KAFFNY Infinite Cinema Call for Entries
Who should submit?
KAFFNY invites filmmakers and artists of all backgrounds, from any country. Given our history, Korean, Korean-American and Korean – diaspora filmmakers are especially encouraged to share their works, but that is by no means required. Films from years 2017 and 2018 preferred.
What themes/topics/films are appropriate?
Any films, shorts, or documentaries which reflect the commonalities of humanity across cultural divides, highlight multi-cultural interaction, challenge existing narratives, or provide mirrors for people to reflect on their own culture through the experience of another.
2018 Theme: Conversations to Form The Future
Films which address topical themes of 2018 will be given additional consideration, including:
-North Korea
-#Metoo and themes of “Future is Female”
-Sustainability
Where is the festival being held?
Wythe Hotel Cinema in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York.
When is the festival being held?
October 27, 2018
Why do we host this festival?
The past eleven years of experience in telling Korean American stories helped KAFFNY to identify and find commonality with other stories at the intersection of all cultures. We are ready to evolve, with a new mission to identify unifying commonalities and bust cultural stereotypes by connecting voices through our shared experiences.
2017 KAFFNY Festival
2017’s festival, held on October 14th at the Wythe Hotel Cinema featured five distinct blocks of programming that approached the topic of Infinite Culture through specific lenses: INFINITE FOOD CONNECTION, INFINITE FASHION CONNECTION, WORLDWIDE KOREAN CONNECTION, INFINITE MIGRATION CONNECTION, and CRAZY, RICH ASIAN AMERICANS. Alongside the screening of 25 short films and two feature-length films, the audience engaged in meaningful discussions with the filmmakers during the moderated panel discussions.
About KAFFNY
Originally founded in 2006 as the Korean American Film Festival New York, our festival venues include: Wythe Hotel Cinema, Village East Cinemas, TheTimesCenter, SVA Theatre, Chelsea Clearview Cinemas, Skirball Center at NYU, Anthology Film Archives, as well as gallery and outdoor public spaces throughout New York City. Our partners include: Ford Foundation (Good Neighbor Committee), Korean American Community Foundation, Post Fin DCP, Re/make, Munchies The Korea Society, CUNY Asian American/American Research Institute, Korean Association of New York Artists, Korea Times, The Korean Channel. KAFFNY is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
KAFFNY Infinite Cinema's mission is to allow the audience to connect stories that are often missing from the mainstream narrative, allow the audience to engage in dialogue with the content makers to fuse a new understanding of our world, and hopefully inspire our audience to repeat this process by seeking out new ways to connect to a culture outside their own. Which is KAFFNY's motto: CONNECT. FUSE. REPEAT.
Le Festival international du film de Fusagasugá (FICFUSA) vise à apporter aux habitants de Fusagasugá et de la région de Sumapaz de nouveaux écrans, points de vue et œuvres cinématographiques de haute qualité afin de promouvoir une réflexion critique sur les problèmes et les problèmes rencontrés par les femmes. À court terme, nous visons à devenir une plateforme internationale pour les films thématiques sur le genre et les femmes, en attirant les producteurs, les réalisateurs et les distributeurs intéressés par ces sujets.
Le Festival International du Film Black de Montréal veut offrir au public les plus belles et les plus étonnantes découvertes du cinéma Black tout en étant un lieu de débat des grands enjeux culturels, sociaux et socio-économiques. Le FIFBM veut privilégier un cinéma autre, un cinéma qui vient d’ici ou d’ailleurs et qui ne reçoit pas forcément l’éclairage des projecteurs, un cinéma inédit, qui émeut, qui sensibilise et qui surprend! Tout en abordant des sujets et en présentant des œuvres qui interpellent, qui provoquent, qui font sourire, qui laissent perplexe, qui choquent…
MISSION
Le FIFBM est un festival dynamique, novateur et audacieux qui vise à favoriser le développement de l’industrie du cinéma indépendant et mettre en valeur plus de films sur les réalités des Noirs de partout dans le monde. Il veut poser un regard nouveau et rafraichissant sur le cinéma noir des quatre coins du globe!!!
