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
The Vaughan International Film Festival is a unique event, with a style all its own.
Now in its 6th edition, this exciting five day event proudly showcases both local and international talent – on all levels. Our Founders: Antonio Ienco and Mark Pagliaroli, present their audiences with multi-genre short films -offering an ideal platform for independent film creators to put forth their work.
This Non-for-profit organization brings you public film screenings of Canadian and International cinema, vibrant social events and a lavish awards show- complete with a prestigious Golden Reel Award. We also support and further arts education with various scholarships and bursaries; granted to young filmmakers, art students and educational institutions in our city. Throughout the past several years, the VFF has remained focused and true to its objective: To satisfy the cultural appetite of this growing community while offering an arts forum befitting our world-class city. We look forward to delighting our audiences for years to come.
El Film Tracks Film Fest quiere ser un punto de encuentro entre los amantes del lenguaje fílmico, proponer obras de calidad.
Se otorgará un premio especial a un cortometraje sobre el MEDITERRÁNEO.
Nos encanta el cine y cómo queremos difundirlo.
Festival Ull Nu:
Es un espacio para fomentar, difundir y fertilizar la creatividad, el arte, la cultura y los jóvenes talentos.
Es un punto de encuentro, intercambio y diálogo entre jóvenes creadores procedentes de todos los Pirineos y profesionales de la industria cinematográfica y audiovisual.
Es una propuesta de ocio alternativa, original e innovadora que tiene como objetivo promover y llevar a Andorra nuevas propuestas y tendencias audiovisuales.
Es una experiencia única, un festival de cine y audiovisual.
9 Festival Internacional de Cine de Pilar de la Horadada - CORTOPILAR | PREMIOS PILAR
The festival is only for movies and Brazilian entries
Festival internacional de cine de horror con base en la ciudad de Guanajuato, México. Todas las actividades del festival son sin fines de lucro.
El Festival Internacional de Cine Universitario KINOKI es realizado por los alumnos de la Universidad Iberoamericana en la Ciudad de México desde el año 2004 . Consiste en generar un marco para que los alumnos de las diferentes universidades del mundo participantes, puedan exponer sus trabajos al mismo tiempo que compiten en la selección oficial del festival. Así mismo, se trata de un punto de reunión en el que personas del medio cinematográfico nacional e internacional, tienen un espacio de interacción con los alumnos de la Universidad.
Nuestra misión
Aplaudimos a directores, guionistas y cineastas emergentes de todo el mundo y amplificamos su trabajo al reunir a un público diverso para que lo experimente y reflexione sobre él y entable un mayor diálogo.
Nuestra comunidad se encuentra en la intersección de una visión cinematográfica más amplia e inclusiva y el surgimiento de un cine verdaderamente excepcional.
Si las películas son el contenido, Alfama es la forma que marca la pauta de las experiencias que creamos. Una somatización arquitectónica de la intimidad, esta es la escena en la que invitamos a tus películas a hacer su aparición.
Nuestra historia
en 2009 como un proyecto informal para proyectar cine independiente en las recónditas callejuelas de Alfama, proyectado contra sus icónicos muros de piedra.
En los años siguientes, Cinalfama maduró y se convirtió en un evento competitivo de carácter internacional, así como en una referencia cultural en Lisboa.
La naturaleza de los eventos ha cambiado a lo largo de los años, pero el ambiente, las películas y los recintos siguen siendo tan íntimos como siempre.
¿Nuestro hogar
Fundado en 1914, el Grupo Sportivo Adicense es uno de los símbolos más antiguos y auténticos que quedan del verdadero alma de Alfama.
Los cantantes de fado de fama mundial comenzaron su carrera como camareros en esta histórica institución, una institución que sigue haciendo frente a los cambios constantes y a la mala caracterización del paisaje urbano del barrio
Sesiones de proyección
Escondidas en las callejuelas del casco antiguo de Lisboa, Alfama, nuestras proyecciones íntimas tienen lugar en la casa cultural más antigua de la ciudad, el Grupo Sportivo Adicense.
