The New Urbanism Film Festival is a film festival with a purpose. We want to encourage audiences to think about how they can make their cities and towns a better place. If your film addresses issues in that area, we'd like to see it.
We give awards for the best short film in each of these categories
-Architecture
-Bicycles
-Economic Development
-Healthy Cities
-Street Art / Public Art
-Tactical Urbanism
-Urban Design
-Walkability
The Top Prizes are
-Best of Fest (Best Film (feature or short) explaining New Urbanism
-Emerging Ideas (Workshop, Installation, Presentation, or Event held during the festival)
After the screenings, audiences are invited to dialogue with leading urban thinkers about the issues raised during the movie and discuss current local projects.
The festival also offers lots of special events, workshops, tours and classes that help audiences take lessons from the film and apply them to their hometown. We strongly encourage filmmakers to attend the festival.
This festival attracts filmmakers, artists, street artists, architects, urban planners, political leaders, bicycle advocates, faith-based community leaders, and fans of the urban environment. Here's a list of some of our past guest speakers.
Melissa Balmer, California Bike Coalition
Howard Blackson, president California Chapter of the Congress for the New Urbanism
Andy Boenau, host Urbanism Speakeasy,
Chris Bruntlett, director, Vancouver Cycle Chic
Diego Cardoso, L.A. Planning Commission, Director of Planning at LA METRO
Rick Cole, Los Angeles Deputy Mayor for Budget & Innovation,
Tim Deegan, former Chair of the Mid City West Community Council
Chris Elisara, board member, Congress for the New Urbanism
Scott Epstein, chair Mid City West Community Council
William Fain, architect and urban planner, partner Johnson Fain,
Dawn Finley, co-founder, Feminist Library On Wheels
Nat Gale, LA Great Streets Program Director, Office of Mayor Eric Garcetti
Debra Gerod, Partner, Gruen Associates,
Dean Haglund, actor, the X-files,
Tim Halbur, director of communications at Congress for the New Urbanism
Karney Hatch, director, Plant This Movie
Eric Jacobsen, author, Sidewalks in the Kingdom
Scott Hamilton Kennedy, director The Garden
Colin Marhsal, host of Notebook on Cities and Culture
Kellie Morris, author, We All Ride Bikes
Bob Nesson, director, Power to the Pedals
Taylor Nichols, Mid City West Communit Council Transportation committee co-chair
Marquis Olison, community organizer
Moncho1929, street artist
Neal Payton, West Coast director of Torti Gallas Partners,
Stefanos Polyzoides, architect & urban planner MoulePolyzoides
Peter Quintanilla, Prince’s Foundation for Building Community
Thomas Rigler, producer of the KCET series CITYWALK
Rebecca Autumn Sansom, director, Trainsforming America
Meghan Sahli-Wells, Mayor of Culver City, co-founder of the Culver City Bike Coalition
Scott Schultz, creator, BUSted True tales from people who ride the bus in LA
Kyle Sears, New Parish Collective
Maria Sipin, co-host of Women Talk Bikes
Ryan Swanson, founder The Urban Conga
Barry Taylor, Art Center Professor of Advertising & Marketing
J. Keith Van Straaten, host, Beat the Geeks,
Mike Wells, producer, American Makeover: Fresno
Will Wright, AIA-LA honorary, Government affairs liaison
Awards & Prizes
Prizes include:
Award Certificate
Gifts from our sponsors and media partners
Free submissions for life
All Access Pass to NUFF2015
Cinephone es un festival de cortometrajes realizados con teléfono móvil de ámbito internacional y temática libre que pretende acercar la realización de cine a un segmento amplio de público con unos mínimos costes económicos.
- The mission & objective of the festival is to give short films an identity that differentiates art form ,from the conventional big screen.CISFFI show cases short films that celebrate diverse cultures ,aesthetic traditions, social & relevant themes & other works that challenge &transcend exceptions.Our particular interest is in short films that deal with novel themes,cutting-edges technology & visualization, traditional as well as those that dissent in form, technique or content from the mainstream.
The festival is organized by the Udada Festival Trust (UFT) and seeks to develop a local and regional audience by showcasing films that have been done by women for women and are not necessarily distributed in local cinemas or television. Special attention will be given to African films made by women and films pertaining to African women.
