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Pawparazzi Film Festival January 23
Late Deadline January 5, 2016
Hosted by Pets in the City Magazine and Best Friends Animal Society, the PAWPARAZZI film festival coincides with the nearby Park City area Sundance film festival. PAWPARAZZI film festival is international and it is open to amateurs and professionals alike. The PAWPARAZZI Film Festival is for all species of animals large and small. The films are to provide a venue for People to protect and save animals as well as to celebrate the joy that animals bring to our lives. Submit your short films of ten minutes or less to the following categories:
• Drama
• Comedy
• Animation
• Documentary/Advocacy
• Youth/Student
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Myrtle Beach International Film Festival April 20th - 23rd 2016.
Myrtle Beach International Film Festival. Ranked one of the top 25 film festivals in the World worth the submission by Movie Maker Magazine. Ranked one of the best by Film International. MBIFF billed as "The East Coast's answer to the Sundance Film Festival" is in the call for entry stage which will end January 1st 2016.
Myrtle Beach International Film Festival is open to all projects, with a special "Anything Goes" catagory. We are a truely independent film festival. MBIFF also has a budget category, so a film with a 10 thousand dollar budget does not compete against a project with a 10 million dollar budget (with the exception of the overall winner).
The 11th annual MBIFF will take place April 20th - 23rd 2016.
MBIFF's blog I Website I Submit I Facebook I Twitter I Contact Jerry Dalton
New York Festival's World's Best Television & Films April 16, 2016
Deadline October 15, 2015
New York Festival's World's Best TV & Films competition honors programming in all lengths and forms from over 50 countries. Dedicated to both the Television and Film industries, categories mirror today's global trends and encourage the next generation of story-tellers and talent: Animation, Comedy, Corporate, Drama, Documentary, Feature Films, Movie Trailers, Music Videos, News, Promos, Reality TV Drama, Sports, Telenovelas, Webisodes, Best Performance by an Actor/Actress, Special Event, Innovation, Technical Production Team, CSR, Best Screenplay, Video Art, and Best Host.
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Animaze 2016 Montreal International Animation Film Festival June 2 -5, 2016
Montreal International Animation Film Festival is a people's film festival an dindutry conference dedicated to the art of animation for film and technology.
All genres and forms are welcome.
Software an award prize. Visibility in out travelling show in Berlin, Cannes Annecy, Glasgow and more.
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Fantasporto 2016 36th edition February 26th - March 5th
Submissions close December 5th
The selection for shorts is only for fantasy ones, like always. Submissions are open and we are accepting online submissions.
Since we are making a new site that will be ready only later in October we propose you to send us the screener(s) for the selection commitee to see and, if the film(s) is(are) chosen, we will ask you all the materials needed. SUBMIIT
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Maryland International Film Festival - Hagerstown April 1 - 3, 2016
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Submit by February 5, 2015
For 5 years, we've been bringing in the finest films from around the world. The film festival became a 501(c)3 and launched in 2009 and now screens more then 70 films each year! Hollywood Director Joe Carnahan is our creative director. He has brought us such films as "The Grey" and "The A-Team" with Liam Neeson and now has Bad Boys 3 in pre-production. Most of our previous winners of Best Feature have obtained distribution. Last year's winner BEREAVE just signed a distribution deal and said, " I wish to take a moment to tell you that your hospitality and your wonderful festival helped our film stand out for distribution. Thank you for that and we'll be sending you more of our work in the future.” So join us!
We look forward to having you screen at our 5th year anniversary!
Maryland International Film Festival's blog I Website I Submit I Facebook I Twitter I Contact Tracie Hovey
GEFF L’Europe autour de l’Europe / Grande Europe Film Festival Paris March 16th to April 17th
Film submission deadline: December 15, 2015
The Compétition presents long features and documentaries (60’ and longer) (co)produced in Europe, never released in France. The films compete for the following prizes awarded to the author of the best film:
Prix Sauvage – Loup Dansant: bronze wolf statuette and a monetary prize;
Prix Luna: Luna statuette awarded by the jury of cinema students and young professionals.
The section Present is dedicated to the recent documentary films (50’ and longer) (co)produced in Europe during the last three years
Subscription fee : free - Participation rules SUBMIT
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The Sonoma International Film Festival (SIFF) March 30 - April 3, 2016
Final deadline is February 2 2016. Please submit via "Withoutabox"
The Sonoma International Film Festival (SIFF) is presented by the Sonoma Film Society, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, as a welcoming, entertaining and inspiring cinematic experience that supports and promotes independent films, celebrates the cultural diversity in the Sonoma Valley through film, and funds visual arts in education.
