Arlington International Film Festival (AIFF) is an award winning organization with its mission being to foster appreciation for different cultures by exploring the lives of people around the globe through independent film. In 2014 AIFF was awarded the Community Recognition Award by the Arlington Martin Luther King Committee, in 2013 the Alan McClennen Community Arts Award by the Arlington Center for the Arts and the Gold Star Award by the Massachusetts Cultural Council. Through the founding of AIFF, the mission has also focused on enriching the community and broadening the view of our world and ourselves. AIFF believes that the arts are here to connect us, to communicate across boundaries, and touch our common humanity.
AIFF is open to national and international filmmakers. Whether professional or a first time filmmaker, we welcome innovative, original films with unique perspectives. Many of our selected films have been nominated for Academy Awards; i.e. BOTSO: The Teacher from Tbillisi directed by Tom Walters, Elena directed by Petra Costa, and Documented directed by Jose Antonio Vargas. We Still Live Here directed by Anne Makepeace was chosen by the U.S. State Department to screen around the world.
El Massachusetts Independent Film Festival (MassiFF) es una organización sin fines de lucro 501 (c) (3) dirigida por cineastas, escritores y amantes del cine. Nuestro objetivo es mostrar películas de todo el mundo realizadas por cineastas verdaderamente independientes. Queremos mostrar lo mejor del cine independiente contemporáneo en todos los géneros (drama, experimental, comedia, terror, cine lento, sci fi, fantasía, animación, documental, etc.). Dedicamos tiempo de preguntas y respuestas y realizamos entrevistas en video a cineastas visitantes. También ayudamos a promocionar las películas seleccionadas para encontrar un nuevo público. Nos encanta el arte del cine y damos la bienvenida a todos a unirse a nosotros! Visite nuestro sitio web www.massiff.org para echar un vistazo a los festivales anteriores.
CINESEPTIEMBRE, A.C. convoca a Artistas visuales y Realizadores Cinematográficos
a proyectar su obra en la novena edición de la Muestra Internacional de Cine Independiente
CINESEPTIEMBRE 2016, a realizarse en septiembre en Mazatlán, Sinaloa, México.
With twenty-two years of existence, (the first edition was in 1997) AVANCA Film Festival was awarded first place in 2011 contest of the support film festivals sponsored by ICA / Ministry of Culture.
An additional thematic programming has happened over all these years, giving space to screening of significant works of contemporary cinema appropriately framed in concerns and / or well-defined objectives.
The AVANCA is known as a space for workshops led by personalities of world cinema, and being more than a "master class", has allowed a unique cinema practice. Every year we have always 6 or 7 workshops, bringing together participants from all over Europe. The media have written that this is the largest European area of professional workshops in the field of cinema.
AVANCA is the only festival that congregates a Cinema International Competition, works from the television area, video and new supports of multimedia, with a special concern of exhibit the best world productions done in each category.
Since the first edition, the festival only accepts unprecedented films in Portugal.
The World Premiere competition is unique in our country and was only possible because Avanca became a passage point of unpublished authors and movies with great quality. Films that have their world premiere in the festival, independently of the submitted category, are also participating in the World Premiere Competition.
AVANCA is the Portuguese festival with the highest percentage of worldwide unpublished movies that find here their first showing.
In 2020 Edition, Avanca will bring for the first time the VR Competition, where films in virtual reality 360°, narrative or experimental (but with no interactivity) are allowed.
Since 2010, we have organized the international film conference AVANCA | CINEMA, becoming the most important conference in the field of cinema in the Iberian Peninsula. This conference brings together speakers and participants from around the world.
Thematic exhibitions, editions of books, bibliographic presentations and various projects have marked these last 10 years of AVANCA with the quality that compels the festival and the participants obviously require.
FESTIVAL OF HORROR
Shortfilms (until 16 minutes)
Feature film (from 75 until 180 minutes)
Category: Horror – Thriller – Pulp – Exploitation – Gore – Trash – Fantasy – Zombie Movie – B Movie - Western
Stop Motion Barcelona Festival es el primer festival de animación en Barcelona dedicado exclusivamente al stop motion, incluyendo todas sus técnicas: pixilación, cut out, puppets...