LE FIFBM…
soutient la création
Le FIFBM est très attentif à découvrir de nouveaux talents et à servir de tremplin à la création. C’est d’ailleurs pour cela qu’il a mis en place des remises de prix, des ateliers de formation, des conférences-débats et diverses sessions de réseautage pour les professionnels participants.
diversifie l’offre cinématographique au Canada
Le FIFBM veut diversifier l’offre cinématographique sur le territoire canadien; permettre ainsi aux artistes indépendants de conquérir de nouveaux publics et au public d’avoir accès à un plus grand choix d’œuvres de qualité d’auteurs canadiens et étrangers.
représente une vitrine extraordinaire
Le FIFBM est la meilleure vitrine au Canada pour des films indépendants canadiens ainsi que ceux venant des 4 coins du monde qui abordent une réalité noire. De par la grande qualité des films projetés, le nombre de pays représentés, son achalandage grandissant, l’intérêt suscité auprès du public et du milieu artistique, sa couverture médiatique internationale, ses activités de réseautage, son bilinguisme (français et anglais) et sa position géographique (Montréal), le FIFBM peut se vanter d’être le plus important festival au Canada à être entièrement dédié aux films sur les réalités noires des 4 coins du monde.
présente des activités à l’année longue
Le FIFBM veut permettre au public d’avoir accès aux artistes d’ici et d’ailleurs ainsi qu’à leurs œuvres pendant toute l’année. Ceci à travers des projections de films, des débats, des tables-rondes, des ateliers… Le tout, dans le but de faciliter l’échange de point de vue, l’accroissement des connaissances, la découverte de nouvelles œuvres par le public ainsi qu’une meilleure compréhension de ces œuvres. Et aussi dans le but de favoriser la conquête de nouveaux publics pour les artistes.
diffuse en français et en anglais
Le FIFBM diffuse les films et tient ses activités dans les 2 langues officielles du Canada – l’anglais et le français. Ses documents, matériels promotionnels et d’interprétation sont également bilingues. Certains films sont présentés soit en anglais ou en français dans certains cas.
Le festival international Luz del Desierto est un festival audiovisuel qui vise à promouvoir le cinéma dans le pays et à l'étranger. Le festival aura lieu en octobre avec une compétition pour les longs et courts métrages, qu'ils soient de fiction, d'animation ou de documentaires. Il y aura également des conférences et des ateliers.
A celebration of erotic art
The Reel Erotic Art Film Festival, an IMDb event, aims to celebrate the erotic arts by showcasing short and feature films that are sexual in nature stemming from around the world.
We are looking to showcase films that contain graphic descriptions of sexual activity and nudity but also has a set genre, a meaningful storyline and artistic value.
We are also accepting submissions for our erotic screenplay competition.
Experimental Forum is an international performance, film and video art festival showcasing experimental film and artists’ moving image from new directors and innovative video artists from around the globe, with the third edition taking place in Los Angeles in November 2018. Our aim is to provide a supportive platform for the exciting and challenging work that is outside the scope of mainstream film festivals and art galleries.
We welcome experimental cinema pieces (abstract, narrative or documentary), video art works, essay films, artists’ moving image and media art, as well as documentary and narrative films that seek to expand, redefine or reconfigure the means and ends of their respective fields. Experimental Forum exists to provide access to, and develop audiences for, artists’ moving image work and is committed to engaging local audiences with new and/or unheard voices in film.
We are particularly interested in works made by early stage filmmakers and artists whose work is underrepresented. We provide a collaborative platform for moving image works made for the gallery and for the cinema with the aim of building a community across disciplinary and institutional faultlines.
The Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, celebrating its 26th Anniversary October 6th-October 15th is the oldest non-fiction festival in North America. HSDFF offers multiple awards categories, and is a designated Academy-Award© -qualifying festival for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Documentary Short Subject. MovieMaker Magazine has named HSDFF to its global list of “50 Festivals Worth the Entry Fee”. Each year, HSDFF presents multiple special sidebar programs, one of the most recent being Women Behind the Lens: Diverse Perspectives in 2016, funded by a grant from the Academy®. Hot Springs presents the annual breakout Spa City Sports Series showcasing a selection of powerful human stories played out against the fields, arenas, rings and courts of competitive sports across the globe.
HSDFF, a 10-day all-pedestrian festival, makes its home in one of the most unique vacation destinations of the American South, the Historic Spa City of Hot Springs, Arkansas, with all screenings and parties held within easy walking distance. Each October, the city comes alive as film-lovers and filmmakers gather to immerse themselves in over 100 of the best international features and shorts the documentary world has to offer, and to attend unforgettable events. HSDFF offers one-of-a kind forums, tributes to industry greats, and numbers of noted guests and visiting professionals. Over the years, Hot Springs has hosted many of the greats in documentary film, and is known for its warmth and hospitality to filmmakers.
LA Underground Film Forum (LAUFF) est la première vitrine d'expérimentation à Los Angeles dans les médias cinématographiques, vidéo et audio. Elle se concentre sur le cinéma d'avant-garde, d'art, indépendant et à faible budget, avec la cinquième édition qui aura lieu en juillet 2020 à Los Angeles.