Organizamos tres ediciones de proyecciones de temporada a lo largo del año, para mostrar y premiar a los mejores talentos y películas de cada una de ellas. La entrada es gratuita y todas las películas tienen subtítulos en inglés.
Debido a la pandemia actual y a las restricciones asociadas, hemos decidido organizar la próxima edición de enero de 2024 en línea, poniendo a su disposición una selección de las mejores películas de la temporada. Con el objetivo de volver a tener las proyecciones en directo muy pronto.
8th INTERNATIONAL HALF FESTIVAL 2018
(Haiku Amateur Little Film Festival)
HALF Festival stands for Haiku Amateur Little Film Festival. ‘Haiku’ is a very short form of Japanese poetry, here used to mean any short form of aesthetic creativity. ‘Amateur’ here denotes a creation by a creator whose chief intention in the creation is not financial gain. ‘Little’ here stands for shortness of duration of the film. ‘HALF’ denotes also the stipulated duration of the film which is 5 minutes or ‘half’ the time of a traditional film reel which is 10 minutes. Insight, which is organizing this festival, is a group of creative artists, with base at Palakkad, who believe in the infinite potential of the short film as a medium of communication and aesthetic creativity.
The European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation (the Federation) is a tightly knit network of 22 film festivals from 14 countries, with a global attendance of over 450 000 visitors, making it a vital economic and cultural player on the fantastic film scene.
Con un historial de 13 años, el Festival Internacional de Cine de Talca, se alza como uno de los principales festivales de cortometraje y ópera prima en Chile. Nuestro objetivo es ofrecer una selección de las mejores obras independientes, innovadoras y experimentales de todo el mundo. Por otro lado, contribuir al intercambio de historias locales en este mundo globalizado donde las ideas y la cultura rompen fronteras en beneficio de todos nosotros.
En estos 13 años de Festival se han mostrado más de 800 cortometrajes internacionales, más de 350 largometrajes nacionales y extranjeros, charlas, conversatorios, talleres, más de 300 invitados, y una amplia presencia del público Maulino y Nacional.
Festival internacional de cortometrajes dedicado a la ciencia ficción, la fantasia y el terror. Esta ubicado en el distrito de Gracia en Barcelona.
Festival Internacional de Cine Córdoba , es un evento para fomentar el cine nacional e internacional que sirve como intercambio cultural, artístico e, industrial.
En la versión 9 del festival, de nuevo convergen productores, directores, distribuidores, críticos de cine, actores y público en torno a las más recientes y destacadas producciones nacionales e internacionales, volviendo a Córdoba y el país un marco único para cumplir con la calidad y la actualidad.
SOBRE EL FESTIVAL
El Rock Horror Film Festival es más que un festival de cine, es un evento que reúne lo mejor del cine de terror, thriller y fantasía con el rock and roll en una gran fiesta para los cinéfilos amantes de la música y el cine. Prepara tu corazón para noches espeluznantes y emocionantes repletas de lo mejor del thriller nacional e internacional y de mucho rock and roll.
LABORATORIOS DE ROCK Y TERROR
El festival también contará con un equipo de profesionales internacionales en paneles, talleres y mesas redondas sobre cine en diferentes áreas, tales como: producción, fotografía, dirección, actuación, maquillaje, banda sonora, entre otras.
MESAS REDONDAS
El festival organiza mesas redondas con la participación de directores, actores y profesionales.
Trouble Found Me
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Blacklight Film + Video Series is currently seeking submissions for the upcoming Trouble Found Me film screening on October 16th, 2016 at Sediment Arts in Richmond, VA.
We are seeking narrative short films that touch on subjects of broken innocence //shattering of the adolescent bubble. Bad Dreams. Bad Ideas. Poor Execution. Themes of the paranormal welcome, given the season!
Submissions must be under 15 minutes in length and all genres are accepted. Work can be traditional or experimental and can be created in any film/video medium (VHS, Super 8, DSLR, etc.). Multiple submissions are accepted.
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: October 9th, 2016
We ask that applicants include in their submissions:
-title of the piece
-run time
-year the work was completed
-a data DVD or online link to view the piece (preferred)
Please include in your submission a $5 US submission fee (please attach screenshot of paypal
receipt to the submission). Guidelines for submissions and more info on BlackLight Film and Video Series can be found at: http://www.blacklightfilmseries.com/p/submissions.html
If your film is selected we will require a downloadable HD copy of the film (preferred) or a data DVD.
