolina Film and Video Festival The University of North Carolina at Greensboro P.O. Box 26170 Greensboro, NC 274) Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival The Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival was created to provide a venue for Iowa filmmakers to show their work and for the general public to view the best of the Iowa filmmaking industry. Films exhibited represent many genres and skill levels, including (Month of Festival: April) P.O. Box 10251 Cedar Rapids, IA 52402 Tel-1: 319-721-7465 *Cellular Cinema Festival* All Genres. All works under 5 minutes for this special film festival for the small screen. Zoie Films sponsors its first *cellular cinema festival* via Nokia wireless phones. (Month of Festival: December) 505 Prentiss Point Marietta, Ga 30067 - usa Tel-1: 4048160602 (Contact: Victoria lynn Weston, Executive Director) Prizes. Awards. Cash. Trip to Borclay Islands. Chicago Asian American Film Showcase Film Festival (Month of Festival: March) 3314 N. Lake Shore Drive., #6D Chicago, IL 60657 Tel-1: (773) 871-1977 (Contact: Ben Kim) Chicago International Children's Film Festival The Chicago International Children's Film Festival (CICFF) is the largest festival of films for children in North America featuring over 200 animated and live action films from 40 countries. The Festival welcomes over 25,000 Chicago area children and adul (Month of Festival: October) 1517 West Fullerton Ave. Chicago, IL 60614 - USA Tel-1: 1-773-281-9075 Fax : 1-773-929-0266 Deadline: early - May 1 & late - May 31. Chicago Underground Film Festival Film Festival (Month of Festival: August) The Village Theater 1548 North Clark Street Tel-1: (773) 327-FILM China-American Film Festival The China-American Film Festival is looking for short films featuring individuals or groups engaged in cross-cultural endeavors for the betterment of communities across the United States or China. (Month of Festival: TBA) University of Richmond Richmond, Virginia 23173 Tel-1: 804-245-0236 (Contact: Contact Rose Chen Lai Phone: 804-245-0236 ) The festival is sponsored in the United States by The Rose Group, an organization with a mission to use film to promote better understanding and goodwill between the U.S. and China. The prestigious Beijing Student Film Festival is a partner in the compe CINEART CYPRUS INT'L FILM FESTIVAL COMPETITION FILMS FOR NEW DIRECTORS - THEME : PEACE IN ALL ASPECTS OF LIFE (Month of Festival: March) P.O.BOX 53085 LIMASSOL, CY 3300 - CYPRUS Tel-1: 00357-99-798112 (Contact: PETRA TERZI) Cinelatino! Festival Film and Video works that reflect the dignity and diversity of Latino, Latino-America and Caribbean communities. (Month of Festival: September) Cine Accion 346 9th St., 2nd Floor San Francisco, CA 94103 Tel-1: (415) 553-8135 Fax : (415) 553-8137 Cinema Novo Film Festival (Month of Festival: March) Sint-Jakobsstraat 36 B-8000 Bruges Belgium Tel-1: 3250348354 Tel-2: 3250335486 Fax : 3250349223 Cinematexas International Short Film Festival Cinematexas seeks to espand the horizons of people by exposing them to emerging art forms, artists and contemporary viewpoints from around the world. (Month of Festival: TBA) 1 University Station A0800 Austin, Texas 78712 Tel-1: (512)471-6497 Cinequest Film Festival Maverick Films, Filmmakers and Technology (Month of Festival: February) 22 North Almaden Avenue San Jose, CA 95110 - USA Tel-1: 408-995-5033 Tel-2: 408-295-3378 Fax : 408-995-5713 Cine-Retro A non-competitive festival screening silent films and comedy. (Month of Festival: August) Cie B.A.C.H. 9, Rue Madeleine 21 200 Beaune - France Tel-1: +33 (3) 80 24 90 57 (Contact: Jean-Claude Cottier) CineVegas International Film Festival (Month of Festival: June) 2501 N. Green Valley Parkway Suite 118-D Henderson, Nevada 89014 - USA Tel-1: (702) 368-2890 Fax : (702) 898-5191 Submission Deadline: March 31, 2003 Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival International, national and digital competitions for short films (Month of Festival: February) La Jetée, 6 place Michel-de-L'Hospital Clermont-Ferrand 63058 - France Tel-1: 33 473 91 65 73 Fax : 33 473 92 11 93 Festival 2003: January 31-February 8 Registration deadline: October 19, 2002 CMJ FilmFest 2003 CMJ FilmFest seeks the best in independent features, shorts and documentaries that exhibit a creative and effective use of music in film. The CMJ Signature Award is presented for Best Use Of Music In (Month of Festival: October) 151 W. 25th St., 12th Floor NY, NY 10001 - USA Tel-1: 917.606.1908 Colossal Film Crawl Annual festival celebrating short films and videos by artists in the Southeast. (Month of Festival: September) Free Times 3105 Divine St. Columbia, South Carolina 29205 Tel-1: (803) 765-0707 x122 Tel-2: (803) 765-0707 x129 Fax : (805) 765-0727 Columbus International Film & Video Festival (Chris Awards) Competitive festival recognizes excellence in film & video for broadcast and non-broadcast (Month of Festival: November) 5701 North High St Suite 204 Worthington, Ohio 43085 - USA Tel-1: 614-841-1666 Fax : 614-841-1666 (Contact: Fee-based competitive festival, submisison deadline July 1, winners annouced September, screenings November. Download entry forms from website. ) Constellation Change Screen Dance Festival (Month of Festival: March) 136a-142a Lower Clapton Road London - United Kingdom Tel-1: 020 8985 1221 Tel-2: 0778 0578522 Fax : 020 8985 7527 (Contact: The festival embraces a wide range of diversified and dynamic dance films. This international annual event , provides a showcase for new and established dance works. The