An Independent film, video and digital festival, Downstream will screen over one hundred works from many countries and our local area each year. For current program and entry information please visit our website.
The Xth Edition of the Image Workshop "Zero on Behavior",Coordinated by the CGAI and the Master in Digital Creation and Communication, feature this year an amazing program of recognized international lecturers, an overview of the state of the art in 3D computer graphics and its role in media:
-Gabriel White (Digital Artist 3D.MillFilm, UK)
-Mike Milne (Director of Computer Animation. Framestore CFC, UK)
-Juan Buhler (Lead Effects Animator. PDI/Dreamworks, San Francisco,USA)
Don't miss the upcoming SCREEN CARTOONISTS GOLF CLASSIC. Join us June 29 at Elkins Ranch Golf Course. Everyone welcome!!! Good golfers, bad golfers, occasional golfers, students, relatives and friends
Regarding the Competition Film, video and digital works will be judged on an equal footing. This competition is about how well your ideas are communicated on the screen more so than how high the production value. We believe that the grittiest video can be conceptually well crafted and beat out the prettiest 35mm film which is conceptually vapid. The durations are divided at the 45 minute mark for "features" and "shorts." If your film is between 40 and 46 minutes, you decide which competition category is preferable.
A+A is a forum organised by the Col
The Los Angeles Film Festival kicks off nine days of screenings this Friday, June 21, 2002, including the Los Angeles premiere of MISSING PERSONS, an independent feature length 3D animated film that tells the story of four lost souls in the 60th Precinct of Coney Island. The lives of a burnt-out detective, a rookie sergeant, an emancipated World War II Army surplus robot and a disfigured streetfighter intersect during the investigation of a mysterious man in this debut feature film from directors/animators/twin brothers Dan & Matt O'Donnell.
Two-day event that celebrates independent filmmaking.Festival will take place in three screening venues (largest seatsover 500)on Univ.of Central Oklahoma Campus.Filmmakers get to enjoy lots of media attention, a filmmaker dinner prior to the show,Awards show and several after parties.We are also hosting a Youth Matinee festival for filmmakersunder 18 years old. This event will take place June 7 duringthe festival.Awards:Best Animation, Grand Jury and Audience Award
Entry fees:
An event for writers and all who care about what writers do and how they do it. Over 175 panelists and speakers, including dozens of Academy and Emmy honored screenwriters and television writers, plus A-list directors, agents, producers and studio executives will gather at the Hilton Los Angeles/Universal City June 7 - 9 for three days of panel discussions, case studies, parties, a major screening, book signings, tips and tactics, networking - and lots of FUN.
The Nashville Independent Film Festival proudly announces its 33rd annual competition for independent and student film/video artists. The 2002 Festival, held June 5-9, 2002, will showcase the best in independent features, shorts, documentaries, animation, experimental and works by young filmmakers. Also, NIFF features workshops, panel discussions, vendor and product expo, and guest appearances by nationally recognized film and video artists. First prize in the Short Film and Animation categories qualifies the winning film for Academy Award consideration.
FREE - OPEN TO ALL!
Thursday, May 30th, 7pm-10:15pm (followed by a PARTY to MIDNIGHT!)
Beverly Garland Holiday Inn, Ballroom South, 4222 Vineland Ave., N. Hollywood
Free Parking at the Hotel. Hotel phone for directions: 818-980-8000
Sit in on the last evening of the one month intensive and see what the graduates have accomplished. Then hang out afterwards for the networking party to midnight!
RSVP via e-mail to FlashForwardInst@aol.com or call 323-850-7392
Since 1957 the San Francisco International Film Festival has presented the best in world cinema. Submissions are open tonarrative features, documentaries, shorts, animation, experimentaland television productions on film, video and digital media. The four divisions include: Filmand Video, for independently produced documentaries, shortnarratives, shorts for children and animation; Television, forcurrent commercial, noncommercial and cable television production;New Visions, for experimental works that challenge the language of
SHORTS SPOT: EVAN MATHERTuesday, April 16, 7:30PM Plestcheeff Auditorium, Seattle Art Museum 100 University Street, Seattle
Established as an artists' colony more than a century ago, Taos is known for it's eclectic mixture of cultures, traditions & philosophies. It is in this light that festival organizers program over 150 new indie films & videos, incl. features, documentaries, animation, videos & shorts during its four-day event. Highlights include: Tributes; Latino & Native American programs, as well as comprehensive Media Literacy Forum w/ panel discussions, workshops & demonstrations focusing on the state of media. Entries should have been completed within 18 months of fest & should be New Mexico premieres.
