Selected North American Film Festivals
(in alphabetical order)
IFP/WEST LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL
c/o IFP/West
8750 Wilshire Blvd, 2nd Fl.
Beverly Hills, CA 90211-2713
Phone: (323) 951-7090
Fax: (323) 432-1203
Website: www.lafilmfest.com
E-mail: lafilmfest@ifpwest.org
Festival Date: June 17-26, 2004
Entry Deadline: Passed (Feb. 20 for short films and music videos, Mar. 1 for full-length narrative and documentary features)
Held annually for 10 days in June, this festival showcases the best of American and international independent cinema. With an attendance of more than 40,000, the festival screens more than 200 narrative features, documentaries, shorts, and music videos. Now in its 10th year, it has grown into a world-class event, uniting new filmmakers with critics, scholars, film masters, and the movie-loving public. The 2003 festival world-premiered nine films, including Mayor of the Sunset Strip, which sold for a reported $1.2 million to First Look/Overseas Pictures. Other acquisitions from the festival include Kissing Jessica Stein, Washington Heights, The Chateau, Dancing at the Blue Iguana, Who Is Bernard Tapie?, and OT: Our Town.
NEW DIRECTORS/ NEW FILMS
The Film Society of Lincoln Center
70 Lincoln Center Plaza, 4th Fl.
New York, NY 10023-6595
Phone: (212) 875-5638
Fax: (212) 875-5636
Website: www.filmlinc.com
E-mail: festival@filmlinc.com
Festival Date: Mar. 24-Apr. 4, 2004
Entry Deadline: Passed (Jan. 9, 2004)
Co-sponsored by New York's Museum of Modern Art, this festival has earned an international reputation as the foremost forum for film art that breaks or remakes the cinematic mold. As a festival dedicated to discovering emerging and overlooked artists, newcomers on the verge of mainstream success, and distinguished veterans whose work deserves wider public attention, New Directors/New Films nurtures directorial talent by creating an invaluable opportunity for that talent to win public support and acceptance. Since its beginnings in 1972, New Directors has been treated to an early preview of talents such as Wim Wenders, Steven Spielberg, John Sayles, Spike Lee, Sally Potter, Pedro Almodóvar, Ken Burns, Peter Greenaway, and Whit Stillman. Opening this year's festival is Everyday People, by writer/director Jim McKay, to be released by HBO Films.
NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL
Film Society of Lincoln Center
70 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York, NY 10023-6595
Phone: (212) 875-5610; (212) 875-5638
Fax: (212) 875-5636
Website: www.filmlinc.com
E-mail: festival@filmlinc.com
Festival Date: TBD
Entry Deadline: TBA
Celebrating its 42nd year, this festival continues its proud tradition of showing the newest and most important cinematic works by directors from around the world. The festival is an unparalleled showcase of inspiring and provocative cinema by emerging talents and first-rank international artists whose films are often recognized as contemporary classics. Premieres have included Pedro Almodóvar's All About My Mother, Lars von Trier's Dancer in the Dark, and Ang Lee's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL #47
San Francisco Film Society
39 Mesa St., Ste. 110
The Presidio
San Francisco, CA 94129
Phone: (415) 561-5000
E-mail: info@sffs.org
Website: www.sfiff.org
Festival Date: Apr. 15-29, 2004
Entry Deadline: Passed (December 2003)
More than 40 years old, SFIFF boasts attendance of approximately 70,000 people each year. There are two festival components: a competitive category for documentaries, shorts, animation, experimental, and television productions, and an invitational, noncompetitive category for narrative features.
SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (SIFF)
400 9th Ave. N.
Seattle, WA 98109
Phone: (206) 464-5830
Fax: (206) 264-7919
Website: www.seattlefilm.com
E-mail: mail@seattlefilm.com
Festival Date: May 20-June 13, 2004
Entry Deadline: Mar. 1, 2004
This nearly month-long festival boasts an attendance of more than 130,000 and presents 250 features and 50 shorts from 50 countries, which makes SIFF both the largest and the longest-running film festival in the world. It offers competitive and noncompetitive screenings, hosting the world premieres of Hollywood blockbusters such as George Lucas' The Empire Strikes Back and Mel Gibson's Braveheart, as well as popular indie films like Richard Linklater's Dazed and Confused and Danny Boyle's Trainspotting. The festival also attracts top-notch talent to participate: Bryan Singer, Todd Haynes, Carl Franklin, Tom DiCillo, Gus Van Sant, Sean Penn, Russell Crowe, Julianne Moore, Wallace Shawn, and Vincent D'Onofrio, to name a few.
SLAMDANCE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
5634 Melrose Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Phone: (323) 466-1786
Fax: (323) 466-1784
Website: www.slamdance.com
E-mail: mail@slamdance.com
Festival Date: Passed (mid-January)
Entry Deadline: August 2004 (early, for 2005 fest); October 2004 (late, for 2005 fest)
Founded in 1995, this maverick film festival "by filmmakers for filmmakers" takes place in the heart of Park City, Utah, to coincide with the Sundance Film Festival and has become a viable option for independent filmmakers to screen their works for many of the same people attending the larger, more dominant festival in town. As Slamdance has grown in stature, so has the number of submissions. While Sundance's roster of films increasingly includes established filmmakers and name actors, as well as distributors attached, Slamdance has remained entirely true to its very independent spirit. Its main feature competition (about a dozen) is devoted strictly to films without domestic theatrical distribution, with first-time feature directors, and with relatively low budgets. Besides fiction features, Slamdance also shows shorts, documentaries, and experimental films. It also holds a screenplay competition and an online shorts competition.
SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST FILM FESTIVAL (SXSW)
P.O. Box 4999
Austin, TX 78765
Phone: (512) 467-7979
Fax: (512) 451-0754
Website: www.sxsw.com
E-mail: sxsw@sxsw.com
Festival Date: Mar. 12-20, 2004
Entry Deadline: Dec. 6, 2004 (for 2005 fest)
As quoted in Filmmaker Magazine, "SXSW is a rare blend of informative panels, strong programming, and a relaxed social scene…. SXSW has become a staple on the festival circuit for its ability to launch a film." Founded in 1994, this festival began as an extension of the SXSW Music and Media Conference and quickly established itself as a formidable force in the indie film world. Divided into film, interactive, and music categories, these three industry events converge in Austin during a Texas-sized week. It lasts nine days and attracts the likes of Kevin Smith, Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez, Richard Linklater, and John Sayles. Recent highlights have included the U.S. premiere of Code 46, directed by Michael Winterbottom; a screening of Bush's Brain, directed by Michael Paradies Shoob and Joseph Mealey; and a Political Films Retrospective.
SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL
P.O. Box 3630
Salt Lake City, UT 84110-3630
California Headquarters:
8857 West Olympic Blvd.
Beverly Hills, CA 90211-3605
Phone: (801) 328-3456 (UT); (310) 360-1981(CA)
Fax: (801) 575-5175 (UT); (310) 360-1969 (CA)
Website: www.sundance.org
E-mail: institute@sundance.org
Festival Date: Passed (next: Jan. 20-30, 2005)
Entry Deadline: late September 2004 (for 2005 fest)
Widely considered the premiere showcase of U.S. and international independent film, the Sundance Film Festival has its origins in the Utah/US Film Festival, which began in 1978 in Salt Lake City. In 1985, the festival became a program of the Sundance Institute. The festival attracts more than 38,000 visitors annually and is held every January in Park City, with screenings in Salt Lake City, Ogden, and Sundance. The festival includes a range of film categories and related offerings that represent the broad scope of contemporary independent films being made in the U.S. and internationally. Each year, the festival screens more than 125 dramatic and documentary feature-length films and 90 short films, selected from more than 5,000 submissions.
In its 20-year history, the festival has helped usher a new and unconventional group of writers and directors to the forefront of filmmaking. The growing list of innovative films that have premiered at the festival includes American Splendor; Capturing the Friedmans; Pieces of April; In the Bedroom; The Good Girl; You Can Count on Me; Gods and Monsters; The Full Monty; Shine; Welcome to the Dollhous; American Movie; Smoke Signals; Central Station; Hoop Dreams; El Mariachi; Paris Is Burning; Longtime Companion; Sex, Lies and Videotape; and Blood Simple.
TELLURIDE FILM FESTIVAL
National Film Preserve Ltd.
379 State St., No. 3
Portsmouth, NH 03801
Phone: (603) 433-9202
Fax: (603) 433-9206
Website: www.telluridefilmfestival.org
E-mail: mail@telluridefilmfestival.org
Festival Date: Sept. 3-6, 2004
Entry Deadline: May 1-July 15, 2004
If Sundance is the place where the industry does business, then Telluride is where you'll make lifelong friends. Founded in 1974, this noncompetitive four-day event brings the world's best films and genuine film fans to the remote mountain town of Telluride, Col. This festival is open to professional and nonprofessional filmmakers working in all film genres: documentary, narrative, animation, and experimental. Features and shorts of all styles and lengths are eligible for consideration provided they are new works and will remain unseen by the public until the current Labor Day weekend. For almost three decades, the TFF has built an outstanding reputation through a stellar selection of international films and guests, intriguing discussions, and frequent opportunities for connection between filmmakers and film lovers. The intense four-day schedule (kept secret until opening day) consists of retrospectives, world premieres, remarkable treasures from the past, and three major tributes to guest artists seldom seen elsewhere. World premieres have included The Crying Game, Sling Blade, Roger and Me, El Mariachi, and Eve's Bayou.
TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
2 Carlton St., Ste. 1600
Toronto, Ontario M5B 1J3
Phone: (416) 967-7371
Fax: (416) 967-9477
Website: www.bell.ca/filmfest
E-mail: tiffg@torfilmfest.ca
Festival Date: Sept. 9-18, 2004
Entry Deadline: TBA
May 9, 2003 (Canadian features)
Founded in 1976, Toronto hosts one of the most respected and best organized festivals in the world. It's a noncompetitive 10-day event featuring nearly 300 films from more than 50 countries. International short films (under 59 minutes) are not accepted.
WORLDFEST-HOUSTON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
P.O. Box 56566
Houston, TX 77256-6566
Phone: (713) 965-9955
Fax: (713) 965-9960
Website: www.worldfest.org
E-mail: mail@worldfest.org
Festival Date: Apr. 16-25, 2004
Entry Deadline: Passed (Feb. 13, 2004)
The 37th annual WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival proudly calls itself the "only truly independent film festival in North America," as it accepts only independent, undistributed, new work for its feature film competition section. While that claim is questionable (Slamdance also only accepts undistributed work), WorldFest apparently has no interest in serving as a publicity venue for the studios and major distributors.
WorldFest limits the number of feature films—far fewer than so many of the other large festivals. The aim is to give indie filmmakers a greater chance to showcase their works. Considered a "discovery" festival, WorldFest gave first honors to such film luminaries as Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Oliver Stone, Ang Lee, and David Lynch.
Additional Film Festivals in the U.S. and Canada:
ADIRONDACK SILENT FILM FESTIVAL
P.O. Box 489
Lake Placid, NY 12946
Phone: (518) 576-2063
Fax: (518) 523-4746
Website: www.lakeplacidfilmforum.com
E-mail: naj@kvvi.net
Festival Date: Oct. 7, 14, 21, and 28, 2004
Entry Deadline: None
This festival is dedicated to silent film—its history, evolution, and presentation. It screens rarely seen and classic silent films as originally presented, in 35mm on a large screen and accompanied by live music; the theatre includes a restored 1926 Robert Morton Theatre organ. The festival also accepts new silent-film submissions.
AFI LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
American Film Institute
2021 N. Western Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone: (866) 234-3378
Fax: (323) 462-4049
Website: www.afi.com
E-mail: afifest@afi.com
Festival Date: Nov. 4-14, 2004
Entry Deadline: June 4, 2004 (early, shorts and features); July 1, 2004 (final, shorts); July 16, 2004 (final, features)
One of the fastest-growing film events and the premier international film festival in Los Angeles, it hosts a major international competition, regional showcases, and special events. Some 40,000 attend this 11-day event, which screens international and American independent features, shorts, animations, and documentaries.
AFRICAN DIASPORA FILM FESTIVAL
ArtMattan Productions
535 Cathedral Pkwy., Ste. 14B
New York, NY 10025
Phone: (212) 864-1760
Fax: (212) 316-6020
Website: www.nyadff.org
E-mail: info@nyadff.org
Festival Date: Nov. 26-Dec. 12, 2004
Entry Deadline: Aug. 31, 2004 (features); June 30, 2004 (shorts and documentaries)
The African Diaspora Film Festival is dedicated to showcasing films that depict the richness and diversity of the experience of people of color all over the world. It includes more than 70 films from 30 countries, Q&As, panel discussions, and a closing ceremony and is based in New York with events all year long, plus a traveling film series.
AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN IN CINEMA FILM FESTIVAL
545 Eighth Ave., Ste. 401
New York, NY 10018
Phone: (212) 769-7949
Fax: (212) 871-2074
Website: www.aawic.org
Festival Date: Mar. 4-6, 2004
Entry Deadline: Passed (2005 deadline TBA)
AAWIC strives to include films and scripts by women who are of African, Latino, or Asian descent.
AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL/ NEW YORK
154 W. 18th St., Ste. 2A
New York, NY 10011
Phone: (212) 352-1720
Fax: (212) 807-9752
Website: www.africanfilmny.org
Festival Date: Apr. 3-15 and 23-35, 2004
Entry Deadline: Dec. 31 each year, for following year
African Film Festival (AFF) is an annual festival of African cinema presented in conjunction with The Film Society of Lincoln Center in New York. The festivals run from 8 to 14 days and show 20 to 40 films and videos each year in all genres, lengths, and formats. Although the AFF is a noncompetitive event and is not intended to be a film market, many of the featured filmmakers are invited to introduce their work and hold post-screening discussions. In addition, it sponsors a series of roundtable discussions in which invited African filmmakers from around the world can connect with film industry professionals in the United States. AFF also organizes an annual traveling series that visits 10 cities nationally, as well as many summer outdoor screenings in NYC public parks. There is no entry form or fee required for submissions, which are accepted year-round for various programs. However, to be considered for the African Film Festival—New York, preview cassettes must be received no later than Dec. 31 for the following April's festival.
AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL
c/o Film Life
100 Sixth Ave., 15th Fl.
New York, NY 10013
Phone: (212) 219-7267
Website: www.abff.com
E-mail: abff@goseeblackmovies.com
Festival Date: July 14-18, 2004
Entry Deadline: April 9 (features and documentaries); April 15 (shorts)
ABFF is a celebration of the cinematic work of black filmmakers and artists. It offers six days of intensive networking opportunities for emerging filmmakers, industry professionals, and corporate sponsors. It screens feature-length and short films that represent the best of independent black cinema from around the world. There is also a comprehensive program of panel discussions, workshops, and seminars offering "inside" information about the film industry.
AMERICAN FILM MARKET (AFM)
10850 Wilshire Blvd., 9th Fl.
Los Angeles, CA 90024-4321
Phone: (310) 446-1000
Fax: (310) 446-1600
Website: www.afma.com
E-mail: AFM2004@afma.com
Event Date: Passed (Feb. 25-Mar. 3, 2004)
Deadline: Passed (Jan. 16, 2004)
For eight days AFM is the epicenter of the film industry. It has become the largest motion-picture trade event in the world. Unlike a film festival, the AFM is a marketplace where more than $500 million in production and distribution deals are closed annually. Since 1982 more than 50 percent of the world's critically acclaimed films were produced or licensed globally by AFMA member companies.
ANN ARBOR FILM FESTIVAL
P.O. Box 8232
Ann Arbor, MI 48107
Phone: (734) 995-5356
Fax: (734) 995-5396
Website: www.aafilmfest.org
E-mail: info@aafilmfest.org
Festival Date: Mar. 16-21, 2004
Entry Deadline: Passed (December)
Founded in 1963 this international festival began specifically as a competition for experimental and independent films. Today it attracts nearly 1,500 films of all genres that demonstrate a high regard for film as an art form and rewards filmmakers for their expression through creativity and independence before audiences 5,000 strong.
ANTARCTIC FILM FESTIVAL
2543 2nd St., Ste. C
Santa Monica, CA 90405
Phone: (310) 396-2759
Website: www.antarctic-filmfest.com
E-mail: info@antarctic-filmfest.com
Festival Date: Aug. 27-Sept. 5, 2004
Entry Deadline: May 19, 2004
For filmmakers left out in the cold, this one is open to all films but preference is given to those jewels overlooked by major film festivals, including features, shorts, animations, and documentaries.
ARIZONA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
P.O. Box 431
Tucson, AZ 85702-0431
Phone: (520) 628-1737
Fax: (520) 628-1737
Website: www.azmac.org
E-mail: reelfrontier@azmac.org
Festival Date: Apr. 15-25, 2004
Entry Deadline: Passed (Feb. 6)
This festival features exhibition venues throughout Tucson and Southern Arizona showcasing new independent features, shorts, animations, documentaries, and digital videos from around the world. Since 1985 it has offered innovative multicultural programs in exhibition and education, and fosters the appreciation, production, and understanding of independent media expression.
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY SHORT FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL
ASU Art Museum
10th St. and Mill Ave.
Tempe, AZ 85287-2911
Phone: (480) 965-2787
Fax: (480) 965-5254
Website: http://asuartmuseum.asu.edu/filmfest
E-mail: spiak@asu.edu
Festival Date: Apr. 24, 2004
Entry Deadline: Passed (Feb. 13, 2004)
This festival is held outdoors and features a variety of approximately 25 short films and videos running about 10 minutes each. It encourages student shorts and videos, as well. It is very informal with the feel of a Fourth of July picnic.
ASIAN AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Presented by Asian CineVision
133 W. 19th St., Ste. 300
New York, NY 10011
Phone: (212) 989-1422
Fax: (212) 727-3584
Website: www.asiancinevision.org
E-mail: info@asiancinevision.org; coordinator@asiancinevision.org
Festival Date: July 16-24, 2004
Entry Deadline: Passed (Feb. 2, 2004)
Founded in 1976, Asian CineVision's year-round activities include major exhibitions in film and video, media production service, publications, and training workshops. ACV is a nonprofit national media arts center dedicated to the development of Asian-American film and video arts.
ASPEN FILMFEST
110 E. Hallam, Ste. 102
Aspen, CO 81611
Phone: (970) 925-6882
Fax: (970) 925-1967
Website: www.aspenfilm.org
E-mail: filmfest@aspenfilm.org
Festival Date: Sept. 28-Oct. 3, 2004
Entry Deadline:
With an emphasis on independent productions from around the world, this fall festival champions filmmaking at its finest and attracts more than 6,000 people. Intimate in scale and festive in tone, it honors established directors and heralds new talent—a great film program that has brought filmmakers and film lovers together for more than 20 years.
ASPEN SHORTSFEST
110 E. Hallam, Ste. 102
Aspen, CO 81611
Phone: (970) 925-6882, ext. 106
Fax: (970) 925-1967
Website: www.aspenfilm.org
E-mail: shortsfest@aspenfilm.org
Festival Date: Mar. 31-Apr. 4, 2004
Entry Deadline: Passed (Dec. 19, 2003)
One of North America's preeminent short-film competitions, this 11-year-old festival showcases short films under 30 minutes, in drama, comedy, documentary, animation, experimental, and children's mediums. Competing for significant cash prizes, animated, live-action, and documentary award winners may also qualify for Academy Award consideration.
ATHENS INTERNATIONAL FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL
P.O. Box 388
Athens, OH 45701-2740
Phone: (740) 593-1330
Website: www.athensfest.org
E-mail: info@athensfest.org
Festival Date: Apr. 23-29, 2004
Entry Deadline: Passed (Feb. 20, 2004)
Now in its 30th year, the multifaceted festival screens approximately 60 documentaries, narratives, and experimental works in both film and video.
ATLANTA FILM FESTIVAL
Image Film & Video Center
75 Bennett St. NW, Ste. N-1
Atlanta, GA 30309
Phone: (404) 352-4225
Fax: (404) 352-0173
Website: www.atlantafilmfestival.com
E-mail: afvf@imagefv.org
Festival Date: June 11-20, 2004
Entry Deadline: Passed (Feb. 2, 2004)
Founded in 1976, this festival screens 100-150 films ranging from the hilarious to the visually arresting, from the provocative and highly controversial to the boldly experimental. Short works screened in the AFVF are eligible for Academy Award nomination.
ATLANTIC CITY FILM FESTIVAL
P.O. Box 1839
Absecon, NJ 08701
Phone: (609) 646-1640
Fax: (360) 237-3020
Website: www.atlanticcityfilmfestival.com
E-mail: admin@atlanticcityfilmfestival.com
Festival Date: Oct. 18-23, 2004
Entry Deadline: July 1, 2004
Now in its sixth year, this competitive festival supports independent filmmakers by giving them a venue, an audience, and a market to view and acquire their films.
AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL
1604 Nueces St.
Austin, TX 78701
Phone: (512) 478-4795; (800) 310-FEST (toll free)
Fax: (512) 478-6205
Website: www.austinfilmfestival.com
E-mail: info@austinfilmfestival.com
Festival Date: Oct. 14-21, 2004
Entry Deadline: June 15, 2004 (early); July 15, 2004 (late)
Founded in 1993, this festival is divided into three major competitions: film, screenplays, and teleplay, which are judged by industry professionals. Over eight days, it screens more than 100 features, shorts, and student shorts. It has approximately 50 finalists in the original-screenplay competition and also accepts teleplay submissions in which writers attempt to write scripts for their favorite primetime shows.
AUSTIN GAY & LESBIAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
1216 E. 51st St.
Austin, TX 78723
Phone: (512) 302-9889
Fax: (512) 302-1088
Website: www.agliff.org
E-mail: film@agliff.org
Festival Date: Aug. 26-Sept. 6, 2004
Entry Deadline: June 1, 2004
Some 16,000 attend this two-week event showcasing more than 160 films and videos at venues throughout Austin. As the largest gay and lesbian film festival in the Southwest, AGLIFF continues its mission to exhibit high-quality gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender features, shorts, animations, and documentaries that enlighten, educate, and entertain.
THE AVIGNON/NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL
French American Center of Provence Inc.
145 Ave. of the Americas, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10013
Mail: c/o Oscard Agency
110 W. 40th St., Ste. 1601
New York, NY 10018
Phone: (212) 343-2675
Fax: (212) 840-5019
Website: www.avignonfilmfest.com
E-mail: jhr2001@aol.com
Festival Date: Apr. 20-25, 2004
Entry Deadline: Mar. 1, 2004
This festival celebrates French and American independent films with new features and shorts, retrospectives, roundtables on pertinent issues with industry experts, interviews with filmmakers, and receptions.
BAC INTERNATIONAL FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL
Brooklyn Arts Council
195 Cadman Plaza West
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Phone: (718) 625-0080
Fax: (718) 625-3294
Website: www.brooklynartscouncil.org
E-mail: filmfest@brooklynartscouncil .org
Festival Date: April through May 2004 (specific dates TBA)
Entry Deadline: Passed (Feb. 20, 2004)
Now in its 37th year, this Brooklyn-based festival is divided into categories: independent, college student, and youth-filmed narratives, documentaries, animations, and experimental films. Screenings this year are at Brooklyn College, Long Island University, Manhattan College, Pratt Institute.
BERKELEY VIDEO & FILM FESTIVAL
East Bay Media Center
1939 Addison St.
Berkeley, CA 94704
Phone: (510) 843-3699
Fax: (510) 843-3379
Website: www.berkeleyvideofilmfest .org
E-mail: maketv@aol.com
Festival Date: November 2004
Entry Deadline: July 10, 2004
Formerly called the East Bay Video Festival, this 12-year-old festival is specifically for independent producers. It screens about 35 films in 15 categories ranging from features to animations to ethnographic to educational.
BIG MUDDY FILM FESTIVAL
Dept. of Cinema and Photography
Southern Illinois University
1100 Lincoln Dr., Rm. 1101
Carbondale, IL 62901-6610
Phone: (618) 453-1482
Fax: (618) 453-2264
Website: www.bigmuddyfilm.com
E-mail: bigmuddy@siu.edu
Festival Date: Feb. 20-29, 2004
Entry Deadline: Passed (January)
This 25-year-old festival features an international film and video competition, presentations by guest film and video makers, community outreach programs, and screenings of about 70 innovative independent films and videos.
BLACK HARVEST INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Gene Siskel Film Center of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago
164 N. State St.
Chicago, IL 60601
Phone: (312) 846-2600
Fax: (312) 332-5859
Website: www.siskelfilmcenter.org
E-mail: jhyde@artic.edu
Festival Date: TBA (first or second Friday in Aug. 2004)
Entry Deadline: TBA
Now in its ninth year, this showcase for the African diaspora takes place in downtown Chicago. It screens American and international features and shorts by directors of African descent.
BLACK MARIA FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL
Media Arts Department of
New Jersey City University
2039 Kennedy Blvd.
Jersey City, NJ 07305
Phone: (201) 200-2043
Fax: (201) 200-3490
Website: www.blackmariafilmfestival.com
E-mail: blackmariafest@aol.com
Festival Date: January-June 2004
Entry Deadline: Passed (November 2003)
Since 1981 the festival and Award Collection Tour has been fulfilling its mission to advocate, exhibit, and reward the poetic, expressive, and insightful vision of independent film and video makers. It is known for its national public exhibition program featuring diverse bold contemporary works through its tour of curated programs reaching audiences at museums, libraries, film societies, colleges, and community institutions from coast to coast.
BLUE SKY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
231 Horizon Ridge, Ste. 225
Las Vegas, NV 89012
Phone: (702) 566-7666
Website: www.bsiff.com
E-mail: info@bsiff.com
Festival Date: Sept. 23-26, 2004
Entry Deadline: Monthly
Founded in 1998, each year BSIFF showcases a variety of films from such countries as the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Japan, Korea, Singapore, India, Australia, New Zealand, England, France, and Germany. By screening 100 films, this festival celebrates independent and world cinema in the heart of the "other" entertainment capital of the world.
BOSTON GAY & LESBIAN FILM & VIDEO FESTIVAL
Museum of Fine Arts
465 Huntington Ave.
Boston, MA 02115
Phone: (617) 267-9300 x454
Email: gaylezfest@yahoo.com
Festival Date: May 6-16, 2004 (tentative)
Entry Deadline: Mar. 1, 2004
This festival takes place at Boston's Museum of Fine Arts. For the past 10 years the Museum of Fine Arts has been dedicated to bringing the finest collection of new comedies, dramas, documentaries, and short films to the Boston/New England gay/lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community.
BOSTON FILM FESTIVAL
P.O. Box 516
Hull, MA 02045
Phone: (617) 331-9460
Fax: (781) 925-3132
Website: www.bostonfilmfestival.org
E-mail: gemsad@aol.com
Festival Date: Sept. 10-19, 2004
Entry Deadline: July 1, 2004
This festival focuses on world contemporary cinema, including features, shorts, and documentaries. Now in its 18th year, it has become one of the cultural events that annually launches the fall film season.