The mandate of the UDADA Film Festival is to:
Facilitate interaction between women filmmakers; and women filmmakers and their audiences;
Support and encourage women involved in film production;
Increase the exposure of new productions written and/or directed by women;
Showcase women productions to the Kenyan and International film industry for future ventures;
Provide opportunities for professional development;
Provide a marketplace for industry. In essence, a reverse trade mission providing local filmmakers and producers access to the national and international film industry;
Develop and offer youth programs to develop the next generation of filmmakers.
La 15ª versión del Festival tiene como tema central la ¨ El Cine Comunitario como generador de Cambio y Progreso social ¨, el jurado prioriza los contenidos que tengan dicho enfoque, sin embargo la recepción de las piezas audiovisuales no está cerrada exclusivamente a dicha temática, por tanto se aceptarán de manera amplia otros tipos de contenidos.
¨El cine comunitario no solo es una forma de arte, sino también una herramienta poderosa para promover valores fundamentales de una sociedad progresista, como la equidad de género, la justicia social y la participación ciudadana.
Facilita el debate, la pluralidad y la solidaridad, y ofrece un medio de expresión para los distintos colectivos e identidades que conforman el tejido social, cultural e identitario de Colombia, en niveles local, regional y nacional. ¨
Es por lo anterior que le Festival de cine y video comuna 13, La otra Historia en su versión 2025 ha decidido generar espacios de dialogo e intercambio de conocimientos alrededor del cine comunitario, propiciando la participación de los colectivos más destacados del país en esta modalidad a fin de compartir experiencias, metodologías y saberes con el sector académico de nuestra ciudad (Red de creación audiovisual, media técnica, escuelas de paz entre otras)
El Festival Internacional de Cine de León FICL, invita a participar a todos los cineastas en la Convocatoria Oficial FICL 2025 a partir del 1 de abril al 5 de agosto del presente año pudiendo postularse con largometraje, cortometraje y documental corto de ficción, no ficción o animación para formar parte de la Undécima Edición consecutiva a realizarse entre el 5 de noviembre al 9 de Noviembre del presente año. Los seleccionados podrán ser parte de las tres secciones competitivas del festival: Talento Internacional, Talento Local y Talento Universitario.
El festival tiene la intención de promover el cine independiente nacional e internacional.
Durante ocho años, nuestro festival se ha convertido en el punto de referencia para directores independientes de todo el mundo.
Buscamos las mejores historias para mostrárselas a nuestro fiel público.
-Historia-
Desde 2015, año de su fundación, el festival ha destacado por la calidad y el valor social de las obras seleccionadas.
En diez ediciones, hemos seleccionado y proyectado 221 obras de 70 países, ¡y hemos otorgado 250 premios!
Al promocionar el cine independiente de todo el mundo, hemos recibido obras protagonizadas por actores de fama mundial como Salvatore Esposito (Gomorra, Fargo) o Denis Lavant (Holy Motors, Tokio).
En la edición de 2021 tuvimos el honor de premiar al actor Giuseppe Fiorello en su última película «L'afide e la formica», ganadora del premio al mejor largometraje.
A lo largo de los años, presumimos de haber promocionado con éxito decenas de documentales independientes, que han sido una auténtica ventana al mundo para nosotros.
Intentamos superarnos cada año, dándoos a los directores la oportunidad de recibir importantes reconocimientos por vuestro trabajo y las historias que queréis contar.
UK Web Fest is the first regional festival of it's kind and the second in the country. We are a platform for digital media and the tech worlds to showcase talented, creative, and collaborative master pieces.
We believe that UK and beyond can showcase web series and digital content for all to view anywhere in the world.
El FESTIVAL DE CORTOMETRAJES DE MONTEMARIO, organizado y patrocinado por la asociación cultural sin fines de lucro «CS-COMSPE» y «Arte & Musica d'Italia», es uno de los principales festivales de cine de Italia, que fomenta la participación de jóvenes y brillantes cineastas independientes de cualquier nacionalidad y les brinda la oportunidad de proyectar sus películas ante un público diverso de cineastas y amantes del cine de todo el mundo.