CCSDFestival is committed to t) Convergence Film/ Video/ Animation Festival Live action and animated works in all genres, under 60 minutes. (Month of Festival: September) 65 Weybosset St., #39 Providence, Rhode Island 2903 Tel-1: 401-621-1992 Copenhagen Film Festival (Month of Festival: TBA) Kronprinsensgade 6, 1. Copenhagen K 1114 Tel-1: +45 33 45 47 49 Cornell Environmental Film Festival Films must be environmentally themed. Non-competitive (Month of Festival: October) 104 Rice Hall Cornell University Ithaca, New York 14853 Tel-1: 607-255-4933 Fax : 607-255-0238 (Contact: Christopher Riley) COURTisane festival for short film & new media The COURTisane international festival for short film/video and new media is a young and dynamic festival for a young and dynamic public. The aim is to search the borders between fiction/non-fictio (Month of Festival: May) Scheldestraat 169 Fratersplein 7 Gent, OV 9040 - Belgium Tel-1: 0032(0)9 219 91 43 Fax : 0032(0)9 219 91 43 (Contact: Staff & programmation: Thierry Vandenbussche, Pieter-Paul Mortier, Marie Logie, Caroline Van Peteghem) Crested Butte Reel Fest A short film festival for films under 40 minutes, documentaries under 60 minutes. Panels and workshops, and many events. Located in the magnificent mountain country of Crested Butte, Colorado. (Month of Festival: August) PO Box 1733 Crested Butte, CO 81224 - USA Tel-1: 970 349 2600 (Contact: Eney Jones - Executive Director) Cripple Creek Film Festival Film Festival (Month of Festival: September) P.O. Box 219 400 West Midland Ave. Suite 232 Woodland Park, CO 80866 Tel-1: 719-686-9249 Tel-2: 1-877-499-FILM Fax : 719-686-9249 (Contact: Michael Herst) Crossroads Film Festival Going on its 6th year, Crossroads showcases independent film not normally seen in the region as well as films made in the region. (Month of Festival: April) PO Box 22604 Jackson, MS 39225 - USA Dahlonega International Film Festival Tucked away at the base of the Appalacian Trail in the gold rush town of Dahlonega, The DIFF offers a haven for the independent filmmaker. We take care of your meaals, offer cheap lodging, and screen (Month of Festival: June) 661 Windcroft Circle Acworth, GA 30101 - USA Tel-1: 404-433-0026 Fax : Barry Norman Damah Film Festival The Damah Film Festival seeks to platform upcoming talents as they tell powerful stories with spiritual themes- surprise, struggle, redemption, wonder, awe, and transformation. We would be honored to receive submissions of short films (30 minutes or less, (Month of Festival: February) 8033 Sunset Blvd. #965 Hollywood, CA 90046 Tel-1: 323-939-3099 Dance On Camera Festival 31 annual festival sponsored by Dance Films Association and the Film Society of Lincoln Center at the Walter Reade Theatre in New York City (Month of Festival: January) Lincoln Center Plaza NY, NY 10023 - USA Tel-1: (212) 727-0764 Fax : (212) 727-0764 DC Independent Film Festival & Legal Seminars The DCIFF seminars feature exciting discussions with leading industry experts and the latest information important to independent filmmakers and the production community. (Month of Festival: March) City Museum of Washington DC 801 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 - USA Tel-1: 202.383.1850 (Contact: Joanne Cassidy DCIFF General Counsel Carol Bidault DCIFF President, Executive Director ) The Washington, D.C. Independent Film Festival (DCIFF), Washington, D.C.'s premier festival for independent and international film, announces its 6th annual seminar series and its hugely successful Industry Advocacy Forum. Deauville Festival of American Films Competitive film festival featuring American independent features and shorts. (Month of Festival: August) Le Public Systeme Cinema 40, rue Anatole France Levallois-Perret Cedex 92594 - France Tel-1: (011) (33-1) 41 34 20 33 Fax : (011) (33-1) 41 34 20 77 (Contact: Jerome Lasserre, Programmer/Contact; Bruno Barde, Director.) Deep Ellum Film Festival Fastest Growing Independant Film Festival in North Texas - Benefitting The Cancer Relief Fund Produced by DEFMAN - a 501(c)(3) Corporation that also produces the Santa Monica Film Festival and outdoor screenings in Southern California and Texas (Month of Festival: October) 3002 B Commerce Street Dallas, Texas 75226 - USA Tel-1: 214 752 6759 (Contact: Michael Cain - DEFMAN President Melina McKinnon - DEFMAN Executive Director James Faust - Deep Ellum Film Festival Creative Director) Produced by DEFMAN, a 501(c)(3) Corporation. Home of The Lone Star Drive-In Benefits The Cancer Relief Fund through Cinema Fighting Cancer Delta Film Festival The festival is a showcase and competition of independent feature length and short films, with a special focus on digital film processing. (Month of Festival: November) 117 Sycamore Avenue Manteca, California 95336 - USA Tel-1: 209-823-7229 Fax : 209-823-9959 (Contact: Linda Kay, Director) The second annual Delta Film Festival will be November 7-9, 2003. Denver International Film Festival DIFF screens more than 200 Features, documentaries, shorts and experimental works. (Month of Festival: October) 1725 Blake Street Denver, Colorado 80202 - USA Tel-1: 303.595.3456 Fax : 303.595.0956 (Contact: Contact Brit Withey, Program Director for more information.) Detroit Docs Annual international festival celebrating the world's best documentaries. (Month of Festival: November) P.O. Box 1235 Royal Oak, MI 48068-1235 - usa Tel-1: 248-214-6952 Digital Independent Film Festival A festival dedicated to supporting and nurturing digital filmmakers (Month of Festival: TBA) 85-169 Alla Akau St Suite A Waianae, HI 96792 Tel-1: 