BOSTON INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF WOMEN'S CINEMA
c/o Beacon Cinema Group
103 Hardy Pond Road
Waltham, MA 02451
Fax: (781) 647-1594
Website: www.beaconcinema.com/womfest
E-mail: connie@beaconcinema.com; Marianne@beaconcinema.com
Festival Date: TBA
Entry Deadline: TBA
Founded in 1993, this festival has developed into a leading showcase for commercial and independent works by and about women. It secures preview screenings from prominent art film distributors, and it also launches world and Boston-area premieres of independent works and has helped secure theatrical film and cable television distribution for independent filmmakers.
THE BOSTON JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL
1001 Watertown St., 3rd Fl.
West Newton, MA 02465
Phone: (617) 244-9899
Fax: (617) 244-9894
E-mail: info@bjff.org
Festival Date: Nov. 4-14, 2004
Entry Deadline: May 15, 2004
Founded in 1989, this non-competitive event focuses on contemporary films from around the world that deal with Jewish themes, including narrative, documentary, animated, and experimental works.
THE BRAINWASH MOVIE FESTIVAL
P.O. Box 23302
Oakland, CA 94623-0302
Phone: (415) 273-1545
Website: www.brainwashm.com
E-mail: shelby@brainwashm.com
Festival Date: July 9-10, 2004
Entry Deadline: May 1, 2004 (early); May 10, 2004 (late)
This festival, now 9 years old, showcases approximately 60 films of all lengths and types: comedy, drama, abstract, etc. Approximately 300 attend this event, which screens primarily outdoors in the style of classic drive-in theatres.
BRECKENRIDGE FESTIVAL OF FILM
P.O. Box 718
150 W. Adams Ave. (for FedEx)
Breckenridge, CO 80424
Phone: (970) 453-6200
Fax: (970) 453-2692
Website: www.breckfilmfest.com
E-mail: info@breckfilmfest.com
Festival Date: Sept. 9-12, 2004
Entry Deadline: May 1, 2004 (early); May 15, 2004 (late)
Founded in 1981, this four-day festival, hosted by film critic Jeffrey Lyons, presents 50 independent U.S. and international films in a relaxed atmosphere in which guests are readily accessible to filmgoers. The festival also includes classic films, screenwriting seminars, film education programs, and retrospectives honoring featured guests. There will be no screenplay competition this year.
BROOKLYN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
180 South 4th St., Ste. 2S
Brooklyn, NY 11211
Phone: (718) 486-8181
Fax: (718) 599-5039
Website: www.wbff.org
E-mail: 2004@wbff.org
Festival dates: June 4-13, 2004
Entry Deadline: Mar. 15, 2004
This festival is an international, competitive festival for and by independent filmmakers, established to discover, expose, and promote independent filmmakers.
CAROLINA FILM & VIDEO FESTIVAL
Dept. of Broadcasting and Cinema
205 Brown Bldg.
P.O. Box 26170
UNC Greensboro
Greensboro, NC 27402-6170
Phone: (336) 334-4197
Fax: (336) 334-5039
Website: www.carolinafilmandvideofestival.org
E-mail: carolinafilmfest@excite.com
Festival Date: Passed (February 2004)
Entry Deadline: Passed (January 2004)
CHICAGO ASIAN AMERICAN FILM SHOWCASE
The Foundation for Asian American Independent Media
P.O. Box 5435
Chicago, IL 60680
Phone: (773) 871-1977
E-mail: info@faaim.org
Festival Date: TBA
Entry Deadline: TBA
The not-for-profit Foundation for Asian American Independent Media was founded in Chicago in 1995 by musicians Sooyoung Park and William Shin of the band Seam, and writer Ben Kim.
THE CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S FILM FESTIVAL
c/o Facets Multi-Media
1517 W. Fullerton Ave.
Chicago, IL 60614
Phone: (773) 281-9075
Fax: (773) 929-0266
Website: www.cicff.org
E-mail: kidsfest@facets.org
Festival Date: Oct. 7-21, 2004
Entry Deadline: May 1, 2004
Around 10,000 attend the largest competitive festival in North America of live-action and animated films and videos made for children ages 3-13.
THE CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
32 W. Randolph
Chicago, IL 60601
Phone: (312) 425-9400
Fax: (312) 425-0944
Website: www.chicagofilmfestival.com
E-mail: info@chicagofilmfestival.com
Festival Date: TBA
Entry Deadline: Check website for updated information.
Around 75,000 attend this festival that concentrates on finding new filmmaking talent, as well as celebrating various aspects of filmmaking history. Founded in 1964, this event has categories for feature films, first- and second-time directors, documentaries, and short films (including animation and student productions). This oldest competitive international film festival in North America prides itself on the impressive caliber of its jury members.
CHICAGO LATINO FILM FESTIVAL
International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago
c/o Columbia College Chicago
600 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60605
Phone: (312) 431-1330
Fax: (312) 360-8030
Website: www.latinoculturalcenter.org
Festival Date: Apr. 16-28, 2004
Entry Deadline: Passed (December 2003)
This noncompetitive festival is the largest Latino film festival in the country, with a roster of more than 100 films from Latin America, Spain, Portugal, and the United States.
CHICAGO UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL
167 N. Racine
Chicago, IL 60607
Phone: (773) 327-3456
Fax: (773) 327-3464
Website: www.cuff.org
E-mail: info@cuff.org
Festival Date: Aug. 18-24, 2004
Entry Deadline: June 1, 2004
This festival is designated to showcase the truly independent filmmaker. It screens 100 films that promote free expression of views outside the entertainment mainstream. "If you suspect your film is underground, it probably is."
CINE GOLDEN EAGLE SHOWCASE
1112 16th St. NW, Ste. 510
Washington, D.C. 20036
Phone: (202) 785-1136
Fax: (202) 785-4114
Website: www.cine.org
E-mail: info@cine.org
Festival Date: April 22, 2004 (ceremony honoring last year's winners)
Entry Deadline: Passed for February 2004 festival; Aug. 1, 2004 (early) and Aug. 15, 2004 (late) for winter 2004.
Founded in 1957 by a consortium representing business, education, and government to depict American life and thought realistically for a global audience, CINE continues to recognize and foster the highest quality of nontheatrical film and video production through its competitions each spring and fall. This festival is dedicated to recognizing the work (all genres and lengths) of outstanding producers, directors, and other craftspeople in the American and international film and video industry.
CINEQUEST FILM FESTIVAL
P.O. Box 720040
San Jose, CA 95172-0040
Shipping: (FedEx, UPS, DHL packages)
22 N. Almaden Ave.
San Jose, CA 95110
Phone: (408) 995-5033
Fax: (408) 995-5713
Website: www.cinequest.org
E-mail: info@cinequest.org
Festival Date: Mar. 3-14, 2004
Entry Deadline: Passed (October 2003)
This festival has more than 30,000 attendees watching more than 100 independent, maverick, digital, Latino, and African-American films each year. Sections of the festival include a maverick competition of features, docs and shorts; digital and high-tech films; gay and lesbian showcase; Latino film celebration; tributes; and seminars.
CINEVEGAS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
2501 N. Green Valley Pkwy., Ste. 118-D
Henderson, NV 89014
Phone: (702) 992-7979
Fax: (702) 898-5191
Website: www.cinevegas.com
E-mail: info-cinevegas@ cinevegas.com
Festival Date: June 11-19, 2004
Entry Deadline: Mar. 31, 2004
Founded in 1998, this festival's goal is to capture and emulate the inventiveness that has made Las Vegas the focal point of American culture. This self-titled "total entertainment experience" includes a new media experience, women-in-film segments, morning conferences with celebrated writers, and world premieres of blockbusters.
CLEVELAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
c/o Cleveland Film Society
2510 Market Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44113
Phone: (216) 623-3456
Fax: (216) 623-0103
Website: www.clevelandfilm.org
E-mail: cfs@clevelandfilm.org
Festival Date: Mar. 18-28, 2004
Entry Deadline: Passed (December 2003)
Founded in 1977, this festival has been the premier film event in Ohio, and the attendance tops 40,000. The 11-day event presents a full survey of contemporary international cinema, with approximately 87 features from 52 countries and 70 shorts.
CONNECTICUT GAY & LESBIAN FILM FESTIVAL
Cinestudio
300 Summit St.
Hartford, CT 06106
Mail: P.O. Box 231191
Hartford, CT 06123-1191
Phone: (860) 586-1136
Fax: (413) 618-9312
Website: www.ctglff.org
E-mail: glff@yahoo.com
Festival Date: June 4-12, 2004
Entry Deadline: Mar. 31, 2004
Now in its 17th year, this film festival is the oldest in Connecticut and draws more than 2,000 people. It screens approximately 45 lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender features, shorts, animations, videos, and documentaries. It is the major Gay Pride event for the state in June.
CRESTED BUTTE REEL FEST
Mail: P.O. Box 1733
Crested Butte, CO 81224
FedEx and UPS: P.O. Box 1733
214 6th St., Ste. 4
Crested Butte, CO 81224
Phone: (970) 349-2600
Fax: (970) 349-1384
Website: www.crestedbuttereelfest.com
E-mail: cbreelfest@webcom.com
Festival Date: TBA
Entry Deadline: TBA
This is the sixth year for this competitive festival focusing on films under 40 minutes in length in the categories of animation, comedy, drama/narrative, experimental, and science fiction for regular and student categories, as well as documentaries under 60 minutes in both categories.
CUCALORUS FILM FESTIVAL
420 Orange St.
Wilmington, NC 28401
Mail: P.O. Box 2763
Wilmington, NC 28402
Phone: (910) 343-5995
Fax: (910) 343-5227
Website: www.cucalorus.org
E-mail: info@cucalorus.org
Festival Date: TBA
Entry Deadline: TBA
This four-day fest has indie film and video screenings from all over the world. This noncompetitive event focuses on independent features, shorts, animations, and documentaries.
D.FILM DIGITAL FILM FESTIVAL
7095 Hollywood Blvd., Ste. 1001
Los Angeles, CA 90028
Phone: (213) 534-3918
Website: www.dfilm.com
E-mail: bart@dfilm.com
Festival Date: Ongoing
Entry Deadline: Ongoing
Founded in 1996, this is a touring and online showcase of the best work being created within the digital medium. D.FILM prefers pieces that are five minutes or shorter, and inspiring work that demonstrates innovative use of technology, including films created with digital/desktop video, computer animation, digital cameras, nonlinear editing, and custom software. The tour screens in approximately 20 cities around the world.
DALLAS VIDEO FESTIVAL
1405 Woodlawn Ave.
Dallas, TX 75208
Phone: (214) 428-8700
Fax: (214) 428-8702
Website: www.videofest.org
E-mail: festival@videofest.org
Festival Date: July 7-11, 2004
Entry Deadline: March 20, 2004. Late entries by Mar. 27.
This festival is among the largest and most diversified video events in the United States. DVF exhibits new works by national, international, and regional independent video artists. Also featured are more than 200 screenings, plus installations, computer-based applications, and exhibits. There are no thematic or content restrictions.
DANCES WITH FILMS
The Lot
1041 N. Formosa Ave.
Formosa Bldg., 2nd Fl.
W. Hollywood, CA 90046
Phone: (323) 850-2929
Fax: (323) 850-2928
Website: www.danceswithfilms.com
E-mail: info@danceswithfilms.com
Festival Date: June 4-10, 2004
Entry Deadline: Apr. 16, 2004 (late)
Founded in 1998, this is the only film festival in the U.S.A. geared to the true independents, mandating that all competition films have no "known" directors, actors, or producers. This festival screens 12 features and 12 shorts that are story-driven and have a real shot at distribution—commercial in vein.
DEEP ELLUM FILM FESTIVAL
3002B Commerce St.
Dallas, TX 75226
Phone: (214) 752-6759
Fax: (214) 752-6863
Website: www.def2.org
E-mail: info@def2.org
Festival Date: Oct. 21-28, 2004
Entry Deadline: July 1, 2004
For seven nights this festival brings the works of today's emerging filmmakers, musicians, and artists to the Deep Ellum arts district of Dallas and includes screenings, seminars, panels, music performances, art shows, and the film competition. Now in its sixth, year this festival promotes the best in independent film in the U.S.A., while raising money for cancer relief. An audience of more than 10,000 will be exposed to the new and unexpected visions of American and Latin-American filmmakers.
EAST LANSING CHILDREN'S FILM FESTIVAL
P.O. Box 755
East Lansing, MI 48826
Phone: (517) 835-0502
Fax: (517) 835-0503
Website: www.elcff.com
E-mail: jerri@elcff.com
Festival Date: Passed (next: spring 2005)
Entry Deadline: Fall 2004
This festival screens films of all genres that enrich, inspire, and entertain without violent or exploitative subject matter.
EAST LANSING FILM FESTIVAL
P.O. Box 4880
East Lansing, MI 48826-4880
Phone: (517) 336-5802
Fax: (517) 336-2750
Website: www.elff.com
E-mail: susanwoods@elff.com
Festival Date: Mar. 17-21, 2004
Entry Deadline: Passed
Celebrating its sixth year, the biggest little film festival in Michigan screens quality foreign and independent features, shorts, animations, documentaries, and Michigan-made films of all lengths, formats, and genres.