La misión del festival siempre ha sido mejorar, promover y difundir las formas cinematográficas, audiovisuales y expresivas de reproducción cinematográfica, a través de cortometrajes y videoclips como forma de expresión visual y fónica, como arte eficaz, como forma de comunicación social y cultural, desarrollar el potencial del lenguaje artístico visual, responder a las necesidades de crecimiento cultural de los jóvenes en un entorno futuro fuertemente comunicado con las artes visuales, dejarse sorprender por las habilidades creativas, brindar a los creativos, directores y los cineastas el espacio adecuado para sus talento con la mayor visibilidad posible.
6th CinemAvvenire Film Festival carries on and strengthens the International/European dimension of the Associazione Centro Internazionale CinemAvvenire, a project managed with enthusiasm and determination since 1992 through the starting idea by Gillo Pontecorvo.
Lumière 2015 signs a crucial step forward; the previous edition hosted 100 feature films and 200 shorts from 60 different Countries.
Each tool of the festival is at disposal for the discover and the exploration of new styles and talents, assisting and supporting the independent productions setting a European platform for their expectations. A look at the past won’t be ignored –bringing to light some unpopular zone of Cinema History – as it belongs to the logic of discovery too.
We have concluded many deals with several partners around Europe. This partnerships are planned to decentralize the event with the aim to promote young talents inside a European web allowing audiovisual works to get a broader circulation around EU.
This European direction led us choosing the platypus as logo for our festival. It unites different parts from different animals and this feature makes it unique. It has a duckbill, the tail as rodents, the paws as reptiles and it lays eggs notwithstanding it is a mammal animal. Its skills let it free form categorization and guardian of a precious metaphor: united in diversity.
Kanyakumari International Film Festival
Celebrates its 4th year !
Event Type: Live Screening of Films from worldwide and Connected Programs including Film Making Workshops, Film Seminars, Film Appreciation Camps and Exhibitions.
The call for entries for the film festival is now open!
Screening Categories:
Feature Film Over 60 Minutes
Long Documentary Over 60 Minutes
Long Animation Film Over 60 Minutes
Long Experimental Film Over 60 Minutes
Music Video Over 60 Minutes
Short Film Under 60 Minutes
Short Documentary Under 60 Minutes
Short Animation Film Under 60 Minutes
Short Experimental Film Under 60 Minutes
Music Video Under 60 Minutes
Mencionada en publicaciones como Vox, Medium o Backstage, TMFF ha sido nombrada por ShortFilm Connection «probablemente el festival de cine más famoso en la actualidad en la web». Con casi 3500 PELÍCULAS SELECCIONADAS hasta ahora y decenas de miles de visitas al sitio web cada mes, esperamos que a través de TMFF destaque con su proyecto y obtenga el alcance que necesita y merece. Además, además de ser un evento clasificatorio para el IMDB, cada selección oficial se incorporará automáticamente a nuestra extensa FILM COLLECTION: https://tmff.net/collection/
Mes tras mes, nuestros jueces (que trabajan en la industria cinematográfica) decidirán quiénes son los nominados y ganadores de la TMFF. Hemos recibido más de 13.000 proyectos hasta el momento, hemos realizado más de 80 ediciones mensuales y premiado con más de 800 películas de todo el mundo.
❗ Y TEN ESTO EN CUENTA: No pondremos la versión completa de tu película en nuestro sitio web si no quieres. UN TRÁILER SERVIRÁ.
❓ Preguntas frecuentes: https://tmff.net/faq/
El 8º Festival anual de Cine de SciFi vuelve a la sede principal de la proyección de Sydney en Event Cinemas, George Street, del 23 al 26 de septiembre de 2021.
El SciFi Film Festival es un evento anual en Sydney, Australia dedicado a celebrar y promover historias fantásticas de ciencia ficción, fantasía y género de terror, desde Australia de todo el mundo.
Nuestro programa comisariado incluye, las últimas películas independientes y convencionales, proyecciones temáticas y clásicos de culto, así como eventos agradables, desde foros hasta preguntas y respuestas con los cineastas y su equipo, además, tenemos una mezcla ecléctica de actividades que son divertidas, extravagantes y cambiarán de vez en cuando.
