WORLDFEST NOW ACCEPTS ONLINE FESTHOME SCREENERS! WE HAVE LG & SHARP 110" DIGITAL BIG SCREENS FOR JURIES! WE DO ALSO ACCEPT DVD, BLURAY OR USB FLASH/PEN/JUMP DRIVE FOR JUDGING AND FOR THEATER SCREENING! Region Zero! (If you win a Remi, you may be screened on big Cinemark Theatre screens to 600+ theater audience!! So we need a BluRay, DCP or Jump Drive for the DCP screening! Large juries view your entry on a big digital screen, not a little laptop! We will personally confirm your entry's arrival.
WorldFest is the only film festival in the world that gives your entry a grade, a score! Your score can earn you a Remi Award! We do not believe that there can just be three winners in a category, a Gold, Silver and Bronze - so we assign your entry a score from the jury! An A+ wins a Special Jury Award and is considered for the Grand Remi! An A score wins a Platinum Remi, an A- wins a Gold, a B+ wins a Silver and a B wins a Bronze Remi. No Awards are made below a B level score. With more than 4,750 category entries, only about 10-15% actually win a Remi Award, but we feel it is the best possible way to run a festival awards system!
55th WORLDFEST-HOUSTON SETS FEST DATES, CALLS FOR ENTRIES!
“FORGET SUNDANCE! …WorldFest is one of the best conceived festival productions on the planet!” ~ Craig Outhier, film critic, Phoenix press; Tempe Times.
The 55th Annual WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival continues its totally dedicated Independent Film screening format for the upcoming April 20-24, 2022 unspooling. WorldFest will screen just 60-80 feature film premieres and over 130 Shorts with a total and absolute emphasis on the American and International Independent feature film and a continuing annual spotlight on award-winning short films and documentary films. Entries Officially Open Aug. 15, 2021. The EarlyBird Entry Deadline is Nov. 15th 2021 – A Mail-By/Enter By/Ship-By Deadline! Entries do not have to arrive by this deadline. The Main Entry Deadline is December 15, 2021. The Late Entry Deadline is Jan 15th 2022!
WorldFest Artistic and Program Director, Kathleen Haney, stated, “We are fiercely dedicated to the Indie Feature and Short Film and look for a quality selection of individual films to maintain a smaller, yet effective program rather than an overly large and unwieldy slate of 150-300 films. Haney continued, “For the 2020 WorldFest we continue to use ‘A good story, well told’ as our time-tested approach to film selection”. WorldFest-Houston now accepts Online, Thumb-Drive & DVD/BR format entries.
This year WorldFest presents its 8th Annual Panorama Asia, the largest survey of new films from all of Asia & China in the whole, wide world! More than 200 directors and filmmakers will attend from Beijing, Shanghai, Korea, Taiwan, Mongolia, VietNam, Cambodia, the Philippines & Japan. China is now the largest box-office and production revenue country in the world, surpassing the USA. There is a special Panorama Asia theater and a dedicated section of the program book.
WorldFest Grand Remi Award Winner, Ridley Scott commented “WorldFest is in the business of validating excellence!” We are delighted to agree! The mission of WorldFest is to recognize and validate creative excellence in film & video production in every facet and category of filmmaking. Many filmmakers report that a Remi Award from WorldFest opens doors to advance their careers.
WorldFest will continue with its annual Short Film Showcase, a special review of 130+ new short and student films...from the festival that gave first top honors to Spielberg, Lucas, Francis Ford Coppola, Randal Kleiser, The Coen Brothers, Ridley Scott, Robert Rodriguez, Spike Lee, Gavin Hood, John Lee Hancock, John Frankenheimer, Michael Cimino, Leslie Linka Glatter, Oliver Stone, Ang Lee, Atom Egoyan and David Lynch, among many others! Few other festivals have such a “Discovery” track record. WorldFest has emerged as the oldest continuous film festival management in the world with the same executive director, serving with a special vision for 53 consecutive years. A few other festivals are older, but they have had as many as ten different directors. It is the oldest film festival in The South, and the 3rd oldest International Film/Video Festival in North America, after San Francisco & NYC.
