Cannes International Film Festival

May 12-23, 2010

The Festival de Cannes has celebrated the cinema for more than 60 years. Over the years, the French Association of the Internatioal Film Festival has been able to evolve whilst retaining the essential: the passion for motion pictures, discovery of new talents, and enthusiasm of festival-goers and professionals from around the world, all contributing to the birth and distribution of films.

The Festival de Cannes has always been the reflection of its era: a center for all cultures and hopes, a spring of effervescence and, above all, transmission. Defining ambitious and different projects, giving the possibility to budding filmmakers to emerge. A showcase of talents with respect of all tastes.

To learn more about the Cannes International Film Festival visit www.festival-cannes.com.

Mountainfilm in Telluride Call for Entries

May 28-31, 2010

Mountainfilm in Telluride is a four-day, six-senses experience of art, adventure, culture and the enviroment. It attracts filmmakers, photographers, conservationists, mountaineers and explorers from around the world. Our audiences also come from around the world to gather in theatres that range from historical to state-of-the-art in the box canyon of Telluride, Colorado and the gondola-llinked town of Mountain Village.

Submit your film to be considered for a screening in the clouds of Telluride, CO. Mountainfilm is taking film entires through February 12, 2010. Click here for more information on how to enter your film. We accept and screen films - doc and narrative, feature and short - on a broad range of subjects. We like quirky causes and indomitable spirit. Fore more information about this festival visit www.mountainfilm.org/index.asp.

Annual MisCon Short Film Festival
Call for Entries

May 28-31, 2010

MisCon, Montana’s longest running science fiction convention, is now accepting entries for its International Short Film Festival. This festival is dedicated to showcasing the best in science fiction, fantasy and horror film-making. Last years’ con saw nearly double attendance and we hope to do that again this year. All films that meet our criteria will be shown to the public in our screening room. Those selected as top films (by our judges) in each category will compete in the audience judging for the “Best of Show” certificate. Certificates will also be awarded for first, second and honorable mention in each category. Films must be between 30 seconds and 30 minutes in length.

Categories are:
MisCon 24 theme, this year it’s “Space and Time”
Science fiction
Fantasy
Horror
Animation (with above themes)
Documentary (with above themes)

No exploitation! Films showing gratuitous sex or violence will not be excepted! There is no entry fee, filmmakers keep all rights to their films. For full details and to download an entry form, as well as information about MisCon itself, please go to our website at www.miscon.org.

SILVERDOCS Film Festival Call for Entries

June 22-27, 2010

SILVERDOCS is an eight day internationally recognized film festival that celebrates independent thinking and generates global media attention. The Festival features 100 films, representing over 45 countries, and awards over $80,000 in cash and prizes. SILVERDOCS supports the diverse voices and free expression of independent storytellers and fosters the power of documentary to enhance our understanding of the world. Anchored in the National Capital Region, where important global and national issues are the daily business, SILVERDOCS is marked by its relevance, broad intellectual range, and wide public appeal. SILVERDOCS was created through a unique alliance between AFI and the Discovery Channel, the festival’s Founding Sponsor.

SilverDocs is now accepting submissions for the 2010 festival.
Early Deadline for Submissions is January 15, 2010
Regular Deadline for Submissions is March 12, 2010
Late Deadline for Submissions is March 19, 2010

We prefer you submit your film through Withoutabox. It's easy: fill out one master entry form and take advantage of quick entry, extended deadlines, and powerful submission management tools. There’s no extra cost to you, and by submitting, you’ll join Withoutabox’s global filmmaker community and stay in the loop about international exhibition opportunities. Click here to submit your entry or download an application here. To learn more about this festival visit www.silverdocs.com.

Los Angeles Film Festival

June 17-27, 2010

The Los Angeles Film Festival, held annually for ten days in June, showcases the best of American and international cinema. Drawing on an expected attendance of 85,000, the Festival provides films with the opportunity to be embraced by the public and discovered by the industry. More than 100 feature films –narrative and documentary-are featured in the Festival, alongside gala premieres, panels and seminars, short film programs, music video showcases, free outdoor screenings, live musical performances, and unique signature events. The Festival has grown into a world-class event, uniting new filmmakers with critics, scholars, film masters, and the movie-loving public. For more information visit lafilmfest.com.