808 697-1577 (Contact: Bill Corless Executive Director) Disability Film Festival showcase of films made by disabled filmmakers (Month of Festival: June) DFF-LDAF Diorama Arts Centre 34 Osnaburgh St London, England NW1 3ND - UK Tel-1: +44 207 691 4203 Tel-2: +4 7985 515 035 Fax : +44 207 916 5396 (Contact: festival open to disabled filmmakers. pls contact caglar kimyoncu for submission form and guidelines) Diversity Film/TV Market The 2nd Annual Diversity Film/TV Market will be held in Washington, DC, July 24th to 27th and is currently accepting VHS tape submissions of unsold films and television pilots (all genres except for d (Month of Festival: July) Renaissance Hotel Washington, DC 20011 Tel-1: 888-296-4318 Tel-2: 202-529-8946 Fax : 213-857-7088 (Contact: Los Angeles Office Information: 5626 Geer Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90016) DocAviv- The First Tel Aviv International Film Festival Film Festival (Month of Festival: April) DocAviv Tel Aviv Cinematheque P.O. Box 20370 Israel Tel-1: (972) 3 691 7181 Fax : (972) 3 696 2841 (Contact: Ilana Tsur, Director) Dokufest Dokumentary and short film festival.Held in southern city of Kosova-Prizren. (Month of Festival: September) Sheshi i shadervanit 35 Prizren, Kosova 29 Tel-1: 3812922718 (Contact: Contact:Veton Nurkollari tel:0037744119035) DOXA Documentary Film & Video Festival The DOXA Documentary Film & Video Festival is currently seeking submissions for our 2005 festival. Deadline for international submissions: Nov.15th, 2004. For Canadian submissions: Dec.15th, 2004. Please see www.doxafestival.ca for online submission form. (Month of Festival: May) 1112-207 West Hastings Vancouver, BC V6B 1H7 - Canada Tel-1: 604-646-3200 Dreamtime Film Festival Dreamtime and Voodoo Film Festivals are sister shows. Dreamtime being Spring / Summer and Voodoo being Fall / Winter. We showcase all types of films and award the best of the following categories: Sho (Month of Festival: March) 3001 Aloma Ave. #303 Orlando, Florida 32792 - USA Tel-1: 407.672.1256 Dublin Film Festival Film Festival (Month of Festival: April) 1 Suffolk Street Dublin 2 - Ireland Tel-1: (353-1) 679-2937 Fax : (353-1) 679-2939 (Contact: Aine O'Halloran) Dubrovnik International Film Festival American and World Cinema Hollywood types to cutting edge indie (Month of Festival: May) 8721 Santa Monica Blvd. #237 West Hollywood, CA 90069 - USA (Contact: Program Director Sponsorship Information) Submissions should be sent to the above address. The festival will be held in Croatia Durango Film Festival 2004 presents the 4th Annual Durango Film Festival. Please join us in celebrating of the art of cinema, to enjoy the flickering images on the screen and to honor the talented filmmakers for their passion, vision and work. Located in historic downtown Dura (Month of Festival: March) 656 Main Ave P.O. Box 3788 Durango, CO 81301 - USA Tel-1: 970-259-2291 Fax : 720-528-8115 (Contact: Sofia van Surksum, Executive Director) Film Submission Deadline December 1, 2003 Durango Film Festival 2005 presents the 5th Annual Durango Film Festival. Please join us in celebrating of the art of cinema, to enjoy the flickering images on the screen and to honor the talented filmmakers for their passion, vision and work. Located in historic downtown Dura (Month of Festival: March) 656 Main Ave P.O. Box 241 Durango, CO 81302 - USA Tel-1: 970-259-2291 Fax : 720-528-8115 (Contact: Sofia van Surksum, Executive Director) DV Film Festival Established in 2000, the DV Film Festival's mission is to celebrate and support independent filmmakers using digital video and high-definition to achieve their artistic visions and creative dreams. The festival showcases digital films with intriguing sub (Month of Festival: December) 600 Harrison Street 5th Floor San Francisco, CA 94107 - USA Tel-1: 415-947-6265 Fax : 415-947-6030 (Contact: Dave Kapoor Festival Director) Production offices are in San Francisco Festival is each December in Los Angeles EARTH VISION Tokyo Global Environmental Film Festival EARTH VISION has been held annually in Tokyo since 1992 to understand our environment better through moving images. Each year, Nominated films from Asia, Oceania and Polynesia are screened in Tokyo during the festival. (Month of Festival: February) 9D Dai 10 Gyoenkyutei Mansion 2-2-4 Shinjuku Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0022 - Japan Tel-1: +81-3-5362-0525 Fax : +81-3-5362-0575 ecovisionfestival international cinema enviroment festival (Month of Festival: May) via bentivegna 57 via bentivegna 55 via roma 386 palermo, palermo 90139 - italy Tel-1: 0039 091 332567 Fax : 0039 091 324397 (Contact: caterina falco irene chiazzese) Edinburgh Intl. Film Festival Film Festival (Month of Festival: August) Filmhouse 88 Lothian Road Edinburgh EH3BZ - Scotland Tel-1: (011) (44-131) 228-4051 Fax : (011) (44-131) 229-5501 (Contact: Lizzie Francke) Eilat International Film Festival A competitive International Film Festival to be held in the beautiful Romantic-majestic city. 40 films will be showcased. The catagories include full length feature films, children's films, and documentaries. (Month of Festival: February) 14 Beit Zuri St. Tel Aviv, Israel - Israel Tel-1: -6428814 Tel-2: -6415948 Fax : -6411679 Eilat International Film Festival The first festival to be held in this majestic resort city just on the Red Sea (Month of Festival: March) 14 Beit Zuri St. Tel Aviv, Israel - Israel Ellensburg Film Festival General Film Festival (Month of Festival: October) PO Box 1071 Ellensburg, WA 98926 - United States Tel-1: (509) 962-5872 (Contact: Joel Brenden, Festival Programmer) Eureka Springs Digital Film Festival Highlights & Showcases the latest in digitally made or enhanced filmaking from around the world. Hosted in America's Original Victorian Mountain Village, Eureka Springs, Arkansas. (Month of Festival: November) 35 N. Main Street Eureka Springs, AR 72632 Tel-1: 479-253-7333 Fax : 479-363-9380 FESTIVALA LATIN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL OF NEW JERSEY FESTIVALA (Month of Festival: August) 569 MAIN AVE PASSAIC, NEW JERSEY 07055 - USA Tel-1: 973-851-6120 Tel-2: 973-772-5340 FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CINE CINEMA JOVE FILM FESTIVAL SPECIALISED IN THE WORK OF YOUNG FILMMAKERS. COMPETITIVE (Month of Festival: June) JERONIMO DE MONSORIU, 19 VALENCIA, 46022 SPAIN Tel-1: (34) 963311047 Tel-2: (34) 963310592 Fax : (34) 963310805 (Contact: Rafael Maluenda, Director) Submission Deadline: April 15, 2003 The festival has feature and short competition Screening formats: 16 and 35 mm Festival of African and Caribbean Film The Festival embraces the cultural diversity of the Caribbean region and of Africa, by acknowledging the legacies of different colonial pasts whilst forging closer ties of cultural collaboration and i (Month of Festival: October) Olympus Theatres Sheraton, Christ Church 0 - Barbados Tel-2: 246-417- 4405 Fax : 246-424-0634 Festival of Fantastic Films Competitive Festival screening sci-fi, horror and fantasy. (Month of Festival: August) 95 Meadowgate Road Salford, Manchester M6 8EN - United Kingdom Tel-1: +44 161 707-3747 Fax : +44 161 792-0991 Festival of Festivals Short, full length films, Latino, Jewish, Digital, Gay-Lesbian, Native American, Children's (Month of Festival: November) Civic Center, Mary Pickford Theater, Highway 111 Coachella Valley Cathedral City, CA Tel-1: 760-327-2432 (Contact: 100 So. Sunrise Way, #434, Palm Springs, CA 92262) Festival of the Yugoslav Documentary and short film (Month of Festival: March) Makedonska 22/VII Belgrade, Serbia 11000 - Serbia and Montenegro (Yugoslavia) Tel-1: (381 11) 3248- 282 Fax : (381 11) 3248- 659 (Contact: film director Miroslav Nikolic or Vojislav Vucinic ( Director of the Festival)) Film Arts Festival of Independent Cinema Submissions of independent films and videos of any length, genre or subject by N. California media artists (Month of Festival: November) 346 9th St., 2nd Floor San Francisco, CA 94103 Tel-1: 415-552-8760 Fax : 415-552-0882 FILM EXPO TEXAS June 25/26, 2005. This year features a Weekend Screenwriting Boot Camp. The Expo is designed to highlight film industry resources in Texas and to provide exposure and recognition for independent filmmakers. (Month of Festival: June) Courtyard By Marriott 3131 West Loop South (between Richmond & Westheimer) Houston, Texas 77090 - usa Tel-1: 832-483-4581 (Contact: FILM EXPO TEXAS P.O. Box 22582 Houston, TX. 77227) Exhibit Hall, Seminars on Screenwriting. Filmfest Dresden: International Festival for Animation and Short Films Film Festival (Month of Festival: April) Alaunstr. 63 Dresden 1099 - Germany Tel-1: (49) 351 829 470 Fax : (49) 351 829 47 19 (Contact: Sylke Gottlebe/Robin Malik) Film for Transparency: Exposing Corruption Film for Transparency is a non-profit international anti-corruption film festival. (Month of Festival: May) Transparency International Secretariat Otto-Suhr-Allee 97/99 Berlin D-10585 - Germany Tel-1: + 49 30 3438 2019 Tel-2: +420 776 814 691 (Contact: Mr. Adam Bradley Film Festival Coordinator, Transparency International +420 776 814 691) We are currently accepting submissions from student filmmakers and documentary filmmakers on the subjects of corruption, transparency, access to information, and whistleblowing. For more information, please visit our website or contact Mr. Adam Bradley Film for Transparency: Exposing Corruption Film for Transparency is a non-profit international anti-corruption film festival. (Month of Festival: May) Transparency International Secretariat Otto-Suhr-Allee 97/99 Berlin D-10585 - Germany Tel-1: + 49 30 3438 2019 Tel-2: +420 776 814 691 (Contact: Mr. Adam Bradley Film Festival Coordinator, Transparency International +420 776 814 691) We are currently accepting submissions from student filmmakers and documentary Films Up! Film Festival We are a local and international film festival open to all ages. (Month of Festival: August) 419 Main Street Huntington Beach, California 92648 - USA Tel-1: 866-345-6787 (Contact: Clifford Cruz, Producer) Films Up! Film Festival Local and International Film Festival open to all ages, schools and the public world wide. (Month of Festival: August) 419 Main St, Huntington Beach, California 92648 - USA Tel-1: 1-866-345-6787 Firstglance: Los Angeles Film and Video Festival Encourages both student and professional film and video-makers with all budgets. (Month of Festival: November) Firstglance Films Box 571105 Tarzana, California 91356 Tel-1: (818) 464-3544 Fax : (215) 552-8566 (Contact: William Ostroff) Flanders International Film Festival, Gent (Month of Festival: October) International Film Festival Van Vlaanderen Gent Leeuwstraat 40b - Belium Tel-1: 3292428060 Fax : 3292219074 Flatland Film Festival A short-film/video competition (under 20 minutes) and feature-length invitational open. (Month of Festival: August) 511 Avenue K Lubbock, TX 79401.1800 - USA Tel-1: 806.762.8606 Fax : 806.762.8622 Application and guidelines downloadable from website. Flickering Image Shorts Festival A CALL FOR ENTRIES The Third Annual Flickering Image Festival Shorts Competition 2005 That's right, after