The 55th Annual WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival highlights include a Red Carpet Opening Night Gala, the Remi Awards Banquet with top honors presented to more than 1,000 up-and-coming attending filmmakers from over 75 countries from round the globe, there are 9 Master Classes in Film & Video Production, a nightly Festival Club at the HQ Westin-Memorial City Hotel, Indie Panels, a VIP tour of NASA with a special police escort and an exciting Houston Yacht Club Sailing Regatta & Texas BBQ. All offer superb networking opportunities!
WorldFest began in August 1961, as Cinema Arts, an International Film Society. It began screening Independent, foreign & art films. It became an officially competitive International Film Festival seven years later, in April 1968, and has been in continuous operation since. It is one of the original three film festivals in North America, with San Francisco and New York as the first two events. Following WorldFest was Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, and Seattle. Then Sundance and SXSW, Toronto and Tribeca. Now there are more than 3,500 USA film festivals of various types, levels and quality, most being simply non-competitive screening events! WorldFest is international, competitive and invites filmmakers worldwide.
The 55th Annual WorldFest offers International Competition in; Features, Shorts, TV production, TV commercials, unproduced Screenplays & Teleplays, Experimental, Student, Documentary, Business & Industry, New Media, and Music Videos. You may enter the Feature, Short, Student, Experimental, Student, Music Video, and New Media-Websites via FestHome. You must go to our main website (worldfest.org) to enter the TV Production (100 series), TV Commercials (400 series), Film & Video Production (200 Series) and the Screenplay Competition (700 Series). WorldFest is the largest film & video competition in the world, in sheer number of actual category entries, with more than 4,750 category entries received in 2020. There are almost 200 sub-categories for competition, allowing each film to compete in its own individual genre.
WorldFest-Houston is sponsored by Memorial City Mall, Cinemark Theatres, Boxer Properties, the State of Texas, the City of Houston, HBU Fitness Center, Kodak, NASA, Lopez Negrete Communications, the Houston Yacht Club, Maggiano's Ristorante, Avis/Budget, The HQ Hotels Westin & Zaza, The Houston Chronicle, Regent University Film School, the Houston Yacht Club, and the Houston Film Society
The 55th WorldFest-Houston – 9898 Bissonnet, Suite 650, Houston, Texas 77036, 713-965-9955, Fax is 713-965-9960 – Email is – info@worldfest.org – The website is https://worldfest.org
FESCICAL is a film festival in focus about latin american films.
ONLY FOR LATINOAMERICAN FILMMAKERS
CRONOGRAF Festival is at the moment the only international documentary film festival in Moldova and it is organized in Chisinau starting 2001. This event came into existence at the initiative of a young group of Moldavian filmmakers that were organized within OWH Studio. Their aim was to animate the cultural life in the Republic of Moldova and to bring closer to the local public the latest documentaries from all over the world.
IDFF CRONOGRAF has reached the 12th edition. The festival has a great popularity and an international reputation, especially in the South-East Europe, being among the most important film events. Every year the number of films in the contest increases, as a proof that the festival has aroused the interest of documentarists around the world. CRONOGRAF is an opportunity for the local filmmakers to stand out of the crowd as well as a gateway to the world news in this genre.
IDFF RONOGRAF is a cultural and complex event that includes film screenings within the competition, press conferences with the participation of film personalities, round tables on different topics related to cinematographical life, thematic screenings out of competition, workshops for young filmmakers and film premieres.
At CRONOGRAF, documentary filmmakers around the world have the opportunity to meet and promote their works in a new space, a space for cultural interferences, a place where the East (especially the former Soviet area) meets the West and other globe meridians.
CRONOGRAF is beloved by filmmakers most of all for its friendly, informal and hospitable atmosphere, that enables people to meet and approach in the prospect of collaboration or common projects. The cinema-goers have the chance to enjoy a consistent and quality film program, discovering new film formulas and sensational life stories.
The Festival has five sections.
Main Section
The Main Section is opened to creative documentaries from all over the world with no restriction on theme. No corporate, industrial or commercial films are accepted.
cadRO Section
CadRO Section was launched in 2007 and has become a traditional element within IDFF CRONOGRAF. Romanian authors as well as foreign authors are invited to participate with documentaries about Romanians and Romanian communities around the world. CadRO Section, unique in its specific on the world film festivals list, offers an overview of the life and destiny of people that call themselves Romanians, wherever they are.