Always striving to be one of the most progressive and creative Festivals in the world, the Great Lakes International Film Festival is now officially accepting films of all genres and lengths from around the world and across the United States for our 2019 Festival.
The passion and commitment that each filmmaker and writer puts into his or her work is both noble and unique, to say the least, and deserves to be acknowledged. As not only the cornerstone of our Mission but as the foundation of our belief system and morals, we seek out, acknowledge and award the many talented independent filmmakers who may not get the recognition they richly deserve.
The Great Lakes International Film Festival strives to serve the interests and needs of Independent Filmmakers worldwide by connecting artists with audiences, exhibiting and promoting new films and filmmaking talent, as well as nurturing a creative community by facilitating relationships that last well beyond each year’s festival.
Considered among most popular film festivals in the world, the 18th annual Great Lakes International Film Festival genre categories for feature length and short length films are Narrative, Documentary, Experimental, Religious/Spiritual, Animation, Comedy, Horror, with Horror sub-genres that include Supernatural, Thrillers, Wicken, Magical, Slashers, Science Fiction, Suspense, Horror Documentary, Horror Animation and all genres of Music Videos and GLBT films for the 2019 festival.
If there is anything as universal as the ageless storytelling of motion pictures, it’s the music that makes up life’s soundtrack.
The 2019 Great Lakes International Film Festival shall accept Music Videos from around the world of cross-continent and cross-genre productions. We shall accept Music Videos of all genres from Pop, Punk, Rock, Alt-Country, Country-Western, Folk, Reggae, Hip-Hop to Electronica, Jazz, Blues, Zydeco, Industrial, Metal, Hardcore, Gothic, Karaoke, Avant-Garde, World Music, and Experimental, and all other genres that may not be listed here.
The 2019 Great Lakes International Film Festival will accept all forms of Religious, Christian, and Spiritual films including African, African-American, GLBT, Black, Hispanic, Islamic, Latino, Native/Aboriginal and student films from the United States and around the world.
In addition to awards presented to Filmmakers for Best of Genre, our Festival will present an Audience Choice Award to the Filmmaker whose film is the most popular with our attendees, and that receives the most attendee votes.
Showcasing the best films of the 2019 season, the Great Lakes International Film Festival will be held LIVE in the great city of Erie, Pennsylvania starting on September 19th, 2019, with our virtual festival taking place September 19th thru September 28th, 2019.
Though the GLIFF success does not come from an excess of big names celebrities crowding its red carpet, but instead from a formidable catalogue of exceptionally high caliber Independent Films and career launches, still, over the years we have had many films that have screened on the Sundance Channel, IFC, PBS and HBO along with countless filmmakers who have received distribution deals after screening in our festival.
Since our inception, the Great Lakes International Film Festival has showcased more than 2,000 films, and has played host to countless celebrities such as actor, writer, producer Bill Hinzman of Flesheaters and Night of the Living Dead; director Lloyd Kaufman of the Toxic Avenger films, Pot Zombies, and President of Troma Films; actor Gunnar Hansen of Texas Chainsaw Massacre; actor and director Mark Borchardt of American Movie and Coven; Erick Rodgers (Writer of NYPD Blue); best-selling mystery author Jamian Snow (Shrouded Insanity); John Hancock (“Hill Street Blues”, “The Twilight Zone”, & California Dreaming); actress and “Scream Queen” Debbie Rochon (Blood Relic, Vampyre Tales, & Lord of the Undead); Bobby Logan (Meatballs 4 & Repossessed), along with so many more.
As one of the premier film festivals worldwide, the Great Lakes International Film Festival held its inaugural festival in the fall of 2002, welcoming internationally acclaimed celebrities like Dirk Benedict, best known for his work on Battlestar Galactica and A-Team, along with Hollywood script guru Harri James who worked as script supervisor for blockbuster films and TV Shows as ER, Alias, Tremors II: Aftershocks, and Tremors 4: The Legend Begins, to name only a few.
That same year, B.J. and the Bear & Up in Smoke producer, Otto Felix visited the festival along with the renowned Keith Carradine being presented with a lifetime achievement award for his dedication and contributions to indie film.
