T-RIFF Looking for Films
Tahoe Reno International Film Festival (T-RIFF) 2006Lake Tahoe & Reno, Nevada, USAAugust 23 27, 2006Deadline: May 31, 2006
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The DC Short Film Festival Calls for Entries
The DC Short Film Festival 2006Washington D.C., USASeptember 14-21, 2006Deadline: June 30, 2006
Chicago International Children's Film Fest Now Open For Entries
Chicago International Children's Film Festival 2006Chicago, Illinois, USAOctober 19-29, 2006Deadline: May 30, 2006
Now in its 23rd year, The Chicago International Children's Film Festival is the largest and longest running festival of films for children in the U.S. Last year the festival screened 220 films and videos from 40 countries for audiences of 24,000 children and families. It is the only Academy Award qualifying childrens festival in the world.
DIY Book Festival Wants Your Indie Comics
2006 DIY Book Festival Los Angeles, California, USAOctober 7, 2006Deadline: September 25, 2006
The 2006 DIY Book Festival will host its fifth annual program celebrating the success of independent authors and publishers.
The DIY Book Festival will consider self-published or independent publisher non-fiction, fiction, biography/autobiography, children's books, teenage, how-to, audio/spoken word, photography, art, comics, 'zines, fan fiction, poetry and e-books published on or after Jan. 1, 2004.
Syracuse International Film & Video Festival
Begins: April 4, 2006
A non profit annual event in April featuring over 120 independent films and video in competition from over 28 countries. Cash and software awards. Seminars and special events are spotlighted as well during the festival. For more details go to the festival website.
Bitfilm Festival Beckons!
7th International Bitfilm Festival for Digital FilmHamburg, GermanyNovember 2006Deadline: June 1, 2006
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San Francisco Women's Film Festival
Begins: April 3, 2006
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AFF: The Truth Behind the Festival Controversy
Animation veteran Thom Richardson travels to the inaugural AFF event, uncovering the truth about the controversy that has swirled around the new traveling festival.
Crossroads Film Festival 2006
Begins: March 30, 2006
The Crossroads Film Society presents the 7th annual Crossroads Film Festival with entries from Mississippi and around the world. More than 50 films, which range from two minutes to two hours, will be shown at Parkway Place Regal Cinema in Flowood, Mississippi.
2006 Roma Independent Film Festival
Begins: March 24, 2006
After the success of the fourth edition, the Roma Independent Film Festival
Ann Arbor Film Festival 2006
Begins: March 21, 2006
The Ann Arbor Film Festival is a non-profit arts organization that has along-standing tradition of showcasing all genres of independent experimental film. Its mission is to provide a worldwide public forum for independent and experimental moving image exhibitions, to encourage and showcase artists of the moving image, to promote the moving image as art and to offer educational outreach. The week after the festival the festival will host a traveling tour of colleges, museums and theaters across the U.S. The early entry deadline is Sept. 1, standard deadline is Oct.
MUFF 7 Calls for Entries
Melbourne Underground Film Festival 2006 (MUFF 7)Melbourne, Australia 2006Deadline: May 12, 2006
Melbourne Underground Film Festival 2006 (MUFF 7) is an independent and underground filmmakers festival. For more information, visit www.muff.com.au.
VooDooDog Gets Nanny to Seoul
London based VooDooDog, run by David Z.Obadiah and Paul and Noel Donnellon, have been selected for the official competition in the commissioned films category at the Seoul International Cartoon and Animation Festival with the end credit sequence they created for the Working Title/Universal Studios film NANNY MCPHEE.
The sequence directed by Irish animator Paul Donnellon was nominated at the British Animation Awards and also won the silver medal at the New York Festivals recently.
Film Festival Submissions — Part 3: The Agony and the Ecstasy
In the final installment of the festival series, Sharon Katz lays out a basic guide to applying to festivals including rules, recommendations and resources.
Rushes Soho Shorts Calls for Entries
Rushes Soho Shorts 2006 Piccadilly, U.K. July 29 August 4, 2006Deadline: May 5, 2006
Rushes Soho Shorts Festival showcases the work of some of the U.K.s most talented young filmmakers. Awards for the best director in each category will be presented on August 3, at the star studded Festival Awards night held at one of Londons hottest venues, The CC Club in Piccadilly.