Local Productions Section
This section is opened for works produced by local independent video production studios, local TV channels and productions of independent filmmakers.
Eyes on Moldova Section
Is the space for documentaries about republic of Moldova realized by foreign filmmakers.
A LIKE for Documentary Section
Is dedicated to teenagers and includes short documentaries for young people
After the successful wrap of 3rd WIIFF, Whatashort is back again with it's 4th Annual Film Festival (WIIFF2018) with a mission to stimulate, promote and enlighten. Let's celebrate short films.
Wikipedia : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whatashort_Independent_International_Film_Festival
Every script has a message to convey, every camera has a story to capture and every short film has a story to captivate. If you have the imagination, message to narrate through your story and the dream to transform your vision into reality then pick up the camera and capture your vision, transform your imagination into reel.
Now accepting short films of all genres, themes or topics from all over the world.
WIIFF is an annual film festival which celebrates short films from around the world. Awards / Certificates are presented to the best of each category. All Official Selections and Winners will be listed on our website and social media, winning films will be awarded with Certificate.
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L'International Short Film Festival di Cali, con l'apertura del suo bando, sarà uno spazio per l'esposizione di cortometraggi professionali e universitari della città di Cali e del mondo per fungere da punto di incontro tra i nuovi registi e i professionisti del cortometraggio.
Il XVII Festival Internazionale del Cortometraggio di Cali si svolgerà dal 23 al 27 settembre 2025, nella città di Santiago de Cali, in Colombia.
Il bando per le categorie competitive del festival sarà aperto dal 20 marzo 2025 e chiuderemo il periodo di registrazione alla mezzanotte del 31 maggio 2025 ora locale colombiana (UTC-5).
I film inviati alle seguenti categorie: Selezione ufficiale nazionale, Selezione ufficiale nazionale universitaria, Selezione ufficiale internazionale e Selezione ufficiale internazionale universitaria devono essere stati completati dopo il 15 gennaio 2024.
I risultati del bando per le categorie competitive saranno annunciati sul sito ufficiale del festival www.cortoscali.com entro il 31 luglio 2025.
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
Whether it is a dramatic or comedic piece, we want screenwriters and filmmakers to share their great stories in regards to the world of sports. We felt that creating this festival would give the many sports fanatics out there an outlet for their love of competition.
Some people have asked us to define "sports". Well, we want to include any subject that deals with mental and physical competition for the sake of winning a prize (and not killing anyone along the way to do it). So we're ready to watch and read any stories from auto racing and badminton to spelling bees and chess.
We ask that your film's plot revolve around a competitive theme. We ask to see something other than a film with a sports scene in it that doesn't involve the story line.
Our jury and judges are well respected people in the film and sporting industry. We'll be adding more so check our website periodically to see the updates.
Having your film or screenplay in the festival may open doors that may not be available to you. We can’t promise sudden fame and fortune but we’ll so our best to get you noticed.
This is the sixth year of the festival and we hope to continue to grow.
Bare Bones was created to champion the small budget filmmaker who wears many hats to bring their project to completion By Any Means Necessary. BAMN! 'No Frills-No Waste' is our common battle cry.
If you are a fiercely independent filmmaker producing small budget films or a screenwriter that can craft a script that can be shot on a small (less than a million dollar) budget, this festival is for you.
We are a festival run by Filmmakers, Professors of Film and Film Fans for Filmmakers, Film Students and Film Fans at all levels of expertise. This is a festival where recognition is generous and you are the Star no matter what role you played or how many roles you assumed, everyone is treated like a Rock Star. We roll out the red carpet for your premiere, allow time for Q & A following the screening, or the block of films if you are in the shorts category. We hold live readings of your screenplay with professional actors with you directing.
If you have special skills, you may be invited to moderate a panel or participate as a panelist. Festival Alumni also serve as Awards Presenters during the Bonehead Awards Gala.
