FUTURE SHORTS WANTS YOUR SHORTS

Future Shorts wants your new short film, less than 20mins, made after June 2009.

Future Shorts will screen local shorts at monthly screenings across WA and then send the selected films on to London HQ where they will be considered for international distribution. Plus, filmmakers who submit their work will be shortlisted for the selection panel. Email amy@amickofilms.com to Enter.

“The eclecticism of Future Shorts’ selection is really their greatest strength” Time Out, UK

Entry is free and submissions are open all year

OVER THE FENCE COMEDY FILM FESTIVAL

Anything can be said in a short film and said with an excellent sense of humour.

Over The Fence Comedy Film Festival 2011 is calling for submissions. Your entry can be any form; drama, doco, animation, experimental – as long as it has an excellent sense of humour. More

Early deadline Tuesday 31 August 2010

QUEER FRUITS FILM FESTIVAL

Queer Fruits Film Festival is open to innovative, entertaining, intelligent and celebratory films of all lengths; from short films to selected features completed within the last three years. Queer Fruits seeks films which uplift and inspire; films which explore the serious realities and issues that confront the GLBTIQ communities. Films from both emerging and experienced filmmakers will be Selected to screen within the program. Fabulous films, which exude a charisma. More

Late deadline: Tuesday 31 August 2010

FILM & DIGITAL ARTS FESTIVAL

Making Links is inviting filmmakers, artists, community and media arts pracitioners, organisations and groups to submit work for an open-air film and digital arts festival.

They are looking to screen a powerful program of films and digital works that showcase and reflect the diversity of creative work, projects and actions happening around Australia and internationally in communities to empower self-expression and change. More

Submission deadline Tuesday 31 August 2010

FLICKERFEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL

Renowned as Sydney’s first beachside cinema, the 20th Flickerfest kicks off the summer cinema season outdoors under the stars at Bondi Beach, screening the best short films from Australia and the world in a unique and relaxed summer environment. Screening on the 7 – 16 January 2011, entries open this week. More

Submissions close Thursday 2 September 2010

DIGISPAA

The DigiSPAA digital feature film competition supports filmmaking that is affordable, creative and appealing to audiences. The competition is recognised as the leading showcase for low-budget digital filmmaking in Australia and New Zealand and boasts a prize pool of $15,000 cash and $20,000 worth of post-production, a guaranteed screening on the Movie Extra channel, plus a return airfare and free registration to the prestigious CineMart International Film Festival Rotterdam.

Eligible films are feature length, with a running time of at least 70mins, digitally produced and completed to advanced post-production stage no earlier than 30 August 2009, and independently funded. More

Entries close Friday 17 September 2010

8TH PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL

The 8th Pacific International Documentary Film Festival will take place in Papeete, Tahiti, from 24 to 30 January 2011. Entries are open.

If you have produced or directed documentary films in the South Pacific region over the last three last years, we would be delighted to consider them for our next festival and encourage you to submit them as soon as possible. More

Entries close Friday 1 October 2010

2011 BIGPOND ADELAIDE FILM FESTIVAL

If you have a feature film, documentary, animation, short film or an experimental or new media work you would like the Adelaide Film Festival to consider, then send it through. More

Submission deadline 24 September 2010, with late submissions closing 1 October 2010.

BONDI SHORT FILM FESTIVAL

The 10th Annual Bondi Short Film Festival is officially calling out for entries.

Are you an up-and-coming short film maker, or do you know one? If you answered yes and you think you have what it takes, then why not send in your entries. All styles of films are accepted including – but not limited to – Documentaries, Animation, Dramas, Comedy, Horror and anything in between.

Entries must be less than 15 minutes in length and have been made within the last 18 months. More

Submissions close Friday 15 October 2010

FIFO 2011

FIFO is the Pacific International Documentary Film Festival, and is now calling for entries into the 2nd International Pitch Event for oceanian films. More

All project-proposers (authors, directors, producers) will be granted three to five minutes to present their film idea in front of an audience of international film professionals. Every contestant should present their project in person, and will be given access to audiovisual means to support the presentation. Email pitching@fifotahiti.org for details.

Entries close Friday 15 October 2010

SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL

Entries are now open to the next Shorts Film Festival, which will be held in Adelaide in April 2011. Australian filmmakers from around the globe will compete for one of the best prize pools for short films in Australia, including the Gold Shorts first prize of a trip to Cannes Film Festival.

Other awards include post production assistance for your next film, merit prizes for screenwriters; which include cash and prizes from film industry bodies plus an award for young filmmakers. As well as all that, your film might be selected as part of a showcase to be screened at the prestigious Rushes Soho Film Festival in the UK. More

Earlybird Deadline: 10 September 2010; Regular Deadline: 3 December 2010