Blue Butterfly Indigenous Film Festival

The Blue Butterfly Indigenous Film Festival is held annually on the Blackfeetin Indian Reservation in Browning, MT. All persons of indigenous descent are invited to send their entries. Eight of the best films in each category as judged by a panel will be shown to the public and be future judged by the audience on the dates of the festival. Follow-up plans include further public showings around the globe and on such media outlets as PBS and local community television. Call 406.338.2882 or email LongStandingBearChief@yahoo.com for more information.

Helena Short Film & Video Fest

The Helena Short Film & Video Fest is a competition designed to allow local filmmakers the opportunity to create new work and premiere it on the big screen in a film festival environment. The shorts can be a maximum of six minutes (including credits) and can be made in any genre of style as long as the "theme" is addressed within the piece. For more info or tickets call 443-0287 or visit myrnaloycenter.com.

Wyoming Film Festival

The Wyoming Film Festival is a unique venue for the community to come together as filmmakers, film lovers, volunteers, corporations, and other organizations from across the state and beyond to celebrate the valuable contribution that film makes to our cultural and economic lives. Our plan is to present film and video productions that interpret the past, present, and future of the American West in way that embrace the festival themes of environment, equality, and family. For more information about this festival visit www.wyomingfilmfestival.org.

Castle Rock Film Festival

September 24-26, 2010

The Castle Rock Film Festival focuses on student, short, and feature films shot in the Rocky Mountain region, or produced by those living in the Rocky Mountain Region. The festival takes place in downtown Castle Rock, CO, in conjunction with the Castle Rock Artfest. Submission dates will be in late spring 2010. For more information, visit http://www.CastleRockFilmFestival.com or email Tim Gallagher at tim@CastleRockFilmFestival.com.

Toronto International Film Festival

The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) ranks among the most prestigious international film festivals in the world. For ten days, film lovers, filmmakers, industry professionals and media watch the best in new cinema from established masters and new talent. As one of the world’s most important cultural events, TIFF consistently strives to set the standard for excellence in film programming. Audiences are exposed to the work of emerging talent and masters of the cinema craft from around the world. The Festival also serves as a platform for this country’s artists to share their stories. Audacious in its selection and supported by the strength and intelligence of its international audience, TIFF has become the landmark destination for the moving image - and is forging ahead, seeking new ways to engineer creative and cultural discovery through film. Visit www.tiff08.ca for more information.

Independent Film Week

September 18-23, 2010

Formerly known as the IFP Market, Independent Film Week is the oldest and largest forum in the US for the discovery of new projects in development and new voices on the independent film scene. Founded as a satellite program of the 1979 New York Film Festival, Independent Film Week has evolved into the nation's oldest and largest organization of independent filmmakers, and also the premier advocate for them. Since its start, it has supported the production of 7,000 films and provided resources to more than 20,000 filmmakers—voices that otherwise might not have been heard. IFP believes that independent films broaden the palette of cinema, seeding the global culture with new ideas, kindling awareness, and fostering activism. To learn more about this event visit www.independentfilmweek.com.

Montana Independent Film Festival

The Montana Independent Film Festival is committed to the celebration of alternative vision and cultivation of independent, provocative and experimental filmmaking. By featuring work that pushes the envelope in form, style and content, M.T.I.F.F. seeks to be a platform for the screening of new work and a forum for the exchange of ideas amongst filmmakers, curators and audiences. This will be the second year the Montana Independent Film Festival will make a mark on the film festival circuit. For years to come, being part of this new tradition of showcasing independent work from all around the country will give people the opportunity to discover new and cutting edge films. For more information about this festival visit www.mtiff.com.

