The circuit continues to deliver with 28 new Calls for Entry, heaps of big deadlines, and plenty of last-chance opps. With niche fests, international biggies, regional gems, and major mainstays, the chance for recognition and endless networking possibilities is at your fingertips. Give your project the momentum it deserves: find the fests that fit your film and submit today!
UPCOMING & UNMISSABLE:
– Los Angeles Film Festival
– Edinburgh International Film Festival (UNITED KINGDOM)
– Warsaw Film Festival (POLAND)
– Moscow International Film Festival (RUSSIA)
SHORT STOPS:
– CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival (CANADA)
– Kerry Film Festival (IRELAND)
– NYC Downtown Short Film Festival
– Very Short International Film Festival (FRANCE)
FABULOUS FINDS:
– SKIP CITY International D-Cinema Festival (JAPAN)
– The DOC SHOP – Hot Docs Documentary Market (CANADA)
– 20th Arizona International Film Festival
– Provincetown International Film Festival
CIRCUIT BIGGIE ALERT: 60th MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
One of the oldest film festivals in the world, MIFF has been host to some of cinema history’s most beloved films and filmmakers, from Kurosawa and Coppola to Kubrick and Fellini. MIFF continues to grow each year, now presenting a record 350 films from over 50 countries (2010) and providing a highly prestigious launch platform for Australian and international filmmaking. For the chance to present your film at MIFF’s 60th edition, submit today!
WELCOME BACK TO OLD FRIENDS:
- Graphation Film Festival, Los Angeles, CA
Rolling Deadline
Upgraded projects save $5 - TERROR FILM FESTIVAL, Philadelphia, PA
February 21, 2011 – Earlybird Deadline
Upgraded projects save $5 - Vail Film Festival EpicMix Ad Contest, Vail, CO
February 28, 2011 – Earlybird Deadline
No Entry Fee - NYC PictureStart Film Festival, New York, NY
February 28, 2011 – Earlybird Deadline
Upgraded projects save $5 - Moscow International Film Festival, Moscow, RUSSIA
March 01, 2011 – Earlybird Deadline
Upgraded projects save $10 - Los Angeles Movie Awards, Los Angeles, CA
March 02, 2011 – Earlybird Deadline
Upgraded projects save $5 - KahBang Film Festival, Bangor, ME
March 08, 2011 – Earlybird Deadline
Upgraded projects save $5 - Hyart Film Festival, Lovell, WY
March 15, 2011 – Earlybird Deadline
No Entry Fee - Los Angeles Reel Film Festival, Los Angeles, CA
March 15, 2011 – Earlybird Deadline
Upgraded projects save $5 - BendFilm Festival, Bend, OR
March 15, 2011 – Earlybird Deadline
Upgraded projects save $5 - Marbella Int’l Film Festival, Marbella, SPAIN
March 15, 2011 – Earlybird Deadline
No Entry Fee - The DOC SHOP – Hot Docs Documentary Market, Toronto, CANADA
March 18, 2011 – Regular Deadline
Upgraded projects save $5 - Hardacre Film Festival, Tipton, IA
March 31, 2011 – Earlybird Deadline
Upgraded projects save $5 - Bronx International Film Festival, Bronx, NY
March 31, 2011 – Earlybird Deadline
Upgraded projects save $5 - Friars Club Comedy Film Festival, New York, NY
April 01, 2011 – Earlybird Deadline
Upgraded projects save $5 - GIAA Festival of Short Movies and Screenplays, New York, NY
April 04, 2011 – Earlybird Deadline
Upgraded projects save $5 - Victoria Independent Film Festival, Sebastapol, AUSTRALIA
April 14, 2011 – Earlybird Deadline
Upgraded projects save $5 - Fantastic Planet: Sydney International Sci-Fi & Fantasy Film Festival, Sydney, AUSTRALIA
April 29, 2011 – Earlybird Deadline
Upgraded projects save $5 AUD - All Roads Film Festival, Washington, DC
May 02, 2011 – Regular Deadline
Upgraded projects save $5 - United Nations Association Film Festival, Stanford, CA
May 11, 2011 – Earlybird Deadline