If mailing physical copies please inquire via email for mailing address (mailed submissions must include a prepaid return envelope.).
Inquires and Email submissions may be sent to:
Natalie and Cody - blacklightfilmseries@gmail.com
Information about Sediment Art Gallery in Richmond, VA
- http://www.sedimentarts.org
- https://www.facebook.com/sedimentarts/
Thank you, and we look forward to viewing your work!
Natalie Kohlhepp and Cody Huff
The coolest film festival in the heat of the tropics.
BEST OPEN FILM - $5000 AUD
A breathtaking location, the platform to showcase some of the worlds best short films and some of Australia’s most accomplished film exponents sharing their knowledge with emerging filmmakers – the Port Shorts Film Festival is a feast for the filmmaking senses.
The 2016 Port Shorts Film Festival will be staged under the stars in nature’s playground, Port Douglas in Far North Queensland where the majestic Daintree Rainforest meets the spectacular Great Barrier Reef, on October 28th & 29th 2016.
With a prize pool worth more than $15,000 up for grabs, the Port Shorts Film Festival shines the spotlight on the imagination of Australia’s most creative minds, with a support network geared to stimulate the next generation of filmmakers.
Acclaimed Australian actor Stephen Curry, Wolf Creek and Rogue Executive Producer Matt Hearn and Australian Film Industry Awards nominated screenwriter Kier Shorey (Blurred) will be with emerging filmmakers every step of the journey as official ambassadors, mentors and judges of the Port Shorts Film Festival.
Port Shorts organisers will also conduct workshops for youth and adult filmmakers of all experience to provide them with the tools to produce quality short films, documentaries and music videos in the months leading up to the film festival.
We want to help Australia’s best emerging filmmakers achieve their potential and celebrate their individuality.
El festival de animación Nochedemonos fundado el año 2006, es un referente para la comunidad académica y profesional de la animación nacional. En esta edición cumplimos 13 años, difundiendo la animación latinoamericana para el resto del mundo.
Durante sus nueve versiones se han realizado competencias nacionales, latinoamericanas, estudiantiles, homenajes a animadores destacados, charlas de invitados nacionales e internacionales y talleres dirigidos a estudiantes y entusiastas de la animación.
Esta versión tendrá dos competencias, la competencia latinoamericana de monometrajes y competencia universitaria de cortometrajes latinoamericanos de animación.
La postulación y recepción para ambas categorías son a través de la página oficial del Festival donde encontrarás las bases. www.nochedemonos.cl
World Documentary Awards is the sister festival of the World Film Awards. By establishing this festival, we hope to exhibit the winning international documentary films to the Indonesian and international audience, bolster filmmakers’ assurance to give their best for the film industry, and prevail the film industry internationally.
The festival is opened for professionals and newcomers in the industry globally. Various languages with English subtitles or dubbing are welcome.
Truth well captured in an excellent cinematic motion is an art documentary filmmakers struggle to achieve. The Festival greets all documentary filmmakers to show their talents and passions through their films. We are looking for intelligent, well-produced, smartly edited documentary films from any type of true-life films that engage in interesting story telling, and could be mixed with dramatic situation. Documentary filmmakers have a series of categories entries to enter to, and to widen their chances to win, they are offered with the cost-effective Package-of-Five.
The World Film Awards group is partnering with the largest movie theater chain in Indonesia, international culture centers, and several private institutions and organizations. We will conduct prestigious awards day, press conference, workshops, and screenings that will be attended by international filmmakers, mass media, mass media, government bodies, and celebrities. All winners and accepted filmmakers and members are welcomed at these events and we will acknowledge attending filmmakers with specific physical awards.
Since 2008, the Green Me Film Festival has offered a platform for green films, green publicity and green economy. Movies with environment-related topics from all over the world are evaluated and screened at the festival. Each year, the festival has honored filmmakers with the Green Me Award, which comes with prize money, in various categories.