HATCHfest

September 22-25, 2010

HATCHfest is a year round, non-profit organization, designed to develop and foster the growth of creative minds in various industries through mentorship, exposure, and networking. Since it's inception in 2004, HATCH has successfully developed an environment, from HATCHfest to HATCHlabs that strikes the enthusiasm and stimulation of young artist’s creativity throughout the world, by connecting new filmmakers, musicians, photographers, designers, architects, writers and fine artists with award-winning veterans in the entertainment industry. The annual showcase and festival occurs every October in Bozeman, Montana. We are witnessing the future unfold. The inspiration of one affects the lives of millions. Who's next? See www.hatchfest.org for details.

Fantastic Fest

Fantastic Fest is the U.S.'s premiere genre film festival, specializing in horror, fantasy, sci-fi, action and just plain weird movies from all around the world, from major studio films, independents, and international films. In years past we have presented the world premieres of THERE WILL BE BLOOD, APOCALYPTO, ROLE MODELS and ZACK & MIRI MAKE A PORNO, while our guest roster has included such stars as Mel Gibson, Bill Murray, Paul Rudd, Bill Pullman, and Amy Smart and such filmmakers as Paul Thomas Anderson (BOOGIE NIGHTS), Kevin Smith (CLERKS), Jon Favreau (IRON MAN), George Romero (DAWN OF THE DEAD), Darren Aronofsky (THE WRESTLER) and Eli Roth (HOSTEL).

Fantastic Fest is a joint venture between two Austin film juggernauts, the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema and Ain't It Cool News, whose founder, Harry Knowles, is on our programming team. We are the film festival equivalent of Comic Con, and as we enter into our sixth year we are growing not only in terms of attendance, but also media attention. Such U.S. press outlets as IFC, G4, and Variety covered the festival, along with numerous movie news and information websites such as Spout, Indiewire and Cinematical. To learn more about Fantastic Fest visit www.fantasticfest.com.

Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival

Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival is one of the most prestigious and well-loved nature and conservation media events of the year! More than 600 international filmmakers, media execs, scientists, conservationists and writers meet to exchange and challenge ideas while celebrating the world's finest environmental and wildlife films. Visit www.jhfestival.org for more information about this festival.

Aspen Filmfest

Since 1979 Aspen Filmfest has been creating unique and memorable experiences for audiences of all ages. With a mission to entertain, enlighten, enrich, and educate through film, our programs foster appreciation for the art of movie making and its power to inspire and communicate a richness of ideas and cultures. Through its four annual events, an array of special presentations, and extensive educational outreach, Aspen Filmfest aims to stimulate thought, encourage dialogue, and broaden understanding of our world and ourselves by sharing great films and filmmakers with audiences. This festival screens Independent Fiction and Documentary Features from around the world. For information on entering click here, or email filmfest@aspenfilm.org.

South Dakota Film Festival

The South Dakota Film Festival is a unique statewide event for filmmakers and film lovers to gather, mingle and watch pretty cool movies. The South Dakota Film Festival's emphasis is on films made by filmmakers from the Great Plains region (SD, MN, ND, IA, WY, MT, and NE) or films shot in the Great Plains region. However, regional considerations are only one of many factors considered in the final draw of films chosen for the "South Dakota Film Festival". While we are trying to emphasize films from the Great Plains, that is not the primary focus. The goal of the "South Dakota Film Festival" is to screen the "best" films submitted regardless of their geographic origin. To learn more about the South Dakota Film Festival visit www.southdakotafilmfest.org.

Local Sightings Film Festival

Local Sightings is a film festival for the Northwest. The festival, which happens at NWFF's theaters in Seattle, features great prizes, filmmaker parties, archival Northwest films and an impressive national film industry jury looking for strong Northwest work. The annual festival includes both feature film presentations as well as short film programs and special events with live film performances, installation art, audience participation and parties. If you prefer the home-grown to the over-blown, Local Sightings is for you! For more information visit www.nwfilmforum.org/go/localsightings.

The imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival

The imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival is an international festival that celebrates the latest works by Indigenous peoples on the forefront of innovation in film, video, radio, and new media. Each fall, the festival presents a selection of the most compelling and distinctive Indigenous works from around the globe. The festival's screenings, parties, panel discussions, and cultural events attract and connect filmmakers, media artists, programmers, buyers, and industry professionals. The works accepted reflect the diversity of the world's Indigenous nations and illustrate the vitality and excellence of our art and culture in contemporary media. For more information visit www.imaginenative.org.