Notre programme permet aux cinéastes de réinventer et d'explorer de nouvelles approches, de favoriser de nouvelles formes d'art médiatique et de créer un public pour de tels travaux. Nous visons à présenter un large éventail de travaux explorant les nombreuses définitions et interprétations du concept de « souterrain ».
Nous recherchons des films réalisés avec passion, obsession et dynamisme ; des films qui dépassent les attentes et le genre ; des films, des projets vidéo et audio qui cherchent à repousser les limites de la forme et du contenu acceptés. Un fort sens de la paternité est un must.
LAUFF accepte toutes les formes et tous les genres : du drame, documentaire, expérimental, culte, art-house, langue étrangère, comédie, horreur, science-fiction, fantasy, animation, LGBT, indigène, érotique au slow cinéma et art vidéo...
Our second edition of the Artculvid Film Festival will take place at San Francisco de Sales in Cundinamarca - Colombia, where the Colombian and International short film will be exhibited and studied, also understood as a film, as a cinematographic work. Our festival will take place on the 1st and 2nd of December 2018.
Only short films of maximum 15 minutes are accepted
Categories
Fiction
Documentary film
Nonprofit.
Le CINE ANIMAL FEST est un festival pour les droits des animaux, organisé et présenté dans la ville de Bogota, en Colombie, qui, basé sur le cinéma et d'autres manifestations artistiques, questionne notre relation avec d'autres animaux, dans le but de contribuer à la construction d'un nouveau monde, libre et équitable pour tous les habitants de la planète.
The Bariloche Audiovisual Festival 2017, organized by the Ministry of Culture of the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport of the Province of Rio Negro, summons the entire community of the task Audiovisual to participate in this meeting where they will exhibit and compete works / works
Audio-visuals of the region and the whole country, including in this edition, the regions of southern Chile, To promote, identify, and share everything made by producers / directors.
The G Awards are a non-profit festival, promoted by the Department for Culture and Tourism of the City of Naples, for short movies, music videos, documentaries and cartoons organised by a very young passionate about cinema and video-maker. The purpose of the festival is to spread the cinematographic culture to people of all the ages and to make known works both by professional and young people, since it is also open to underage video-makers.
Short movies/cartoons: authors aged 14 and over can participate; short movies/cartoons must be between 1’ and 35’ long; we accept Italian works and foreign language works subtitled in Italian.
The Mediterranean Film Festival (MedFF) is an online festival that rewards every month the best for each category. Its objective is to promote independent films and emerging artists by making them competing with more established ones.
The MedFF born to George Beach (Fontane Bianche) in the beautiful and charming town of Syracuse (Italy). MedFF means freedom, typical of maritime cities, every participant can submit his work whatever it is.
During the summer of each year, the best of each month will come to the final live screening at George's Beach town (Fontane Bianche). Event will be on 3 June 2017 in Villa Dunardi
Discovery Film Festival : Festival international du film écossais pour jeunes publics
sam 22 octobre — dim 6 novembre 2022
Le Discovery Film Festival en est maintenant à sa dix-neuvième année. Basé à Dundee Contemporary Arts, et en tournée vers des sites partenaires en Écosse, au Royaume-Uni et en Irlande, le festival projette des films du monde entier spécialement programmés pour le jeune public.
Le festival comprend trois week-ends passionnants de films, d'activités créatives et d'événements de gala, ainsi que deux semaines de projections et d'événements pour les écoles.
Discovery vise à développer de nouveaux publics pour les meilleurs films internationaux, à améliorer la littératie aux médias et à offrir aux jeunes publics un aperçu de la vie des enfants et des jeunes d'autres cultures. Le festival se déroule depuis 2004, date à laquelle il a été lancé en partenariat avec Dundee Education Development Department, Scottish Screen et DCA.
Le Discovery Film Festival est un projet DCA organisé par Mike Tait, producteur du festival et responsable du développement jeunesse du cinéma. Une équipe de jeunes ambassadeurs (âgés de 15 à 19 ans) travaille avec Mike pour programmer des films et donner des conseils sur la conception globale du festival. Une équipe d'enseignants et de consultants en éducation conseille le programme éducatif et crée des ressources pertinentes pour le programme d'excellence pour les classes visitant le festival.
Discovery tient à remercier le département de développement de l'éducation du conseil municipal de Dundee et Fishers Tours pour leur soutien continu. Nous sommes également reconnaissants aux partenaires et supporters de DCA : Creative Scotland, Dundee City Council et Europa Cinemas.