El día del festival, se proyectarán los cortos seleccionados y se entregarán dos premios: el del jurado y el del público.
Hawaii Shorts International Film Festival showcases the best short films and its filmmakers from around the world.
Last year's Hawaii Shorts was held at the Kahala Theater. The inaugural year took place at the Koko Marina 8 Theaters in Honolulu on the island of Oahu.
We believe that short form cinema and its creators should have their own premier film festival in Hawaii deserving similar recognition given to the feature film and its creators. The heart of the festival will be our quality and scope of extraordinary film programming.
La Rana Film Fest es el Festival Internacional Universitario de Cortometrajes de la Universidad de Salamanca, creado con la intención de impulsar y reconocer la creatividad audiovisual entre la comunidad universitaria.
El plazo de entrega finaliza el 25 de mayo.
El Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes Psarokokalo es un festival anual que se celebra en Grecia desde 2007. El festival tiene como objetivo ofrecer un escaparate para el trabajo de nuevos cineastas de todo el mundo y promover la diversidad y la riqueza del cortometraje. El festival forma parte de un proyecto que tiene como objetivo investigar, promover y desarrollar el arte cinematográfico. El programa del festival incluye proyecciones de cortometrajes de Grecia y del extranjero, así como eventos audiovisuales, conferencias, clases magistrales, exposiciones y conciertos en vivo. La calidad de sus proyecciones, conferencias y exposiciones lo ha convertido en un punto de referencia para cinéfilos, cineastas, profesionales y nuevos artistas. Cada año, las actividades del festival se ampliaron, recibiendo más participación de diferentes países y recibiendo un mayor apoyo de cineastas y profesionales. El festival tiene como objetivo cruzar las fronteras para desarrollar un espíritu de amistad y cooperación con festivales internacionales y cineastas de todo el mundo. El Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes de Psarokokalo está dirigido por Kyklos, una organización sin fines de lucro con sede en Atenas cuyo objetivo es promover acciones relacionadas con el cine y la conciencia pública sobre los problemas ambientales. «Kyklos» en griego significa ciclo y la visión del ciclo es el respeto de los derechos fundamentales, incluida la libertad, la igualdad de oportunidades y la diversidad cultural.
El Festival de Cine Comprometido de Guadalajara (FESCIGU) celebra este año su 24ª edición, en su sede (en el exilio) de Azuqueca de Henares. A lo largo de estos años, hemos tratado de acercar a nuestro público lo mejor del mundo del cortometraje, con un contenido social, reivindicativo o simplemente humanista. Caben todos los géneros, siempre que no se haga apología de la violencia. El FESCIGU es festival preseleccionador para los Premios Goya. Este año, además, el tema central son las ADICCIONES, por lo que los cortometrajes que traten sobre este tema serán especialmente bien recibidos.
El XV Festival Internacional de Mediometrajes LA CABINA se celebrará en València (España) del 8 al 18 de noviembre de 2022.
We are happy to announce the Third Edition of Documentary, Animation and Short film festival, which will be held in the desert city of Rajasthan, Bikaner from 1-2 September 2018. The Acharya Tulsi Short Film Festival (ATSFF) will use the power of film makers to further the cause of Peace, Harmony, Social justice, Meditation, Social taboo and Environment on earth. From the outset, the ATSFF envisioned “peace” not as the absence of conflict but as a framework for channelizing, processing and resolving conflicts through respectful and non-violent means.The ATSFF, the primary project of Acharya Tulsi Shanti Pratishthan, is a non-profit festival established to celebrate and encourage the work of independent filmmakers from around the country on the theme of peace, harmony, social justice, meditation, social taboo and environment. ATSFF aims to contribute towards culture of peace, non-violence, harmony, social justice, meditation through cinema, dialogue and programming highlighting the individuals on the vanguard of peace activism and social change.ATSFF works to connect expression – artistic, political, social and personal – to positive, respectful vehicles for action and change. The festival program is carefully curated to create a place for open dialogue, using the films as catalysts for change.