CINE Film Festival

TheAnnual Montana CINE International Film Festival, The Last Best Film Fest is a cultural and environmental screenings film festival held every fall in Missoula, MT. This festival completes a global picture of why and how we live in our world and interact with our environment. While the International Wildlife Film Festival has a special focus with wildlife as the central theme, the subjects of Montana CINE International are broad, featuring issues that explore the human experience and peoples' relationships with nature and their environment. For more information on CINE visit www.wildlifefilms.org. If you have questions about the festival, entries, coordinating or participating in special panel discussions or seminars, or sponsorship & advertising queries, please contact Executive Director/Festival Director, Janet Rose at jr1@wildlifefilms.org or 406.728.9380. To read the full press release for CINE 2009 click here.

Top Awards of the Montana CINE International Film Festival:

Golden CINE Award
The Best of Festival

Hands Around the World Award
The film that best portrays peoples' relationships with their world

Focus Award
The film that expands or advances our understanding of a relevant issue or topic

Austin Film Festival Call for Entries

October 21-28, 2010

The Austin Film Festival (AFF) is dedicated to championing the work of aspiring and established filmmakers, defined as screenwriters, directors, editors, producers, actors and all artists who use the language of film to tell a story. The Austin Film Festival boasts an outstanding program of narrative, animation and documentary features and shorts, including premieres, advanced screenings, and independent films. Film screenings are complemented by lively and informative Q&A sessions with cast members and filmmakers. The festival is among the select events accredited by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, so all award winning narrative short and narrative student short films are also eligible for an Academy Award. AFF puts your film in front of the right people. In past years, film competition juries have included a mix of filmmakers, film critics, festival programmers, and representatives from major media companies such as MGM, Paramount Vantage, Adult Swim, Walt Disney Studios and Pixar Animation Studios. These are the people you want viewing your film. Enter the contest and give them the chance.

The Austin Film Festival is now accepting films for the 2010 festival:
Film Categories: Narrative Feature, Narrative Short, Narrative Student Short, Animated Short, Documentary Feature, Documentary Short
Film Postmarked Deadlines: First Deadline JUNE 2nd ($45), Late Deadline JULY 2nd ($50)
Ways to Enter: Click here to fill out the 2010 AFF Competition Entry Form and mail it in, or enter here via Withoutabox.com, or enter online

Students should contact programming@austinfilmfestival.com for special discount rates and group entry fees. Click here for special rules and guidelines. Winners will be announced during the Awards Luncheon on Saturday, October 23, 2010 at the 17th Austin Film Festival and Conference. Please contact David Gil at 1-800-310-3378 or davidgil@austinfilmfestival.com for more information.

To find out more about the festival events visit www.austinfilmfestival.com.
Austin Film Festival
1801 Salina Street
Austin , TX 78702
phone 512-478-4795 / 1-800-310-FEST (3378)

AFI Fest

AFI Fest features international films from emerging filmmakers, global showcases of the latest work from the great film masters, nightly special screenings, and red-carpet gala premieres. The American Film Market (AFM) is the market partner of AFI FEST. Since its formation in 2004, this alliance has grown into the largest gathering of film professionals in North America. The association between the two events connects art and commerce, broadening the opportunities for all participants. A total of 30 films selected for last year’s AFI FEST were also represented at AFM 2008.

Each year, AFI Fest presents international competitions of features, documentaries and shorts, as well as regional showcases, as part of its broader World Cinema section. AFI Fest is the only film festival in the United States to hold the prestigious FIAPF accreditation (www.FIAPF.org), assuring a high standard of quality and reliability for the international film community. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognizes AFI Fest as a qualifying festival for the Short Films category of the annual Academy Awards. Visit www.afi.com or call 1.866.AFI.FEST to find out more about this festival.

