{Entries Open) Cairns Adventure FF
The Cairns Adventure Film Festival, now in its third year, is Australia’s ONLY adventure film festival that celebrates specifically Australasian and SE Asian-themed adventure films. Be it films made in Australasia or SE Asia, about these regions or by people from these regions – it’s all about celebrating the depth of talent and love of adventure that resides under the southern sun.
We’re looking for stories and narratives – tales that connect with a viewer and move through from the idea of a challenge through events as they happen to a conclusion – all in the outdoors. We’re looking for characters – people, adventurers that we’d want to know about, and a look into their lives and what they do and how they achieve it. And yes, we’re looking for killer shots, vision of people doing amazing things caught on camera that will blow us away.
For more info: http://www.caff.net.au/category/2012-competition/
{Entries Open} St Kilda FF Shorts
Entries for the 2012 St Kilda Film Festival Short Film Competition and Soundkilda Australian Music Video Competition close on 27 January.
In 2012 the competition will screen the Top 100 short film entries received, and the competition is fierce! The short film competition awards over $40,000 worth of cash and in-kind craft awards, including a $10,000 prize for Best Short Film!
The Festival also features the SoundKILDA Australian Music Video Competition where prizes are awarded in four categories, Best Music Video, Best Independent Music Video, Best Music Video - Animation and the special Audience Award voted for and presented the night of the screening.
Entries close Friday 27 January.
for more info visit http://www.stkildafilmfestival.com.au/callforentries/
{Entries Open} The Belt
THE BELT – an extreme Film Festival is for action & adventure sports athletes and filmmakers / videographers.
All winners and a selection of finalists will have the opportunity to be included in THE BELT TV program.
There is also over $20,000 in cash and prizes to be won in the following categories:
• Best Overall
• Best Action
• Best Story
• Best Music
Winner of Overall Best Film secure a $5,000 contract to produce an action/adventure segment for FUEL TV with one of their Producers mentoring you.
Key Dates:
• Entries open now
• Entries close 9th January 2012
• Film Festival: 12th February 2012
• TV Program: Early March 2012
For more information visit: www.thebeltfilmfestival.com.au
{Entries Open} African Film Festival
The African Film Festival Australia have opened entries to the 2012 festival.
Films must be contemporary African or International films related to Africa in terms of content, production or co-production. This includes feature films, documentaries, animations, shorts and videos.
+1 December 2011 closing date for all submissions
+2nd January winning films and program announced
+Festival Opening Night (early March)
For more information:
http://www.africanfilmfestival.org.au
My Queer Career {Entries Closing Soon- Nov 11}
Calling all AUSTRALIAN FILMMAKERS who are queer or have made a queer film. The 2012 My Queer Career competition is seeking entries. My Queer Career is one of the world’s most prestigious awards for queer short filmmakers and is only open to locally produced work. The major prize includes $3,000 cash and automatic inclusion in the international queer shorts competition, the IRIS PRIZE. Other prizes include in-kind production facilities and support to the value of $15,000.
Entries closing Friday Nov 11 2011
Visit http://www.queerscreen.com.au/ for more info
{Entries Open} Coasties Film Festival
Coasties Film Festival are now taking entries up to Feb 2012.
All films are to have a tie with the Central Coast, whether it be; the actors, directors, shooting location, family, other cast or crew, etc.
Primary School under 5 mins
Secondary School under 5 mins
Open category under 10 mins
Open category under 100 seconds
Seniors (Over 55) undr 10 mins
More details:
http://www.coastiesfilmfestival.com.au
{Entries Open} Human Rights FF
Submissions for the fifth annual Human Rights Arts and Film Festival (HRAFF) are open
The festival is is looking for diverse, innovative and creative responses to human rights. Films that inspire and engage new audiences. In particular, HRAFF is seeking films that creatively and artistically engage with the field of human rights – films that aren’t simple soapbox pieces, that don’t sacrifice message for storytelling, and that remain accessible to a mainstream or festival going audience.
Dates and Deadlines
Early Bird Entries – Close 20 October
Features Entries – Close 5 November
Shorts Entries – Close 5 December
Under 18s – Close 5 December
SUBMISSION FEES
SHORT FILM SUBMISSIONS
Early Bird Entries $10 – Close 20 October
Final Entries $15 – Close 5 December
More info: http://hraff.org.au/submissions/
{Entries Open} Shorts Film Festival
Australian filmmakers from around the globe compete for one of the best prize pools for short films in Australia, including the Gold Shorts first prize of a trip to an overseas film festival such as Cannes. Other awards include the $10000 Black Shorts prize for Best Indigenous film, post production assistance for your next film, merit prizes for screenwriters; which include cash and prizes from film industry bodies and we have an award for young filmmakers.
Forster FF - Entries Open
Forster Film Festival is an annual event now in it’s fifth year, showcasing an inspired program of entertaining, thought-provoking and life-affirming short films. Emphasising creativity, originality and entertainment value over large budgets, FFF evens the playing field for short film makers.
FFF is recognised as one of regional Australia’s premier film festivals. Prizes for winning films include $3,000 cash, $3,000 in goods and services as well as media exposure.
Call For Entries NOW OPEN.
For more info: http://www.forsterfilmfestival.com.au
SUFF - Entries Open
Entries are now open for the 2011 Sydney Underground Festival.
The 2011 Sydney Underground Film Festival will take place from Thursday 8 September to Saturday 10 September at The Factory Theatre, Marrickville and will only program unique, quality independent films that transgress the status quo and challenge the conservative conventions of filmmaking. The festival is devoted to renewing local interest in independent and experimental film as part of an international underground film culture and aims to change an engrained culture of cinematic complacency and revitalize an enthusiasm for cinema.
For festival and entry details visit: http://www.suff.com.au/index.html
*You can get $5 (AUD) off the entry fee – just include a rejection letter that you received from another film festival with your entry!
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