UGUFF was initiated as one of the Sollywood Films Pty Ltd’s social responsibility programmes in 2013 under the direction of Senzo Zindela.
The event screened 2 films on its first year, 4 films on its second year accompanied by 3 workshops (script writing, acting & editing) which were conducted by local industry experts, & had around 400 audience in 2014.
It also had an international workshop (action & stunt coordinating) held by Hollywood veteran/Hall of Fame, Steve Lambert known for Indiana Jones, Robocop, Rambo etc.
On its 3rd year, it received 60 international films, screened 23 altogether including local films, had around 5 international guests who came on their own expenses, & had around 1000 audience.
We are proud to be the first festival that managed to identify and award the best international films that continues to receive awards after our event. The following films were chosen and won best awards in our 2015 festival and never stopped from there:
Candela: Spanish Film awarded around the world: South Africa, India, Romania and USA. Nominated in Spain, Singapore, Canada, India, UK, Los Angeles and China.
Palm To The Sun: Japanese Film awarded around the world: South Africa, Spain and nominated in more.
Our Goals are as follows:
-To recruit and expose talented individuals.
-To provide information about the film industry.
-To create sustainable employment.
-To change perspectives, motivate, uplift & give hope to disadvantaged communities.
-To heal mental crippled youth who are victims of previous massacres like Shobashobane.
-To upgrade local film industry by bringing international experts to share their knowledge & experience each year.
ORGANIZERS
Senzo Zindela (Filmmaker)
Concorto Film Festival is addressed to cinephiles, both general audience and professionals.
The purpose is to promote short films and to generate contacts among audience, young directors and professionals.
Since 2003 the international Festival SIGNES DE NUIT is active in Paris, Berlin, Saarbrücken and with special screenings world wide. The festival in Paris actually presents around 300 films coming from around 50 countries at different places in Paris. In Berlin the festival will be performed in the legendary cinema Babylon.
The International Festival SIGNES DE NUIT based in Paris is made up of films, which reflects new views, original imagery and critical approach to the crucial points of the modern human existence. It is a place for cinema that expands its own boundaries, that is astonishing, different, potentially free from the pressure of tradition, ready to give itself to the unpredictable experimentation.
The minor costs of digital production makes an independant- from comercial influences and any kind of censorship- production possible. These independant productions create an alternative, an artistic space very subtle and accessible to all, in contrast to what mass media offer.
This opposition and the preservation of the free cultural space is the goal of the International Festival Signes de Nuit, which has realized screenings and interventions in 29 different countries including Algeria, Australia, Chile, Cuba, Lebanon, Lithuania, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Peru, Russia, Tunisia, Turkey and the United States beside the screenings in main festival in Paris.
Day Of Film Festival is a dynamic and fast growing film event that shows the best out of film in one day, in every aspect. Several aspects of film will be at the centre of attention for a complete day. Not only from the crowd, but also professionals. Workshops, lectures, panel-discussions and the viewing of a great selection of films are combined in an event that has captured hundreds of peoples attention every year. Your film is their finishing touch! And even better: it can be awarded!
2018
The 2018 edition will take place in Lumière Cinema Maastricht on May 19th.
PRESENTACIÓN
El concepto TUWUN representa el origen territorial Mapuche, que junto a KVPALME, el origen familiar, representan la identidad Mapuche enraizada en el LOF, espacio territorial que a su vez es la base de la estructura territorial ancestral de un espacio más amplio, el WALLMAPU, todo el territorio Mapuche.
Este concepto del mapudungun, el idioma Mapuche, da origen a TUWUN Muestra de Cine Indígena de Wallmapu, creada con el sentido de dar a conocer a través del cine, esa identidad y las realidades relatadas desde el conocimiento ancestral y la forma en que se entiende la vida desde la visión y relación de cada pueblo con su entorno, con su territorio, con su propia historia, cultura y espiritualidad y, por tanto, desde su propia mirada.
