Send your films overseas!4 min read
Reading Time: 4 minutesGo beyond a backyard screening of your short films and/or features and take it overseas! Listed below are the film festivals that you can take part in from now till April all across the globe, so go forth and show the world what you’ve made.
Videobrasil International Electronic Art Festival
Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil
Festival Date: September 2008, TBA
Call for Entry Deadline: March 2008, TBA
Website: http://www.videobrasil.org.br
Comic Con International San Diego
Location: San Diego, United States
Festival Date: July 24 – 27, 2008
Call for Entry Deadline: March 01, 2008
Website: http://www.comic-con.org
U.S. International Film And Video Festival
Location: Redondo Beach, United States
Festival Date: June 2008, TBA
Call for Entry Deadline: March 01, 2008
Website: http://www.filmfestawards.com
Eilat International Film Festival
Location – Eilat, Israel
Festival Date – March 12 – 15, 2008
Call for Entry – March 1, 2008
Website – http://www.eilatfilmfest.com
Huesca International Short Film Festival
Location – Huesca, Spain
Festival Date – 5 – 14 June 2008
Call for Entry – 1 March 2008
Website – http://www.huesca-filmfestival.com
Barcelona Asian Film Festival
Location – Barcelona, Spain
Festival Date – April 25 – May 4, 2008
Call for Entry – March 1, 2008
Website – http://www.baff-bcn.org
Festival der Nationen
Location – Ebensee, Austria
Festival Date – June 15 – 21, 2008
Call for Entry – March 1, 2008
Website – http://www.8ung.at/filmfestival
Ecofilms Rhodes International Film and Visual Arts Festival
Location – Athens, Greece
Festival Date – June 24 – 29, 2008
Call for Entry – March 1, 2008
Website – http://www.ecofilms.gr
Arcipelago – International Festival of Short Films and New Images
Location – Rome, Italy
Festival Date – 13 – 19 June 2008
Call for Entry – 3 March 2008
Website – http://www.arcipelagofilmfestival.org
Los Angeles Film Festival
Location: Los Angeles, United States
Festival Date: June 19 – 29, 2008
Call for Entry Deadline: March 3, 2008
Website: http://www.lafilmfest.com/
The Other Film Festival
Location – South Melbourne, Australia
Festival Date – September 2008, TBA
Call for Entry- March 3, 2008
Website – http://www.otherfilmfestival.com/
Melbourne International Film Festival
Location – Melbourne, Australia
Festival Date – 25 July – 10 Aug 2008
Call for Entry- March 7, 2008 (short film entry) and April 4, 2008 (feature film entry)
Website – http://www.melbournefilmfestival.com.au
Zlin International Film Festival for Children and Youth
Location – Zlin, Czech Republic
Festival Date – June 1 – 8, 2008
Call for Entries – March 14, 2008
Website – http://www.zlinfest.cz
Festival International de Cinema do Algarve
Location – Algarve, Portugal
Festival Date – May 10 – 18, 2008
Call for Entry – March 15, 2008
Website – http://www.algarvefilmfest.com
Festroia Film Festival
Location – Setubal, Portugal
Festival Date – June 6 – 15, 2008
Call for Entry – March 15, 2008
Website – http://www.festroia.pt
Amakula Kampala International Film Festival
Location – Kampala, Uganda
Festival Date – May 01 – 11, 2008
Call for Entry – March 15, 2008
Website – http://www.amakula.com
Tabor Film Festival
Location – Desinic, Croatia
Festival Date – 11 – 19 July 2008
Call for Entry – 15 March 2008
Website – http://www.taborfilmfestival.com
Brooklyn International Film Festival
Location: Brooklyn, United States
Festival Date: May 30 – June 08, 2008
Call for Entry Deadline: March 15, 2008
Website: www.wbff.org
Newport International Film Festival
Location: Newport, United States
Festival Date: June 03 – 08, 2008
Call for Entry Deadline: March 15, 2008
Website: www.newportfilmfestival.com
International Festival of Environmental Film and Video
Location: Goias, Brazil
Festival Date: June 2008, TBA
Call for Entry Deadline: March 17, 2008
Website: http://www.fica.art.br
Anima Mundi International Animation Festival of Brazil
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Festival Date: July 11th to 20th 2008(Rio de Janeiro)
July 17th – 23rd 2008(Sao Paulo)
Call for Entry Deadline: March 26, 2008
Website: www.animamundi.com.br
International Documentary Film Festival of Marseilles – FIDMarseille
Location – Marseille, France
Festival Date – July 2008, TBA
Call for Entry – March 23, 2008
Website – http://www.fidmarseille.org
New Zealand Film Festival
Location – Check website for dates and location
Festival Date – 11 July – 26 November 2008, Depending on Region
Call for Entry – March 28, 2008
Website – http://www.enzedff.co.nz
Wildscreen Festival
Location – Bristol, United Kingdom
Festival Date – October 19 – 24, 2008
Call for Entry – 28 March 2008
Website – http://www.wildscreenfestival.org
Scinema Festival of Science Film
Location – Canberra, Australia
Festival Date – August 2008, TBA
Call for Entry- March 30, 2008
Website – http://www.csiro.au/scinema/
Capalbio Cinema Short Film Festival
Location – Calpalbio, Italy
Festival Date – June 28 – July 5, 2008
Call for Entry – March 30, 2008
Website – http://www.capalbiocinema.com
Durban International Film Festival
Location – Durban, South Africa
Festival Date – July 23 – August 3, 2008
Call for Entry – March 31, 2008
Website – http://www.cca.ukzn.ac.za/Durban_International_Film_Festival.htm
Trencianske Teplice International Art Film Festival
Location – Bratislava, Slovakia
Festival Date – June 27 – July 6, 2008
Call for Entry – 31 March 2008
Website – http://www.artfilm.sk
Edinburgh International Film Festival
Location – Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Festival Date – June 18 – 29, 2008
Call for Entry – April 2, 2008
Website – http://www.edfilmfest.org.uk
Dead by Dawn Horror Film Festival
Location – Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Festival Date – April 24 – 27, 2008
Call for Entry – April 5th, 2008
Website – http://www.deadbydawn.co.uk
