Seeking short films and videos showing audacity, strong personal vision and subversive values; preview in VHS, exhibit in DV.
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See www.BestFestAmerica for year-round events!
Award-winning college and high school student films, in 9 categories and from around the globe, will be screened during the 2-day festival with awards and seminars. Submit your film, come and enjoy!
SEE US IN THE LIFE FILM FESTIVAL is Atlanta’s premier festival for filmmakers, animators and artists whose work explores topics relevant to black lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) communities.
Seeking indie and student films, shorts, features and video projects for competition. For first-time filmmakers, intermediate and advanced creators of films, shorts, features and video projects. Seminars and screenings and time to meet industry insiders.
SEEING life QUEERLY in bozeman, montana
a vague attempt at queer exposure in a rural setting
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Second Annual: The Big Dam Film Festival. Free submission, open genre. Submitted films selected by an expert panel for inclusion. Profits go to community development programs. People`s choice winner recieves award and swag. www.thebigdamfilmfestival.com
Screening of winning short films (10 min max) in Documentary/Experimental, Dramatic, Animation categories, judged by Diana Ossana, Joan Leslie, and Jack Sholder. Pre-College and College/up divisions.
Sci Fi Channel Presents the first annual EXPOSURE: Future of Film Festival. A Manhattan based 3 day festival showcasing cutting edge independant science fiction films.
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Scene: Brooklyn, BAC`s new film and video program, continues the Council`s 43 year tradition of supporting emerging filmmakers and presenting free media arts programming to the public.
Santa Monica International Film Festival is a competition independent film festival that screens the work of independent filmmakers from around the world.
San Francisco`s Hi/Lo Film Festival screens abstract, narrative, documentary and crochet-based animation films shot in a variety of formats including DV, Pixelvision, Super8, hi-8, 16mm, and 35mm.
San Diego Women`s Film Festival showcases approximately 100 films from around the world, offering a diverse selection of features, shorts and documentaries that compete for both Judge and Audience awards.
SAL’s goal is to provide a forum for the best SA filmmakers to be recognized and rewarded. SAL is a yearly showcase to present SA`s best works to the community, media, sponsors, and national film producers and the San Antonio audience.
SAIFF annually presents a cinematic event, which has set a new precedent for film in New York City. This event takes place each year in New York City to showcase the work of both emerging and established South Asian filmmakers.
Russian Nights Festival features the newest in Russian film and retrospectives. Famous Russian actors and directors give presentations. There are
many events including galas, and the Tower Awards.
Rooftop Films has been showing films on a roof in Brooklyn since 1997 and once again we promise to bring you some of the best short and feature length independent films from around the world, movies with original ideas, regardless of production values.
RiverRun is a competitive event that strives to present diverse cinematic voices and showcase strong new works by both established and emerging filmmakers.
RIATS FEST is an an independent festival located in Brooklyn, New York that was created to promote and cultivate art and artists of all mediums.
RIIFF, the largest festival in New England, has become a leading juried competition in the U.S. and is an Academy (AMPAS) qualifying Festival, Best Short; RIIFF showcases int`l features, documentaries and shorts & promoting opportunities for distribution.
RHFIFF is a leading cultural event in Rochester, featuring exceptional work of women in all areas of film. Past guests include actors Christine Lahti, Angela Bassett, Rita Moreno, Candice Bergen, Bill Pullman, Joan Allen and Sally Kellerman.
RESFEST is an annual celebration including screenings, panels and demos, with events in SF, LA, New York, London, and Tokyo among others. It is the longest running digital film festival and the first film festival to adopt the DLP Digital Projector.
Renowned for its innovative programming and diverse audiences, the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival is the first and largest Jewish film festival in the world and a key launching pad for Jewish-subject cinema in the U.S.
Renegade is the rebel festival for short films that defy convention and is the only shorts program in Los Angeles that rewards innovative filmmakers with cash prizes.
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Reel Venus Film Festival is a an Eclectic 3 Day Showcase of current alternative and mainstream Film and Video Shorts, photography and multimedia conceived, directed and photographed by women from the USA and abroad.
Reel Time Film Festival is dedicated to supporting the work of Independent Filmmakers.