Lanciato nel 2008, ENFOQUE International Film Festival, un festival cinematografico annuale che si tiene a Porto Rico e si è stabilito con lo scopo di mostrare film che contribuiranno e cambieranno la vita delle persone attraverso il potere della cinematografia. Giunto alla sua decima edizione, il Festival internazionale del cinema ENFOQUE 2019, torna a Porto Rico dal 05 al 08 giugno con il meglio del cinema. ENFOQUE proietta lungometraggi nazionali e internazionali, documentari, video musicali e cortometraggi che rappresentano paesi di tutto il mondo da registi emergenti e premiati da una serie di premi della giuria e del pubblico. ENFOQUE offre al pubblico appassionato di film l'accesso a registi acclamati dalla critica, professionisti dell'industria cinematografica e talenti emergenti provenienti da tutto il mondo.
La programmazione comprende il festival del cinema in PR, nuove mostre di musica e arte, ENFOQUELABS, eventi familiari e comunitari, premi per registi e un concorso di cortometraggi riconosciuto a livello nazionale.
BioBioCine, Festival Internazionale del Cinema di Concepcion, è un incontro interculturale di conoscenza e saggezza espresse attraverso il cinema, che mira a essere uno spazio per il dialogo e la contemplazione, nonché per diffondere, promuovere, sostenere e dare valore alla cinematografia nazionale e internazionale di un territorio e Identità che viene stabilita come contesto per la sua riunione annuale.
Il BioBiocine International Festival chiede opere di tutti i paesi e culture per la sua undicesima versione. Il suo programma include categorie competitive e non competitive di lungometraggi e cortometraggi di finzione e saggistica, con particolare attenzione al cinema d'autore, ai nuovi registi, alla sperimentazione, al dialogo interculturale e alle prime nazioni.
XVI Festival del cortometraggio di Piélagos «Piélagos en Corto»
Il consiglio comunale di Piélagos presenta la sedicesima edizione del suo festival cinematografico, una vetrina per talenti locali e internazionali.
Con categorie competitive per Cantabria, Spagna, Internazionale e il Geoparco UNESCO Costa Quebrada, l'evento celebra il meglio dei cortometraggi (fiction, fino a 30 minuti).
I film selezionati si contenderanno premi tra cui il miglior cortometraggio cantabrico, nazionale e internazionale, oltre a riconoscimenti tecnici e al prestigioso Geopark Award, che premia le opere legate a questo patrimonio naturale.
Iscrizioni aperte fino al 20 dicembre 2025 tramite Festhome.
Il gala di chiusura del 2026 includerà proiezioni, incontri professionali e alloggi per i candidati.
Un evento essenziale per il cinema emergente, dove paesaggio e narrazione si uniscono!
DoKer è stato creato 9 anni fa per portare al pubblico russo meravigliosi documentari indipendenti provenienti da tutto il mondo e fornire una piattaforma di discussione per autori, esperti e spettatori.
I principi di DoKer sono:
- Quando diciamo «film documentario» poniamo l'accento sul «film».
- Ci sono innumerevoli modi per realizzare un documentario, ma crediamo che debba essere drammatico e interessante.
- L'immagine e il suono sono importanti tanto per i documenti quanto per i film di finzione. Il linguaggio cinematografico è universale e lo usiamo per raccontare le nostre storie.
Il Tiburon International Film Festival è un evento annuale che presenta lungometraggi indipendenti e cortometraggi provenienti da tutto il mondo.
Il Medina Film Festival (SECIME) è uno degli eventi più consolidati nel panorama cinematografico nazionale, identificato come uno dei principali riferimenti per la promozione e la diffusione dei cortometraggi. È riuscito a imporsi come festival con una propria personalità, scommettendo sia sui talenti emergenti che sulle traiettorie più consolidate.
Il festival è sinonimo di impegno per il cortometraggio e si colloca all'epicentro di un'offerta audiovisiva approvata dall'Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of Spain come uno dei festival chiave nella preselezione dei candidati ai premi Goya. Oltre ad avere dal 2016 il riconoscimento dell'AIC (Short Film Industry Association).
La sua offerta comprende sei concorsi a livello nazionale e internazionale, al fine di coprire tutti i generi e i formati audiovisivi - fiction, fantasy e animazione - oltre a fornire uno spazio per documentari e video musicali. Aumentare l'offerta attraverso vari cicli come The Image of History, The Classics Chair e Museum Afternoons.