Upgraded projects save $5 - Kerry Film Festival, Tralee, IRELAND
June 01, 2011 – Regular Deadline
Upgraded projects save €5 - Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival, Rehoboth Beach, DE
June 01, 2011 – Earlybird Deadline
Upgraded projects save $5 - DiXIE FiLM FeSTIVAL, Athens, GA
June 29, 2011 – Earlybird Deadline
Upgraded projects save $5
AND WELCOME THESE NEW PARTNERS:
- Motor City Nightmares Film Festival, Milford, MI
February 14, 2011 – Earlybird Deadline
Upgraded projects save $5 - Flyover Film Festival, Louisville, KY
February 25, 2011 – Earlybird Deadline
Upgraded projects save $5 - Meeting Rimini Film Festival, Rimini, ITALY
February 26, 2011 – Earlybird Deadline
Upgraded projects save €5 - Aruba International Film Festival, Noord, ARUBA
March 01, 2011 – Earlybird Deadline
Upgraded projects save $5 - Warsaw Film Festival, Warsaw, POLAND
June 15, 2011 – Regular Deadline
No Entry Fee
LAST CHANCE EXTENDED DEADLINES – EXCLUSIVE TO WITHOUTABOX:
- California International Shorts Festival, Los Angeles, CA
February 15, 2011 – WAB Extended Deadline
Upgraded projects save $15 - CineStory Screenwriting Awards, Los Angeles, CA
February 15, 2011 – WAB Extended Deadline
Upgraded projects save $15 - Downtown Boca Film Festival, Delray Beach, FL
February 15, 2011 – WAB Extended Deadline
Upgraded projects save $15 - Indie Grits Film Festival, Columbia, SC
February 15, 2011 – WAB Extended Deadline
Upgraded projects save $15 - Very Short International Film Festival, Paris, FRANCE
February 15, 2011 – WAB Extended Deadline
No Entry Fee - Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival, Los Angeles, CA
February 16, 2011 – WAB Extended Deadline
Upgraded projects save $15 - Athens International Film + Video Festival, Athens, OH
February 18, 2011 – WAB Extended Deadline
Upgraded projects save $15 - Los Angeles Film Festival, Los Angeles, CA
February 18, 2011 – WAB Extended Deadline
Upgraded projects save $5 - The United Film Festivals – Screenwriting Contest, Los Angeles, CA
February 18, 2011 – WAB Extended Deadline
Upgraded projects save $15
BIG DEADLINES:
- NYC Downtown Short Film Festival, New York, NY
Rolling Deadline
Upgraded projects save $5 - Berkshire Int’l Film Festival, Great Barrington, MA
February 15, 2011 – Late Deadline
Upgraded projects save $5 - Black Hills Film Festival, Hill City, SD
February 15, 2011 – Regular Deadline
Upgraded projects save $5 - CINE Golden Eagle Film and Video Competition, Washington, DC
February 15, 2011 – Earlybird Deadline
Upgraded projects save $5 - Chagrin Documentary Film Festival, Chagrin Falls, OH
February 15, 2011 – Earlybird Deadline
Upgraded projects save $5 - DUKE CITY DOCFEST, Albuquerque, NM
February 15, 2011 – Earlybird Deadline
Upgraded projects save $5 - DocMiami International Film Festival, Miami, FL
February 15, 2011 – Earlybird Deadline - Upgraded projects save $5
- Epiphany Children’s Film Festival, New York, NY
- February 15, 2011 – Regular Deadline
Upgraded projects save $5 - FAITH FILM FESTIVAL, New York, NY
February 15, 2011 – Regular Deadline
Upgraded projects save $5 - Film Festival of Hendricks County, Danville, IN
February 15, 2011 – Late Deadline
Upgraded projects save $5 - GI Film Festival, Arlington, VA
February 15, 2011 – Regular Deadline
Upgraded projects save $5 - HDFEST, Portland, OR
February 15, 2011 – Earlybird Deadline
Upgraded projects save $5 - Imago Film Festival, Elgin, IL
February 15, 2011 – Regular Deadline
Upgraded projects save $5 - KIDS FIRST! Film Festival, Santa Fe, NM
February 15, 2011 – Late Deadline
Upgraded projects save $5 - Life Fest, Sacramento, CA
February 15, 2011 – Earlybird Deadline