two successful years, we are doing it again... and again... and again... The competition got more intense the second year, so (Month of Festival: January) 3233 Grand Avenue, #N-110 Chino Hills, CA 91709 - United States Tel-1: 3235551212 Florida Film Festival Film Festival (Month of Festival: June) 1300 S. Orlando Ave. Maitland, FL 32751 Tel-1: (407) 629-1088 Fax : (407) 629-6870 (Contact: Matthew Curtis) FLYING POPCORN! International Children's Film Festival Kid Filmmakers' traveling children's film festival, i.e. features, shorts, documentaries and animations. (Month of Festival: TBA) P.O. Box 12 Newport, RI 02840 - USA Tel-1: 401-846-9884 (Contact: Eleyne Austen Sharp, Executive Director) See the website for film submission information. Forest Film Fest FOREST FILM FEST See the Forest for the Films. The indomitable human spirit combined with its unlimited imagination has always been the foundation for the art of filmmaking. (Month of Festival: May) Clinton Street Theater Portland, Oregon 97202 Tel-1: BNP 503-679-8072 Forest Grove International Film festival Feature and Short films from professional and non-professional filmmakers. (Month of Festival: April) 1911 Pacific Ave. Forest grove, Oregon 97116 Tel-1: 971-563.7505 (Contact: Rick Newton technical Director Gary Hubbard Festival Director Forest Theater Short Film Festival Short film festival competition, cash and merchandise prizes. (Month of Festival: May) 1911 Pacific Ave. Forest Grove, OR 97116 - USA Tel-1: 503-359-1185 Fax : 503-591-9661 (Contact: Gary Hubbard 503-359-1185) Fort Lauderdale Intl. Film Festival Film Festival (Month of Festival: October) 2625 E. Sunrise Blvd. Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304 Tel-1: (954) 563-0500 Fax : (954) 564-1206 (Contact: Gregory von Hausch) Foyle (International) Film Festival The Foyle Film Festival is Northern Ireland's annual premiere film festival comprising Irish, British, European and International premiere screenings. There is a competition strand, a thematic strand, (Month of Festival: November) Foyle Film Festival The Nerve Centre 7-8 Magazine Street Derry, Co. Derry BT48 6HJ - N. Ireland Tel-1: Tel: (44) 028 71 267432 Fax : Fax: 028 71371738 (Contact: Festival Director: Shauna Kelpie Festival Programmer: Bronagh Corr - Competition Co-Ordinator: Elaine Donaghy Gen Art Film Festival Film Festival (Month of Festival: April) 145 W. 28th Street, Suite 11C New York, NY 10001 Tel-1: (212) 290-0312 Fax : (212) 290-0254 Genesis Media Group Fall 2004 Film Competition ABOUT THE COMPETITION All films submissions will be placed in competition and will be judged. Judging will be completed by December 15, 2004 in each category, and winners will be notified via postal mail or electronic mail. PRIZES Each category winne (Month of Festival: December) 97 Locust Circle Winnsboro, SC 29180 - United States Tel-1: 803-635-2656 Fax : 803-635-5215 (Contact: Bonnie B. Harris) Georgetown Independent Film Festival (Month of Festival: August) #3 Blues Alley Washington, DC 20007 - US Tel-1: (202) 338-4300 Get Shorty Film Showcase Nomad Film Group proudly presents the 2nd annual GET SHORTY Film Showcase & Tour 2005™... Featuring the best short films on Earth...under 10 Minutes. Period. A platform solely dedicated to the art of the shortest Short Films. Get Shorty will provide a for (Month of Festival: January) P.O. Box 7727 J.A.F. Station New York, New York 10116 - U.S.A. Tel-1: 646-425-7475 Tel-2: 646-425-7475 Fax : 646-425-7475 (Contact: Nomad Film Group P.O. Box 7727 New York, New York 10116 Attn: Get Shorty Film Showcase) Gijon International Film Festival Film Festival (Month of Festival: September) Paseo de Begona, 24-Ent. P.O. Box 33205 Gijon-Asturias - Spain Tel-1: (34) 8 534 3739 Fax : (34) 8 535 4152 (Contact: Jose Luis Cienfuegos - Festival Director, Jose Luis Rebollos - Festival Programmer) Global Visions Film Festival documentary films dealing with stories of survival, resilience, culture, and human dignity. (Month of Festival: November) #253, The Birks Building 10113-104 Street Edmonnton, Alberta T5j 1A1 - Canada Tel-1: 780 414 1042 Gooding Film festival SHORT AND FEATURE LENGTH FILMS, Student entries, Low & No budget films welcomed, We celebrate the story not the budgets. Western States College Of Performing Arts & Humanities (WSC) promotes filmmakers who are trying to make a name for themselves. (Month of Festival: November) 402 Main Street Gooding, Idaho 83301 Tel-1: 208-733-7695 (Contact: Darcie Clair is contact for the festival. She is director of Film dept promotions at the college, please send all correspondence to her at 375 Ridgeway Drive Twin Falls Idaho 83301 ) Gorilla Film Series The Gorilla Film Series, an event in connection with New Haven's summer fringe art festival IDEAT VILLAGE, is seeking short film (under 30 minutes) submissions by undeground and guerilla film-makers. (Month of Festival: June) 80 Howe St. #408 New Haven, CT. 6511 - USA Tel-1: 203-776-5849 Great Lakes Independent Film Festival Overlooked, underrated, and misunderstood, independent horror movies have been ignored and shunned by the mainstream film industry since it began more than a century ago. Through the decades, these films have entertained and thrilled audiences around t (Month of Festival: October) 145 W. 11 ST Erie, Pa 16501 - USA Tel-1: 814-456-5656 Guelph International Film Festival A documentary, and other, film festival devoted to international issues. (Month of Festival: October) 123 Woolwich Guelph, Ontario N1h 3V1 Tel-1: 519.822.3110 (Contact: Dawn Matheson - Program Director) Gulf Coast Film and