Inoltre, tra i suoi obiettivi vi sono la promozione, la creazione e la produzione audiovisiva attraverso il Concorso nazionale per progetti di cortometraggi e l'influenza sulla crescita dell'industria audiovisiva di Castilla y León con la preselezione di opere per il Progetto Quercus.
Il festival completa la sua offerta attraverso l'impegno verso nuovi modi di comunicazione e diffusione dell'audiovisivo attraverso gli spazi di incontro, lo streaming e il contributo teorico offerto dalle masterclass guidate da e per professionisti.
Se vuoi saperne di più sulle nostre proposte puoi visitare il nostro sito web: http://medinafilmfestival.com o contattarci all'indirizzo info@medinafilmfestival.com
Madrid SOS RACISM 2018 edition announces the contest Short Equal Rights and Against Racism.
Any person can participate in this contest regardless of nationality, sex, origin, legal status, etc.
The theme of the short should be linked to the promotion of multiculturalism, immigration, and the fight against racism and xenophobia.
Of all the short films received, the SOS Racism Madrid jury will select works that will be screened publicly between 19th-25th March 2018.
The deadline for receipt of entries is until January 10, 2018, inclusive. Competition rules In the section you will find all the information necessary for participation. You can also contact us for any query writing jornadas@sosracismomadrid.es
Located in the heart of the NoHo Arts District in Los Angeles, the North Hollywood CineFest has established itself as a premiere event for independent cinema from all over the world.
By combining a vibrant local social scene with a state-of-the-art cinema, every filmmaker and film lover is sure to be impressed and delighted with the theater and surrounding location. The combination of great film screenings, press and red carpet events, parties, seminars, all offered in this seven-day event, is what makes this a dynamic and must-go film festival.
Look out for genres and themes. But, ultimately, we're looking for great films. We want to support the courageous, the creative, the new and promising... join us in 2018 for what is certain to be an enormously enjoyable and memorable event.
AMDocs è uno dei più grandi festival di documentari e animazioni negli Stati Uniti. Ci troviamo nella bellissima Palm Springs, non lontano dalla capitale dei media di Hollywood. Siamo orgogliosi di condividere il miglior ambiente di visualizzazione sia per il nostro pubblico che per i registi.
AMDocs è molto progressista nella sensibilizzazione dell'istruzione, nella condivisione del mercato e nel fare tutto il possibile per aiutare i nostri registi a realizzare i loro obiettivi.
The Cardiff Independent Film Festival will be held over the 5th to 7th May 2017 in Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. This will be our third festival, following highly successful events beginning in 2014. We're a fun, friendly and open festival run by film-lovers that celebrates the best in independent cinema and adheres to the highest ethical standards.
We're non-profit, which means ALL of the submission fees go into the running of the festival. And we are truly independent - we don't take public or corporate money so the films we pick are our favourites.
We also attract big-name guests: CIFF2015 saw talks by Stephen Frears and Paul Andrew Williams and the great John Boorman present the Welsh premiere of his final feature Queen and Country. We may be small but we punch above our weight.
We will be screening five feature films, ten short films and five short animations in competition and there will be out-of-competition screenings for other films of significant merit.
Organized by CHILEMONOS Foundation, the Festival is the biggest one of Chile and includes exhibitions, Master Class, Conference and Workshops of renown international guests.
We are a young festival, which just had its fifth version this 2016. During the last years we were presenting shortfilms and movies around the world, as well doing school, professional, videoclip contests, etc.
In our first edition in 2012 we had as featured guests the Bly Sky Studios director Carlos Saldanha, the strata-cut animator David Daniels, the animator and storyboard artists Ryan Woodward, the experimental animator Miwa Metreyek, the Belgian animation school La Cambre and more guests from the region.
During our second edition, in 2013, we counted with the presence of representatives from Gobelins, the animation studios Platige Image and SE-MA-FOR from Poland, as well featured guests such as the visual artist Motomichi Nakamura, the recognize anime director Shinichiro Watanabe, the sand animator Caroline Leaf, the recognize animated industry expert Becky Bristow and the Academic Awarded for Pixar’s Brave, Brenda Chapman.
The International Animation Festival Chilemonos will be held for the sixth consecutive year in Santiago, Chile. This celebration will begin in May 09th through May 14th, with six days dedicated to animation.