Banff Mountain Film Festival

The Banff Mountain Film Festival is an annual presentation of short films and documentaries about mountain culture, sports and environment. It was launched in 1976 as The Banff Festival of Mountain Films by the The Banff Centre. To learn more about this festival visit www.banffcentre.ca/mountainculture/festivals/2009/.

American Film Market

Founded in 1981, the American Film Market (AFM) has grown steadily to become the premiere global marketplace where Hollywood’s decision-makers and trendsetters all gather under one roof. Unlike a film festival, the AFM is a marketplace where production and distribution deals are closed. In just eight days, more than $800 million in deals will be sealed — on both completed films and those that haven’t started shooting yet — making AFM the must-attend industry event.

The business of independent motion picture production and distribution - a truly collaborative process - reaches its peak every year at the American Film Market. Over 8,000 industry leaders converge in Santa Monica for eight days of deal-making, screenings, seminars, red carpet premieres, networking and parties. Participants come from over 70 countries and include acquisition and development executives, agents, attorneys, directors, distributors, festival directors, financiers, film commissioners, producers, writers, the world’s press all those who provide services to the motion picture industry.

The AFM transforms Santa Monica. The Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel and the Le Merigot Beach Hotel are converted into a busy marketplace. All 23 screens on the Santa Monica Promenade and the surrounding community become AFM screening rooms for the entire eight-day event and eight digital and video screening rooms are added just for the AFM. Participants may view more than 900 screenings of approximately 500 films - 31 new films every two hours - the majority of them world or U.S. premieres. Titles range from big budget blockbusters that will be released by the major studios in the U.S., to lower budget art and genre films recognized at international film festivals, all destined for theaters and television around the world. American Film Market continues to be the pivotal destination for independent filmmakers and business people from all over the world. For more information on this event click here.

Northwest Film & Video Festival

Presented by the Northwest Film Center, the Northwest Film & Video Festival is the most venerable and comprehensive showcase of outstanding work made by filmmakers living in the region. The Festival provides Northwest filmmakers with a forum for public recognition, critical appraisal and an engaged and enthusiastic regional audience. In addition, filmmakers are eligible for over $15,000 of Production Service Awards provided by sponsoring companies with valuable production resources.

The festival draws over 300 entries in all genres each year and is judged by a prominent filmmaker, curator or critic. Past judges have included Gus Van Sant, Matt Groening, Todd Haynes, Christine Vachon, Bill Plympton, Dan Ireland, Karen Cooper of Filmforum, B. Ruby Rich, Amy Taubin, Jim Hoberman, and John Cooper, Sundance and Outfest programmer. Generally, 30-45 shorts, features and documentaries are screened during the Festival, then 10-15 shorts are selected for the Best of the Northwest Tour program which travels the following year throughout the Northwest to media arts centers, museums, arts councils and universities. Total audience exceeds 6000. To learn more about the festival visit www.nwfilm.org/festivals/nwfvf/.

Entry Information
Eligibility: Permanent residents of Alaska, British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington may submit two works of any length or genre released since August 1, 2007 and not previously entered in the Festival. Student entries (college and university only) must be from a school located in the Northwest.

Entry Procedures
There is no entry fee.
Submit an entry form and a copy of the work (for jurying purposes only) on 1/2" VHS tape or DVD. Label cassettes clearly with name, phone, title, date, and running time. Please include publicity stills for the work; other publicity materials are welcome. All materials must be POSTMARKED by the deadline. We appreciate receiving entries as early as possible. Please do not use fiberfill envelopes as they damage tapes/equipment.

For festival guidelines and entry forms visit http://www.nwfilm.org/festivals/nwfvf/.For further information, contact Thomas Phillipson via email: thomas@nwfilm.org

Mail All Entries To:
Northwest Film & Video Festival
1219 SW Park Ave.
Portland, OR 97205

American Indian Film Festival

The American Indian Film Festival is the nation's oldest and most prestigious venue for American Indian film arts and entertainment, the American Indian Film Festival has earned a reputation for both excellence and integrity. At Film Festival 2008, AIFI premiered and/or screened over 100 film and video works from American and Canadian filmmakers. The annual Film Festival and American Indian Motion Picture Awards Show, produced by AIFI Founder and President Michael Smith, draws an audience of nearly 5,000, anticipating the latest in American Indian cinema and music.