Upgraded projects save $5 - Migrating Forms Festival of Film and Video, Brooklyn, NY
February 15, 2011 – Late Deadline
Upgraded projects save $5 - Napa Sonoma Wine Country Film Festival, Glen Ellen, CA
February 15, 2011 – Earlybird Deadline
Upgraded projects save $5 - New York Los Angeles Int’l Film Festival, Los Angeles, CA & New York, NY
February 15, 2011 – Earlybird Deadline
Upgraded projects save $5 - New York No Limits Film Series, New York, NY
February 15, 2011 – Spring Deadline
Upgraded projects save $5 - NewFilmmakers New York, New York, NY
February 15, 2011 – Regular Deadline
Upgraded projects save $5 - Off-Centered Film Fest, Milton, DE
February 15, 2011 – Regular Deadline
Upgraded projects save $5 - Open City London Documentary Film Festival, London, UNITED KINGDOM
February 15, 2011 – Regular Deadline
Upgraded projects save £5 - Over The Fence Comedy film festival, Hamilton Hill, AUSTRALIA
February 15, 2011 – Late Deadline
Upgraded projects save $5 AU - Park City Film Music Festival, Park City, UT
February 15, 2011 – Regular Deadline
Upgraded projects save $5 - Rincon Int’l Film Festival, Rincon, PUERTO RICO
February 15, 2011 – Late Deadline
Upgraded projects save $5 - Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival, Birmingham, AL
February 15, 2011 – Regular Deadline
Upgraded projects save $5 - Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers, Atlanta, GA
February 15, 2011 – Regular Deadline
Upgraded projects save $5 - The Best Actors in a Film Festival, San Francisco, CA
February 15, 2011 – Earlybird Deadline
Upgraded projects save $5 - The Ivy Film Festival, Providence, RI
February 15, 2011 – Late Deadline
Upgraded projects save $5 - The Mississauga Independent Film Festival, Mississauga, CANADA
February 15, 2011 – Earlybird Deadline
Upgraded projects save $5 CAD - The New York Digital Short Film Festival, New York, NY
February 15, 2011 – Regular Deadline
Upgraded projects save $5 - Artivist Film Festival, Hollywood, CA
February 17, 2011 – Regular Deadline
Upgraded projects save $5 - GLOBIANS DOC FEST BERLIN, Berlin, GERMANYFebruary 17, 2011 – Regular Deadline
Upgraded projects save €5 - Reno Film Festival, Reno, NV
February 17, 2011 – Earlybird Deadline
Upgraded projects save $5 - Santa Catalina Film Festival, Los Angeles, CA
February 17, 2011 – Earlybird Deadline
Upgraded projects save $5 - Atlantic City International Film Festival, Atlantic City, NJ
February 18, 2011 – Earlybird Deadline
Upgraded projects save $5 - Los Angeles Comedy Film Festival and Screenplay Competition, Los Angeles, CA
February 18, 2011 – Late Deadline
Upgraded projects save $5 - Long Island International Film Expo, Bellmore, NY
February 18, 2011 – Earlybird Deadline
Upgraded projects save $5 - New York’s Indian Film Festival, New York, NY
February 18, 2011 – Regular Deadline
Upgraded projects save $5 - Out Film Festival, Highland Heights, KY
February 18, 2011 – Earlybird Deadline
No Entry Fee - Provincetown Int’l Film Festival, Provincetown, MA
February 18, 2011 – Regular Deadline
Upgraded projects save $5 - Film Festival, Lawrenceville, NJ
February 18, 2011 – Late Deadline
Upgraded projects save $5 to $10 - Riverside International Film Festival, Riverside, CA
February 18, 2011 – Regular Deadline
Upgraded projects save $5 - SKIP CITY INTERNATIONAL D-Cinema FESTIVAL, Kawaguchi City, JAPAN
February 18, 2011 – Regular Deadline
No Entry Fee - The Pineapple Underground Film Festival, Hong Kong, CHINA
February 18, 2011 – Earlybird Deadline
Upgraded projects save $5 - The Shortie Awards: International Film and News Festival, Falls Church, VA
February 18, 2011 – Earlybird Deadline
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