Dear filmmakers friends do not miss these Festivals in Focus.
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May 7 - May 13, 2018
November 30, 2017 Regular Deadline I December 31, 2017 Late Deadline I January 31, 2018 Extended Deadline I
NYC Independent Film Festival is a celebration of the true independent filmmaker, documentaries, short and feature-length films, music videos, and animation. Whether a submission is comedic, dramatic, or something in between, The NYC Indie film Fest is eager to embrace fresh ideas and storytelling.
The festival aims to discover the Artist Filmmaker, showcasing them to the entertainment industry and the NYC public. All NYC Indie screenings take place in the historic center of NYC, Time Square which is the perfect home for an event geared toward creating incredible opportunities for independent voices.
NYC Indie Film Festival honors the Best in Category which includes Best Narrative Feature, Best Documentary, Best Short Documentary, Best Short Narrative, Best Super Short, Best Music Video, as well as Best Director and Best Screenplay.
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March 21 – 25, 2018
October 2, 2017 Earlybird Deadline I December 15, 2017 Regular Deadline I January 2, 2018 Late Deadline I January 29, 2018 Extended Deadline I
Submissions for 2018 Sonoma International FilmFestival (March 21-25, 2018) open on August 1, 2017.
Acceptances will be sent out by email in early February, 2018. Please do not contact office before that date.
Thank you to all of our filmmakers for submitting your creative work to us. We had an unprecedented number of great films in 2017 and look forward to seeing all the submissions for the upcoming 21st SIFF.
Sonoma International Film Festival endeavors to celebrate the best in independent and international features, documentaries, and short films. In Sonoma, it is all about the filmmakers.
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The 2018 Annual WorldFest-Houston International Film & Video Festival is now open for entries! Info on All Winners info is submitted to Seoul, Korea ~ Concorto, Italy & the USAFilmFestival, Dallas at no extra cost!
One WorldFest Entry Form per entry please. Complete the form below, then double-check it before submitting to WorldFest. After submitting your entry, you'll be given further instructions, and the option to submit another entry, or submit your payment. Once you've submitted all your entries, you can choose to pay once via Credit Card or PayPal, or send us a check / money order. If you're in the neighborhood, you can also come on into the office and pay with cash. We might give you some fine WorldFest Swag if you do!
Regular Deadline-Oct 25, Late Deadline-Nov 15.
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June 12 -14, 2018
November 3, 2017 Regular Deadline
The Landmark 10850 West Pico Blvd. LA, CA
The Best In New Media • Honoring Stories Worth Telling
November 3, 2017 Regular Deadline
January 3, 2018Late Deadline
April 25, 2018 Final Deadline
May 8, 2018 Notification Date
"I thank the New Media film festival for what they've done for young filmmakers." – Legendary Director Roger Corman
"Top 25 Festivals Worth The Entry Fee" - Movie Maker Magazine
"Makes the cutting edge accessible" - Huffington Post
New Media Film Festival intersects the interactivity of new technologies & formats for Media & Cinema which exemplify the power of the cinematic arts to inspire and transform. A festival where we Honor Stories Worth Telling that are created by people of All Ages-All Cultures-All Media.
- Each entry is considered for Screening in a state of the art theatre, The Landmark, owned by Mark Cuban and/or Competition and/or Distribution
- $45,000.00 in Awards will be given out. Each programmed content is in consideration for a Best of Category, Audience & Grand Prize Award.
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Final Deadline October 15
The New York Festivals International TV & Film Awards honors the World’s Best TV and Films at its annual gala at NAB Show in Las Vegas next April. Founded in 1957, NYF TV & Film Awards offers a powerhouse of categories including: 30 categories for documentaries and dozens of categories for news, drama and performers. New York Festivals welcomes network, studio, independent, and student productions of all lengths across all platforms. Late entries accepted until January 5th, 2018. For more information visit:
http://www.newyorkfestivals.com/tvfilm/
New Categories for 2018: Magazine Feature, International Affairs Documentary, Use of Technology in Promos, Digital Documentary, Digital Reality TV Drama, and Tourism
March 22 -25 , 2018
2018 Call for Entries December 1, 2017!
The Garden State Film Festival is scheduled for March 22-25, 2018 in Asbury Park, NJ. Film, Screenplay and Movie Music competitions open July 1, 2017. Make sure all of the INFORMATION you are submitting into the submission system is CORRECT because THAT information GOES RIGHT INTO OUR SYSTEM.
Held once every two years, the festival brings young children and adults too, to enjoy the works in this international exhibition, which will take place March 29, 2018 to April 05, 2018. PTS, the organizers of this event, are now signing up entries for this tremendous series of showings, attracting some of the finest film makers from around the world with the lure of USD 25,000 in prize money.
A biennial film festival, TICFF brings young children and adults to enjoy the works in this international exhibition, which will take place in April 2018 for its eighth edition.
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Animation Day in Cannes 2018
Submit your best short animated films for a screening May18th at Cannes Film Festival.
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