Named one of America's "Top Ten Destination Film Festivals," Sonoma prides itself on giving every filmmaker the royal treatment. Celebrated as one of the friendliest and most uplifting festivals on the circuit. SUBMIT
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60 Second International Film Festival
2015 -2016
Submit by November 15, 2015
60 Second Intl. Film Festival is back with a bang. The festival aims to promote young and enthusiastic filmmakers around the world. We are excited to announce that the submissions for 60 Second Intl. Film Festival 2015-16 are now open! 60 Second Intl. Film Festival is providing people with a platform where they can showcase their work at a global level and voice their thoughts in the form of a film.
Submissions for the following categories are open:-
. Abstract . Action . Comedy . Creative . Drama . Education . Environment . Interactive Art . Vision 2020 . Water.
SIFF Blog on filmfestivals.com I Website I Submit I Facebook I Twitter I Contact Abrar Hassan
The 49th Annual WorldFest-Houston International Film & Video Festival April 8 to 17, 2016
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Next Deadline: November 16, 2015
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Enter the Festival that discovered Spielberg, Lucas, Coppola, Ang Lee, the Coen Brothers, David Lynch, and John Lee Hancock with their first awards!
Competition in 10 major categories! More than 200 specialized sub-categories offer fair competition and a chance for a Remi Award!
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> FILMS FOR FESTIVAL CONSIDERATION "FILMFESTIVALS.COM ONES TO WATCH ON THE CIRCUIT"
Revolution by Rob Stewart (Sharkwater)
over 40 festival wins so far)
Eco Documentary feature film by Rob Stewart (Sharkwater)
Revolution is a film about changing the world. The true-life adventure of Rob Stewart, this follow-up to his acclaimed SHARKWATER (36 festival wins) documentary continues his remarkable journey; one that will take him through 15 countries over four years, and where he'll discover that it's not only sharks that are in grave danger -- it's humanity itself.
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Pseudonym, for festival consideration
First feature by french actor director Thierry Sebban. Produced by la Petite Reine (The Artist) and Diabolo Films (The Suicide Shop). winner in Fantasporto, ECU Houston WorldFest
Synopsis: Alex is a divorced father, a stressed executive. His daily routine is work, work, work. Tonight he's in a hurry, he's due to meet a beautiful young stranger... who contacted him via the internet. But this blind date will flip him into a downward spiral and disrupt forever the course of his life. Thriller, 75 min., Scope, Dolby 5.1 Directed by Thierry Sebban Starring: Simon Abkarian, Igor Skreblin, Perrine Tourneux...
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Rooted in Peace by Greg Reitman
ROOTED in PEACE, 97 minutes - 2015
Documentary by SUNDANCE alum GREG REITMAN (Sundance Audience Award Winner for fhis first documentary 'Fuel')
Starring: Deepak Chopra, Donovan, Mike Love, David Lynch, Nobel Peace Laureate Mairead Maguire, Pete Seeger, Ted Turner, Archbishop Desmond Tutu
"ROOTED in PEACE challenges viewers to examine their values as Americans and human beings. Today we are at war within ourselves, with our environment, and with the world. Director and award-winning filmmaker Greg Reitman invites viewers on a film journey to take notice of the world we live in, proactively seek ways to find personal and ecological peace, and stop the cycle of violence".
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Get Happy by Manoj Annadurai
Feature Feel Good Movie - World premiered in Montreal World Film Festival Winner best romantic comedy in Manhattan Fest
Charlie Kane can’t catch a break. He grew into a man who expects the worse out of life and gets it. But that changes when, by chance, he meets a bright, sunny sprite of a woman named Holly who turns him from a dour drip into someone finally allowing himself to be happy.Then a bus flattens her before Charlie eyes. Charlie opts for suicide but can’t even successfully give up on life. Left with no other choice, he adopts Holly’s ethos of positivity and just decides to be happy... by ignoring all the bad things in life. But his cynical best friend isn’t buying Charlie’s new-found happiness and sets out to save Charlie by making him miserable again.
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> FILMS FOCUS
A treat: New 2015 Trailer for Doctor Zhivago - Masterpiece
NEWS USA: Could The Movie Studio Be The Next Heavy Hitter?
