Indy Film Fest was founded in 2004 to celebrate the art of cinema and to create a shared experience around film in Indianapolis. We are a non-profit, international, independent film festival programming both features and shorts. Our all-volunteer staff strives to bring the best films the industry has to offer to our community from home and abroad. Our programmers aim to foster new talent and help filmmakers connect with the global industry. We are also dedicated to educating and developing audiences for international and independent cinema in Indy, screening the kind of innovative, visionary work that may not normally achieve distribution in this area.
Indy Film Fest is looking for the best independent features and shorts no matter the category or genre including: live action, animated, drama, comedy, narrative, documentary, horror, sci-fi, and experimental. Our annual festival spanning over 10+ days typically programs around 25 features and 100 short films, with over 90% from submissions.
Always growing and adapting, the Indy Film Fest began as the three-day Indianapolis International Film Festival in 2004. We quickly expanded to our current 10-day format in 2006, moved our festivities to the summer in 2009, changed our name to the Indy Film Fest in 2014, and since 2018 have been back home in our original spring timeframe. Due to COVID-19 our 2020 and 2021 festivals were primarily virtual and our 2022 - 2024 festivals were hybrid 5-day in-person festivals followed by virtual availability and concluding with award-winner in-person screenings on the final weekend. That format is our goal for the 2025 festival and before selection decisions are made filmmakers will be informed of any changes to dates or format and given the opportunity to request their submission fee be applied to a future festival if those changes are not acceptable.
Alumni of the Indy Film Fest (and Indianapolis International Film Festival) are eligible for a reasonable number of free submissions. Films with significant ties to Indiana are eligible for drastically reduced submission fees. Examples of eligibility include the director or writer being a current Indiana resident or native, or the film being primarily shot within Indiana. Please contact submissions@indyfilmfest.org to see if you are eligible for either of these opportunities.
The topic of the work will be the violence of gender, in any of its manifestations, its prevention and sensitization against it, being able to present documentaries and short films of plot fiction.
The jury will have special consideration for those works that address this issue by focusing on the youth world.
The Hong Kong Kowloon Film Festival (HKKFF) is an annually film festival to showcase innovative independent film makers and artists from around the world.
HKKFF is aiming to inspire, motivate and award new talent.
The Hong Kong Kowloon Film Festival accepts all forms and genres: short films, medium length films, feature films, drama, experimental, comedy, horror, slow cinema, sci fi, fantasy, animation, and documentary.
X Short Festival El Palo for short filmmakers born / as and / or residents in Málaga (Spain).
ONLY FOR SPANISH FILMMAKERS (Malaga) // Solo podrán presentarse al concurso cortometrajistas nacidos y/o residentes en la provincia de Málaga.
The Maipú International Film Festival - FICMAI, shall be held from October 2 to 8, 2023, in the city of Maipú, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
FICMAI aims to disseminate high-quality and top-notch technical content, accessible to all kinds of audiences, with a diverse and entertaining programme that allows cultural enrichment, encounter, reflection, and amusement. An annual meeting place for the city and a space for the exhibition of local productions.
Short film award for international works that show, under various aspects, the importance of fields, agriculture and the community through cinema.
These are the fields that produce what we eat, which allow us to affirm the human capacity to enrich nature and to reap its benefits, but it is the community that, through human interactions, relationships and rules, is able to guarantee survival and the well-being of man.
As part of the 2018 edition dedicated to the theme "If I stay, it's because ..." Corto has headed a collaboration with the Slow Food Condotta of Avellino, aimed at investigating the ways in which the cinema tells the campaign and the community
We are not just looking for stories of agriculture but stories that tell us how people, through agriculture, are still willing to invest in the human, to bet on a piece of land not only to secure a job but also to reaffirm the relationship of man with nature, with things, animals and with the community that surrounds them. Particular attention will also be given to food as a product of sustainable and human-scale agriculture that in turn goes to support the culture and sense of belonging of each community.
Cameo Open Air Film Festival will be an international short film festival where FICTION, DOCUMENTARY, ANIMATION and EXPERIMENTAL films of directors from Turkey and all around the world will meet the audience. The goal of the festival, which will take place in one of the most important cities in Turkey, is to be an organization that will be recognized at the international level with the participation of local and foreign directors, actors, actresses, producers and film critics.