EMPIRE FILM FESTIVAL
P.O. Box 1313
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Phone: (518) 366-6678
Fax: (518) 885-9999
Website: www.empirefilm.com
E-mail: empirefilm@aol.com
Festival Date: TBA
Entry Deadline: TBA
Now in its seventh year, this international independent festival screens 20 features and 30 shorts at the 900-seat Empire State Performing Arts Center, followed by a tour of major cities across the state. This year there is a new category for student films.
FILM ARTS FESTIVAL OF INDEPENDENT CINEMA
Film Arts Foundation
145 9th St., #101
San Francisco, CA 94103
Phone: (415) 552-8760
Fax: (415) 552-0882
Website: www.filmarts.org
E-mail: info@filmarts.org
Festival Date: TBA
Entry Deadline: TBA
Now in its 17th year, this festival previews some of the most iconoclastic, groundbreaking work shown anywhere. Films screened here often go on to take top honors at festivals around the globe. Open to all film and video makers, it screens everything from Academy Award–winning documentaries to no-budget Super-8 films, attempting to find connections between works that might not be obvious at first glance.
FILM FEST NEW HAVEN
P.O. Box 9644
New Haven, CT 06536
Phone: (203) 776-6789
Fax: (203) 776-4260
Website: www.filmfest.org
E-mail: info@filmfest.org
Festival Date: Sept. 16-19, 2004
Entry Deadline: May 1, 2004 (early); June 1, 2004 (late)
Launched in 1996, this internationally recognized festival's weekend event showcases 80 of the finest independent shorts and feature-length films. Comedies, dramas, animated, experimental, and documentary films are welcome.
FLORIDA FILM FESTIVAL
1300 S. Orlando Ave.
Maitland, FL 32751
Phone: (407) 629-1088, ext. 222
Fax: (407) 629-6870
Website: www.enzian.org
E-mail: info@enzian.org
Festival Date: Mar. 4-15, 2004
Entry Deadline: Passed
More than 20,000 attend this 10-day festival that focuses on American independent cinema, "Spotlight Films," midnight movies, and an international showcase of features, shorts, and a Florida student competition. Now in its 13th year, Central Florida's biggest film event hosts tributes, special events with celebrities, and panel discussions, and it screens more than 120 films.
FORT LAUDERDALE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
1314 E. Las Olas Blvd., No. 007
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Phone: (954) 760-9898
Fax: (954) 760-9099
Website: www.fliff.com
E-mail: brofilm@aol.com
Festival Date: Oct. 20- Nov. 14, 2004
Entry Deadline: July 1 (early); Aug. 15 (late); Sept. 10 (student), 2004
Founded in 1986, this festival presents the most compelling and thought-provoking independent and international films, hosts special tributes and seminars, and introduces some of the greatest talents to South Florida audiences. The 28-day event showcases more than 100 films of all genres from Boca Raton to Miami, and more than 30,000 people attend what is the longest film festival in the world.
FORT WORTH GAY & LESBIAN FILM FESTIVAL/ QCINEMA
215 W. Eighth St.
Fort Worth, TX 76102
Phone: (817) 462-3368
Fax: (817) 820-0899
Website: www.qcinema.com
E-mail: tcamp@star-telegram.com
Festival Date: TBA
Entry Deadline: Apr. 1 (early); Apr. 13 late
Celebrating its fourth year, this festival is housed next door to the Fort Worth Film Festival offices in downtown Fort Worth. It specializes in gay- and lesbian-themed films.
FREEDOM FILM FESTIVAL
PO Box 1839
Absecon, NJ 08201
Phone: (609) 646-1640
Fax: (310) 286-7914
Website: www.freedomfilmfestival.com
E-mail: admin@atlanticfilmfestivalmanagement.com
Festival Date: Passed (Feb. 27-29, 2004)
Entry Deadline: Dec. 31, 2004 for 2005
This festival screens new and classic films that have made a significant contribution to our understanding of freedom, that memorialize the victims of tyranny, and that continually celebrate the priceless gift of a free and pluralistic culture.
GEN ART FILM FESTIVAL (GEN ART)
135 W. 25th St., 6th Fl. East
New York, NY 10001
Phone: (212) 255-7300
Fax: (212) 255-7400
Website: www.genart.org
E-mail: info@genart.org
Festival Date: Apr. 14-20, 2004
Entry Deadline: Passed (December 2003 and January 2004)
This seven-day celebration of American independent filmmaking focuses on showcasing emerging filmmakers, especially first- or second-time directors. It premieres seven features and six shorts over seven nights. Now in its ninth year, the festival attracts more than 5,000 attendees.
GREAT PLAINS FILM FESTIVAL
Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center
Great Plains Film Festival
Hixson-Lied College of Fine & Performing Arts
University of Nebraska—Lincoln
313 N. 13th St., Suite 128
P.O. Box 880253
Lincoln, NE 68588-0253
Phone: (402) 472-9100 or (402) 540-9161
Fax: (402) 472-2576
Website: www.rossfilmtheater.org; www.greatplainsfest.org
E-mail: dladely1@unl.edu
Festival Date: None in 2004; 2005 TBD
Entry Deadline: TBD
This festival presents works of film and video to the public, as well as to potential distributors and exhibitors. Through panel discussions and special appearances by selected film/video makers, the festival provides a forum for artists and audience to meet. Categories in the festival include: narrative short, narrative feature, youth media, documentary short, documentary feature, young media artists, and made for public television
THE HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Submissions Address:
59 Franklin St., Ste. 208
New York, NY 10013
After Aug. 1, 2002:
3 Newtown Mews
East Hampton, NY 11937
Phone: (631) 324-4600; (212) 431-6292
Fax: (631) 324-5116; (212) 431-5440
Website: www.hamptonsfest.org
E-mail: hiff@hamptonsfest.org
Festival Date: TBA
Entry Deadline: TBA
Celebrating its 11th year, 20,000 will attend the five-day noncompetitive event, which offers diverse programming, including premieres by filmmakers, breakthrough films by new directors, and panel discussions with renowned guests from the industry.
HAWAII INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
1001 Bishop St.
Pacific Tower, Ste. 745
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 528-3456
Fax: (808) 528-1410
Website: www.hiff.org
E-mail: info@hiff.org
Festival Date: Oct. 28-Nov. 7, 2004
Entry Deadline: June
Calling itself "the only statewide film festival in the U.S.," this one promotes understanding and cultural exchange among the peoples of Asia, the Pacific, and North America through the medium of film. Established in 1981, 65,000 attend this festival, which screens an average of 100 features, documentaries, and film shorts.
HAWAII INTERNATIONAL SPRING FILM FESTIVAL
1001 Bishop St.
Pacific Tower, Ste. 745
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 528-3456
Fax: (808) 528-1410
Website: www.hiff.org
E-mail: info@hiff.org
Festival Date: TBA
Entry Deadline: By invitation only
Smaller than the statewide fall event, this film festival plays in only one venue, on Oahu. It is intended to promote understanding and cultural exchange among the peoples of Asia, the Pacific, and North America through the medium of film.
HEARTLAND FILM FESTIVAL
200 S. Meridian St., Ste. 220
Indianapolis, IN 46225-1076
Phone: (317) 464-9405
Fax: (317) 464-9409
Website: www.heartlandfilmfest.org
E-mail: info@heartlandfilmfestival.org
Festival Date: Oct. 21-29, 2004
Entry Deadline: June 2004
This festival recognizes and honors filmmakers whose work explores the human journey by artistically expressing hope and respect for the positive values of life. It screens six to 10 films.
HI/LO FILM FESTIVAL
P.O. Box 170309
San Francisco, CA 94117
Phone: (415) 558-7821
Website: www.hilofilmfestival.com
Email: hilo@killingmylobster.com
Festival Date: Apr. 2-3, 2004 (Red Vic Theatre, 1727 Haight St., San Franscisco, CA); Apr. 4 (Parkway Theatre, 1834 Park Blvd., Oakland, CA)
Entry Deadline: Call or send email for details.
The festival, celebrating high-concept, low-budget cinema, showcases shorts, features, documentaries, and experimental films that demonstrate "why, when it comes to making films, big brains are more important than fat wallets."
HOLLYWOOD BLACK FILM FESTIVAL
PO Box 34858
Los Angeles, CA 90034-0858
Phone: (310) 712-3998
Fax: (310) 934-2326
Website: www.hbff.org
E-mail: info@hbff.org
Festival Date: June 22-27, 2004
Entry Deadline: Passed (Jan. 30, 2004)
This festival's focus is to enhance the careers of emerging and established African-American filmmakers through public screenings and a competition program.
HOLLYWOOD FILM FESTIVAL
433 N. Camden Dr., Ste. 600
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Phone: (310) 288-1882
Website: www.hollywoodfilmfestival.com
E-mail: hollyinfo@hollywoodnetwork.com
Festival Date: Oct. 12-18, 2004
Entry Deadline: Mar 31, 2004 (postmarked)
Now in its eighth year, this rising festival was created to bridge the gap between established Hollywood and emerging independent filmmakers from the global creative community by screening approximately 40 films. More than 100 established industry professionals participate in its panels.
HOMETOWN VIDEO FESTIVAL
c/o Thurston Community Television
440 Yauger Way SW, Ste. C
Olyympia, WA 98502
Phone: (360) 956-3100, ext. 111
Fax: (360) 357-2894
Website: www.alliancecm.org
Email: hometown@tctv.net
Festival Date: July 8, 2004
Entry Deadline: Passed
This festival honors and promotes community media and local cable programs that are first distributed on public, educational, and governmental access or local originator cable TV channels.
HONOLULU GAY & LESBIAN FILM FESTIVAL
1877 Kalakaua Ave.
Honolulu, HI 96815
Phone: (808) 381-1952
Fax: (808) 943-1724
Website: www.hglcf.org
E-mail: info@hglcf.org
Festival Date: May 27-June 30, 2004
Entry Deadline: Mar. 22, 2003
Now in its 14th year, this festival showcases films with gay and lesbian themes.
HOT SPRINGS DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL
Hot Springs Documentary Film Institute
819 Central Ave.
Hot Springs National Park, AR 71901
Phone: (501) 321-4747
Fax: (501) 321-0211
Website: www.docufilminst.org
E-mail: hsdff@docufilminst.org
Festival Date: TBA
Entry Deadline: TBA
Founded in 1992, 20,000 attend this noncompetitive festival each year. It screens around 85 documentaries of all types.
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
350 Fifth Ave., 34th Fl.
New York, NY 10118-3299
Phone: (212) 290-4700
Fax: (212) 736-1300
Website: www.hrw.org/iff
E-mail: hrwnyc@hrw.org
Festival Date: Feb. 26-Mar. 26 (San Francsico), see website for other cities
Entry Deadline: Passed (January 2003)
Founded in 1988, this festival was created to advance public education on human rights issues and concerns by screening about 30 films that celebrate the rights and freedoms we all want and deserve, document the worst of what we have committed, and commemorate the best of what we work toward as a human race. It holds festivals in London, Washington, D.C., New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Boston.
HUMBOLDT INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
Department of Theatre, Film and Dance
Humboldt State University
Arcata, CA 95521
Phone: (707) 826-4113
Fax: (707) 826-4112
Website: www.humboldt.edu/~filmfest/
E-mail: filmfest@axe.humboldt.edu
Festival Date: TBA
Entry Deadline: TBA
The oldest student-run festival, it has earned a reputation for supporting and celebrating student and independent filmmakers working in experimental and nontraditional ways. Now in its 36th year, it continues to promote the art of film, not only as a means of entertainment but also as a tool for inspiring dialogue and facilitating change.
INDEPENDENT EXPOSURE
Joel S. Bachar
Microcinema, Inc.
531 Utah St.
San Francisco, CA 94110
Phone: (415) 864-0660
Fax: (509) 351-1530
Website: www.microcinema.com
E-mail: info@microcinema.com
Festival Date: Ongoing (monthly)
Entry Deadline: Ongoing
Founded in 1996, this monthly festival is dedicated to short films, video, and digital media. Artists whose work is shown are paid honorariums, which is practically unheard of in the world of independent film and video arts. The festival normally "premieres" in San Francisco or Houston and then other venues around the world. To date, it has traveled to 36 countries, plus Antarctica. The company has its own DVD label: the DVD Collection.
INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE FILM FESTIVAL
718 S. Higgins Ave.
Missoula, MT 59801
Phone: (406) 728-9380
Fax: (406) 728-2881
Website: www.wildlifefilms.org
E-mail: iwff@wildlifefilms.org
Festival Date: May 1-8, 2004
Entry Deadline: Passed (January)
This festival focuses on nondomesticated wildlife species either singly or in combination with other species. For instance, to be one of the 50 films screened, your film must relate specifically to wildlife, habitat, conservation, ecology, research management, plants, special art forms, etc.
ISRAEL FILM FESTIVAL
The IsraFest Foundation, Inc.
6404 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 1240
Los Angeles, CA 90048
Phone: (323) 966-4166; (877) 966-5566 (toll free)
Fax: (323) 658-6346
Website: www.israelfilmfestival.com
E-mail: israfest@earthlink.net
Festival Date: Apr. 29-May 13, 2004 (Los Angeles), see website for other cities
Entry Deadline: Passed
Now in its 19th year, this festival spotlights Israel's film and television industry and enriches the American view of Israeli life and culture by screening the latest feature films, documentaries, television dramas, miniseries, and student short films. It holds festivals in Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, and New York.
JACKSON HOLE WILDLIFE FILM FESTIVAL
P.O. Box 3940
Jackson Hole, WY 83001
Shipping: 125 E. Pearl St.
