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ANIMATION DAY IN CANNES MAY 18
If you are bringing animation to Cannes, enter your projects in the Animation in Cannes Product Catalog
Best of Fests Animation Day in Cannes Accolade May 18
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Animation Winners only may submit by April 16
Celebrating recent winners (from October 2015 onwards) and festival directors attending the Animation Day in Cannes
If your animation (short of feature) won in a major festival: enter the Accolade channel and celebrations in Cannes.
Winners and festival directors attending will pick the honor and the visibility in front of the whole animation profession gathered on the occasion of The AnimationDay in Cannes..
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Cannes to open with Woody Allen's Café Society

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FILMMAKERS GLOBAL MOVIE TRAILER FESTIVAL
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CALL FOR ENTRIES - TRAILERS / Regular Deadline: April 30th
Submit your Trailer for a: Movie, Book, TV Show, Screenplay, Concept, or Music Video, etc. Use submission to:
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Fan Boy Festival July 15 - August 26, 2016
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Regular deadline July 1st
2016 Fan Boy Film Festival Awarding 16K+ in Prizes
Submissions are NOW open at www.FanBoyFilmFestival.com
Over $16,000 in Cash Prizes to be awarded to filmmakers!
NO Submission fee to enter. SUBMISSION DEADLINE is July 1st. FESTIVAL DATES JULY 15th-AUGUST 26th.
The Disability Film Challenge April 1 - 3, 2016
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Late Entry Deadline March 30th
Register today for the Disability Film Challenge, an annual weekend short film race April 1st-3rd. Entrants are given 48 hours to make a three-to-five-minute film based on assigned genre. Participants don't need to be disabled to enter the challenge, however each film must have either an actor, writer, director, producer, or crew member with a disability on their team. Sign up today and join in on this opportunity to bring awareness of the disability community through filmmaking and storytelling.
Winners of the challenge will be mentored by top industry professionals like writer producer Shawn Ryan (creator of The Shield, The Unit, Lie to Me, Last Resort, Mad Dogs). Emmy winning writer producer David Isaacs (Mad Men, Frasier, Cheers, Mash), Famed casting director Pam Dixon (City Slickers, The Green Lantern), Roy Ashton, Head of the TV Literary & Packaging Dept. at The Gersh Agency.
Winning films will also screen at the TCL Chinese Theatre during the HollyShorts Film Festival and receive Dell Tablets and Dell Mobile Workstations.
The International Black Film Festival (IBFF) October 5 – 9, 2016
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Late Deadline – April 30, 2016
Through the art of film, we celebrate the richness, diversity and creativity of storytelling for the cultural enrichment, progression and education of communities worldwide.
Each year the International Black Film Festival (IBFF) invites filmmakers from all over the globe to submit their projects to be considered as an “official selection” during the festival. Judges select films to be screened to a energetic festival participants. Filmmakers take advantage of the opportunity to interact with the audience and share their personal journey about their film project via Q&A sessions and networking events.
Awards are given in the following categories: Best Documentary, Best Short, Best Feature, Best Animation, Best of the Festival, Audience Choice, Best International Film, Honorable Mention, Best Faith-Based Film, Best Student Film, Best Web Series, Best of Tennessee.
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Animaze Daze in Cannes Screenings @ Animation Day in Cannes May 18
Regular Deadline is APRIL15
Submit your best short animated films for a screening May18th at Cannes Film Festival.
Enjoy industry visibility in front of the animation professionals attending Cannes during Animation Day in Cannes (second edition). take advantage of free promotion to buyers and media on our Animation Day in Cannes Newsletters, animation Day in Cannes website, filmfestivals.com pages dedicated to Animation Day in Cannes and our Youtube channel, which will be offered for buyers and Media.
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Hollyshorts Film Festival
August 11 – 20, 2016
Regular Deadline: April 8, 2016
The 12th Annual HollyShorts Film Festival and Film Conference/Film Market, scheduled for August 11-20, 2016 at the world famous TCL Chinese 6 Theatres, is now accepting submissions. HSFF, 4 times named to MovieMaker Magazine “Top 25 Fests Worth the Entry Fee” lists, has featured over 400 projects showcasing stars and filmmakers including Sofia Loren, Bill Plympton, Anthony and Joe Russo, and Felicia Day.
In 2015, HSFF awarded over $150,000 in prizes, including $60,000 in post services for Best Short, Director, Music Video, Cinematography, VFX, and Commercial, and $15,000 Grand Prize cash . www.hollyshorts.com
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WoFF: World of Film International Festival
September 29 – October 2, 2016
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Regular Deadline March 31, 2016
In 2016, WoFF returns for its third edition with great energy and ideas, generated from a wonderful 2015 festival.
Our focus remains on independent cinema from all around the globe, by showcasing the work of first feature filmmakers and female directors in our two main sections, First Features and The Female Perspective, respectively.
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Animaze 2016 Montreal International Animation Film Festival August 18th - 21st, 2016.
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Montreal International Animation Film Festival FESTIVAL DATES June 2-5 2016 Montreal Canada Le MIAFF! is a people's film festival and industry conference dedicated to the art of animation for film and technology. All genres and forms are welcome. Awards & Prizes Software and other award prizes. Visibility in our travelling shows in Berlin, Cannes, Annecy, Glasgow and more. Check 2015 fantastic programming on the website.
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Paranoid Girls
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Paranoid Girls Comedy by Pedro del Santo was qualified for Oscar selection running for best film, best original song...
Ana, Paula and Veronica become fascinated by modeling and the life that it offers. Yet, they gradually begin to discover the dark side of fashion hidden behind the fame and glamour of the spotlights. The women experience downfall as they engage with an antagonistic photographer who drags models into a high stakes abyss of danger. The women learn to value friendship over the lures of fashion pitfalls and enjoy life's simplicities in the end.
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Revolution by Rob Stewart (Sharkwater)
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over 40 festival wins so far
Eco Documentary feature film by Rob Stewart April 2015, 82 minutes (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.
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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Ghanaian movie poster exhibit at PhilaMOCA

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Get Happy will screen at Maryland International Film Festival

Get Happy selected to play at WorldFest Houston 2016

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IFP Minnesota and Knight Foundation announce winner of new $10,000 Screenwriting Residency

30.03.2016 | Editor's blog
First Annual International Film Festival North Hollywood Announces Full Festival Line-up

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Highlights on The WE Film Festival 2016
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Full Program Announced for 59th San Francisco International Film Festival

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IFP Film Week is Moving to Brooklyn

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New York: at the Socially Relevant Film Festival

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Kering and the Festival de Cannes present the second edition of the 'Women in Motion' programme
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Kering et le Festival de Cannes présentent la seconde édition du programme Women in Motion
Le Jury de la Senmaine de la Critique sera présidé par Valérie Donzelli

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Godard s'invite à Cannes dans L’affiche officielle du 69e Festival de Cannes

30 pays participent au 5e Prix du Jeune Public de la European Film Academy 2016

21.03.2016 | European Film Awards's blog
La European Film Academy soutient les protestations contre l'attaque du film lauréat IDA par la télévision publique polonaise