The Kansas City Filmmakers Jubilee announces its call for entries forJubilee 2002 - US/International Short Film Division
Anyone of any age is welcome to enter any of the following subdivisions. Allentries must be 30 minutes or under. Work may originate in any film, video ordigital medium unless otherwise noted. You may enter a single work inmultiple divisions with separate entry forms and screener tapes (VHS NTSC).
- Open: Narrative, experimental, animation, documentary genres.
The West Coast Student Film Festival invites all college, university and graduate student filmmakers around the globe to submit original work into the competition. There is no entry fee. Categories for entry are: Animation, Fiction and Non Fiction. This year's theme is "Overcoming Obstacles." Entries may be shot on any format but must be submitted in 1/2 inch VHS format. The festival will be featuring several winning films from each category, as well as top films in areas of cinematography, editing (sound/visuals), directing, acting, screenplay and soundtrack.
The 35th Annual WorldFest is one of the oldest film & video festivals in America and the world. WorldFest gave first honors to Spielberg, Lucas, David Lynch, Randall Kleiser, Oliver Stone, Ridley Scott, The Coen Brothers, Ang Lee, Michael Cimino and hundreds of others. WorldFest offers more than $25,000 in cash and equipment awards, including the $2500 Kodak Raw Stock Award. There are 6 production seminars presented by top industry talents, such as cinematographers Vilmos Szigmund and Laszlo Kovacs,special effects director Richard Edlund, and director Robert Wise.
SAG INDIE & Griffith Place Films presents HOLLYWOOD SHORTS 4th WOMEN IN FILMMAKING Film Festival.Program #1
Unique in concept, renowned for execution and treasured by participants, SXSW is an essential event for understanding tomorrow's entertainment industry today.
SXSW Film Festival and Conference,
now nine years old, will present a festival schedule over nine nights largely devoted to independent productions as well as
The DC Independent Film Festival (DCIFF) and Market works to fuse the production community by hosting filmmakers, distributors and sponsors and others from the film and telecommunication community in a yearly festival for the categories of features, documentaries and shorts. Hosted in Washington, DC, the DC Independent Film Festival & Market is an opportunity for local and national filmmakers to showcase their work.
Tampere International Short Film Festival offers the best short films from the past two years in International Competition and the best of Finnish short films in Finnish Competition. Fiction, documentary and animation are accepted. Besides the competition screenings and around 70 special screenings Tampere Film Festival organizes film market, seminars, exhibitions and discussions for filmmakers and other professionals at film industry.
The Durango Film Festival, after its successful 2001 premiere, is in the works for 2002. This juried 10-day festival will present independent feature films, documentaries, animated films, shorts, experimental, and new media works. In addition, the festival will offer educational salons, VIP panels, filmmaker discussions and host a variety of parties and receptions. On Saturday, March 9, 2002, the winners of the Golden Quakie Awards will be announced. Award-winning films will receive encore screenings on Sunday to close the festival.
Call for Films!York Independent Film Festival is an annual competitive festival held in York, England.The 2002 festival will be held at the University of York on 23rd and 24th of February, and entries are now being accepted.Deadline for entries is January 12th 2002, and entry is FREE. Awards are to be given in the following categories:Best Animation, Best Documentary, Best Feature, Best Short, Best in Festival.
Animac 2002 is an international annual animation show that celebrating its 6th edition from the 14th to 17th of February 2002 in Lleida, Spain. Animac is a non-competitive event that is a platform for the best animation from all times to be screened and in which the animation cinema researches new ways of experimentation and dialog between the different artistic disciplines. Carolina Lopez is leading the project as artistic director and Animac image is created by Carles Porta. Lleida's culture department and a good qualified coordination team support this event.
Our indie cinema is seeking to expand our program to include shorts before each feature, but we need your contributions! if you have an independently produced short of 10 minutes or less on VHS, DVD, or 35mm, send it in for consideration. Although there is no monetary compensation for this exhibition, it is a great opportunity for free exposure in the Berkshires.
