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Film Festivals

Many filmmakers specializing in short film present their features at international and local festivals, where the films get exposure to the general public or industry insiders.

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FIKE
International short film festival based in Évora, Portugal. Regulations, submission details, and contact information.
Humboldt International Film Festival
Student-run festival at Humboldt State University, featuring super-8 and 16mm short films. Background details, entry guidelines, venue information, and links.
International Short Film Festival Winterthur
Program, entry details, history, general information, media, and links.
Showcase Shorts
Ongoing competitive event for short films and videos. Background information, filmmaker details, entry form, and online short films.
Shorts International Film Festival
Background information, film synopses by genre, schedule, past winners, and mailing list.
Six Minute Cinema
Digital filmmaking competition for productions of six minutes or less. History, regulations, prizes, and resources.
Seven Minute Film Festival
Inspired by Tropfest, screens films that are seven minutes or less in length. History, photographs, past winners, regulations, entry forms, and staff.
On The Fly
Canada-based festival of video shorts. General information, entry form, film details and clips, and media.
Tropfest
Held at various Australian venues on one night in February each year. History and background, entry forms, filmmakers, news, judges, media, sponsors, and past festival information.
Digital Gun Awards
Competitive challenge to create a short film in three days. General information, event details, community, and contact details.
Leuven Kort Short Film Festival
Flemish and European short film competition. Background information and entry forms.
120Seconds.com Digital Film Festival
Online competitive event for digital short films. Categories, films, judges, past winners, and media.
International Short Film Festival of Clermont-Ferrand
Overview, film details and downloads, news, resource centre, and links.
ActorsBone ShortsFest
Competitive event in Los Angeles, California. Entry form and deadlines, background information, and discussion forum.
Yorkton Short Film and Video Festival
Canada's oldest short film festival. Includes registration details, schedule, history and past winners. Located in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Echo Film Fest
Each submitted film receives an echo in a form of a short review rather than a screening. Competition, past winners, entry details, and links.
Cinematexas International Short Film Festival
Competitive event sponsored by the Department of Radio-Television-Film at the University of Texas in Austin. Schedule, ticket and venue information, press and list of winners.
Orbister Film Project
Free Internet film festival and database. General information, submission details, forum, and mailing list.
Core New Art Space
A non-profit cooperative run by artist members to showcase new and varied work in open shows through out the year.
Image Fest Short Film Festival
Learn about the Image Fest Film Festival. Submit films, find ticket prices, view film highlights, and read industry news.
Light Plays Tricks Short Film Festival
A film, video, and new media festival screening innovative, provocative, guerilla and just plain silly works from international artists.
New York Expo Film and Video
Lists programs from each year and award winners.
Coney Island Short Film Festival
A late-summer film festival at the "Sideshows by the Seashore" in Coney Island, Brooklyn.
Short Cuts Cologne
General informations about the festival, application and regulations.
Portland International Short Short Film Festival
The Portland International Short Short Film Festival presents films from around the globe that clock in at 10 minutes or less.
Primate Memory Factory
The Primate Mmemory Factory is Albuquerque's monthly short film competition with a five minute time limit for entries.
São Paulo International Short Film Festival
The São Paulo International Short Film Festival is an international meeting place for the exchange of cultural, political and financial experiences.
Film Festivals
An alphabetical list of experimental short film festivals recommended by filmmaker Matt Hulse.
The Flying 5 Film Awards
Independent New Zealand film competition giving entrants five minutes to tell an impacting story on film or video. General information, entry details, prizes, and links.
America's Funniest Political Videos
A bi-coastal North American festival of short humorous political videos or films. Overview and submission information.
Freefall Film Festival
Provides an outlet to screen plot driven narratives and shorts.
Los Angeles International Short Film Festival
Features program, news and contact information.
ION International Short Film Festival
Aims to showcase and promote digital and short films.
Transdimensional Short Film Festival
Offers entry form, archive, and background information.
ArtistsON Digital Film Festival
The artistsON digital filmfest promotes new and emerging directors who have made digital movies about creative artists, including artist web sites and DVD "bonus" material.
DepicT
A competition for films with running time under 90 seconds. Entry details, mailing list, prizes, judges, tips, past winners, and links.
FPFF: The Flaherty Productions Film Festival
A Hamilton, Ontario film festival for young filmmakers. Background information, entry regulations, signup form, and links.
The 48 Hour Film Project
Group charges amateur filmmakers in cities around the world to produce a complete movie in just two days. How to enter, news, frequently asked questions, and tour schedule.
Where is the Love
Organized by the Romanian Supporting Young Cinematographers Association. General information, regulations, entry form, program, and contact details.
SNOWYfest International Film Festival
Annual competitive event held at the Thredbo ski resort, NSW, Australia. General information, submission guidelines, tickets, sponsors, press, and contact.
The Shoot Out 24 Hour Filmmaking Festival
A competitions for seven-minute-long films shot in-camera during a period of 24 hours or less, based in Boulder, Colorado. Purpose, submission details, news, sponsors, and links.

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