Phoenix Rising International Film Festival (PRIFF) is a London-based celebration of independent cinema, embracing filmmakers from all corners of the world. This year, we're thrilled to introduce a brand-new category, accepting TV Pilot and Webseries Scripts alongside mesmerizing short and feature films. PRIFF extends beyond being a mere film festival; it's a dynamic platform for dialogue, connection, and collaboration, uniting emerging talent with seasoned storytellers. It's where cinematic dreams take flight, offering a vibrant community for filmmakers, scriptwriters, and cinephiles to connect, celebrate storytelling, and amplify diverse voices. Dive into the PRIFF experience, witness the rise of independent cinema, and join us on our cinematic odyssey.

14th Edinburgh Short Film Festival Open For Entries - International Showcases & Awards

The 14th edition of the ESFF with more short film screenings in Edinburgh, International Film Festival showcases, trophies, awards and industry networking.

We're also programming showcases of our best films for our international film festival partners across Europe.

Max Length 25 minutes, international films welcomed, all genres eligible.

Early Bird Deadline: Friday Feb 23rd
Regular Deadline: Friday May 17th
Late Deadline: Friday June 21st

Zed Fest Film Festival & Screenplay Competition was founded in 2010 to encourage and support independent low and big budget, filmmakers, who work in the horror, suspense, science fiction, drama,action, adventure, and art house genres.

INTRODUCING THE MARY PICKFORD AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN THE FILM ARTS
This Award is to Highlight Women in The Film Arts. We call it "The Zed Fest Mary Pickford Award" In honor the Great Mary Pickford Silent Film Pioneer.

"WE HOPE TO DISCOVER THE CULT MOVIES OF THE FUTURE."

Zed Fest Film Festival 2024 Prizes:
Over $5000 in Cash & Prizes will be Divided among winners

ZED FEST FILM FESTIVAL GENRES:
Horror
Suspense
Science Fiction
Supernatural
Arthouse
Action/Adventure
Fantasy
Documentary
Music Videos
Super 8

Since 2016, the Oil Valley Film Festival's mission is to bring the voices and films of new and established filmmakers to the heart of Venango County, an area underrepresented in the world of film. Located in Oil City, Pennsylvania, and nestled in the foothills of the Appalachian mountains, attending the Oil Valley Film Festival will grant you the experience of watching engaging cinema within an intimate community with a rich history.

All selected films will compete for various prizes and/or accolades. You can read more about the festival here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_Valley_Film_Festival.

The MY HERO International Film Festival brings together professional and youth filmmakers who honor local and global heroes working for positive change in the world.

Prizes are awarded to elementary, middle school, high school, college, and professionals in a variety of categories including: documentary, narrative, music video, animation, experimental, and more. Only films 10 minutes and under will be accepted.

STUDENT FILMMAKERS SUBMIT FOR FREE. Please contact us for waiver.

For thirty years, Austin Film Festival has been catapulting writers into life-changing careers. With one of the most noteworthy competitions among Hollywood tastemakers, AFF consistently ushers newcomers into the bustling world of film and television. Whether your dream is to sign a contract, land an agent, learn from an industry icon, or take home the coveted Bronze Typewriter Award, it’s simple: you can’t win if you don’t enter. So enter today!

Welcome to the Waterford International Film Festival 2024!

November 22nd - 29th OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS

Join us for our 18th Annual celebration, blending In-Person & Online Screenings.

ANNUAL COMPETITIONS IN FILM, SCREENWRITING & PHOTOGRAPHY.

NEW Categories include :

Best Short Documentary
Best Trailer ( Winner announced before the festival)
Best Movie Poster- (Winner announced before the festival)

About the Festival:

We are a proud supporter of Independent Film, Supporting National and International Filmmakers, Screenwriters & Photographers in our Annual Competitions.

At WIFF, we provide a platform for filmmakers worldwide. With in-person & online screenings, we connect talent to diverse audiences.

Celebrating Creativity:
From short films to animations, our festival showcases diverse stories and perspectives. We celebrate emerging and established talent.

Networking Opportunities:
Each year we aim to provide artists with in-person opportunities to network with other filmmakers and to engage with members of the audience with social meet-ups and events.