Cameo Open Air Film Festival offers a powerful cinema experience with workshops, interviews, masterclasses, retrospectives and surely the richness of the competitions which takes place alongside screenings. Festival is aiming to create a joyful and productive atmosphere for all local and international film professionals as well as creating a unique experience for all the residents.
FanCineQueer, the International LGBTI Film Festival of Extremadura, celebrates this year its 27th edition between the 8th and the 17th of November launching its traditional Short Films Call with the purpose of recognising, visibilising and fostering the production and dissemination of recent or unreleased LGBTI works.
XIII INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OF DOSQUEBRADAS -FIGS-
The XIII International Festival of Cinema of DosQuebradas -FICDOS- seeks to carry out an audiovisual production competition focused on short-term Documentary realization open worldwide under the theme "Sensitization in post-conflict and reconciliation", there will be chosen the best work to own the Charlot Prize, commemorative plaque to its winner and work team.
The screening of the official selection will take place in the municipality of DosQuebradas, Risaralda, Eje Cafetero, Colombia.
You can submit short films for free in three theme categories:
• War and Peace
• Cultural Heritage
• Worker's Rights
• Children's Rights
El Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente de Santiago (IFFiC) es una plataforma que promueve la exhibición de obras cinematográficas de cualquier formato y género, tanto de factura local como internacional, y que busca fortalecer el desarrollo de la industria cinematográfica y de la labor artística en general de Santiago, como la segunda ciudad más importante de la República Dominicana.
Por otra parte, el IFFiC ofrece un amplio programa de actividades de formación y capacitación de jóvenes diletantes interesados en la realización cinematográfica, a través del laboratorio cinematográfico “El Encuentro”. En pasadas ediciones, nos han honrado con su presencia los realizadores Mario Delatour y Djo Munga (Viva Riva, 2014), David-Pierre Fila (Sur Les Chemins de la Rumba, 2015) y el reconocido actor español Luis Tosar, entre muchos otros.
Welcome to Filmstrip International Film Festival. We’re an online and independent film festival with live screenings, that takes place in the heart of Moldavia region, in Iasi, Romania, one of the leading centers of Romanian social, cultural, academic and artistic life.
Known as The Cultural Capital of Romania, Iași is a symbol in Romanian history, and it is still referred to as The Moldavian Capital, being the main economic and business center of the Moldavian region of Romania.
Filmstrip International Film Festival is involved in promoting young filmmakers, maintaining a high standard, that of a festival eminently dedicated to spiritual and cultural values.
The best films of each category will be screened at a vibrating venue, "La Baza”, home of many cultural events in the city throughout the year.
The festival runs once a year, the whole process of selection and awarding takes place online, with live screenings being held at the end of each edition.
There will be a total of 10 films screened at our location - the AWARD WINNERS (Best Film, Silver, Bronze, Special Mention) and the CATEGORIES AWARD WINNERS (Animation, Documentary, etc).
Puerto Rico Film Festival is proud to showcase a high quality programming, a strong industry segment, an educational and networking platform for filmmakers; alongside an audience full of film enthusiasts from all over the world, generating presence in the international film industry, film authors and media representatives.
Hosted in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, and surrounded by historical buildings and beautiful beaches, makes up the perfect place to experience true Puerto Rican culture.
Living up to its nickname, the Island of Enchantment, with lush rain forests, dazzling beaches and shimmering city, Puerto Rico has something for everyone.
Let's meet at the Puerto Rico Film Festival to have the best time, with the best artists in the best place to be!
FESTIVAL ENTRE DEUX... CANNES
We accept films, that deal with themes of disability or Deaf culture, or about people who identify as 'disabled', 'people with a disability', or use terms like 'handicapped', 'functional diversity', or -abled'. We also welcome Deaf and neurodiverse people who do not identify with or use these terms.'
All the films need to be SUBTITLED IN FRENCH IN WHITE COLOR and in second line in English with orange color for them to be accepted on competition.
Our jury and the board of organisation is composed by valid and handicap persons.
In the festival can take part as professional,
and non-professional authors of film works.
It does not matter what you shoot.
Your work can be better, even if it is filmed on the phone.
Many interesting nominations are literally for everyone who likes to shoot and act. For musicians and singers, as well as writers, a special chip and a special prize!
WHAT FILMS WE ARE WAITING FOR?
Positive films can be otherwise called as "soulful" or "inspiring." These are works with stories, which show real human values, affirming a cheerful philosophy and positive thinking. Such films always evoke a smile, warm feelings and leave a pleasant "aftertaste" for the audience.
