Film Front moves frontiers: open call for motion graphics exhibition
Film Front, international short film festival, due to be held from 25th to 28th October in the cultural centre of Novi Sad, has decided to include motion graphics exhibition in this year’s festival’s program. Artists can submit their animations, presentations, animated GIFs, animated elements and other pieces that belong to the category of motion graphics.
Even though motion graphics are rather a fine arts category, they are tightly connected to the moving images art. That is why Film Fronts wants to honour these artworks that more than often do not find their way to the film festivals, but whose aesthetic value overcomes their usually determined functional purpose.
ENTRETODOS 17 - Est un festival gratuit dédié à l'exposition et à la récompense de courts métrages, d'une durée maximale de 25 minutes, de tous genres et formats, qui abordent des questions liées aux droits de l'homme.
Le festival a lieu à São Paulo. Produit par Prefeitura de São Paulo, Spcine et ESTATE Produções.
L'équipe du festival ENTRETODOS.
The Hollywood Brazilian Film Festival celebrates its 9th edition this year. HBRFEST quickly became the main festival dedicated to promoting independent Brazilian cinema in the United States. It is the only festival in the world capital of cinema that supports the exchange between the best in independent Brazilian production and Hollywood.
In 2017, the Hollywood Brazilian Film Festival will present three days, of the most brilliant Brazilian films of the year. Award-winning actors, writers and directors will be in attendance.
In addition to the film screenings, the Hollywood Brazilian Film Festival also promotes panels, workshops and debates.
In 2016, the Hollywood Brazilian Film Festival will present in 3 days, the most important Brazilian films of the year. Award-winning actors, writers and directors will be in attendance.
In addition to the film screenings, the Hollywood Brazilian Film Festival also promotes panels, workshops and debates.
This year's festival takes place at the Ricardo Montalban Theatre in Hollywood, California, and it will award productions in the following categories: Best Short Film. There will also be special recognition for Award Star Rise and Humanitarian Award.
The Hollywood Brazilian Film Festival is produced by Talize Sayegh, which also has been cooperated with major festivals like the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (Laliff) and the Rio Festival.
The deadline for applications is October 1st 2017.
Only Argentine citizens or foreigners residing in the Argentine Republic may participate in the competition who comply with the terms and conditions of these regulations.
De CINESPACIO nous voulons concentrer cette édition du festival sur les œuvres qui se sont concentrées sur les conditions migratoires et leur relation avec les formes audiovisuelles de production. Dans un monde où les frontières sont constamment construites et où des lignes imaginaires sont tracées pour violer les identités - et les créer -, il est nécessaire que le secteur audiovisuel réfléchise à son rôle dans les modes de mise en œuvre et dans les thèmes représentés.
Nous proposons d'interpréter la frontière comme un espace où les identités transnationales naissent et entrent en conflit ; un espace où de nouveaux réseaux et communautés émotionnelles sont créés et sont en perpétuel mouvement ; un espace où elles sont confrontées aux défis de la reconnaissance individuelle et de l'appartenance communautaire. Si la frontière est ce qui délimite qui nous sommes, franchir les frontières implique, alors, le défi d'être quelqu'un d'autre et de savoir comment être quelqu'un d'autre par le rapprochement et le toucher, en gardant à l'esprit que le contenu aux frontières, en étant touché par l'extérieur, ne sera plus le même.
Le Festival International du Film de l'Université Autonome de Basse-Californie favorise l'échange d'expériences dans le domaine de la production audiovisuelle, ainsi que le renforcement des connaissances autour du phénomène cinématographique.
FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DU FILM SEMBRANDO CINE
XIIe ÉDITION : Reconnaître notre ombre
Notre teinte peut être un vrai problème.
C'est cet aspect de notre humanité, que nous préférons garder caché, et qui nous pousse à agir de manière discutable.
Cette ombre est en partie ce qui nous a amenés à avoir un impact terrible sur l'environnement.
Déforestation, déversements de pétrole, pollution des sols et des mers, anéantissement d'espèces, violation des droits des peuples autochtones et assassinats de défenseurs de l'environnement.