Si vous souhaitez soutenir Discovery, devenir un lieu partenaire ou simplement vous impliquer, envoyez un e-mail à Mike à mike.tait@dca.org.uk.
Le festival a pour objectif de promouvoir le cinéma indépendant, national et international.
Le Festival international du film indépendant de Montelupo est né de l'imagination de Lorenzo Ciani, un réalisateur indépendant charmé par la magie du cinéma mignon d'essai. Grâce à la collaboration avec le directeur artistique Daniele Pertici, le projet est devenu réalité.
SunChild International Environmental Festival, established by Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Asset (FPWC ), is the 1st and so far the only environmental festival holding on in the South Caucasus region. More than 300 films from 150 countries around the world were screened over the last 9 years of existence. Film fest includes wide range of activities such as carnival marches, dozens of workshops, conferences and exhibitions. All events are eye catching due to their colorful and unique approaches. The festival takes place every autumn, however the events ‘‘travel’’ in the regions of Armenia throughout the whole year, involving a large number of children and youth, facilitating identification and creative solutions of community environmental issues by organizing thematic film screenings, discussions and other initiatives, encouraging and supporting to take action locally.
The aim of the festival is to bring nature, wildlife and environment into the focus of public attention and increase the knowledge about issues among citizens and especially among children and youth.
• International Wildlife Film Competition
• International Environmental Film Competition
• Youth and Children Film Program
The Association Mozart Italia Terni is pleased to announce the first edition of the Luci Della Ribalta Film Fest, dedicated to Italian and International short films. The entries may be of any genre or theme, run a maximum of 20 minutes and cannot be produced before 2015. The film fest will also be open to music video clips of any genre, which were produced no earlier than 2015.
The Luci Della Ribalta Film Fest will take place during the 7th edition of The International Festival Luci Della Ribalta, dedicated to performing and visual arts.
In fact, this year, the internationally renowned "Luci della ribalta" Festival (over 20 internationally renowned teachers and about 150 students from all over the world) has decided to open up to dance, cinema and theater.
For this purpose, the section dedicated to cinema, "Luci Della Ribalta Film Fest", aims to enhance independent filmmaking, privileging young authors, new languages and, in a particular way, the fusion of different arts especially cinema and music.
Without forgetting the musical nature of the Festival, a section dedicated to music video clips has been created, as well as the special Renato Chiesa "Music and Pictures Award", dedicated to the late composer who passed away before his time. Narni's connection with fantasy genre also inspired the creation of the "Short Fantasy" section.
The International Festival "Luci Della Ribalta” will take place from August 11th to 28th in the beautiful setting of the medieval town of Narni (TR) in Umbria. This festival has been realized in collaboration with the Municipality of Narni and the Carit Foundation, and is sponsored by the Region of Umbria, the province of Terni, the municipalities of Terni and Sangemini, the Terni Chamber of Commerce, the Stiftung Mozarteum Salzburg and Forum for Austrian culture.
The festival will feature a large variety of musical, theatrical, cinematographic and dance events. In addition, like every year, there will be a section dedicated to masterclasses.
The final evening, including the award ceremony and projection of the finalist short films and video clips, will be on August 26, 2017.
A commission appointed by the Artistic Director of the Festival will meet for the selection of the works
This panel of experts will evaluate and judge the selected works and award the following prizes:
• BEST SHORT FILM (INTERNATIONAL SECTION), which will consist of a cash prize of EUR 300 and a plaque.
• BEST VIDEOCLIP, which will consist of a cash prize of EUR 100 and a plaque.
• RENATO CHIESA SPECIAL AWARD “MUSIC AND PICTURES”, which will be awarded for the best soundtrack in a Short Film or for the best use of images in the service of music in a classic music video clip and will consist of a cash prize of EUR 150 and a plaque.
• BEST FANTASY SHORT FILM, which will consist of a plaque.
In addition, the second and third place entrants of the "Short International" section will be awarded with a plaque.
For the 6 winners of the film fest, accommodation costs in the city of Narni for the night of the awards ceremony will be covered.
The committee will consist of prominent members of the Italian and international film and music scene. The prizes will be awarded according to their judgment, which will not be subject to appeal.
The registration will cost 18 euros for the short international section (15 euros for videomaking schools), 7 euros for the short fantasy section and 10 euros for the videoclip section. In addition, there will be discounted rates for registrations received by June 13, 2017.
Applications must be sent by 1 July 2017 to the address lucidellaribaltafilmfest@gmail.com or via dedicated portals.