En este sentido, creemos que la muestra TUWUN significa una valiosa oportunidad para conocer la forma en que se entiende la vida desde la propia cultura de los pueblos indígenas y un importante espacio para compartir la mirada y realidad expresada desde sus propias voces representativas, a través del cine. Además de aportar a la descentralización del cine y la cultura, generando un proceso de circulación a nivel territorial y llevando la muestra itinerante y sus actividades complementarias a un público amplio y diverso, del ámbito urbano y rural, con la exhibición de las obras participantes en diversos espacios, como comunidades Mapuche, escuelas y centros culturales de localidades que generalmente tienen dificultad de acceso al cine por estar alejadas de los grandes centros urbanos, generando además, espacios de Nvtram (conversación) en torno a sus contenidos.
ACTIVIDADES PRINCIPALES
TUWUN es una muestra de cine indígena que consiste principalmente en la realización de una Muestra Central, que cada año se desarrolla durante 4 días, en el Centro Cultural Municipal de Villarrica, acompañada de actividades realizadas en diversos espacios de la ciudad. Y de una Muestra Itinerante, que recorre diversos lugares de Wallmapu, el territorio ancestral Mapuche (sur de Chile y Argentina) y se realiza desde el mes siguiente a la muestra central, hasta el mes de junio del año siguiente, donde para el pueblo Mapuche culmina el ciclo y comienza nuevamente con la celebración del Wiñoy Tripantu (año nuevo Mapuche).
ACTIVIDADES COMPLEMENTARIAS
En el marco de TUWUN, desarrollamos diversas actividades complementarias, tanto durante la muestra central, como durante la muestra itinerante. Entre ellas, un TRAWUN (encuentro), muestras especiales de invitados de pueblos indígenas y del pueblo Mapuche, NVTRAMCINE (cine foros), muestras TUWUN insertas en otros certámenes de cine y cultura, muestras para escuelas y comunidades, ciclos especiales en temporada de verano. Y un taller de apreciación de cine con identidad, que hemos diseñado para la formación y mediación con distintos públicos, como niños y jóvenes en edad escolar, adultos, dirigentes de organizaciones, comunidades Mapuche, etc.
ALIANZAS ESTRATÉGICAS
TUWUN Muestra de Cine Indígena de Wallmapu, es coordinada y producida por ADKIMVN Cine y Comunicación Mapuche, con el patrocinio de LIQUEN Centro Cultural Municipal y la Ilustre Municipalidad de Villarrica, y la colaboración de una red de organizaciones, centros culturales, departamentos municipales de cultura, comunidades Mapuche y centros educacionales.
Akonga, Acció Kon Ganas, ubicada a El Masnou, és una associació sense ànim de lucre que neix amb un objectiu en ment: difondre la cultura posant-la a l’abast de tothom i fomentar la creativitat en el camp de l’audiovisual.
Està formada per persones provinents de diversos sectors culturals que s’impliquen en l’associació de manera totalment desinteressada, creient en el projecte i posant-hi tota la seva il·lusió i força per tal de fer-lo sortir endavant.
Fascurt
El projecte que va provocar el naixement d’Akonga ha estat Fascurt, el festival de curtmetratges del Masnou (Barcelona), que va néixer el 2003 com una iniciativa entre amics i que ha anat creixent any rere any fins a convertir-se en un referent en la zona del Maresme i, en general, en el món de l’audiovisual.
Fascurt
El 2008 el festival va entrar a formar part de la CI&VI Festivals de Catalunya (Coordinadora de Festivals de Cinema i Vídeo de Catalunya) portant-lo al nivell d’altres festivals de reconegut prestigi en el territori català. Amb el temps l’associació ha anat ampliant el seu àmbit d’acció i implicant-se en altres projectes de caire divers.
The Festival is open to the participation of:
Short Films
Documentaries
Panorama Campania
Brainwash, since 1995, has delighted audiences with a selection of the bizarre, the unique, and just plain old well-made movies from independent producers all over the world. With an eye toward the abstract, the innovative and the weird, Brainwash saluted it's 25th Silver Anniversary in the 2019 season, and, we're still going strong. We have consistently attracted entries we curate to be able to display some of the most cutting edge cinema from up and and coming directors, actors, producers and crews consistently year after year. So please send us yours this year!