Cette ombre, individuelle et collective, est projetée depuis les grandes villes sur nos écosystèmes et sous la protection de la légalité étatique et des investissements privés en faveur du « progrès et de l'industrialisation ».
À une époque où le déséquilibre que nous avons causé dans l'environnement se répercute sur nous, comme les catastrophes climatiques et les détournements de fonds naturels, il nous appartient d'oser regarder cette ombre en arrière.
Nous avons la responsabilité de comprendre son impact, de signaler ceux qui le projettent et d'exiger des réglementations pour défendre ceux qu'il touche.
Ils disent que la première étape pour résoudre un problème est de l'identifier. Aujourd'hui, à travers le cinéma, nous cherchons à reconnaître nos actions, à stopper l'avancée de leurs conséquences sur notre environnement naturel unique.
FESTIVAL DU FILM ENVIRONNEMENTAL SEMBRANDO CINE — 12E ÉDITION
RECONNAÎTRE NOTRE OMBRE
Le Festival international du film documentaire de Bogota (MIDBO), organisé par la Guilde colombienne des réalisateurs de documentaires ALADOS, est un événement spécialisé dans le cinéma non-fictionnel qui, au cours des 26 dernières années, s'est consolidé en Colombie et en Amérique latine en tant qu'espace fondamental d'exposition, de dialogue et de réflexion autour de l'audiovisuel non fictionnel.
En ce qui concerne les 27 MIDBO, nous aimerions inviter les cinéastes et producteurs locaux et ibéro-américains à inscrire leurs œuvres audiovisuelles à notre appel à films 2025 et à participer aux divers espaces de formation et de débat qui se dérouleront virtuellement et sur place tout au long du festival.
27 MIDBO
Cette année, la 27e édition de MIDBO aura lieu du 29 octobre au 7 novembre à Bogotá, en Colombie. Au cours de l'année, MIDBO projettera plusieurs films dans différentes régions du pays et conservera le créneau du mardi MIDBO-ALADOS dans les différentes salles alliées.
Après 26 éditions, MIDBO continue de travailler à l'organisation d'un événement qui favorise la conviction et la confiance dans la réflexion sur le cinéma documentaire et les diverses approches de la représentation de la réalité. Notre principal intérêt est d'explorer les innombrables façons de capturer le monde. Déterminés à démêler les complexités d'une réalité qui nous dépasse, nous nous efforçons chaque année de créer un espace idéal pour un engagement collectif dans le domaine du cinéma documentaire.
En 2025, nous restons déterminés à encourager la créativité et à reconnaître les efforts des cinéastes. Nous proposerons donc deux sections compétitives : l'une nationale et l'autre ibéro-américaine. Dans ces sections, nous décernerons des prix au meilleur documentaire national, comprenant à la fois des courts et des longs métrages, et au meilleur long métrage documentaire ibéro-américain, axé sur des films de plus de 60 minutes produits en Amérique latine. Le jury de chaque compétition sera annoncé un mois avant l'événement et sera composé de trois (3) artistes, cinéastes, écrivains, critiques ou responsables culturels de Colombie et du monde entier.
HEMOGLOZINE est un événement culturel renforcé au niveau national et international. Un Festival du Film qui se concentre sur les genres avec une plus grande influence et les adeptes dans le monde entier, l'horreur, la science-fiction et le genre fantastique.
En bref, HEMOGLOZINE se compose de :
-Un concours international où présentent de nouvelles œuvres d'horreur et de fantaisie.
-Un grand nombre d'activités parallèles avec le genre.
A Femme International Film Festival is a premier festival that focuses on platforming women filmmakers “by women, for everyone”. Our Festival was created in 2005, when it became apparent that there was a need to enhance women behind the camera as Directors, Producers, and Writers. We were the first in Los Angeles to host such an event and film festival empowering women. All those that followed are just duplicates of the movement we started over a decade ago.
Through our Partners and Sponsors we have provided one-one-one meetings with our filmmakers or helped secure financing. CBS Entertainment Diversity Department and Sony Entertainment met with a selected group of our filmmakers with the goal to offer potential employment and/or placement as a director or writer under their diversity department. It is through our direct efforts that these opportunities are being secured for our LA Femme Int. Film Festival Filmmakers.