Since that time, the Great Lakes International Film Festival has had many films go on to greatness like “The Derby Stallion” that was released through Echo Bridge Home Entertainment, a subsidiary of Disney, and Director Joel Miller’s film “The Still Life” that received distribution through Warner Home Video after having been screened at the festival.
In 2004, the Great Lakes International Film Festival had the proud pleasure to present the North East United States Premiere of “SAW”, Lions Gate Films’ gripping psychological thriller starring Cary Elwes, Danny Glover, Monica Potter, and Leigh Whannel.
The legendary Terry Moore was our special guest of honor and was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award for her amazing accomplishments in film over the past 60 years, while international recording superstar Dizzy Reed of Guns ‘N Roses performed before a capacity crowd at our Film Festival.
From the feature narrative genre to documentary to animation; experimental, horror and Spiritual films, the Great Lakes International Film Festival celebrates the film arts in dynamic transition. As emerging technologies continue to redefine the form, filmmakers from the Great Lakes region, across the country and around the world express the common and the diverse through the age-old tradition. — The art of the story.
DSOFF is an International, Independent online event for all Short, Documentary, Feature, Music Video and Web Series. Goal of DSOFF is to Provide homes to group of young and vibrant film enthusiasts who are committed in creating spaces for independent cinema and devoted to spreading of the knowledge of the modern visual art form to all interested. We, at DSOFFest aim at bringing out the best Short, Documentary, Feature, Music video and web series from around the globe and to present it all on one single platform which is our website
Mission:
A judged film festival described as "Sundance with Fangs" by Newsday Long Island. We provide a venue for showcasing your films within a celebratory & respectful environment, where fans can enjoy the independent films entered by those of you who passionately craft your Strange-ifical, Weird-ifical, Horror-ifical, Sci-fi-tastical, Fantastical and Macabre-licious films. The opportunity to win awards, increase film visibility via press and possibly obtain distribution is always part of the equation with the Macabre Faire Film Festival.
For starters the word "Macabre" is pronounced: Ma-Cob. The "re" is hardly ever heard. What does it mean?
Although it is an adjective meaning: disturbing and horrifying because of involvement with or depiction of death and injury, WE ARE NOT SOLELY A HORROR FILM FESTIVAL but instead a whole lot more than that. We usually approach the Macabre Faire Film Festival with a lighter touch in the sense that, not all of the films screened are horror and instead many may simply be considered a bit on the darker side. Of course, we will add some horror to this festival but, when we hear the word "Macabre" we remember those hauntingly fascinating films that starred legendary greats such as:
Vincent Price & Peter Cushing or those fantastic Gothic horrors like the "Hammer" films. These names in themselves represent what "macabre" means to us. What we are saying is that the word "Macabre" DOES NOT mean we only accept HORROR films but instead that we welcome those films that can tap into our fears through what you don't see or hear. A dark drama, mystery, suspense, thriller or dark comedy can do a lovely job making us feel uncomfortable in the dark. So folks, this is what many of the films selected for the Macabre Faire Film Festival offer. A buffet for any pallet. About the only thing we may have to say "No Thanks" to would be a romantic comedy/drama... unless, there's a monster under the bed during love making or other dark element.
All submitted films are pre-screened by select judges that includes Eileen Dietz, our Festival Ambassador, of the original "The Exorcist" film to ensure the films have followed guidelines and are an overall fit for the festival. Then the films are passed on to another set of judges consisting of more filmmakers, film critics, genre film fans and or seasoned actors to choose the Official Selections. Once these selections have been identified there is an additional judging process in collaboration with the original pre-screening judges to identify the different category nominees. Once you have been notified we insist on having the film festival entry form filled out and submitted back to the festival via email or snail mail within 4 weeks of acceptance. This form can be found on our website or it has been emailed to you as an attachment with your initial welcoming email.
URGENT NOTE: IF THERE IS NO CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE FESTIVAL AND INDIVIDUAL WHO SUBMITTED THE ACCEPTED FILM WITHIN 4 WEEKS FROM INITIAL ACCEPTANCE NOTIFICATION, WHICH ALL FILMMAKERS RECEIVE FROM FESTHOME BY DEADLINE DATE, YOUR FILM WILL NO LONGER BE AN OFFICIAL SELECTION IN THE MACABRE FAIRE FILM FESTIVAL. So we urge everyone to check their spam folders at all times and or ensure to make contact with the festival within 4 weeks of the acceptance notification. Failure to do so will exclude your film from the festival. Please take the time to ACTUALLY READ all the pages of the submission form which contains mailing address information (if needed) and other very important details which includes getting your discs or film posters sent to the festival in a timely fashion. This does not mean mailing materials in 2 weeks before the event as they will not be accepted.