Video Festival Independent Film Festival (Month of Festival: September) 1800 Nasa Road 1 Nassau Bay, TX 77058 - USA Tel-1: 281-333-5804 Fax : 281-333-5804 (Contact: Hal Wixon, Founding Director) Please view our website for information, submission guidelines and categories Hamptons International Film Festival Film Festival (Month of Festival: October) 3 Newtown Mews East Hampton, NY 11937 Tel-1: (516) 324-4600 Fax : (516) 324-5116 (Contact: Shawn Caila Folz) Hawaii International Film Festival Film Festival (Month of Festival: November) 1001 Bishop Street, #745 Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 Tel-1: (800) 752-8193 Fax : (800) 528-1410 (Contact: Executive Director - Chuck Boller, Programmer - Bruce Fletcher) International (808) 528-3456 Fax. (808) 528-1410 Hawaii Ocean Film Festival The Hawaii Ocean Film Festival is looking for films about the marine environment, ocean recreation, and our cultural connections to the sea. The competition and exhibition is open to high school, amatuer and independent film makers in any medium. The dea (Month of Festival: April) p.o. box 1228 Hanalei, HI 96714 - usa Tel-1: 808-826-4581 Heartland Film Festival Film Festival (Month of Festival: October) 613 N. East Street Indianapolis, IN 46202 Tel-1: (317) 464-9405 Fax : (317) 635-4201 (Contact: Jeffrey L. Sparks) Hertfordshire International Film Festival The Hertfordshire International Film Festival is an annual showcase for independent cinema, giving equal regard to works originated on film and video, prizing creativity above all. (Month of Festival: October) Broxbourne Civic Hall High Street Hoddesdon, Herts EN5 - UK Tel-1: 07967 241527 High Street Film Festival small grassroots festival started by students to showcase the overlooked talent in surrounding areas. (Month of Festival: December) Reynolds Hall Shepherd College Shepherdstown, WV 25443 - USA Tel-1: 304-876-4536 Any format is accepted. Please visit the website for more info. hilo Film Festival The 8th hi/lo Film Festival is coming up April 14-17 at the Red Vic in SF and the Parkway Theater in Oakland. This annual celebration of high concept/low budget cinema has been going on since 1997 and this year over 40 films from around the world will (Month of Festival: April) 1727 Haight Street San Francisco, CA 94117 Tel-1: 415.558.7721 (Contact: The 8th hi/lo Film Festival is coming up April 14-17 at the Red Vic in SF and the Parkway Theater in Oakland. This annual celebration of high concept/low budget cinema has been going on since 1997 and this year over 40 films from around the world will) Hi/Lo Film Festival San Francisco's Hi/Lo Film Festival screens high concept/low budget films, including abstract, narrative, documentary and animation works shot in a variety of formats. What matters most is having a c (Month of Festival: TBA) po box 170309 San Francisco, CA 94117 - USA Tel-1: 415-558-7721 Holly Shorts, Short Film Festival Los Angeles based event, showcasing a collection of short films from aspiring filmmakers (Month of Festival: TBA) 665 N. Heliotrope Hollywood, CA 90004 Tel-1: 818-419-5488 Hollywood Black Film Festival Film Festival (Month of Festival: March) P.O. Box 34858 Los Angeles, CA 90034-0858 - USA Tel-1: (323) 224-6625 Fax : (323) 224-6624 (Contact: Tanya Kersey-Henley, Executive Director) . Hollywood Film Festival Film Festival, competitive - features, documentaries, shorts & animation (Month of Festival: October) 433 N. Camden Drive, Suite 600 Beverly Hills, CA 90210 - USA Tel-1: (310) 288-1882 Fax : (310) 475-0193 (Contact: Carlos de Abreu) In addition to the HFF competition and screenings , the festival includes the 4-day Hollywood Film Conference and prestigious Hollywood Movie Awards Gala Ceremony. Home Brewed International Short Film Festival An open category short film festival hosted in Australia, about an hour and a half south of Sydney. Competition is open to films made since January 2001, under 10 minutes in length. Entry is AU and must be accompanied by an entry form. (Month of Festival: November) Bong Bong Street Dapto Leagues Club Dapto, NSW 2530 - Australia Tel-1: Not Available Home Brewed International Short Film Festival An open category festival for films under 10 minutes made since January 2001. Best Film prize is A,000 cash, other prizes include the Granny's Choice Award, DVDs, DVD Player and more. (Month of Festival: November) Dapto Leagues Club Bong Bong Road Dapto, NSW 2530 - Australia Tel-1: (612) 403848914 (Contact: Home Brewed PO Box 130 Dapto NSW 2530 Australia) Home Town Film Festival Festival, Performing Arts, Protest, Campaigns, Horror, Development, Humor, Theme, Stress, And Many Many More. (Month of Festival: October) #39, Jyothirmadiram, 2 Main, 2 Stage, West Of Chord Road, Rajajinagar Bangalore, Karnataka 560086 - India Tel-1: +91-9845251853 (Contact: Raghu L Bharadwaj Production Designer, Onshoot Productions) Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival Hot Docs accepts submissions of documentaries of all lengths and subject matters (Month of Festival: April) 517 College Street, Suite 420 Toronto, Ontario M6G 4A2 - Canada Tel-1: 416-203-2155 Fax : 416-203-0446 Hot Shots High School Film and Ad Festival High School Film and Ad Festival. Must be directed and edited by high school students. All high school students 19 and under are eligible. entries accepted from around the world. Be there for the Golden Reel Awards! (Month of Festival: May) 2111 26 Ave. S.W. Calgary, Alberta T2T 1E7 Tel-1: 403.283.8295 (Contact: Michael Barrette Tel: 403.283.8295) Hot Springs Docmentary Film