As LA Femme moves into the next few years, it plans to expand its platform so that more women in the industry and from around the world can have the benefit of taking their film to the next level through increased distribution outlets, more key positions in the entertainment industry and more recognition as artistic creators emerging as leaders in the industry.
Our goal is to create more such opportunities through exemplary programming, networking, and panel events. A classic professional atmosphere will create a sense of ‘opportunity’ for participants. LA Femme International Film Festival is “By Women for Everyone.”
Objectives:
To continually showcase and celebrate commercially viable films Written, Directed, or Produced by women.
To opening a pathway for women entering the industry by encouraging mentor-ship and artistic sharing between those women established in the field and those just beginning.
To Platform new emerging talent and support established women in cross-over roles.
To assist in distributing the feature films that are platformed in our festival with domestic theatrical releases and home video distribution.
Mission:
La Femme International Film Festival will support and nurture the artistic entertainment productions of women for the benefit of distribution to an international and domestic audience.
Emphasis:
»Our emphasis is on providing a complete specialized festival based on showcasing and celebrating commercially successful films written, directed, or produced by women and creating a system of access for those new to the industry directly to established women industry professionals.
»To assist in distribution of these films
»To mentor other women into positions of power in the independent and big budget, studio entertainment community.
Summary:
LA Femme Film Festival is more than a festival it is an emergence of artistic, professional women who make a difference in the entertainment community by creating productions that speak to a world wide audience. We were the first festival of its kind in Beverly Hills to not only platform existing films and artists but also distribute and mentor such films and the woman artists who created them.
Thank you for considering our festival for your film!
We are looking for the best features, shorts, docs and animation we can find to present in San Francisco. For 26 years SF IndieFest has developed a great reputation for eclectic, adventurous programming, getting great press for our films and filling theaters with enthusiastic film fans. Dozens of festivals and distributors have requested and received industry accreditation to view SF IndieFest titles at our festivals over the years.
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“I’m certainly happy that IndieFest exists, because it is a celebration of films that don’t necessarily get distributed widely,” HITS director David Cross says, “I’m happy to be a part of it with my film, which is very much in the category of a low-budget, little indie movie. I’m glad there’s a place for it.” – SF Chronicle
“Sundance may have sold out, but SF IndieFest keeps it real” – Annie Lo, Flavorpill
“While the Bay Area is flush with festivals, this one remains an under-the-radar standout.” – Randy Myers, San Jose Mercury News
“The San Francisco Independent Film Festival, the Bay Area’s version of Slamdance, provides a showcase for edgy cinematic work — and a great excuse to do some serious partying.” – David Lewis, San Francisco Chronicle
"The movie business is in a perennial state of constant tension between ambition and collaboration, joyful inventiveness and jaw-dropping paydays. This roiling undercurrent, usually invisible to the public, gushes to the surface in the run-up to the Academy Awards ceremony. There is an antidote, however, to Hollywood’s annual backslapathon: SF IndieFest. The San Francisco Independent Film Festival is a beacon to anybody excited by the basic impulse of making movies. In its heart of hearts, IndieFest is a celebration of the minor miracle of finishing a film and getting it up on a screen in front of a live audience." - Michael Fox, KQED
“For many independent filmmakers, festivals such as SF Indiefest—aka the San Francisco Independent Film Festival–are the only way to bring their works before an audience. For filmgoers, SF Indiefest is the place to see original cinematic works created by directors who want to tell edgy stories which come from their hearts and souls. While some have bemoaned the death of cinema, the curators and filmmakers at SF Indiefest are keeping the craft of film alive.” – David Elijah Nahmod, SF SOUNDS
“SF IndieFest is the one festival of the year where you should throw a dart at the program and take a chance. Not because you’re guaranteed a masterpiece, but because it’s the best fest to see something that would never, ever breach your filter otherwise.” -Michael Fox, KQED
PRESS COVERAGE
Press Coverage for past year's festivals: https://sfindie.com/press-coverage
FILMMAKER COMMENTS ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
"Hey Jeff: Just want to shoot you a quick note of thanks on hosting us at IndieFest and giving us our World Premiere. We had a great time and really enjoyed our time at the fest and in SF; it's a great vibe and the diversity of features and shorts in the program made for a really exciting and energized atmosphere. "- Max Gardner, Go/Don't Go
"Festivals bring unexpected benefits. Festivals are essential for brand creation. Premiering at Tribeca was enough to convince people to at least listen to me, but surprisingly it was the San Francisco Indie Fest that was just as crucial for our theatrical release. Our press from this festival helped convince the Red Vic to book us in April (I thank the amazing S.F. publicist Karen Larsen for convincing me of this in advance). We also incorporated festivals into our broader theatrical release, and while we did not claim them as cities in our 17-city count, they helped give us something to crow about."