Deadline Soon for Definition 2006: HDTV Summit
Definition 2006: HDTV SummitBanff, Alberta, CanadaApril 20-22, 2006Deadline: March 15, 2006
The Definition 2006: Digital Media Festival will be held during the Accelerators Definition 2006: HD Summit from April 20-22, 2006, at The Banff Centre. The festival is a juried event bringing the best works in HD media from around the world to Banff, Alberta.
Nicktoons Festival Issues 2006 Call for Shorts
The third season of THE NICKTOONS NETWORK ANIMATION FESTIVAL for 2006 has issues a call for entries. Frederator Studios and the Nicktoons Network are again producing the festival. Shorts must be received by 5:00 pm (PST) on May 31, 2006.
The Festival runs six nights (five original screenings plus the best-of) beginning on the Nicktoons Network on August 26, 2006.
This year, the festival will expand with live screenings as well as distributing the shows through a variety of digital outlets.
Best of Ottawa 2005: Fundraiser
Begins: March 11, 2006
Proceeds from this screening of the best films of the Ottawa International Animation Festival 2005 will send an Emily Carr Institute Animation student to attend the festival in September, 2006. The program details can be viewed at http://ottawa.awn.com/OIAF05/prog_bestof2005.php.
Saturday, March 11th, 20067:30pmEmily Carr InstituteSouth Building Lecture Theater, room 3281400 Johnston St.Vancouver, BC Canadahttp://www.eciad.ca
Tickets: $10.00 at the doorRaffles, door prizes and special guests!
Controversy Mars Inaugural Animation Film Festival
ASIFA-Saskatchewans inaugural Animation Film Festival concluded on March 6, 2006 with a flurry of controversy.
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Tiburon International Film Festival 2006
Begins: March 9, 2006
The Tiburon International Film Festival seeks to provide a greater understanding of the world and its many cultures through the artistic medium of film, and through the top quality films from around the world that would not be accessible without an event of this nature, TIFF wishes to enhance tolerance between people of all backgrounds. Our goal is one of cultural enrichment and heightened cultural awareness. TIFF strongly believes in "Understanding the World through Film." The TIFF is a nine day event taking place MARCH 9-17, 2006 in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Singapore Film Fest Promotes Film As Artistic Medium
Singapore Film Fest Promotes Film As Artistic Medium19th Singapore International Film FestivalSingapore, SingaporeApril 13-29, 2006
Launched in 1987, the Singapore International Film Festival sets out to promote film as an artistic medium, provide the opportunity to audiences to view films not otherwise released commercially, create awareness of the finer points of filmmaking through seminars and workshops by overseas professionals, pave the way for a Singapore film industry and provide an international showcase for Asian Cinema.
Milano Film Festival Issues Call For Entries
11th Milano Film FestivalMilan, ItalySeptember 2006 Deadline: May 31, 2006
The 11th edition of Milano Film Festival will be held next September in Milan, at the Piccolo Teatro and Castello Sforzesco. The event features two International Competitions open to feature and short films of any genre, language, running time and format, provided that they have been produced after Jan. 1, 2005.
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New York Int'l Children’s Film Fest Returns — With a Twist
The New York International Childrens Film Festival, a Big Apple perennial since 1999, returns on March 11, 2006, in a different, yearlong format.
Instead of several weekends of back-to-back screenings, director Eric Beckman has organized this year's festival as weekend programs that will take place throughout 2006. "We're experimenting with a new format," Beckman explains. "We did a survey last year and 96% of the people we asked said they would go to a once a month screening.
Cinequest Film Festival 2006
Begins: March 1, 2006
In only 15 short years, Cinequest has risen to be one of the top 10 film festivals in the world. Cinequest is Northern California's premier motion picture institute that produces: Cinequest Film Festival, a soul-stirring and personable discovery festival of international films and digital forums for movie lovers, Maverick film artists and students; Cinequest Online, a premier Maverick film discovery and delivery site; Cinequest Digital Studio; Youthquest; and Cinequest Screenwriting Competition.
M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2006
Begins: February 26, 2006
M1 Singapore Fringe Festival is an annual festival of theatre, performance arts, film, dance, visual arts, mixed media, music and forum created and presented by Singaporean and international artists. Themed differently each year, the festival aims to bring the best of contemporary, cutting-edge and socially-engaged works to the Singapore audience.
The works for the 2006 festival will revolve around the theme