Everest A Towering achievement but a struggle to sit through -- Up mountain easy ~ Down mountain hard --
CAMERIMAGE reveas line up of films
Films and Projects Selected in Cabos In Progress
Films and Projects Selected in Cabos In Cabos Discovery
Equity, the first female-driven Wall Street movie, selected as a Creative Coalition 2015 Spotlight Initiative Film
Berlinale Residency: Fellowship Holders 2015 Present Their Films from October 6 – 8 at Arsenal Cinema
> THE FESTIVAL CIRCUIT
Previews on Tasmania’s Breath of Fresh Air (BOFA)
IBSEN FESTIVAL - Season 2: a festival is dedicated to Henrik Ibsen's plays
Stockholm Film Festival presents this year’s film program
Wiesbaden exground filmfest: programme complete!
Line up of the French Film Festival UK 2015 5 November – 13 December 2015
Denver Film Festival sets Anomalisa for Opening Night
Attendance of 157 000 at this year's London Film Festival.
A Wealth of Facets to Mark the 25th Anniversary - The FilmFestival Cottbus Feature Film Competition
23rd edition of French Film Festival UK unveils line-up
AFI FEST 2015 announcing American Independents and New Auteurs Films
IPRHFF Official Film Selections are in! Save The Date: Puerto Rico November 11-15, 2015
Seattle Shorts Film Festival Celebrates 5 Years by Doubling in Size & Presenting a Star-Studded Lineup
New York Korean Film Festival Announces Upcoming Program
SXSW Eco 2015 Wrap Up + Highlights
NYFF53 The Assassin Press Conference
Thessaloniki IFF 2015: Open Horizons Programme
17th EROS Film Festival Coming to Trinity College in November
NYFF53 Miles Ahead Press Conference
Berlinale Co-Production Market: Call for Entries until October 21, 2015
Here we go again!...Vincent Lindon kicks Lumière
BIFF voted among top 25 coolest Film Festivals in the world...I agree
> AWARDS WATCH
13th Annual Combs Gates Award goes to filmmaker for “Flying the Feathered Edge: The Bob Hoover Project”
Chelsea Film Festival announces 2015 Winners
The Festival du nouveau cinéma of Montréal announces winners of the 44th edition
Antenna Documentary Film Festival - Award Winners and Encore Screenings Announced
Inaugural Laguna Film Festival announces winners
Scorsese receives the Lumiere Award tonight
London Film Festival Awards
New Creators Award Mannheim-Heidelberg
Suns sets on the 2015 ARUBA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
ToKyo Fest: New ARIGATŌ Award to go to five remarkable contributors to the film industry
Three Animation Films Nominated for EFA Best animation
> PEOPLE IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Super List of Goodies with this Kickstarter campaign on the documentary made around Gerald Potterton, collectors...
The Flying Animator - Documentary - 3x Oscar nominee Gerald Potterton! On Kickstarter! Musivision Films has launched its Kickstarter campaign for the The Flying Animator documentary on 3x Oscar nominated animator Gerald Potterton. Director Laurie Gordon has been filming Gerald for nearly five years at his home in Quebec and in London, Toronto. Still scheduled for more shooting days Laurie is really excited about editing the film into shape. Oh so many surprises and gems to b...
Filmfestivals.com Bruno Chatelin to speak at inaugural Fest Forward Festivals Conference in Santa Barbara on Future of Festivals
BAFTA-LA Co-Founder and Producer Marion Rosenberg Receives Honor at 7th Annual Lady Filmmakers Festiva
EFA Board Elections 2015
EFA Nominations vote ends tomorrow!
BIFF 2015 will serve the Sir Sidney Poitier Tribute Award
Tofifest International Film Festival 2015: Joe Pantoliano, a.k.a 'Cypher' from Matrix joins the jury
New York Film Critics Circle Adds Six New Members
Homage to MILCHO MANCHEVSKI (Before the Rain) in Fantasporto 2016
Kim Longinotto, Sundance winner of Best Director, receives The Grierson Trustees' Award
Meryl Streep Appointed Jury President of the Berlinale 2016
Meet the Lumière Ambassadors
New Screenwriters Residency Program for BIFF 2015 : 6 Finalists Announced
London FF 2015: Simon Stone on his debut feature The Daughter
Josh Mond on his debut feature James White
Guests from around the world in Mannheim-Heidelberg
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Fort d'une expérience acquise dans la distribution de films pour deux Majors (Sony et Fox mariée sous a direction avec UGC) Bruno Chatelin propose une expérience pointue au service de votre stratégie digitale à Travers sa structure de Conseil MAJOR BUZZ FACTORY Le fondateur Bruno Chatelin : un Professionnel de la communication entouré de spécialistes, son expérience est ancrée sur trois univers La publicité, Le mark.eting et le digital.
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