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"I've got to tell you that Indiefest was one of the greatest experiences of my life. I tell all filmmakers - and festival organizer friends of mine - how you run your fest and how you run each film twice. Every single time people look at me with shocked disbelief. Truly, Bonnie and I loved being a part of the event.
Thanks again for including us. SF Indiefest really made me feel that making YEAR was worth the whole effort.
Best-MIKE CARROLL"
"We LOVED San Francisco, meeting other filmmakers, seeing their films, participating in your screenplay panel and of course our awesome sold-out screening. You have one of the most engaged, passionate cinephile audiences I’ve ever seen at a film fest — they were incredible." - Warren Sonoda, THINGS I DO FOR MONEY, IndieFest 2020
"You have a great and engaging festival and one that draws on extremely passionate indie film audiences you are rabid for amazing content for which you definitely provide in bunches! You support of us and our film is greatly appreciated and we hope we are privileged To be welcomed back again in the future!" - Avi F.
"Thanks for these amazing photos (kudos on composition, lighting, and hyping up the crowd - what a great gift to filmmakers!). A million thanks to you both for pulling off an amazing event. We love the ethos of SF IndieFest and we're so honored to have participated. Thanks for your dedication to uplifting local filmmakers and for putting our all-female team (and our unexpected and important story) in the spotlight. Looking forward to seeing and working with you both again in the future!!" - Leslie Tai, How To Have An American Baby
"Thank you for a wonderful experience. The festival was a blast, the people so kind, the films inspiring, and great vibes all around. I'll be back to catch more films in the coming days." - Kerry Muir, Madame
"Thank you so much for having us and all that you and SF IndieFest do to champion independent film." - Anna Moot-Levin, Matter of Mind
"Thank you all for such a fun festival! You all really did a wonderful job all around and we were honored and grateful to be a part of it!" - Liz McBee, Finding Lucinda
SF IndieFest is a founding member of the FILM FESTIVAL ALLIANCE
Promoting independent filmmakers of cinematic gems and unique voices to a worldwide audience.
IndieFEST, currently in its 7th year, discovers and honors the achievements of filmmakers who produce high quality films and new media. Attracting both powerhouse industry veterans as well as talented new filmmakers, the IndieFEST is an exceptional, truly international awards competition, not a traditional film festival. The goal of traditional film festivals is to bring entertainment to local audiences making the filmmaker of secondary importance. IndieFEST is about helping independent filmmakers gain the credibility and publicity they justly deserve. Our talented IndieFEST award winners have gone on to win Emmy, Telly and other awards.
Serving filmmakers is IndieFEST’s primary goal:
IndieFEST strives to give talented directors, producers, actors, creative teams and new media creators the positive exposure and credibility they deserve. The IndieFEST promotes award winners through press releases to over 40,000 filmmakers and industry contacts as well as five additional global media/distribution outlets. We are currently developing a filmmaker representative program to assist with the distribution of award winning films and a joint venture with The GRID, a worldwide network for mobile devices – both coming in 2015.
Where our filmmakers are from:
The IndieFEST Film Awards is truly international in scope and has received projects from filmmakers in over 64 countries, they include Australia, Bahrain, Bali, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Columbia, Cuba, Denmark, France, Germany, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kosovo, Malaysia, Malta, Martinique, New Zealand, Norway, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russia, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, the USA and more.
What kind of media:
The IndieFEST is an excellent venue for film, new and experimental media, television programs, animation, educational programs, remixes & mashups, movie trailers, music videos, webisodes, tube length works and more.
Le festival Mix Brasil est un événement culturel annuel qui met l'accent sur les films liés à la sexualité dans ses différentes formes d'expression.