Jackson Hole, WY 83001
Phone: (307) 733-7016
Fax: (307) 733-7376
Website: www.jhfestival.org
E-mail: info@jhfestival.org
Festival Date: None in 2004; Sept. 19-24, 2005
Entry Deadline: Late spring 2005 (date TBA)
Held in the fall of each odd-numbered year, the festival is attended by hundreds of television and film professionals from more than 30 countries. The event screens both short and feature-length films dealing with relationships with nature, humans, animals, and the environment.
JAMERICAN FILM & MUSIC FESTIVAL
Island Girl Productions
9000 Sunset Blvd., Ste. 709
Los Angeles, CA 90069
Phone: (323) 936-8951
Fax: (323) 936-0323
Website: www.jamericanfilmfest.com
E-mail: info@jamericanfilmfest.com
Festival Date: TBA
Entry Deadline: TBA
This four-day film and music festival attracts a diverse international crowd of festival participants and offers the opportunity to discover beautiful Jamaica while rubbing shoulders with producers, distributors, stars, directors, wannabes, and wheeler-dealers on some of the world's finest beaches.
JOHNS HOPKINS FILM FESTIVAL
c/o Adam Laveau
315 E. 30th St..
Baltimore, MD 21218
Phone: (410) 235-8719
Website: www.jhu.edu/~jhufilm/fest
Festival Date: Apr. 2004 (exact dates TBD)
Entry Deadline: Passed for 2004 (January 2005 for 2005 fest)
This festival screens 55 films to bring the independent-film circuit to Baltimore and to highlight local work.
KAN FILM FESTIVAL
Lied Center, KU Campus
Lawrence, KS
Kansas City, MO 64151
Mail: P.O. Box 15299
Shawnee Mission, KS 66285-5299
Phone: (816) 505-9613
Fax: (816) 505-9613
Website: www.kanfilmfest.org
E-mail: kanfilmfestival@aol.com
Festival Date: May 28-31, 2004
Entry Deadline: March 1, 2004 (actual date; not postmark date)
Established in 1992, KAN encourages, educates, and supports students and adults in the art of filmmaking. The juried competition accepts films and videos created by Kansas and Missouri students in the Primary through College Divisions. Filmmakers of any age and from any state or country may compete in the professional open divisions.
KIDFILM FESTIVAL
USA Film Festival
6116 N. Central Expressway, Ste. 105
Dallas, TX 75206
Phone: (214) 821-6300
Fax: (214) 821-6364
Website: www.usafilmfestival.com
E-mail: usafilmfestival@aol.com
Festival Date: Jan. 10-22, 2005
Entry Deadline: Nov. 10, 2004
The oldest and largest children's film festival in the U.S.A., KidFilm features the best contemporary and classic children's films from around the world.
LAKE PLACID FILM FESTIVAL
P.O. Box 489
26 Main St.
Lake Placid, NY 12946
Phone: (518) 523-3456
Fax: (518) 523-4746
Website: www.lakeplacidfilmfestival.com
E-mail: adkfilm@adelphia.net
Festival Date: June 2-6, 2004
Entry Deadline: April 1, 2004
This festival provides an intimate setting in which filmmakers and film lovers come together to see films and discuss, in formal and informal venues, issues of content and the medium.
LATINO FESTIVAL— SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
(San Francisco, San José, San Rafael, Berkeley, and Sonoma)
Dominican University of California
50 Acacia Ave.
San Rafael, CA 94901
Phone: (415) 454-4039
Fax: (415) 454-4613
Website: www.latinofilmfestival.org
E-mail: info@latinofilmfestival.org
Festival Date: Fall 2004 (dates TBA)
Entry Deadline: June 2004 (dates TBA)
This festival is dedicated to features, shorts, animations, and documentaries produced by or about Latinos in the U.S.A. and internationally.
LOS ANGELES LATINO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
6777 Hollywood Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90028
Phone: (323) 469-9066
Fax: (323) 469-9067
Website: www.latinofilm.org
Founded in 1996, this festival focuses on establishing showcases for Latino films and enhancing their distribution opportunities in the U.S.A., screening 70 features, documentaries, shorts, and independent films that relate to Latino culture. The festival also provides learning opportunities and exposes L.A. students to the film industry.
LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
12930 Ventura Blvd., Ste. 915
Studio City, CA 91604
Phone: (323) 851-9100
Website: www.lashortsfest.com
E-mail: info@lashortsfest.com
Festival Date: September 2004 (dates TBA)
Entry Deadline: April 17, 2004 (early); May 17, 2004 (regular); June 17, 2004 (late)
This festival screens 65 short films (under 45 minutes) from 11 countries.
MADCAT WOMEN'S INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
639 Steiner St.
San Francisco, CA 94117
Phone: (415) 436-9523
Fax: (415) 934-0642
Website: madcatfilmfestival.org
E-mail: info@madcatfilmfestival.org
Festival Date: Sept. 3-30, 2004 (tentative)
Entry Deadline: March 29, 2004 (early); May 21, 2004 (late)
Founded in 1996, this festival screens 35 to 55 nontraditional documentaries, avant-garde, experimental, and independent films directed by women.
MAINE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
10 Railroad Square
Waterville, ME 04901
Phone: (207) 861-8138
Fax: (207) 872-5502
Website: www.miff.org
E-mail: info@miff.org
Festival Date: July 9-18, 2004
Entry Deadline: Apr. 30, 2004
This festival, planning 100 showings of about 50 films from more than 12 countries, screens its entries in a 940-seat turn-of-the-century proscenium theatre, specially outfitted with modern projection equipment, and at Railroad Square Cinema, one of central Maine's leading cultural centers, declared by a Maine Times poll as the "Best Place To See Movies in Maine."
MAINE JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL
P.O. Box 7465
Portland, ME 04112-7465
Phone: (207) 831-7495
Fax: (661) 760-8148
Website: www.mjff.org
E-mail: filmfest@mjff.org
Festival Date: March 13-18, 2004
Entry Deadline: Passed (for 2005 festival, Nov. 1, 2004)
This year's program features 18 films from around the world, guest directors and speakers, discussions, a highly acclaimed Women Filmmakers Forum, and a little Yiddish.
MALIBU INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Malibu Film Foundation
2329A 2nd St.
Santa Monica, CA 90405
Phone: (310) 452-1180
Website: www.malibufilmfestival.com
E-mail: info@malibufilmfestival.org
Festival Date: October 2004
Entry Deadline: June 1, 2004
Malibu is a world-class destination, housing celebrities, beautiful beaches, and warm weather. The festival attracts a large, sophisticated audience and honors a diverse body of emerging and established talent, from teen filmmakers and cutting-edge independents to high-profile celebrities and venerable film legends.
MARCO ISLAND FILM FESTIVAL
601 Elkcam Circle, B-6
Marco Island, FL 34145
Phone: (239) 642-3378
Fax: (239) 394-1736
Website: www.marcoislandfilmfest.com
E-mail: info@marcoislandfilmfest.com
Festival Date: Nov. 3-9, 2004
Entry Deadline: Aug. 15, 2004
On a tropical island paradise along Florida's Gulf Coast, this annual festival recognizes and honors works that touch hearts and open minds to the virtue of their artistic expression.
MARIN COUNTY NATIONAL FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL OF SHORT FILM AND VIDEO
Marin County Fair
10 Ave. of the Flags
San Rafael, CA 94903
Phone: (415) 499-6400
Fax: (415) 499-3700
Website: www.marinfair.org
E-mail: cbarboni@co.marin.ca.us
Festival Date: July 1-5, 2004
Entry Deadline: Mar. 19, 2004 (early); Apr. 16, 2004 (late)
Only 16mm films & Beta SP videos will be screened here; maximum running time in all formats is 30 minutes. Winners are shown at a summertime Northern California county fair.
MARYLAND FILM FESTIVAL
107 E. Read St.
Baltimore, MD 21202
Phone: (410) 752-8083
Fax: (410) 752-8273
Website: www.mdfilmfest.com
E-mail: info@mdfilmfest.com
Festival Date: May 6-9, 2004
Entry Deadline: Passed (Feb. 13, 2004)
This festival seeks to create a world-class event centered in Baltimore and to bring filmmakers to Maryland as a way of encouraging future production in the state. There are no submission fees.
MAUI FILM FESTIVAL
P.O. Box 790669
15-A Kaimao St. (for FedEx)
Paia, HI 96779
Phone: (808) 579-9244
Fax: (808) 579-9552
Website: www.mauifilmfestival.com
E-mail: mauifilmfestival@mauifilmfestival.com
Festival Date: June 16-20, 2004
Entry Deadline: Feb. 15, 2004 (early); March 15, 2004 (late)
This festival focuses on life-affirming and compassionate storytelling and first-rate filmmaking and digital cinema from anywhere and everywhere on Earth.
METHOD FEST
880 Apollo St., Ste. 337
El Segundo, CA 90245
Phone: (310) 535-9230
Fax: (310) 535-9128
Website: www.methodfest.com
E-mail: methodfest@aol.com
Festival Date: Apr. 2-9, 2004
Entry Deadline: Jan. 23, 2004
This festival is dedicated to presenting films with outstanding acting performances by well-known and up-and-coming talent.
MIAMI FILM FESTIVAL
Miami Dade College
300 NE 2nd Ave.
Miami, FL 33132-2204
Phone: (305) 237-3456
Fax: (305) 237-7344
Website: www.miamifilmfestival.com
E-mail: info@miamifilmfestival.com
Festival Date: Jan. 30-Feb. 8, 2004 (2005 dates TBA summer 2004)
Entry Deadline: Passed (Oct. 10, 2003)
Founded in 1983, this festival presents 26 to 30 films from the U.S.A., Latin America, Asia, and Europe. It has also become known for its role in bringing Spanish-language films into the U.S.A.
MIAMI LATIN FILM FESTIVAL
10700 SW 88 Court
Miami, FL 33176
Phone: (305) 279-1809
Fax: (305) 279-1809
Website: www.hispanicfilm.com
E-mail: jangulo@hispanicfilm.com
Festival Date: Apr. 16-25, 2004
Entry Deadline: Passed (Jan. 15)
This festival focuses on Latin features.
MICROCINEFEST
3700 Beech Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21211
Phone: (410) 243-5307
Website: www.microcinefest.org
E-mail: bfink@bcpl.net
Festival Date: TBA (October 2004)
Entry Deadline: No entries this year
This festival focuses on offbeat films and videos made on small budgets; it prefers substream/psychotronic subject matter for features, shorts, documentaries, and animations.
MILL VALLEY FILM FESTIVAL
California Film Institute
38 Miller Ave., Ste. 6
Mill Valley, CA 94941
Phone: (415) 383-5256
Fax: (415) 383-8606
Website: www.cafilm.org
E-mail: info@cafilm.org
Festival Date: Oct. 7-17, 2004
Entry Deadline: May 31, 2004 (early); June 30, 2004 (final)
Founded in 1978, this noncompetitive festival celebrates and promotes film, video, and new media as art and education. More than 40,000 attend this 11-day festival with more than 100 programs of independent features, world cinema, documentaries, shorts, family films, video, and new media.
MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
University Film Society
309 Oak St. SE
Minneapolis, MN 55414
Phone: (612) 331-7563
Website: www.mnfilmarts.org
E-mail: adam@mnfilmarts.org
Festival Date: April 2004
Entry Deadline: Passed (Feb. 1, 2004)
This festival, now entering its 20th year, will host more than 100 films from more than 40 countries, at seven metro-area cinemas.
MOONDANCE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
970 Ninth St.
Boulder, CO 80302
Phone: (303) 545-0202
Website: www.moondancefilmfestival.com
E-mail: moondanceff@aol.com
Festival Date: May 28-30, 2004
Entry Deadline: March 15, 2004
This festival focuses on films by women filmmakers and women writers. Its awards honor those works portraying women and girls in a positive manner and/or those with roles for women over 40, films about nonviolent or conflict-resolution alternatives to violence, and projects geared toward those aged 18 and younger.
MOUNTAINFILM IN TELLURIDE
P.O. Box 1088
300 S. Pine St.
Telluride, CO 81435
Phone: (970) 728-4123
Fax: (970) 728-6458
Website: www.mountainfilm.org
E-mail: info@mountainfilm.org
Festival Date: May 28-31, 2004
Entry Deadline: Mar. 1, 2004
Founded in 1979, America's premier festival of mountain, adventure, cultural, and environmental films and videos screens 50 films each year. It has become a gathering place for directors, producers, buyers, activists, photographers, writers, and those who savor this uniquely informal gathering.
NANTUCKET FILM FESTIVAL
1633 Broadway, 14th Fl.
New York, NY 10019
Phone: (212) 708-1278
Website: www.nantucketfilmfestival.org
E-mail: ackfest@aol.com
Festival Date: June 16-20, 2004
Film Entry Deadline: Apr. 16, 2004
Screenplay Entry Deadline: Mar. 19, 2004
This festival was created in 1996 to recognize original voices in film, with a strong focus on writers. Screenwriters will find NFF particularly welcoming, as the events and awards reflect the festival's dedication to the idea that the script is the core of any film.
NASHVILLE INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL
P.O. Box 24330
Nashville, TN 37202
Phone: (615) 742-2500
Fax: (615) 742-1004
Website: www.nashvillefilmfestival.org
E-mail: info@nashvillefilmfestival.org
Festival Date: Apr. 26-May 2, 2004
Entry Deadline: Passed (Dec. 22, 2003)
Founded in 1969 this is one of the nation's oldest film festivals. Its mission is to support independent artists making personal and artistic statements through film or video. Past guests include notables Olympia Dukakis, Lily Tomlin, and D.A. Pennebaker.
