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> THE FESTIVAL CIRCUIT
Bahamas International Film Festival 10th Edition BIFF - Hats OFF to Leslie Vanderpool :) A one woman GO
How is DC Shorts Different?
LOCAL ROOTS, GLOBAL REACH Screen Singapore Final day
Tallinn Black Nights FF sets all time attendance high of more than 77000 spectators
The Sundance Film Festival will be Celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2014
Volunteer at the Sundance Film Festival
Sundance Institute Community Programs
Sundance Film Festival generated an overall economic impact of $70 million for the State of Utah $56.8 million in media exposure
HBF Plus links Dutch producers to projects from Vietnam and the Philippines
Central theme of IFFR 2014 examines The State of Europe
Rules and Regulations for Action4Climate
> THE PARTNER FESTIVALS
Sonoma Film Festival April 2 - 6, 2013
Now in its 17th year, the Sonoma International Film Festival (April 2-6,2014) takes place in the heart of Northern California’s Wine Country and features more than 90 hand-selected films including independent features, documentaries, world cinema, shorts and a showcase of Spanish language films. All films are shown at intimate venues within walking distance on Sonoma’s historic plaza. The Festival is dedicated to promoting independent film, supporting filmmakers around the world and inspiring film lovers.
Silver Springs International Film Festival 2014 calling for entries April 3-6, 2014

The Silver Springs International Film Festival is an international cultural event created to elevate awareness of Ocala/Marion County, FL, Florida’s Silver Springs State Park and the area’s contributions to the cinema, as well as the cultural landscape of Florida. The springs have inspired generations of nature lovers and filmmakers alike; serving as a dramatic backdrop for countless film, television and commercial shoots and the “laboratory” where cinematography legend Bruce Mozert conceived, developed and perfected underwater photography.
CINEMAD Independent and Cult Film Festival 2013 22 - 30 November, 2013
Since 1994, Cinemad schedules the most recent and risky films, anticipating the blockbusters trends, discovering new talents and creating trends. At the same time that rescues of the past authentic masterpieces, that because of the lack of promotion went unnoticed by commercial cinemas in our country.
During all these editions, Cinemad has premiered films from directors such as Martin Scorsese, Kim Ki-Duk and Jim Jarmusch, reaching one of its main goals: Become a space where novice filmmakers ,from different countries, can display and spread new proposals, next to other filmmakers more consecrated.
In 2000, the festival became International with it's Shortfilm contest. Now we move on step forward with our first “Work in Progress Contest (WIPP)” for Feature Films, where we carry on searching for risky and newfangled audiovisual proposals, from all over the world.
12th Annual Garden State Film Festival calling for entries : Film, Screenplay and Movie Music competitions
The Garden State Film Festival was founded to promote the art of filmmaking on all levels by showcasing a wide variety of film, video and animated works as well as provide educational programs in the creative arts to the public by industry leaders. We have started accepting film entries for our next festival. FINAL Deadline is December 1st, 2013
Announcing the GSFF Movie Music Competition.This is the first competition of this kind in Film Festival History. Submit any original movie music from an independent film and it will be judged by music professionals with awards in multiple categories. Click here to submit
2014 Taiwan International Children’s Film Festival (TICFF) video calling for entries
A biennial film festival, TICFF brings young children and adults to enjoy the works in this international exhibition, which will take place in April 2014. Public Television Service (PTS), the festival organizer of this event, is now signing up entries to attract some of the finest filmmakers around the world with the lure of USD 28,000 in prize money. Except for showing outstanding dramas, documentaries, animations, and television programs, the festival also includes a new feature: a special Taiwan prize which will be awarded to the best work which represents Taiwan and exemplified the highest standards in the industry... Submit
YOUPIX.ORG - Not Another Screenplay Competition!
Years ago, PROJECT GREEN LIGHT offered new talents a platform to compete but it was short lived for obvious reasons, the business model didn’t work. The movies lost money. Unlike all of these different platforms that had good intentions in helping discover new talent, at YOUPIX.ORG, we have eliminated many mistakes to dramatically increase the odds of success for this new indie platform.
The Internet is full of articles/posts/blogs written by Industry Professionals with endorsement for the top ten or top five screenplay competitions – and it doesn’t take long before you start seeing the same Contests repeated again and again… That makes you feel good about those certain competitions, right? So, you submit your screenplay to some (or all) of those competitions with your fingers crossed… And you mig... Submit Now
Make YOUR Movie Contest on youpix.org!
Project Greenlight Reincarnated! Our winners make a MOVIE. "In Hollywood a script has a One in a Million chance at being produced. That sucks! At YouPix.org your script has a REAL chance at being made into a MOVIE! That does NOT suck!" Dear Screenwriters and Filmmakers, Let's face it. We all just want to make movies. Ever since we could remember. We were kids with movie cameras making goofy projects wi... Submit Now
Houston Worldfest April 4-13, 2014 calling all filmmakers
The MAIN ENTRY DEADLINE is December 15th, 2013 THE FINAL "BRICK-WALL" DEADLINE is: JANUARY 31st, 2013 - ENTRIES MUST REACH US BY THEN! We now accept PayPal for even greater payment security. The secure PayPal payment address is - entry@worldfest.org The 47th Annual WorldFest-Houston - April 4-13, 2014 Ten Great Days in April! Download the entry form “Before there was Sundance or SXSW, Before there was Toronto or Tribeca, there was WorldFest...Submit now
3D Stereo Media Market
3D Film Mart (3DFM) 3-6 December 2013., now in its 3rd edition, is the first European co-production market for stereoscopic-3D (S-3D) movies.
The 3D Film Mart was developed by 3D Stereo MEDIA in association with TWIST and peacefulfish. 3DFM is partially funded by the MEDIA Program of the European Commission (EC), and is thus an official project of the EC. This gives it a wide visibility and a significant notoriety in Europe and beyond.
Producers of 3D contents (for cinema, TV, ...) who have projects for S-3D contents (feature, documentary, animation, alternative content, ...) at an early stage of development, and are looking for financing, are invited to submit their projects to the market.... Submit Now
International Television & Film Awards calling
New York Festival's World's Best Television & Films competition honors programming in all lengths and forms from over 50 countries. Dedicated to both the Television and Film industries, categories mirror today's global trends and encourage the next generation of story-tellers and talent: Animation, Comedy, Corporate, Drama, Documentary, Feature Films, Music Videos, News, Promos, Reality Shows, Sports, Telenovelas, Webisodes, Best Performance by an Actor/Actress, Special Event, Innovation, and Technical Production Team...Submit Now
> THE AWARDS WATCH
New York Film Critics Circle Announce 2013 Winners
International Film Festival Mannheim-Heidelberg Winners
Berlinale World Cinema Fund: Latest Jury Decisions
Black Nights Film Festival announces awards
Golem Cinemas received Europa Cinema Best Entrepreneur Award
The Platino Awards
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> PEOPLE IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Homage and Honorary Golden Bear for Ken Loach
Action4Climate Jury headed by Bernardo Bertolucci
Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF) gives tribute to Egyptian star Mahmoud Abdel-Aziz
David O'Russell’s ‘American Hustle’ To Have Its Italian Premiere at Capri on December 28th during Capri Hollywood Fest
American actor Paul Walker, Fast and Furious, dies after a fiery car crash in Valencia, California.
> FILM TO WATCH
Hong Kong blockbuster FIRESTORM has its World Premiere at Screen Singapore
Viddsee launches all-new Channels and premieres regional short films for first time online
Revolution will play this week end in Venice at the Think Forward Film Festival, out of competition
Eurovision Film Week supported by EFA, promotes European Film in 26 countries
Ge'orge Cloney's The Monuments Men in the Official Programme of the 64th Berlinale
Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel to Open the 64th Berlinale
Singapore’s Infinite Studio and Indonesia’s Screenplay Productions launch a Joint Venture to produce Indonesian films
"I Spy My Father" Feature Documentary Film in Development