En 2020, un public estimé à 176 000 personnes a assisté aux projections, aux spectacles de théâtre et de musique, aux conférences et aux débats promus lors de la 28e édition annuelle du festival.
Mix Brasil se tient en novembre dans les prestigieux cinémas de São Paulo et profite pleinement de la diversité de la ville pour accueillir une variété d'événements innovants. Après São Paulo, Mix Brasil tourne des programmes abrégés vers d'autres villes brésiliennes.
L'événement est organisé par l'Associação Cultural Mix Brasil, une organisation à but non lucratif qui cherche à promouvoir la liberté d'expression de la diversité sexuelle en examinant de nouvelles et différentes façons d'y parvenir.
** IMPORTANT — ALERTE COVID-19 **
En raison de la pandémie de Covid-19, l'édition du Festival Mix Brasil 2021 aura lieu en ligne, sur une plateforme sécurisée, avec un nombre limité de participants à chaque projection. Si les directives des organismes publics locaux le permettent, le Festival peut également avoir lieu dans les salles de cinéma.
Il est donc conclu que votre inscription au Festival Mix Brasil /Festhome signifie que vous acceptez que, s'il est sélectionné, le film sera également diffusé en ligne.
FICAMS, Antarctica’s International Film Festival about Environment and Sustainability is a competitive festival that gives and teaches community members, through films, diverse views related to our habitat and culture. General themes of the audio-visual pieces are base on the environment, nature, sustainability, climate change, recycling, and renewable energy sources.
Audio-visual production are exhibited and discussion panels are held during the festival, hence promoting debate around socio - environmental realities from different places of the world, allowing us to learn about problems but also strategic solutions in tight relation to our local reality.
FICAMS as an eye opener experience enriches us with a southern hemisphere perspective, redefining the means by which we should contemplate our planet, reminding us that a sphere has multiple viewpoints, where geographical cardinality loses all meaning. Alliances with other curators/proponents/cultivators are seek in order to present audio-visual pieces related to environmental education and biodiversity in an associatively manner.
Le Festival International du Film est l'un des festivals de courts métrages les plus importants en Argentine. Un événement cinématographique Tapiales d'impact social et culturel important à but non lucratif, organisé par JC OFCT Films, tenue dans le village de Tapiales, une ville appartenant à la Matanza, situé dans la province de Buenos Aires. Il s'agit également d'un événement compétitif où les films sélectionnés devraient recevoir le prix plus tard autochtone sous verdict des membres honorables du jury. L'événement se déroule sous le prémisse de mettre en valeur le caractère populaire, libre et à l'extérieur. Tapiales propose également des activités parallèles telles que des espaces de formation, des conférences et des expositions spéciales hors compétition.
The Beeston Film Festival attracts the latest global short films to the East Midlands AND NOW to filmmakers too! In a unique offering your Beeston Film Festival entry fee is your admission to watch the whole On-line Festival! You will be able to watch the competition in your category and enjoy the talent in all the others.
The On-Line Festival presents films accepted into ALL categories – Drama, Comedy, Horror, Documentary, Animation and the local Three Counties competition. The On-Line Festival will be available for 3 weeks after the festival in Beeston.
The Beeston Oscar, or B’Oscar, is awarded to the best film in the following categories - Drama, Horror, Comedy, Documentary and Animation.
This year a new local competition has been created called Three Counties category, that is split into two sections: Long (up to 15 minutes); and Short (up to 5 minutes). Filmmakers from Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire ONLY with films in any genre can submit. The prize pool is amazing because we have teamed up with Matthew Martino Benevolent Fund (MMBF), a UK based international charity that supports filmmakers and actors, so as well as a B’Oscar there is
Three Counties Long - a MMBF Rising Star Award (£150 prize, mentoring plus physical award and other perks)
Three Counties Short - a MMBF Best Short Award (£50 prize and physical award).
Further prizes will be awarded for Best Director, Best Script, Best Cinematography, Best Acting Performance, Best Soundtrack & Sound Design and an Audience award, too. And, of course, there is a wonderful Best in Festival B’Oscar, too, designed by the renowned ceramic artist, Anna Collette Hunt.