Submit Your Project:
Review our rules & terms before submitting. The festival holds Film, Script & Photography Competitions. All selected films are considered for awards.

Physical & Online Screenings:
Your film may be selected for both physical and online screenings. Our online screenings are secure and are only accessible to paid registered viewers.

Physical Screenings will take place at the House of Waterford ( https://www.waterfordvisitorcentre.com/)
Online Screenings will take place on Filmocracy.com

Kindly be aware that fee waivers will not be granted to submitters. The Festival relies significantly on these fees to cover operational costs

Welcome to the "Slamdance of the South!"

The South Carolina Underground Film Festival, an IMDb qualifying festival, is a truly inclusive film festival celebrating all genres of independent film. Taking place in downtown Columbia, South Carolina, SCUFF is seeking films from all over the globe to program for our next festival. The SCUFF will be three packed days of indie films where fans and filmmakers can meet and mingle and celebrate obscure and independent film.

Our special guests such as filmmaker Mark Borchardt (American Movie) have come to SCUFF and shared inspiring stories with our attendees.

Besides promoting and showcasing the best in independent cinema from all around the globe, the SCUFF also promotes local filmmaking in SC. We will shine a special spotlight on SC produced films and filmmakers. Filmmakers will have an opportunity to have their works screened for a captive audience while competing for awards in many categories.

From the novice to the professional, from the student to the experimental filmmaker, from obscure to the mainstream, SCUFF is seeking all type of films that may not be able to play at other film festivals.

Drama, comedy, horror, sci-fi, action, animation, music videos, documentary, LGBT, and so on. If you can create it, we want to see it. The more obscure the better! If it’s not obscure...great. We like all types of films!

Do you have to ask yourself if your film is too much for our festival? If so then we definitely want to see it! Does your film push social boundaries? Would other festivals laugh at you thinking you had a chance to get into their festival? Then we want your movie!

Q&A’s will follow screenings with visiting filmmakers to give you a chance to connect with our audience. The festival will end on the third night with a big awards ceremony as we give out SCUFF awards! Follow us on Facebook and we continue to make announcements until the festival arrives! Good luck and we can’t wait to see what you made!

SCUFF wants to promote and nurture independent films and filmmakers. We want to expose to the world a whole new segment of cinema that they would never see anywhere else. We hope this will bring out lots of people to all the screenings and create a fun and festive environment for not only the attendees but also visiting filmmakers.

SCUFFY is our mascot, a miner always digging for new films and screenplays. SCUFFY Awards will be given out in many categories. Our SCUFFY awards were designed and sculpted by special effects artist Tony Rosen who is most famous for creating the Annabelle doll used in the films "The Conjuring" and "Annabelle".

Official Sponsor Final Draft scriptwriting software will present software to the winners of the best un-produced screenplay categories.

Winners will receive a 4-month InkTip Pro Membership. As an InkTip Pro Member, thousands of filmmakers can find and read your scripts, and you'll be able to pitch directly to production companies every week. With over 3,000 options and 400 movies made, InkTip is the place for independent film.

Trophies and awards will be given for:

Jury Award
Best Feature film
Best Short film
Best Documentary
Best Un-produced Screenplay (short and feature)
Best Produced Screenplay (short and feature)
Best SC Film
Best SC Filmmaker
Best Foreign Film
Audience Choice Award
Honorable Mention Awards

Filmmakers who have a short film chosen as an official selection will be given 2 free VIP pass to the fest!

We are an IMDB accredited event.

Festival and screenplay contest celebrating the best of indie crime and horror.

Scripts in the crime and horror sub-genres juggle genre-awareness, often times in order to subvert the expected, with natural talent and a unique voice. We aim to spotlight the voices of tomorrow's classics.

Industry contacts who will receive winning projects include:
ZERO GRAVITY
BLOOD LIST / BRILLSTEIN
THINK TANK
TXL FILMS
... and more.

Top award winners will also receive 4 months of free listings on InkTip!