Films to be entered for competition should be by or about American Indian or Canada First Nations people. The major categories for competition are: (1) Documentary Feature, (2) Documentary Short, (3) Feature Film, (4) Live Short Subject, (5) Music Video, (6) Animated Short Subject, (7) Public Service, and (8) Industrial. All entries must be accompanied by DVD screener, promotional materials, including production credits, publicity stills, as well as a film synopsis, not to exceed 250 words. Visit www.aifisf.com for more information.

Each entry must include: Completed entry form; film synopsis; DVD (NTSC) screener; Signed Regulations Agreement Form; Entry Fee $50.00 (U.S. Funds). Entry fee payable to American Indian Film Institute. Entry forms can also be obtained by writing or calling the American Indian Film Institute 333 Valencia Street, Suite 322, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. Telephone: 415.554.0525, or Fax: 415.554.0542. You may also e-mail AIFI at: filmfestival@aifisf.com.

National Geographic's All Roads Film Project

All Roads is a National Geographic initiative created to provide an international platform for indigenous and underrepresented minority-culture artists to share their cultures, stories, and perspectives through the power of film and photography. All Roads is an exciting, groundbreaking film festival, photography program, and film grant program rolled into one. Whether you’re an indigenous artist wanting to tell your story, a filmmaker wanting to make a difference, an industry representative looking for the next age of storytelling, or an audience eager to learn more about our world, you’ll find what you’re looking for when you travel All Roads. To learn more about this film project click here.

Slamdance Film Festival

The Slamdance Film Festival is the preeminent festival whose sole mission is to nurture, support and showcase truly independent works. Slamdance has established a unique reputation for premiering new films by first-time writers and directors working within the creative confines of limited budgets. Slamdance’s goal is to strengthen its year-round efforts in support of these artists and to leverage its name and reputation for the further development of other Slamdance media components. As a year-round organization, Slamdance serves as a showcase for the discovery of new and emerging talent and is dedicated to the nurturing and development of new independent artists and their cinematic vision. Visit www.slamdance.com for more information.

Sundance Film Festival

The Sundance Film Festival takes place annually in Park City, Utah each year. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the U.S. The festival is the premier showcase for new work from American and international independent filmmakers. The festival comprises competitive sections for American and international dramatic and documentary films, and a group of non-competitive showcase sections, including the Sundance Online Film Festival. For more information about festival events visit www./festival.sundance.org.

Great Falls Fly-Fishing Film Festival

The annual Fly-fishing Film Festival is held each January in Great Falls, MT. The Great Falls Fly-fishing Film Festival aims to promote the continuation of fly-fishing film production by encouraging audience members to purchase films seen at the festival. The film festival is managed by the Missouri River Fly-fishers (MRF), a non-profit fly-fishing organization focused on conservation and education. The MRF supports the efforts of Trout Unlimited and the Federation of Fly-fishers and raises money to protect the water systems we fish, and educate new fly-fishers on the fundamentals of the sport. (The Great Falls Fly-fishing Film Festival reserves the right to cancel due to insufficient entries). All films will be screened by the film selection committee. Films should be documentary or artistic in nature; how-to films are discouraged. For all selected films, entrants will be notified of selection prior to showing.

For more information visit www.fishfilmfest.com/index.html.

Spokane International Film Festival

The Spokane International Film Festival is a small, selective festival of world-class films. They are chosen from the very best features, documentaries and shorts that have been made around the world during the past two years but have not yet been commercially released for wide distribution. In fact they are the same films as those seen each year at the Cannes, New York or Toronto film festivals, and our programmers travel widely to screen and select them. A major attraction of the festival is the presence of the filmmakers and stars themselves as our guests. They meet the audiences, share their own stories and anecdotes about the making of their films, and answer questions from audience members. The discussions are lively and educational and a favorite part of the festival for both filmmaker and audience. To learn more about this festival visit www.spokanefilmfestival.org.