NEW ENGLAND FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL
Boston Film & Video Foundation
119 Braintree St.
Boston, MA 02134
Phone: (617) 783-9241
Fax: (617) 783-2468
Website: www.bfvf.org/festival
E-mail: info@bvfv.org
Festival Date: Mar. 22-27, 2004
Entry Deadline: Passed (December 2003)
This festival, founded in 1976, showcases the works of New England residents.
NEWFEST: NEW YORK LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, & TRANSGENDER FILM FESTIVAL
139 Fulton St., Ste. PH-3
New York, NY 10038
Phone: (212) 571-2170
Fax: (212) 571-2179
Website: www.newfestival.org
E-mail: info@newfestival.org
Festival Date: June 3-13, 2004
Entry Deadline: Passed (March 1)
This festival accepts works about or of interest to gay, lesbian, bisexual, or trangendered persons.
NEW ORLEANS FILM FESTIVAL
843 Carondelet St.
New Orleans, LA 70130
Phone: (504) 523-3818
Fax: (208) 975-3478
Website: www.neworleansfilmfest.com
E-mail: incompetition@neworleansfilmfest.com
Festival Date: Oct. 7-14, 2004
Entry Deadline: April 30, 2004 (early); June 4, 2004 (late)
Founded in 1989 to advance appreciation of film and video in New Orleans, the festival now draws crowds of nearly 8,000 yearly.
NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
P.O. Box 146
Newport, RI 02840
Phone: (401) 846-9100
Website: www.newportfilmfestival.com
E-mail: info@newportfilmfestival.com
Festival Date: June 8-13, 2004
Entry Deadline: March 1, 2004
NEWPORT BEACH FILM FESTIVAL
4540 Campus Dr.
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Phone: (949) 253-2880
Fax: (949) 253-2881
Website: www.newportbeachfilmfest.com
E-mail: info@newportbeachfilmfest.com
Festival Date: Apr. 15-25, 2004
Entry Deadline: Passed (January)
This festival accepts features, shorts, documentaries, and animation from around the world. In addition to its film programs, it also presents gala parties, industry seminars, and Q&As with filmmakers.
NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL
159 Maiden Lane
New York, NY 10038
Phone: (212) 668-1100
Fax: (212) 943-6396
Website: www.docfest.org/docfest.html
E-mail: mail@docfest.org
Festival Date: TBA (spring 2004; check website)
Entry Deadline: By invitation only (send short synopsis for 2004)
This festival was created in 1998 to present new and classic international documentaries to New York City audiences. It presents five days of film and video screenings, conversations with documentary masters, and a new technology showcase that explores developments in documentary thought, technique, and technology.
NEW YORK NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL
Trinity School
101 W. 91st St.
New York, NY 10024
Mail entries to
1060 5th Ave. #13B
New York, NY 10128
Phone: (212) 932-6871
Festival Date: April 16, 2004
Entry Deadline: March 4, 2004
This festival showcases the work of high school students at one night of screenings in Manhattan. High school students all over the country are invited to enter.
NEW YORK UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL
195 Chrystie St., No. 503
New York, NY 10002
Phone: (212) 614-2775
Fax: (212) 614-2776
Website: www.nyuff.com
E-mail: info@nyuff.com
Festival Date: March 10-16, 2004
Entry Deadline: Passed (December 2003)
Independent, unique, and innovative films are the focus of this annual festival, which seeks to promote films that "push the boundaries and break new ground."
NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL
163 Third Ave., Ste. 231
New York, NY 10003
Website: www.nyfilmvideo.com
E-mail: filmfest@aol.com
This 9-year-old festival presents an extensive collection of 250 features, shorts, animations, and documentaries. Festival participants also have the opportunity to screen at the high-profile film markets: Cannes, MIFED, and AFM, as well as festivals organized in New York, Las Vegas, and Brazil.
NEW YORK VIDEO FESTIVAL
The Film Society of Lincoln Center
70 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York, NY 10023-6595
Phone: (212) 875-5638
Fax: (212) 875-5636
Website: www.filmlinc.com
E-mail: festival@filmlinc.com
Festival Date: July 14-18, 2004
Entry Deadline: March 5, 2004
Videos, even music videos, find a home at this Manhattan festival. All themes and genres are welcome.
NEXTFRAME: UFVA'S TOURING FESTIVAL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENT FILM & VIDEO
c/o Dept. of Film & Media Arts
Temple University 011-00
Annenberg Hall, Rm. 9
2020 N. 13th St.
Philadelphia, PA 19122
Phone: (215) 923-3532; (800) 499-8382
Fax: (215) 204-6740
Website: www.temple.edu/nextframe
E-mail: ufva@zm.temple.edu
Festival Date: Varies by location
Entry Deadline: April 30, 2004 (early); May 31, 2004 (final)
NextFrame, a project of the University Film & Video Association, is the largest student film and video festival in the U.S. NextFrame surveys and exhibits the very best in current student films and videos worldwide, emphasizing independence, creativity, and new approaches to visual media. The competition is open to any student registered in an accredited college or university.
NODANCE FILM FESTIVAL
1023 N. Orange Dr.
Hollywood, CA 90038
Phone: (323) 512-7988
Website: www.nodance.com
E-mail: info@nodance.com
Festival Date: TBA (check website)
Entry Deadline: TBA (check website)
Held in Park City, Utah, No Dance is an alternative to Sundance and Slamdance. Presented over a seven-day period, this festival is dedicated to first-time filmmakers and digital filmmaking. It is the first DVD-projected film festival, screening features, docs, shorts, and music videos.
PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
1700 East Tahquitz Canyon Way, No. 3
Palm Springs, CA 92262
Phone: (760) 322-2930; (800) 898-7256
Fax: (760) 322-4087
Website: www.psfilmfest.org
E-mail: info@psfilmfest.org
Festival Date: Jan. 8-19, 2004; Jan. 6-17, 2005
Entry Deadline: Passed (Oct. 30, 2003); TBA for 2005 festival
What began as one mayor's attempt to add vitality to his town has grown into "one of the best showcases for international film," according to the L.A. Times. Routinely attended by film industry executives and filmmakers from around the globe, this festival boasts an attractive film sales and distribution record.
NORTHWEST FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL
1219 S.W. Park Ave.
Portland, OR 97205
Phone: (503) 221-1156
Fax: (503) 294-0874
Website: www.nwfilm.org
E-mail: info@nwfilm.org
Festival Date: Nov. 5-13, 2004
Entry Deadline: Aug. 31, 2004
Founded in 1973, this festival is open to residents or students from Oregon, Washington, Montana, Idaho, Alaska, and British Columbia.
OHIO INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL
1392 W. 65th St.
Cleveland, OH 44102
Phone: (216) 651-7315
Fax: (216) 651-7317
Website: www.ohiofilms.com
E-mail: OhioIndieFilmFest@juno.com
Festival Date: Nov. 6-14, 2004
Entry Deadline: June 1, 2004 (early); July 1, 2004 (late)
Established in 1993, this festival is dedicated to Ohio filmmakers. It is home to the only film market in the Midwest and to the "Script Mill," a screenplay-reading program.
OLYMPIA FILM FESTIVAL
Olympia Film Society
416 Washington St. SE, Ste. 208
Olympia, WA 98501
Phone: (360) 754-6670
Fax: (360) 943-9100
Website: www.olyfilm.org
E-mail: ofs@olywa.net
Festival Date: Nov. 5-14, 2004
Entry Deadline: TBA
In 1980 a handful of film lovers were chipping in to rent films once a month. This organization now has more than 1,500 members and produces this nationally recognized film festival.
OTHER AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL
Esperanza Center
922 San Pedro
San Antonio, TX 78212
Phone: (210) 228-0201
Fax: (210) 228-0000
Website: www.esperanzacenter.org
E-mail: esperanza@esperanzacenter.org
Festival Date: TBA
Entry Deadline: TBA
OTTAWA INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL
2 Daly Ave., Ste. 120
Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6E2
Canada
Phone: (613) 232-8769
Fax: (613) 232-6315
Website: www.awn.com/ottawa
E-mail: info@animationfestival.ca
Festival Date: Sept. 22-26, 2004
Entry Deadline: July 2, 2004
The second-largest animation event in the world, OIAF was founded in 1976 and is North America's only competitive animation festival.
OUT AT THE MOVIES: SAN ANTONIO'S ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF LESBIAN AND GAY FILM
Esperanza Center
922 San Pedro
San Antonio, TX 78212
Phone: (210) 228-0201
Fax: (210) 228-0000
Website: www.esperanzacenter.org
E-mail: esperanza@esperanzacenter.org
Festival Date: TBA
Entry Deadline: TBA
OUTFEST: LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL GAY AND LESBIAN FILM FESTIVAL
3370 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 1022
Los Angeles, CA 90010
Phone: (213) 480-7088
Fax: (213) 480-7099
Website: www.outfest.org
E-mail: outfest@outfest.org
Festival Date: July 8-19, 2004
Entry Deadline: Mar. 12, 2004
Outfest is the largest gay and lesbian awards festival; 200 films are screened each year from around the world.
PALM BEACH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
289 Via Naranjas, Ste. 48
Boca Raton, FL 33432
Phone: (561) 362-0003
Fax: (561) 362-0035
Website: www.pbifilmfest.org
E-mail: RandiEm@aol.com
Festival Date: Apr. 15-22, 2004; Apr. 14-21, 2005
Entry Deadline for 2005: Dec. 20, 2004 (early); Jan. 28, 2005 (final)
This festival celebrates the history and the future of the industry with a week of world premieres, special events, feature and short films, documentaries, seminars, and a student showcase. PBIFF has hosted international celebrities and filmmakers, including Anthony Hopkins, Edward Norton, Tommy Lee Jones, Richard Zanuck, William Friedkin, and Samuel L. Jackson.
PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
1700 East Tahquitz Cyn. Way, Ste. 3
Palm Springs, CA 92262
Phone: (760) 322-2930; (800) 898-7256
Fax: (760) 322-4087
Website: www.psfilmfest.org
E-mail: info@psfilmfest.org
Festival Date: Jan. 6-17, 2004
Entry Deadline: TBA (for 2005)
Founded in 1990 by Mayor (later Member of Congress) Sonny Bono and located in the Coachella Valley desert at the base of Mt. San Jacinto in Southern California, the PSIFF is one of the largest film festivals in the country, screening more than 200 films from more than 60 countries to an audience of more than 70,000. The 14th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival concluded on a record of more than 75,000 attendees and the screening of more than 200 films, 45 of which were foreign language Academy Award entries.
PAN AFRICAN FILM & ARTS FESTIVAL
P.O. Box 2418
Beverly Hills, CA 90213
Phone: (323) 295-1706
Fax: (323) 295-1952
Website: www.paff.org
E-mail: info@paff.org
Festival Date: Feb. 5-16, 2004
Entry Deadline: Passed (October 2003)
Established in 1992, this festival is dedicated to the promotion of cultural and racial tolerance and understanding through the exhibition of film, art, and creative expression. PAFF seeks to present the broad spectrum of black creative works, particularly those that reinforce positive images and help destroy negative stereotypes.
PHILADELPHIA FILM FESTIVAL
234 Market St., 5th Fl.
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Phone: (215) 733-0608
Fax: (215) 733-0637
Website: www.phillyfests.com
E-mail: rmurray@tlavideo.com
Festival Date: Apr. 8-21, 2004
Entry Deadline: Passed (Jan. 30. 2004)
This is this festival's 11th year in existence. It screens studio, independent, and international features and shorts in 16mm, 35mm, beta, and digital formats.
PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL GAY AND LESBIAN FILM FESTIVAL
234 Market St., 5th Fl.
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Phone: (215) 733-0608
Fax: (215) 733-0637
Website: www.phillyfests.com/piglff/index.cfm
E-mail: tcardwell@tlavideo.com
Festival Date: July 15-27, 2004
Entry Deadline: April 15, 2004
One of the largest gay and lesbian film festivals in the country, this festival screens features and shorts in 16mm, 35mm, beta, and digital formats.
PHILAFILM: THE PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL IAMPTP
923 Spring Garden St.
Philadelphia, PA 19123
Phone: (215) 763-2400; (215) 849-2716 (for general information)
Website: www.philafilm.org
E-mail: lsmallwood@philafilm.org
Festival Date: June 28-July 3, 2004
Entry Deadline: April 1, 2004
Founded in 1977, there are two categories of pictures in this festival: a competitive festival, in which films compete for awards, and a market category, in which films are shown for sales and rental purposes.
PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL LESBIAN & GAY FILM FESTIVAL
PILGFF
P.O. Box 81237
Pittsburgh, PA 15217
Delivery:
PILGFF No. 400
322 Mall Blvd.
Monroeville, PA 15146-2229
Phone: (412) 232-3277
Website: www.pilgff.org
E-mail: pilgff@aol.com
Festival Date: Oct. 15-24, 2004
Entry Deadline: July 11, 2004
This festival seeks submissions of films and videos by, about, or of interest to lesbians, gays, bisexuals, or the transgendered for its 18th annual event.
PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
1219 SW Park Ave.
Portland, OR 97205
Phone: (503) 221-1156
Fax: (503) 294-0874
Website: www.nwfilm.org
E-mail: info@nwfilm.org
Festival Date: February 2005
Entry Deadline: Oct. 31, 2004
The Portland International Film Festival was founded in 1976. Although it is largely invitational, unsolicited works in all formats, genres, and lengths are accepted. It screens nearly 100 films from more than 30 countries over a two-week period.
PXL THIS VIDEO
2427 1/2 Glyndon Ave.