Near Nazareth Festival ( NNF ) invites all film lovers to partake in our celebration.
Near Nazareth Festival hospitably opens its doors to filmmakers. Festival participants from around the world will show their works. We believe that the best place for them to present their work - is Near Nazareth Festival.
Our festival will serve to strengthen mutual understanding and friendship between the peoples of the world. Through cooperation with movie lovers from around the world, we will make history.
More than 3500 participants from 70 countries of 5 continents presented their films and works at the Festival in Israel since 2015.
The works are evaluated by an international jury. Many participants became prize-winners and winners in their nominations.
A festival diploma increases the prestige of the piece.
We invite you to take part in it. We will be glad to review your work.
Our motto is: Everyone has a chance to be evaluated and win! We wish you creative success.
Near Nazareth Festival Online Film Market - Free of charge for all participants of the NNFestival.
We post your film info on Near Nazareth Festival Facebook page - post + image.
We'll set up info about your film on Near Nazareth Festival website.
Page is opened and distributed among national and international distributors.

Awards & Prizes

Certificate and Laurels

1) Participants
2) Semi-Finalist
3) Finalist
4) Official Selections
3) Junior Winner
4) 1 - 5 Winners in every category

The Las Vegas International Film and Screenwriting Festival's mission is to celebrate the independent motion picture and literary arts by providing a platform for filmmakers and writers to have their work awarded and recognized. The Las Vegas International Film and Screenwriting Festival offer more than just a handful of award possibilities. We pride ourselves in providing a wide variety of award opportunities between our various screenwriting and film categories.

The Garden State Film Festival [GSFF] has been showcased in major international media outlets such as Variety, Vogue Global Network/Condé Nast, People Magazine, Deadline, IndieWire, ET Canada, News Entertainment and others.

GSFF returns March 27-30, 2025. The GSFF provides aspiring and seasoned filmmakers, actors and others interested in careers in the film business the opportunity to meet and network with industry professionals. “It is amazing to share the joy with the creators of this visual art, along with film lovers from all over the world,” said Lauren Concar Sheehy, GSFF executive director. “You will be thrilled with the total festival experience.”

Thousands of people attend New Jersey's Premier Independent Film Festival®, the Garden State Film Festival’s much-anticipated multi-day event in Cranford and Asbury Park, New Jersey. In 2024, the spectacular event welcomed over 22,297 celebrities, honorees, film industry execs and movie fans to multiple iconic venues.

The Festival includes networking opportunities, state wide student field trip, informative panel discussions, winning screenplay reading with in-depth celebrity talk backs, star-studded red-carpet gala and entertaining parties—all in addition to the screenings of +200 films from +20 countries around the world.

Globally known as a "filmmaker's festival", GSFF showcases premier films, renowned and emerging artists, empowering global connectivity between creators, innovators and audiences.

The Garden State Film Festival is New Jersey's Premier Independent Film Festival®. GSFF is a global destination festival that enhances the quality of life in New Jersey by stimulating economic growth through the arts (+10 million), investing in the creativity of students, making the arts accessible to undeserved populations, and preserving heritage arts.

Founded to celebrate the independent film genre, The Garden State Film Festival, a not for profit organization, offers independent filmmakers the chance to exhibit their work and gives New Jersey audiences a chance to experience new, cultural, and artistic endeavors through the medium of film.
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SCREENPLAY COMPETITION: Depending on the screenplays, there could be ONE 1st Place Feature Winner, ONE 1st Place Short Winner and ONE TV 1st Place Pilot.

1st Place- Feature Winner receives: Winners certificate, an abridged reading of the winning script by professional actors. (*“abridged” version means “the entire screenplay” as written will NOT be read.)

Winners will receive a 4-month InkTip Pro Membership. As an InkTip Pro Member, thousands of filmmakers can find and read your scripts, and you'll be able to pitch directly to production companies every week. With over 3,000 options and 400 movies made, InkTip is the place for independent film.

InkTip Script Listings provide writers with the opportunity to get their scripts read by InkTip’s extensive network of producers, reps, manager, agents, and other qualified industry professionals.

Sponsor:InkTip
Honorable Mention- (1) InkTip Script Listing for finalists 2-5 to assist in providing them exposure for their scripts. InkTip Script Listings provide writers with the opportunity to get their scripts read by InkTip’s extensive network of producers, reps, manager, agents, and other qualified industry professionals.