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> STRICTLY BUSINESS
The Bulletin Board

IFFS 2013 Special Events Schedule
Chris Lowell will offer Closing Keynote at The fest Summit in Austin, Decemeber 10
Minutes of the Gathering of the Festival Directors of The Caribbean Association of Film Festivals CAFF
19.11.2013 | Caribbean Association of Film Festivals CAFF's blog |
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> LES NOUVELLES DU CIRCUIT
Les Lauréats des 26èmes European Film Awards
Partners AV, les 1ères rencontres d'affaires de l'intégration audiovisuelle, voit le jour
Noel en Décembre, le planning complet de la 39ème édition des Cesar
Naissance DE SMARTJOG-YMAGIS Logistics Création du premier acteur européen intégré dans l’acheminement de contenus numériques
Jan Kounen Président du jury de la 21e édition du Festival International du Film Fantastique de Gérardmer
Semaine Eurovision du Cinéma Européen avec la European Film Academy
Les Cinéphiles d'Europe ont élu leur film Européen favori, Verdict le 7 Décembre
European Film Awards avec les Stars de Cinéma de toute l’Europe
Le 26e Festival du Film pour Enfants de Lans en Vercors aura lieu du 26 au 30 décembre 2013 au cœur du plateau du Vercors.
Le festival de Louxor du film africain (LAFF) rend hommage à la star du cinéma égyptien Mahmoud Abdel - Aziz
> COVERAGE FROM CANNES
The exhaustive coverage of Cannes competitions as PDF
Your Cannes Market Dailies as PDF
Check videos of our Cannes ambiance coverage on our YouTube Channel