Australian FF - Entries Open
Entries are now open for the Australian Film Festival. The Festival screens solely Australian film content, and is open to any medium, from feature to short film, to online content, television and whatever can be classified as ‘film’.
For more infomation: http://www.australianfilmfestival.com.au
A Night of Horror - Entries Closing
Australia’s Leading Horror Film Festival - A Night of Horror - are after submissions for their 2011 event.
Late Deadline Dec 17th
There are after:
-Feature Films
- Shorts
- Animations
- Films inspired by H. P. Lovecraft
- Horror music videos
- Screenplays
For more information: http://www.anightofhorror.com/
Queer As - Entries Open
Aurora TV are after Queer themed films for their month long film festival “Queer As”. The film will screen as part of the program in February on Sundays at 8pm.
Filmmakers who are interested can email information and any screeners/links for their film to info@aurora.tv
Over The Fence - Entries Closing Soon
Over the Fence Comedy Film Festival are after entries for the 14th Festival in 2011. Based in WA, the festival tours throughout different venues in Australia.
Guidelines:
1 – any format; preview on DVD pal/ntsc 2 – Short Film, Long Short Film or Short film Series 3 – any comic genre; black, slapstick, irreverent, romantic, political, subversive, absurd … etc. 4 – any form; drama, doco, animation, experimental 5 – And must have an excellent sense of humour. For more information visit: http://www.overthefence.com.au
CAFF entries open for Adventure films
The Cairns Adventure Film Festival are after shorts and features
Catergories include:
Short Adventures in Nature - under 10 minutes
Caffeinated Adventures - under 6 minutes
Adventure Features - over 20 minutes and under 90
The People’s Choice Mad Minutes - 30 seconds - 2 minutes
and
Under 18′s
For more information visit: http://caff.net.au/competition
Entries NOW OPEN - Mudfest
Entries for the 7th Mudgee International Short Film Festival 2011
are now open. Screening every year on the 3rd weekend of March in the picturesque NSW central ranges town of Mudgee, Mudfest is renown for showcasing some of the best short films from around the globe and is the ideal place for new and seasoned filmakers alike to display their work.
Finalists are selected from the entries submitted. Every year over 500 films from every corner of the earth are submitted to Mudfest. Films may be any genre but must not be longer than 15mins in duration.
For more information visit http://www.mudfest.com.au/
Hillside Film Festival
The Hillside Film Festival is an annual youth focused film festival held in the Dandenong Ranges, showcasing the best original short films from emerging Victorian filmmakers aged under 30. They want to hear from filmmakers with a unique voice, a story to tell and a fresh approach to filmmaking.
Entries close 29 November 2010.
More information: http://hillsidefilmfestival.com/
Entries NOW OPEN - Clare Valley FF
Now in its second year, Clare Valley Film Festival 2011 is open for entries.
Deadline 1st Jan 2011
The Clare Valley Film Festival showcases Australian and international independent film, as well as informing and inspiring a new generation of filmmakers through the Clewers Film Challenge, meanwhile raising the profile of this vibrant and diverse area.
For more info visit http://www.clarevalleyfilmfestival.com
Entries NOW OPEN - St Kilda FF
Embarking on its 28th year the St Kilda Film Festival, presented and produced by the City of Port Phillip, screens Australian short films in all genres including drama, comedy, documentary, animation and digital media. The 2011 competition will screen the ‘Top 100’ short film entries received. These films make up the key element of the St Kilda Film Festival program which also screens a selection of international short films along with interactive Industry Forums and a number of special events.
