Film & Video Festivals

One of the best ways of getting your films seen is to enter some of the many film & video festivals in the UK or even abroad. Many of the festivals have free entry and cash prizes are often awarded. If your looking for inspiration then it's a good idea to check out the work that other filmmakers are doing - and where better to do it than one of the many film festivals in the UK.

Check out the opportunities section of this site to see which festivals are currently asking for submissions

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Film Festivals currently calling for submissions:

The Dereel Independent Film Festival - call for entries
posted 12th December2006

The best of the south west film showcase

Fresh Film is back......... and this year builds on the success of Fresh Five as a regional celebration of the best film and digital media produced by young people in the South West. The Fresh Six Young Person's Film Festival will pack three days (Thursday 9 - Saturday 11 November 2006) with film screenings, workshops, filmmaking, careers advice and the Fresh Film Lab, a unique drop-in studio where young people can get their hands on the latest technology and experience the potential of film making.

Get involved.........

Fresh Six is offering an exceptional opportunity for young filmmakers (under the age of 21) to enter their films for screening during the Festival programme.

The films should be 10 minutes or less and have been made in the South West of England. Of the entered films, a selection will be chosen for screening during the Festival programme as the 'Best of the South West Showcase'.

All you have to do is send us your films. Film submission is free of charge, simply visit the website www.freshfilm.tv and download a copy of the film entry form and send it to us (address on the form) with a copy of the film on DVD, VHS or mini DV before 29th September. We will let you know if your film has been selected as part of the programme during October.

Please tell your friends and colleagues about this opportunity to get their films shown to large audiences of young people on a big screen and in unexpected screening locations.

If you have any queries please contact Sam Burkey on 07788 454029 or info@freshfilm.tv.

Cornwall Film Festival - Deadline for Free Submissions Now Closed

In addition to our usual screenings of Cornish Drama, Documentary and Animation, we will also be having special screenings, Student Films, films made by young people (18 years and under), Artist moving image, surf, skate or extreme action films and four minute documentaries.

Late submissions will be accepted until Friday 1st September, but these will be subject to a £25 administration fee. The festival office is open until 5 Monday to Friday, and will be open until 6 pm on the above date. Please note there is no letter box, so if you are planning to deliver your film by hand it must be done within office hours.

If you require any further information please feel free to call the office on (01209) 204655 or visit the Cornwall Film Festival website.

To submit a film please download an application form by visiting www.cornwallfilmfestival.com and send it, together with a viewing copy of your film (DVD or VHS), mini dv and a jpeg (300dpi) of a still from your film for use in the brochure, to:

Cornwall Film Festival, The Old Grammar School, West Park, REDRUTH, TR15 3AJ

Calling all Filmmakers. Make a Mini Masterpiece for Encounters Festival, November 21-26th 2006

Mini Masterpieces is back for it¹s fourth year at the UK¹s most important short film festival, Encounters in Bristol. This year we want your pitches for a truly ’mini’ film made for mobile phones or handsets. As usual we’re offering the same fantastic package for the successful film makers including a high level premiere, travel and accommodation bursary plus VIP entry to all the industry events and parties. To make it even more exciting, this year there are six places up for grabs- three animations and three live action!

Read more and download an application pack from www.minimasterpieces.org.uk Deadline 29th September 2006

Aspen (USA) Shortsfest's 16th edition

Dates: April 3 - 8, 2007
www.aspenfilm.org

"Aspen Shortsfest just might be one of the most enchanting events the film world has to offer. It does what few other festivals can accomplish: it makes the film experience personal." - indieWIRE

This young festival, set in the snowy mountains of North America, was inaugurated in 1992 and has developed a reputation as an adventurous and fresh event devoted to shorts which tell compelling stories in imaginative ways.

Aspen Shortsfest 2007 will begin accepting Entry submissions September 1st, 2006.

Berlin Film Festival

Start: 8/02/2007
End: 18/02/2007
Deadline: 1/11/2006
Deadline for Berlin Talent Campus is November 1, 2006

for further details about The Berlin Film Festival 2007 click on the link

www.berlinale.de

Film Festivals in the UK

If you would like to show your work to other filmmakers, producers, commissioners etc. it's a good idea to enter your films into some of the many film festivals in the UK and worldwide. Alternatively just go along to watch the films and see what the competition is up to.

For a comprehensive list of film festivals in other countries visit The Directory of International Film and Video Festivals at britfilms.com

Below is a list of film & video festivals in the UK with links to their respective websites.

Belfast (April): Belfast Film Festival

Belfast (October/November): Belfast Festival at Queens'

Belfast (November/December): Cinemagic World Screen Film Festival for Young People

Birmingham (March): Birmingham Film and Television Festival

Bognor Regis (May): End of the Pier Film Festival

Bradford (May): Fantastic Films Weekend

Bradford (March): Bradford Film Festival

Bradford (September): Bite The Mango Film Festival

Bradford (October): Co-operative Young People's Film and Video Festival

Bradford (November): Bradford Animation Festival (BAF)

Bristol (April): Animated Encounters - Bristol Animation Film Festival