Venice, CA 90291
Phone: (310) 306-7330
Website: www.indiespace.com/pxlthis
E-mail: elienation@hotmail.com
Festival Date: Passed (Feb. 20, 2004)
Entry Deadline: Passed (Sept. 22, 2003)
PXL This Video showcases videos made with the now-rare PXL 2000 toy video camera—a product Mattel originally marketed to children but which wound up in the hands of adult artists. In addition to the main screenings, the festival also tours.
REHOBOTH BEACH INDEPENDENt FILM FESTIVAL
Rehoboth Beach Film Society
102 Midway Village
Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971
Phone: (302) 645-9095
Fax: (302) 645-9460
Website: www.rehobothfilm.com
E-mail: info@rehobothfilm.com
Festival Date: Nov. 10-14, 2004
Entry Deadline: July 15, 2004
With a passion to see more independent films in the area, the Rehoboth Beach Film Society was established in 1997 and is now an 800-plus-member organization with an outreach to surrounding metropolitan areas and 15 states (as well as England and Canada). Though not as high profile as some U.S. festivals, it nevertheless drew films such as Secretary, Autumn Spring, and Elling.
REEL AFFIRMATIONS FILM FESTIVAL
c/o One in Ten
P.O. Box 73587
Washington, D.C. 20056
Phone: (202) 986-1119
Fax: (202) 939-0981
Website: www.reelaffirmations.org
E-mail: info@reelaffirmations.org
Festival Date: Oct. 14-24, 2004
Entry Deadline: June 15, 2004
Reel Affirmations focuses on gay and lesbian filmmakers and strives to be completely filmmaker oriented. It also hosts other, smaller film events each year: a Pride fest in June and monthly screenings.
REELING 2004: CHICAGO LESBIAN AND GAY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Chicago Filmmakers
5243 N. Clark St., 2nd Fl.
Chicago, IL 60640
Phone: (773) 293-1447
Fax: (773) 293-0575
Website: www.chicagofilmmakers.org
E-mail: reeling@chicagofilmmakers.org
Festival Date: early November 2004 (dates TBA)
Entry Deadline: July 2004 (dates TBA)
This festival is the second-oldest film festival of its kind in the U.S. and prides itself on showcasing the best lesbian and gay films and videos from around the world.
RESFEST DIGITAL FILM FESTIVAL
601 W. 26th St., Ste. 1150
New York, NY 10001
Phone: (212) 320-3750
Fax: (212) 320-3709
Website: www.resfest.com
E-mail: resfest2004@resfest.com
Festival Date: September–December 2004
Entry Deadline: April 16, 2004
Resfest is an international touring festival dedicated to digital filmmaking. Projects may be shot on any format but must make use of new digital production tools, such as computer editing or effects software. The tour travels to San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, London, Tokyo, South Africa, and Brazil, among other destinations.
RHODE ISLAND INTER-NATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
P.O. Box 162
96 Second St. (for FedEx)
Newport, RI 02840
Phone: (401) 861-4445
Fax: (401) 847-7590
Website: www.film-festival.org
E-mail: flicksart@aol.com
Festival Date: Aug. 10-15, 2004
Entry Deadline: May 15, 2004 (main); June 1, 2004 (late)
This "laid-back and personal" festival focuses on recognizing filmmaking achievement while encouraging distribution opportunities. One of the festival's goals is to foster the relationship between the New England and Canadian film communities.
RIVER RUN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
305 W. 4th St., Ste. 1-B
Winston Salem, NC 27101
Phone: (336) 724-1502
FAX: (336) 724-1112
Website: www.riverrunfilm.com
E-mail: festival@riverrunfilm.com
Festival Date: Apr. 22-25, 2004
Entry Deadline: TBA
This competitive festival for independent films was created five years ago by Gene D'Onofrio and his son, actor Vincent D'Onofrio, and has now moved to a new location in conjunction with the North Carolina School of the Arts.
ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL
Movies on a Shoestring
P.O. Box 17746
Rochester, NY 14617
Phone: (585) 234-7411
Website: www.rochesterfilmfest.org
E-mail: president@rochesterfilmfest.org
Festival Date: May 6-8, 2004
Entry Deadline: Passed (Feb. 14, 2004)
Begun in 1959, the Rochester International Independent Film Festival is "the oldest continuously held short film festival in the world." Films of all genres are screened but maximum length for projects is 30 minutes.
ST. LOUIS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
394-A N. Euclid Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63108-1247
Phone: (314) 454-0042, ext. 12
Fax: (314) 454-0540
Website: cinemastlouis.org
E-mail: mailroom@cinemastlouis.org
Festival Date: Nov. 11-21, 2004
Entry Deadline: July 15, 2004
This well-regarded festival, entering its 12th year, features an extensive program that includes international films, documentaries, shorts, and numerous premieres of feature-length films. More than 15,000 attended last year's event, which included an impressive roster of filmmakers: Spike Lee, Richard Linklater, Ken Burns, Harry Shearer, Peter Bogdanovich, and Catherine Breillat, among others.
SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
University Events Office at UC San Diego
9500 Gilman Dr., Dept. 0078
La Jolla, CA 92093-0078
Phone: (858) 822-3199
Fax: (858) 534-7665
Website: ueo.ucsd.edu
E-mail: athomas@ucsd.edu
Festival Date: April 23-25, 2004
Entry Deadline: Passed (Jan. 31, 2004)
SDIFF screens independent international and domestic films, with special showcases dedicated to shorts and animation. It was founded in 1984.
SAN DIEGO LATINO FILM FESTIVAL
c/o Media Arts Center San Diego
921 25th St.
San Diego, CA 92102
Phone: (619) 230-1938
Fax: (619) 230-1937
Website: www.sdlatinofilm.com
E-mail: sdlff@sdlatinofilm.com
Festival Date: March 11-21, 2004
Entry Deadline: Nov. 30 (for 2005)
This festival was established eight years ago as a student-film festival focusing on works by Latinos and/or about the Latino experience.
SAN FRANCISCO INDIEFEST
530 Divisadero St., No. 183
San Francisco, CA 94117
Website: www.sfindie.com
E-mail: info@sfindie.com
Festival Date: Feb. 5-15, 2004; Feb. 4-14, 2005
Entry Deadline: Nov. 1, 2004
Founded in 1999 Indiefest strives to introduce Bay Area residents to the best in indies, screening about 20 per year.
SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL ASIAN-AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL
145 9th St., Ste. 350
San Francisco, CA 94103
Phone: (415) 863-0814 ext. 117
Fax: (415) 863-7428
Website: www.naatanet.org/festival
E-mail festival@naatanet.org
Festival Date: Mar. 4-21, 2004
Entry Deadline: Passed (October)
This festival focuses on Asian-Americans and international Asian cinema artists.
SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL LESBIAN AND GAY FILM FESTIVAL
c/o Frameline
145 Ninth St., Ste. 300
San Francisco, CA 94103
Phone: (415) 703-8650
Fax: (415) 861-1404
Website: www.frameline.org
E-mail: festival@frameline.org
Festival Date: June 17-27, 2004
Entry Deadline: Passed (Feb. 2, 2004)
Celebrating lesbian and gay filmmaking, the last day of this festival is always scheduled to coincide with San Francisco's annual Gay Pride Day.
SAN FRANCISCO JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL
145 Ninth St., Ste. 200
San Francisco, CA 94103
Phone: (415) 621-0556
Fax: (415) 621-0568
Website: www.sfjff.org
E-mail: jewishfilm@sfjff.org
Festival Date: July 22-Aug. 9, 2004
Entry Deadline: Feb. 20, 2004
The SFJFF screens films of all genres with Jewish-related themes. There is no entry fee to submit.
SAN JOSÉ JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL
c/o JCC of Silicon Valley
14855 Oka Road
Los Gatos, CA 95032
Phone: (408) 358-5929
Fax: (408) 358-7311
Website: www.sjjff.org
E-mail: info@sjjff.org
Festival Date: mid-October through November (dates TBA)
Entry Deadline: mid-May (date TBA)
The 12th annual section of the festival is committed to creating opportunities for individuals and organizations to work together toward two goals: to facilitate a stronger sense of identity and belonging within the local Jewish Community, and to reach out to the non-Jewish community, improving awareness and understanding of Jewish culture and experience.
SAN LUIS OBISPO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
P.O. Box 1449
San Luis Obispo, CA 93406
Phone: (805) 546-3456
Fax: (805) 543-1118
Website: www.slofilmfest.org
E-mail: slofilmfest@slofilmfest.org
Festival Date: Oct. 21-31, 2004
Entry Deadline: TBA
Established in 1993, this festival mixes retrospectives and screenings of film classics with new independent works.
SANTA BARBARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
2064 Alameda Padre Serra, Ste. 120
Santa Barbara, CA 93103
Phone: (805) 963-0023
Fax: (805) 962-2524
Website: www.sbfilmfestival.org
E-mail: info@sbfilmfestival.org
Festival Date: Jan. 29-Feb. 6, 2005
Entry Deadline: 2005 deadlines TBA
Now in its 18th year, SBIFF mixes screenings of low-budget features and shorts with high-profile premieres and in-person tributes. Every year it creates an intimate tribute to honor a Hollywood talent; past tributes have included Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Michael Douglas, and Anjelica Huston.
SANTA MONICA FILM FESTIVAL
3000 W. Olympic Blvd., Ste. 1369
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Phone: (310) 264-4274
Fax: (310) 264-4273
Website: www.smff.com
E-mail: info@smff.com
Festival Date: Summer 2004
Entry Deadline: TBA
This year the Deep Ellum Film Festival of Dallas, Texas, has expanded its horizons and taken over the reins of the Santa Monica Film Festival to create a celebration of film, music, and art. SM/F2 will maintain DEFMAN's (Deep Ellum Film, Music, Art and Noise) mission by promoting the arts while raising funds to help support families affected by cancer. By overtaking the streets of downtown Santa Monica and the Third Street Promenade, the festival anticipates an attendance of more than 10,000 industry professionals and film enthusiasts.
SARANAC LAKE CLASSIC FILM FESTIVAL
P.O. Box 489
Lake Placid, NY 12946
Phone: (518) 576-2063
Fax: (518) 523-4746
Website: www.lakeplacidfilmforum.com
E-mail: naj@kvvi.net
Festival Date: Oct. 2, 14, 21, and 28, 2004
Entry Deadline: Not applicable; shows classic films
This festival presents a variety of fine films from the 1930s through the 1960s, presented on a large screen.
SARASOTA FILM FESTIVAL
635 S. Orange Ave., Ste. 10B
Sarasota, FL 34236
Phone: (941) 364-9514
Fax: (941) 364-8411
Website: www.sarasotafilmfestival.com
Fax: mark@sarasotafilmfestival.com
Festival Date: Jan. 23-Feb. 1, 2004; 2005 dates TBA
Entry Deadline: TBA
Dedicated to exploring the best new stars of Independent film, this 10-day festival presents a nonstop schedule of films, premieres, symposiums, and parties.
SEATTLE LESBIAN AND GAY FILM FESTIVAL
122 Pike St., No. 1122
Seattle, WA 98122
Mail: 1122 E. Pike St. #1313
Seattle, WA 98122
Phone: (206) 323-4274
Fax: (206) 323-4275
Website: www.seattlequeerfilm.com
E-mail: info@seattlequeerfilm.com
Festival Date: Oct. 15-22, 2004
Entry Deadline: TBA (check website)
Now in its eighth year, this festival is presented by Three Dollar Bill Cinema, a nonprofit arts-and-education organization providing access to queer cinema, a forum for the exchange of ideas, and a venue for queer filmmakers to show their works.
SEDONA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Tlaquepaque Arts and Crafts Village, Ste. B-128
Sedona, AZ 86336
P.O. Box 162
Sedona, AZ 86339
Phone: (928) 282-1177
Fax: (928) 282-1789
Website: www.sedonafilmfestival.com
E-mail: director@sedonafilmfestival.com
Festival Date: Mar. 4-7, 2004
Entry Deadline: Passed (January 2004)
Located in one of the country's most beautiful areas, the Sedona International Film Festival attracts many industry professionals. Founded in 1994, the festival screens about 50 films of all genres and formats.
SIDEWALK MOVING PICTURE FESTIVAL
500 23rd St. South
Birmingham, AL 35233
Phone: (205) 324-0888
Fax: (205) 324-2488
Website: www.sidewalkfest.com
E-mail: info@sidewalkfest.com
Festival Date: Sept. 23-26, 2004
Entry Deadline: June 15, 2004
Founded in 1999 this hip festival set in downtown Birmingham features more than 100 films over a three-day period. Alan Hunter, one of the original MTV VJs, helped to found this growing festival and serves as its executive director.
STARZ DENVER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (S DIFF)
Denver Film Society
1725 Blake St.
Denver, CO 80202
Phone: (303) 595-3456
Fax: (303) 595-0956
Website: www.denverfilm.org
E-mail: dfs@denverfilm.org
Festival Date: Oct. 14-24, 2004
Entry Deadline: July 15, 2004
Now in its 27th year, this 10-day festival presents 150 films and hosts more than 75 film artists from around the world.
STONY BROOK FILM FESTIVAL
Staller Center for the Arts, Room 2030A
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY 11794
Phone: (631) 632-7235
Fax: (631) 632-7354
Website: www.stonybrookfilmfestival.com
E-mail: filmfestival@stonybrookfilmfestival.com
Festival Date: July 21-31, 2004
Entry Deadline: May 1, 2004
In its eighth year on the Stony Brook University campus on Long Island, this festival has grown rapidly with more than 13,000 moviegoers attending in 2001. The festival's facility boasts a 40-foot-wide screen and state-of-the-art 35mm and 16mm projection equipment.