Moving on...
January's festival always falls on Martin Luther King Jr weekend for easy remembering. This 4 day event start with Thursday and Friday being solely screening days with minimal panels within 3 screening rooms. The festival continues for another 2 days with Saturday screenings starting at 12pm into midnight within 4-5 screening rooms and an intimately sized vendor room with additional panels available for guests. Saturday evening is capped with an elaborate Red Carpet Gala Award Ceremony that offers a glamorous atmosphere filled with Press, Photos, Entertainment, Dinner and Awards! This is NOT to be missed.
Sunday captures the conversations from the night prior winners and more. A perfect day to catch those shorts you may have missed as it usually hosts an encore segment for short films from 12pm until 6pm. Be sure to visit the vendor room before the day is over and sit in on another panel or other special treat before it all ends until the following year.
Several films that have screened at MFFF have received distribution at this time for titles like: Cannibal Diner, Caesar & Otto's Deadly XMas, Caesar & Otto's Paranormal Halloween, Model Hunger, The Perfect House, House of Afflictions, Dead Woman's Hollow, The Long Island Serial Killer, The Ghouligans, Devil Knows His Own, Coyote, and others being discussed at this very moment. Will yours be next?
Realizar un Festival de Cine y Video para fomentar la creación y Producción audiovisual de realizadores nacionales, extranjeros y estudiantes de colegios de Chile. Y que permita ofrecer un espacio de difusión y discusión de las geografías postergadas por la hegemonía de los medios, junto con promover la producción audiovisual y cultural de cada pueblo.
Arica Nativa es Comunicación Patrimonial y Desarrollo Sostenible. Su propósito es enamorar a niños, jóvenes y adultos con los tesoros naturales y culturales que sobreviven heroicamente en el ámbito rural e indígena del planeta.
El 9º Encuentro de Producciones Audiovisuales Alternativas y Comunitarias “La imagen de los Pueblos” (9noIP), es un Festival de Cine Alternativo y Comunitario de la zona norte del Ecuador que impulsa un proceso integral de creación, producción, difusión, promoción y socialización del conocimiento cinematográfico y audiovisual en los barrios, comunidades, ciudades, unidades educativas, universidades, organizaciones dónde la actividad cultural destinada al cine es nula o escasa y la gran mayoría de la gente no tiene acceso a los festivales y salas de cine.
El Encuentro es no competitivo, el interés es socializar las producciones audiovisuales en lugares excluidos del cine y el audiovisual con el fin de abrir espacios de sensibilización, reflexión y concienciación en los sectores comunitarios, unidades educativas, universidades, barrios y ciudades para recuperar los es- pacios públicos destinados al audiovisual en el Ecuador.
Se aceptarán trabajos producidos por creadores, realizadores, cineastas y documentalistas inde- pendientes y/o comunitarios, organizaciones, colectivos, televisoras locales y/o comunitarias, estudiantes universitarios y productoras sociales de Ecuador, de Latinoamérica y el mundo.
Podrán participar obras de diversos géneros como: documental, ficción, docu-ficción, experimental, animación, video-arte y otros géneros realizados en Ecuador, en Latinoamérica y en otros países del mundo.
XXVII edición de la Muestra internacional del cortometraje de la Bahía de Pasaia, IKUSKA 2025.
La Muestra se compone de un concurso internacional de cortometraje en 5 proyecciones, complementado con otras sesiones paralelas fuera de concurso relacionadas con el desarrollo del euskera y la convivencia lingüística (proyección MINTZAGUN en colaboración con los euskaltegis de Oarsoaldea), la Igualdad de género (premio BEKOZ BEKO en colaboración con la Asociación contra la violencia de genero Bekoz Beko), el fomento de la cultura en Pasaia y sus alrededores, etc.