The 4th Annual Her Vision International Film Festival starts accepting submissions on November 15th. We support scripts and films from female and female-identifying writers, directors, producers, and editors. Collaboration is paramount! Therefore, mix-gender writing and production teams are encouraged to enter! Your script or film also qualifies if it shows a woman's agency, has a female lead or highlights women's issues. We stand for unity and gender equality in the world of the cinematic arts. Go to www.FillmFreeway.com to submit and www.hervisionfilmfestival.com for more info.

19 years at the Hamilton Film Festival and we've hit the TOP 100 best reviewed festivals status a few times on FilmFreeway and are now a Canadian Screen Award Qualifying festival.

We have put a pause on the "themed" events for now so we are open to everything. We accept short, mid-length, feature, episodic / series, and screenplays.

A initiative we started during the pandemic will continue as will have NO MORE LATE FEES! ONE TIER, ALL YEAR, is GOLD! That means there will be NO inflated fees based on when you submit. Fees will be the same from open to close.

GOLD members on FilmFreeway will be able to take advantage of our additional Gold Member discounts.

Following us on social media is beneficial as throughout the year we post limited time / quantity discount codes that will offer a 19% discount off submission fees.

Those familiar with our dates know that we have been running in November since 2008, and in 2023 we moved the event into October, so that we can take full advantage of our new venue in the Ancaster Memorial Arts Centre, that we share with dozens of productions. The October dates will allow us to fully utilize the facility, which is also the home of our film school!

The 19th Annual Hamilton Film Festival continues to be one of Canada’s most important film festivals for Canadian and International films as it has an industry development component, and a market. It is also one that programs over 100 independent films which means there is plenty of room for your film. We are not part of any distribution circuit and our screens are dedicated to the indie filmmaker on the festival circuit.
Hosted in a city with a booming film scene, it has become a go-to destination to live and work for several people in the film and television industry with year-round opportunities to network, engage, pitch and participate. Distributors, festivals and industry professionals actively look to the Hamilton Film Festival for content, connections and top-notch engagement.

Included in your submission fee is the option to become a delegate at our networking and meet-up events, at no extra charge. So even if you film is not accepted, you can still participate and take advantage of the networking and industry development that HFF has to offer!
The Hamilton Film Festival has a school of media arts inside the new Ancaster Memorial Arts Centre where will will host classes, camps, workshops and panel discussions year round. We will also utilize this learning space during the festival!

SF3 - the SmartFone Flick Fest is Australia’s international smartphone film festival and one of the leading and most innovative film festivals in the world.

Open to filmmakers of all ages from every country; from first-time filmmakers to professionals and from kids, tweens and teens all the way to adults. As long as your film is shot entirely on a smartphone or tablet, your film is eligible for submission. Our 2023 Festival Ambassadors were Hollywood legend Phillip Noyce, Kerry Armstrong, Christopher Stollery, Kriv Stenders, Nicole da Silva, Jason van Genderen, Anthony Kierann, Pieter de Vries, disability advocate Emily Prior, and First Nations Director/Writer, Darlene Johnson. Our esteemed judging panel consists of the cream of the Australian and Hollywood film industries all here to celebrate mobile and tablet filmmaking.

Everyone has a great idea for a short film and a potential movie camera in their pocket, so no excuses. Here’s your chance to start filming and be in the running to share in over $50,000 worth of prizes awarded annually, and have your film screened on one of Australia's premiere screens in front of a global audience at our 2024 Festival next November plus at SF3 Online Virtual Festival. 2024 will be our 10th season!

Our finalist films and winning feature films will be selected from all the entries to screen at SF3 2024. We will be holding live screenings and awards in Sydney, Australia and our festival will include live screenings, red-carpet events, VIP party, networking events, panel discussions and masterclasses. SF3 2024 will be held live in Sydney in November and for 2 weeks online. Exact dates TBC.

The Denver Short Film Festival is devoted to promoting the short film genre, with films ranging in length from 1 to 20 minutes. DSFF is a strong supporter of local and international filmmakers that create films that are true to the spirit of the medium. Each piece is the result of genuine emotion and expression, from original screenplays to novel cinematography and cinematic methods. The Festival offers a once-in-a-lifetime chance for our local community, tourists, and the next generation of brilliant filmmakers to immerse themselves in the true essence of filmmaking.