TAHOE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
405 N. Lake Blvd., Ste. 205
P.O. Box 7588
Tahoe City, CA 96145
Phone: (530) 546-7732
Fax: (530) 581-5474
Website: www.tahoefilmfestival.org
E-mail: info@tahoefilmfestival.org
Festival Date: TBA
Entry Deadline: TBA
The festival's programmers "seek to honor filmmakers who demonstrate an understanding of the strength of media to effect beneficial change in the human condition." Entering its sixth year TIFF screens more than 50 national and international films and video in all genres—set against the backdrop of a beautiful landscape.
TAMPA INTERNATIONAL GAY & LESBIAN FILM FESTIVAL
P.O. Box 81445
Tampa, FL 33679-8445
Phone: (813) 879-4220
Website: http://pridefilmfest.com
E-mail: mmurray@pridefilmfest.com
Festival Date: TBA
Entry Deadline: TBA
TEMECULA VALLEY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
27740 Jefferson Ave., Ste. 100
Temecula, CA 92590
Phone: (909) 699-8681
Fax: (909) 506-4193
Website: www.tviff.com
E-mail: jmmoulton@earthlink.net
Festival Date: Sept. 8-12, 2004
Entry Deadline: July 15, 2004
Entering its ninth year, this festival screens about 70 films over a four-day period and includes tributes to top Hollywood talent. Last year's event honored the work of Robert Stack, Marsha Mason, Marilyn Monroe, and producer Gale Anne Hurd.
TEXAS FILM FESTIVAL
MSC Film Society
(MSC, Rm. 216)
Memorial Student Center, Box J-1
College Station, TX 77844
Phone: (979) 845-1515
Fax: (979) 845-5117
Website: www.txfilmfest.org
E-mail: txfilmfest@msc.tamu.edu
Festival Date: Passed (Feb. 16-21, 2004); 2005 dates TBA
Entry Deadline: Passed (Jan. 1, 2004); 2005 deadlines TBA
Now in its 10th year, this festival focuses on education and filmmaking as art—as opposed to distribution. The festival has hosted speakers such as Spike Lee, John Waters, and Oliver Stone.
THAW VIDEO, FILM, AND DIGITAL MEDIA FESTIVAL
c/o The Institute for Cinema and Culture
162 Becker Communications Studies Bldg.
Iowa City, IA 52242
Telephone: (319) 335-1348
Fax: (319) 335-2930
Website: www.uiowa.edu/~thaw
E-mail: thaw@uiowa.edu
Festival Date: TBA
Entry Deadline: TBA
THAW screens international video art, independent film, CD-ROMs, and websites in an effort to explore the moving picture medium.
UNITED NATIONS ASSOCIATION FILM FESTIVAL
c/o Jasmina Bojic
Stanford University
Main Quad, Bldg. 40
Stanford, CA 94305-2006
Phone: (650) 725-0012
Fax: (650) 725-0011
Website: www.unaff.org
E-mail: info@unaff.org
Festival Date: Oct. 20-24, 2004
Entry Deadline: June 1, 2004
NAFF celebrates the power of international documentary films and videos dealing with UN-related issues: human rights, environmental survival, women's issues, protection of refugees, homelessness, racism, disease control, universal education, war, and peace.
UNITED STATES SUPER 8 FILM/DIGITAL VIDEO FESTIVAL
c/o Rutgers Film Co-op/NJ Media Arts Center
72 Lipman Dr., 018 Loree Hall
Program in Cinema Studies
Rutgers University
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1414
Phone: (732) 932-8482
Fax: (732) 932-1935
Website: www.njfilmfest.com
E-mail: NJMAC@aol.com
Festival Date: Feb. 25-27, 2005
Entry Deadline: Jan. 21, 2005
All genres are welcome, but the work must have originated predominantly on Super 8/8mm film or digital video or 8mm video. $5,000 in prizes are awarded to filmmakers. Prize-winning films go on to tour media arts centers, film festivals, and universities. This year marked the festival's 15th anniversary.
URBANWORLD FILM FESTIVAL
555 Madison Ave., 10th Fl.
New York, NY 10022
Phone: (212) 941-3845
Fax: (212) 941-3849
Website: www.urbanworld.com; www.uwff.com
E-mail: contact_us@urbanworld.com
Festival Date: Various
Entry Deadline: TBA
Urbanworld Group is an independent film distribution company that focuses on films produced by and about African-Americans and other minorities. This 7-year-old festival holds competitions for screenplays, feature films, shorts, and docs, and has premiered box office and award-winning features such as Rush Hour 2, O, The Original Kings of Comedy, Soul Food, and HBO Films' Introducing Dorothy Dandridge.
U.S.A. FILM FESTIVAL
6116 N. Central Expressway, Ste. 105
Dallas, TX 75206
Phone: (214) 821-6300
Fax: (214) 821-6364
Website: www.usafilmfestival.com
E-mail: usafilmfestival@aol.com
Festival Date: Apr. 22-29, 2004
Entry Deadline: March 5 (for April event); otherwise year-round
This eight-day festival draws attendance of more than 13,000. Programs include the annual film festival, now in its 33rd year; the annual KidFilm festival, the oldest and largest-attended international children's film festival in the U.S.A.; a monthly film series; retrospectives, and panel discussions.
U.S. COMEDY ARTS FESTIVAL
Attn: Film Program
2049 Century Park East, Ste. 4200
Los Angeles, CA 90067
(HBO will move its offices mid-year; new address TBA)
Phone: (310) 201-9595
Website: www.hbocomedyfestival.com
Festival Date: March 3-7, 2004
Entry Deadline: Passed (Dec. 5, 2003)
Part of this popular HBO-sponsored festival held in Aspen, Colo., is a film program of feature-length and short films. As this is a "comedy" festival—attended by many top industry executives and comedic talent—the programmers are looking for humorous material. In addition to the film program, there are numerous live performances by breakout and veteran talent, as well as tributes to comedy's greats.
U.S. INTERNATIONAL FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL
713 S. Pacific Coast Hwy., Ste. A
Redondo Beach, CA 90277-4233
Phone: (310) 540-0959
Fax: (310) 316-8905
Website: www.filmfestawards.com
E-mail: filmfestinfo@filmfestawards.com
Festival Date: June 2004
Entry Deadline: Mar. 1 (annually)
Founded in 1968 this festival is a world competition devoted to business television, documentary, industrial, and informational production.
VALLEYFEST FILM FESTIVAL
Donna Maxwell and Glen Glover
P.O. Box 9312
Knoxville, TN 37940
Fax: (865) 577-9941
Website: www.valleyfest.com
E-mail: euphoric@esper.com; u4icfilms@hotmail.com
Festival Date: TBA
Entry Deadline: TBA
Valleyfest's main focus is providing opportunities for first-time feature directors and producers to share their work with an audience.
VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
410-1008 Homer St.
Vancouver, BC, V6B 2X1
Canada
Phone: (604) 685-0260
Fax: (604) 688-8221
Website: www.viff.org
E-mail: viff@viff.org
Festival Date: Sept. 23-Oct. 8, 2004
Entry Deadline: July 5, 2004 (international); June 15, 2004 (Canadian)
VIFF seeks to increase understanding of other cultures through the art of film and to bring motion picture professionals around the world to British Columbia, fostering the Canadian film industry. Guests have included Mike Figgis, Atom Egoyan, and Penelope Spheeris.
VERMONT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
One Main St.
Burlington, VT 05401
Phone: (802) 660-2600
Fax: (802) 860-9555
Website: www.vtiff.org
E-mail: info@vtiff.org
Festival Date: Oct. 13-18, 2004
Entry Deadline: July 10, 2004
Since 1985 Vermont International Film Festival's mission has been to promote social change through film and video. Films for competition must fall into one of three independent film categories: War and Peace, Justice and Human Rights, and the Environment.
VICTORIA INDEPENDENT FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL
P.O. Box 8419
Victoria, BC V8W3S1
Canada
808 View St.
Victoria, BC V8W1K2
Canada
Phone: (250) 389-0444
Fax: (250) 389-0406
Website: www.vifvf.com
E-mail: festival@vifvf.com
Festival Date: Feb. 4-13, 2005
This festival has proven to be one of the major film events in British Columbia, with more than 120 films screened. Recent high-profile guests such as Atom Egoyan, Arthur Hiller, Dirk Benedict, Keith Carradine, and David Keith made this event the success it is.
VIRGINIA FILM FESTIVAL
P.O. Box 400128
Charlottesville, VA 22904
Phone: (434) 982-5277; (800) UVA-FEST
Fax: (434) 924-3374
Website: www.vafilm.com
E-mail: info@vafilm.com
Festival Date: Oct. 28-31, 2004
Entry Deadline: late June 2004
Amid the fall colors of the Blue Ridge Mountains, this noncompetitive festival takes the stage at Thomas Jefferson's University of Virginia in Charlottesville. Now in its 16th year, the event has attracted national recognition for its unique mix of entertainment and education. Panel discussions and special events further enrich the festival experience.
VC FILMFEST: THE VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS LOS ANGELES ASIAN PACIFIC FILM & VIDEO FESTIVAL
120 Judge John Aiso St. Basement Level
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Phone: (213) 680-4462, ext. 68
Fax: (213) 687-4848
Website: www.vconline.org
E-mail: info@vconline.org
Festival Date: April 29-May 6, 2004
Entry Deadline: Passed (Dec. 12, 2003)
Visual Communications, a premier Asian Pacific American media arts center, established this festival in 1983 as a vehicle to promote Asian and Asian Pacific American cinema. The festival has grown from its humble beginnings as a weekend-long series into a major annual showcase held at the Directors Guild of America and Japan American Theatre.
WASHINGTON D.C. INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL/FILMFEST D.C.
P.O. Box 21396
Washington, D.C. 20009
Phone: (202) 628-FILM
Fax: (202) 724-6578
Website: www.filmfestdc.org
E-mail: filmfestdc@filmfestdc.org
Festival Date: April 21-May 2, 2004; 2005 dates TBA)
Entry Deadline: Passed (for 2005, Jan. 14, 2005)
This festival has premiered more than 70 features and holds an annual kids program at the Kennedy Center. Films and videos in all genres and lengths are shown.
WATERFRONT FILM FESTIVAL
P.O. Box 387
Saugatuck, MI 49453
Phone: (269) 857-8351
Website: www.waterfrontfilm.com
E-mail: info@waterfrontfilm.com
Festival Date: June 10-13, 2004
Entry Deadline: Mar. 17, 2004
Screening more than 40 films to more than 3,000 attendees, this 5-year-old festival boasts something few if any other festivals in this country offer: its very own beer. On a more serious note ,the festival organizers work hard to find quality indies and to bring experienced industry members to participate in seminars and workshops. Last year's roster included Academy Award nominee Robert Forster.
WEST VIRGINIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
P.O. Box 2165
Charleston, WV 25328
Phone: (304) 342-7100
Fax: (304) 776-3456
Website: www.wviff.org
E-mail: wviff@aol.com
Festival Date: Fall (Nov. 5-14, 2004) and spring (April 29-May 2, 2004) festivals
Two festivals are hosted each year: an international 35mm festival in the fall, and a 16mm student documentary festival in the spring.
WINE COUNTRY FILM FESTIVAL
12000 Henno Road
P.O. Box 303
Glen Ellen, CA 95442
Phone: (707) 935-FILM
Fax: (707) 996-6964
Website: www.winecountryfilmfest.com
E-mail: wcfilmfest@aol.com
Festival Date: July 22-Aug. 15, 2004
Entry Deadline: May 1, 2004
Now in its 17th year, this festival holds outdoor screenings and food and wine events in NoCal. Set on a spectacular vineyard, it screens more than 100 films of all genres from 32 countries, as well as hosting seminars, panels, and tributes.
WOODS HOLE FILM FESTIVAL
P.O. Box 624
Woods Hole, MA 02543
Phone: (508) 495-FILM
Website: www.woodsholefilmfestival.org
E-mail: info@woodsholefilmfestival.org
Festival Date: July 31-Aug. 8, 2004
Entry Deadline: Apr. 1, 2004 (early); May 1, 2004 (late)
Woods Hole is the oldest film festival on Cape Cod and the Islands. Now in its 12th year, the festival emphasizes regional filmmakers and spotlights cinematography. In recent years, the celebration has expanded to offer more screenings, screenplays, staged readings, workshops, and panel discussions.
YORKTON SHORT FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL
49 Smith St. East
Yorktown, Saskatchewan S3N 0H4
Canada
Phone: (306) 782-7077
Fax: (306) 782-1550
Website: www.yorktonshortfilm.org
E-mail: info@yorktonshortfilm.org
Festival Date: May 27-30, 2004
Entry Deadline: Feb. 15, 2004
This festival shows films and videos that are 60 minutes or less in length.
ZOIEFEST
539 Salem Woods Dr.
Marietta, GA 30067
Mail: Zoie Films Festival
505 Prentiss Point
Marietta, GA 30067
Phone: (404) 816-0602
Fax: (678) 560-6777
Website: www.zoiefilms.com
E-mail: info@zoiefilms.com
Festival Date: Mar. 20, 2004
Entry Deadline: Passed (Mar. 1, 2004)
The year-round online film festival accepts all categories, formats, and lengths of films. ZoieFilms is dedicated to the support, promotion, and development of independent filmmakers, screenwriters, producers, composers, and other film artists. They've introduced a new festival for films of all genres under 10 minutes called the Mini Short Film Festival - "give us your best short."