Amounts paid include the compulsory membership fee for registration at the Mozart Italia Association of Terni.
For this reason,we remember that it is OBLIGATORY, even if you register through FestHome, to be admitted to the competition, send the REGULATION SIGNED and a photo of an identity document to the address lucidellaribaltafilmfest@gmail.com.
Reimbursement of the registration fee is only required if the organization decides to cancel the competition for causes independent of the participants' will.
The organization is not liable for any damage to persons and things that may occur during the entire duration of the Festival.
Wandering Reel is a traveling short film festival with a focus on bringing meaningful films to communities with limited or no access to compassionate, thought-provoking cinema. We strive to engage our audiences in deeper conversation about the role of cinema, and how films can relate to community, conscious living, and contribute to making the world a stronger and more unified place.
Artists have long been at the forefront of social innovation. The Wandering Reel believes in the power of film art to effect positive change, to bring people together through shared cultural experiences and to inspire conversation and collaboration between individuals and communities through the common experience of cinema. By exposing underserved communities with films that are artful in their meaning and compassionate and conscious in their approach, the boundaries that divide people can be slowly stripped away, cultures can be enriched and peace grown across the globe.
We serve anyone with a hunger for inventive, resonant cinema. We curate our films to communities that want to participate in a deeper dialogue about the power of film to effect positive change. In addition to theaters, we screen at schools, community centers, libraries, churches, museums, galleries, retirement homes, prisons, cafes, breweries, and anywhere an audience can comfortably gather to watch and discuss movies.
Fall 2017/Winter 2018 Tours
Our touring schedule begins in October of each year and continues through the spring of the following year, criss-crossing the United States and sometimes popping up in venues all over the world. Our first two seasons saw our films screen dozens of venues from southern California to British Columbia, and Colorado to Vermont. This fall and next winter/spring we'll return to many of these locations and do our best to expand our reach to different parts of the United States and even around the world.
Questions should be directed to info@wanderingreel.org.
Le Festival international du film MAFICI de Puerto Madryn se tient depuis 13 ans et est l'un des festivals les plus importants d'Amérique latine, qui se déroule en Patagonie argentine.
L'objectif du Festival est de donner la possibilité de projeter des films nationaux et étrangers, longs métrages et courts métrages, et de créer ainsi un espace de rencontre et de diffusion du cinéma, depuis un coin de la Patagonie argentine.
Le Festival récompensera les premiers films de cinéastes argentins et étrangers, avec le prix « Southern Right Whale », en plus des différents prix de la section officielle en compétition.
MAFICI propose dès ses débuts de récompenser et de promouvoir les nouveaux réalisateurs du monde entier, en annonçant sa première œuvre cinématographique, étant le seul festival argentin à présenter cette particularité unique.
D'autre part, nous avons l'intention d'encourager le développement de l'industrie cinématographique, de protéger l'environnement et de contribuer au potentiel touristique et culturel de notre belle ville de Puerto Madryn.
V FESTIVAL NATIONAL DU FILM RURAL D'AYACUCHO
Le Festival du Film Rural a émergé dans la ville d'Ayacucho en 2016 comme une initiative de la Direction de la Culture pour promouvoir la production audiovisuelle dans notre ville.
Bien que la zone de travail audiovisuel appartient à la sphère artistique, elle peut également être appliquée selon les disciplines éducatives, environnementales, scientifiques, technologiques, politiques, commerciales et commerciales pour donner quelques exemples.
Ensuite, nous énumérons quelques-unes des idées centrales, en fonction du temps et des ressources, qui ont été et seront développées dans cet espace :
- Direction et coordination générale du Festival du Film Rural.
- Boost et promotion de la salle de cinéma et des espaces de projection alternatifs.
- Liaison et coopération entre les écoles rurales et urbaines.
- Génération de projets socio-éducatifs dans les écoles, les instituts et les centres de formation.
- Dictée des cours et des formations ouvertes à la communauté.
- Production de contenu audiovisuel et de ressources pour les bureaux municipaux.
- Production de courts métrages locaux qui couvrent des histoires fictives et des problèmes sociaux tels que l'agroécologie, l'environnement, les pesticides, le travail rural, la violence sexiste, l'intimidation et la cyberintimidation, la toxicomanie, l'avortement, l'abandon scolaire, la perspective de genre, l'inclusion sociale, entre autres.
- Formation des enseignants à toutes les étapes de la production audiovisuelle.
Nous comprenons cela comme un moyen de promouvoir la production et la réflexion artistique-sociale locale en favorisant le pluralisme culturel et en intégrant notre communauté.