Festival Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival will include the current year's Academy Award nominees along with a selection of international, cutting-edge, classic and experimental documentaries. The Festiva (Month of Festival: October) 819 Central Avenue Hot Springs National Park ,, Arkansas 71913 - USA Tel-1: 501-321-4747 Fax : 501-321-0211 (Contact: Melanie Masino - Festival Director P.O. Box 6450 Hot Springs, AR 71902) Submission Deadline 2003 - Early - March 28, Late - April 25, 2003 Houston Black Film Festival Authors, agents, & publishers with a book adapation in screenplay format; published authors who want to pitch a story idea to producers & directors. Panelist includes Gary Guidry, Je'Caryous Johnson, Carol Mackey, T. Cee Royal, Max Rodriguez, Clifton Po (Month of Festival: February) 1645 Pat Booker Rc#103 Ste 195 Universal City, Tx 78148 Tel-1: 888-898-9297 (Contact: Phone: 888-898-9297 x84 Fax: 210-945-9008 Hull International Short Film Festival (Month of Festival: October) Hull International Short Film Festival Office 12, Danish Buildings 44-46 High Street Hull, East Yorkshire HU1 1PS - UK Tel-1: +44 (0) 1482 381 512 Fax : +44 (0) 1482 381 517 (Contact: Chief Executive: Catherine Litchfield) Human Rights Watch International Film Festival Film Festival (Month of Festival: March) The Ritzy Cinema Brixton Oval, Coldharbour Lane Bixton London SW2 1JG - Britain Tel-1: (44-171) 737-2121 Fax : (44-171) 733-2229 (Contact: John Anderson, Associate Director) Idaho International Film Festival THE 2004 IDAHO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Boise, ID (May 27, 04): The 2nd Annual Idaho International Film Festival will take place September 30 through October 3, 2004 in downtown Boise with screenings at the historic Egyptian Theatre, The Flic (Month of Festival: September) 816 W Bannock Suite 402 Boise, ID 83702 - United States Tel-1: 208-331-0909 Tel-2: 208-724-2283 Fax : 208-472-4658 (Contact: Toni Gillette) Call for Entries: 2004 Idaho International Film Festival deadline July 31st Image Fest 2003 Short Film Fetival providing young filmmakers with a fresh eye and a passion for storytelling to premeiere their work at a major Hollywood cinema venue... (Month of Festival: March) Hollywood, USA Los Angeles 90403-5784 - USA Tel-1: 310-829-2367 (Contact: Michael DeGood 310-829-2367) Image & Nation Montreal International Queer Film Festival Premiere event for showcasing gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered films and videos (Month of Festival: September) 4067 Boulevard St. Laurent, Suite 404 Montreal, Quebec H2W 1Y7 - Canada Tel-1: (514) 285-4467 Fax : (514) 285-1562 (Contact: Serge Losique) Independent Feature Film Market Film Festival (Month of Festival: September) 104 W. 29th Street, 12th floor New York, NY 10001 Tel-1: (212) 465-8200 Fax : (212) 465-8525 (Contact: Milton Tabbot, Director/market) Independent Film Festival of Boston The Independent Film Festival of Boston was created to discover films that are life changing, thought provoking, deal with real emotion, or expose an aspect of life in a new way from unknown filmmaker (Month of Festival: May) 44 School Street PMB # 385 Boston, MA 2108 - USA Tel-1: 1-857-891-8693 Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles The Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles is a nonprofit organization devoted to providing the public with the opportunity to view a selection of films about India by Indian and International filmmakers (Month of Festival: April) 311 N. Robertson Blvd. Suite 382 Beverly Hills, California 90211 - USA Tel-1: 310-278-8270 Tel-2: 310-990-5014 Fax : 310-278-3499 (Contact: Christina Marouda) INDIEFEST Indiefest celebrates the "vision without compromise" spirit of the independent filmmaker. Incorporating a film festival, a well-known screenwriting contest, a film and script market, and a ten-day party, Indiefest brings the world's film community to the (Month of Festival: August) PO BOX 148849 CHICAGO, IL 60657 - USA Tel-1: (773) 665-7600 (Contact: SEE WEBSITE) International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam Creative documentaries of any length (Month of Festival: November) Kleine-Gartmanplantsoen 10 Amsterdam 1017 RR - Netherlands Tel-1: 0031 (0) 20 - 627 3329 Fax : 0031 (0)20 638 5388 International Film Festival of Kerala Festival in South India. (Month of Festival: April) Kerala State Chalachitra Academy Elankhom House, Elankhom Gardens Vellayambalam Trivandrum, Kerala 695010 - India Tel-1: -310706 Recognised by IFPA. Festival with the maximum prize money in India International Film Festival Rotterdam Film Festival (Month of Festival: January) P. O. Box 21696 AR Rotterdam 3001 - The Netherlands Tel-1: (011) (+31) 10 8909090 Fax : (011) (+31) 10 8909091 (Contact: Ido Abram) International Film Festival Wales Welsh directors, or made in Wales (Month of Festival: November) Market House Market Road Cardiff CF5 1QE - Wales Tel-1: 029 20 406220 Fax : 029 20 233751 (Contact: Michelle Williams) International Izmir Short Film Festival 3rd International Izmir Short Film Festival ,Turkey (Month of Festival: November) 1451 Str. No:17/9 35 220 Alsancak-IZMIR Izmir 35 220 - Turkey Tel-1: +90232 421 2028 Fax : +90232 421 2007 (Contact: Festival Director:Mr.Kayhan KIRMIZIGUL) International Student Film Festival Hollywood The International Student Film Festival Hollywood offers student filmmakers from all over the world a unique opportunity to gain the recognition of film industry leaders, creating career development opportunities. (Month of Festival: November) 5259 Lankershim Blvd. Suite. A North Hollywood, CA 91601 - USA Tel-1: 818-506-1066 Tel-2: 818-203-4179 (Contact: Founder/President Robin Saban) Intl. Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg Film Festival (Month of Festival: November) Collini-Center Galerie Mannheim 68161 - Germany Tel-1: (011) (49-(0) 621) Fax : (011) (49-(0) 621) 291-564 (Contact: Daniela Koetz, Programme Coordinator) Iowa City International Documentary Festival An exciting new venue dedicated to showcasing a variety short documentaries (under 30 minutes), to display and reward the works of a broad spectrum of International as well as local talent in the docu (Month of Festival: March) Iowa Memorial :Union Iowa City, IA 52242 - USA Tel-1: 319-335-3258 Irish Reels Film & Video Festival Film Festival (Month of Festival: March) 911 Media Arts Center 117 Yale Ave. Seattle, WA 98109 Tel-1: (206) 523-1579 (Contact: Caroline Cumming, Program Director/ Fidelma McGuin, Festival Director) Jerusalem Film Festival Film Festival (Month of Festival: July) Jerusalem Film Center Derech Hebron POB 8561 Jerusalem - Israel Tel-1: (972) 2 5654333 Fax : (972) 2 5654335/4 (Contact: Lia Van Leer, Director, Avinoam Harpak, Program Director) JILTED FILM FESTIVAL CALL FOR ENTRIES The Jilted Film Festival screens comedy shorts that have been passed over by the other festivals. It's a fun, campy way for up-and-coming filmmakers to make lemonade out of lemons and celebrate the spirit of perseverance. (Month of Festival: TBA) 172 5th Avenue #105 Brooklyn, NYC 11217 Tel-1: 212 971 2405 The Jilted Film Festival is sponsored by Brooklyn Tree Productions,LLC and will be held in downtown Manhattan, April 2005. Johns Hopkins Film Fest JHFF is a truly independent, student-run film festival that takes place every year on the campus of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD. We are currently the ONLY film festival in Baltimore that accept submissions. We show our movies in Shriver Ha (Month of Festival: April) 3400 N. Charles St Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD 21218 Tel-1: 410-516-8666 Jonkoping Filmfestival Short film competition screening international feature films and short films. (Month of Festival: August) Kultur Jonkopings kommun Box 1029 S-551 11 Jonkoping - Sweden Tel-1: +46 70 325 5960 Fax : +46 36 16 94 15 (Contact: Johan Fingal) Kalamazoo Animation Festival International Three days of screenings, seminars and retrospectives. Includes Educators Conference and Cartoon Challenge. (Month of Festival: May) 202 N. Rose PO BOX 4070 Kalamazoo, MI 49003-4070 - USA Tel-1: 269-488-4520 Tel-2: 269-373-7883 Fax : 269-373-7892 (Contact: Festival director is David Baker.) Offered biennually, this Festival gives independent and student animators an opportunity to see their work on the big screen. It also gives student and professional animators 3 days of seminars and workshops, as well as presentations by top people in the field. Special events like the Animators Picnic and Educators Conference make KAFI unique. Kansas City Filmmakers Jubilee The Jubilee is a juried festival for US and international short films (under 30 minutes). It is a celebration of independent filmmaking with screenings, seminars, workshops and receptions. (Month of Festival: April) 4741 Central, #306 Kansas City, MO 64112 - USA Tel-1: 913-649-0244 (Contact: Fred Andrews - Festival Director) Submit films in narrative, documentary, animation or experimental categories. Over 5,000 in cash and prizes have been awarded in the last 8 years.Visiting filmmakers have included Rob Nilsson, Keith Gordon, Debra Winger, Peggy Rajski, Jon Jost, Effie Brown, Demetria Royals, Peter Wintonick, Andy Anderson, John Sloss Our jurors are festival programmers from the top festivals in North America. Karlovy Vary Intl. Film Festival Film Festival (Month of Festival: July) Panska 1 Prague 1 110 00 - Czech Republic Tel-1: (011) (420-2) 2423-5448 Fax : (011) (420-2) 2423-3408 (Contact: Eva Zaoralova) KINGSTON CANADIAN FILM FESTIVAL Kingston - The Kingston Canadian Film Festival is pleased to announce preliminary details for its third annual event. Newly sponsored by the Kingston Whig Standard and Investors Group, and in partners (Month of Festival: February) The Screening Room Movie Theatre Famous Players Theatre Queen's University Kingston, Ontario K7M 7W2 - Canada Tel-1: (905) 852-0747 (Contact: Alex Jansen, Festival Director: Alison Migneault, Festival Publicist: Stephanie Socol, Local Shorts Programmer:) Kino-Pravda Awards Experimental Documentary Film Award (Month of Festival: December) 3650 Los Feliz Blvd. #49 Los Angeles, CA 90027 - USA Tel-1: 213 595 7296 As far as we know this is the premier award for experimental documentary films. The upcoming awards (deadline for entry is October 15, 2002) will be our 5th. KynnysKINO Disability Film Festival KynnysKINO5 invites all film and video makers who have personal experience on disability. We also present the invitation to professional filmmakers and students finding partners with disabilities with whom to take part in the competition. (Month of Festival: April) Kynnys ry Itamerenkatu 2 Helsinki, FIN 00180 - Finland Tel-1: +358 9 6850 1132 Fax : +358 9 6850 1199 La.Meko Filmfestival Landau La.Meko Filmfestival Landau is a film festival organized by a nonprofit organisation called La.Meko Film Festival Landau e.V.. It takes place in Landau (Palatinate), which is a small town in South-West Germany (but larger than Cannes). (Month of Festival: TBA) Im Justus 1 Landau 76829 Tel-1: +49 06341 9690 420 (Contact: postal address: Filmfestival La |