The Top 100 are all in competition for a prize pool which totals over $40,000 worth of cash and in-kind craft awards, including a $10,000 prize for Best Short Film. Other prizes include Best Director, Best Achievement in Screenplay, Best Documentary, Best Animation, Best Achievement in Cinematography, Best Achievement in Indigenous Film Making, Best Comedy and Best Achievement in Sound Post. As well as the short film competition, St Kilda Film Festival features the SoundKILDA Music Video Competition. Prizes will be awarded in two categories: Best Music Video and Best Music Video – Animation. There will also be a special audience award presented on the night, which is fast becoming one of the Festival favourites. Entries close 29th Jan 2011
For more information visit : http://www.stkildafilmfestival.com.au
Entries CLOSING SOON
Entries are closing on the 26 Nov for the 2nd annual Warrambeen Film Festival.
The Warrambeen Film Festival will screen films in several different venues throughout the day culminating in the showing of the finalist films on the main screen on The Bank for the audience and judges. Films are judged on merit but a preference is given to those that have regional/rural content, or that have key creatives of regional/rural origin.
For more information visit: http://www.warrambeenfilmfestival.com.au
Entries NOW OPEN - Young at Heart
Entries are now open for the 2011 Young At Heart Short Film Awards, a national film competition which highlights the artistic contribution made by seniors to Australian cinema
Now in their 5th year, the Young At Heart Short Film Awards showcase the best new Australian short films starring seniors, selected from a national call for submissions. To be eligible, films must be Australian, completed no earlier than Jan 1st 2009, run less than 20 minutes and feature one or more lead actors over 60 years of age.
There is no entry fee and deadline for submissions is February 1st 2010. Finalists compete for two $1,000 cash awards. NSW Seniors Week Talent Award, decided by a jury of industry professionals, recognizes exceptional acting from a person over the age of 60. The Audience Award goes to the Best Film, as voted for by the audience.
For more information and to download an entry form, visit www.youngatheart.net.au.
Entries Open WEFF
The 2011 West End Film Festival (WEFF) is currently accepting Australian short films from all genres including drama, documentary, animation and music clips. WEFF welcomes first time filmmakers and encourages Aboriginal, queer, political, punk, experimental, and creative filmmakers to enter their works. An awards ceremony and gala event will take place March 27th at the Rumpus Cinema (directly behind West End’s Rumpus Room bar). All films will be in the running for cash prizes and the opportunity to screen in front of hundreds of people in one of Australia’s most creative hubs, Brisbane’s West End.
Entry is free. For more information visit www.westendfilmfestival.com.au
Entries NOW OPEN
The Australian Refugee Film Festival wishes to announce that submissions for the 2011 edition of the festival are now open. Submissions are free and open to both Australian and International films, up to 10-15 minutes in duration.
In particular, they are seeking films that address the following issues:
· Environmental displacement due to climate change
· The refugee journey and the obstacles associated with it
· Personal triumph stories of refugees and asylum seekers
· Documented work of local and international organisations with refugees and asylum seekers
Films do not have to be limited to the above topics; the main criterion is that the film engages with refugee and asylum seeker issues both nationally and internationally.
Entry Deadline: March 31 2011
Contact Information:
For further information of submission rules, entry forms and the festival itself please visit
http://www.australianrefugeefilmfestival.org/ or
Email: films@australianrefugeefilmfestival.org.au
Entries can be entered via our online server or sent via mail to:
Australian Refugee Film Festival
PO Box 200W
Fairfield West, NSW 2165, Australia
Anyone for a game of Tennis?
Have your film viewed by more than 600,000 fans at Melbourne Park.
Make a short tennis film no longer than 90 seconds duration with the theme ‘TAKE TWO’.
Entries are now open and will close on Friday, 14 January 2011. The best entries will be shown on giant screens at Australian Open 2011.
The Best Short Film will be judged by a panel of four and win AUD$5000. A Peoples’ Choice Award of $2500 will be voted by the cast and crew of Australian Open 2011 including players, tournament staff and fans coming to watch the tennis.
more info: http://www.changingends.com.au/
Dungog Entries Now Open
The Dungog Film festival are calling for entries for 2011 and are after your features, docos, shorts of all shapes and sizes, television pilots, music videos and animation.
For more info: Dungog Film Festival
