FOR CURRENT INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS SEE: www.filmfestivals.com

Yearly Cycle

American Film Institute Los Angeles Intl. Film Festival is accepting entries. Deadline: July. Email: afifest@afionline.org for info.

Annual Independent Feature Film Market, September in New York Email marketinfo@ifp.org for information. And visit www.ifp.org.

Berkeley Video and Film Festival, presented by the East Bay Media Center (EBMC) seeks works completed in the last 24 months. Deadline: July 5th.

BEST OF THE NORTH BAY COMPETITION. The competition is open to projects produced in the San Francisco North Bay counties (Marin, Napa, and Sonoma) OR by an NBMA member. Projects must have been produced in Marin, Sonoma or Napa counties, or by an NBMA member. Entries must have been completed between May 1, and April 30, Fees are discounted for early entries . Final deadline for all entries is April 30, See complete details including the rules and entry form at http://www.bestofthenorthbay.com

Bare Bones Int'l Indie Film Festival is seeking films that were produced under $1 million. Info at www.barebonesfilmfestival2001.homepage.com Deadline: Jan. 31st.

Black History Month Film and Video Festival - (Feb.) Info at www.iconocia.com.

BRAINWASH MOVIE FESTIVAL in Oakland, seeks shorts under 13 minutes and feature length works no longer than 130 minutes for competition. Deadline: May 10.http://www.brainwash.com

California Independent Film and Video Festival. Email: derek@yankeefilms.com for information. Deadline: August

Canyonlands Film and Video Festival seeks indie works which offer new ideas, solutions and a positive vision. Check their requirements at: www.moab-utah.com/film. Postmark deadline: Feb.28^th.

Cinequest, the San Jose Film Festival, is seeking features (50 minutes and longer) and shorts (49 minutes and shorter) of all genres. Visit their web site for more information. www.cinequest.org. Deadline: October.

Dances with Films for unknown filmmakers. www.dansceswithfilms.com. Deadline: March 30.

DOCFEST - (April) The New York Documentary FIlm Festival is seeking documentaries. Deadline: feb. 1st
Contact: email: docfest@aol.com for details.

Earthvision, Santa Cruz Environmental Film and Video Festival. Visit www.communitytv.org for details. Deadline: Sept.

Eyewire Awards for photograpy and illustration. Info at www.eyewire.com.

Fairfax Documentary FIlm Festival - (March) is seeking short and feature-length docs across a broad spectrum of interests by filmmakers working in Northern California. Deadline: Feb 1st. Contact: (415) 460-9760 or email: weinsoff@ix.netcom.com

Film Arts Festival of Independent Cinema invites submissions of films and videos of any lengths. Deadline; July. Email: festival@filmarts.org for info.  

Heartland Film Festival--which focuses on films and videos which emphasize the positive values of life. For information, email: info@heartlandfilmfestival.org or visit www.heartlandfilmfestival.org. Entries due by: June 16th.

HOLLYWOOD FILM FESTIVAL(R) http://www.hollywoodfilmfestival.com .August 2-6th. Call For Entries - Features, Shorts, Documentaries & Animated films. DEADLINE April 30. Their Finalists' Films have been acquired by: HBO, Indican Pictures, Miramax Seventh Art Releasing & Starz among others. A Major networking and buying market opportunity!

HOLLYWOOD (COLUMBUS) SCREENPLAY & BOOK MANUSCRIPT DISCOVERY AWARDS(TM): They provide selected screenwriters with what they need most: FEEDBACK & ACCESS to key decision-makers. Their access to major agents,producers and studios, allows them to bridge the gap between screenwriters and established entertainment industry professionals. For APPLICATION/SUBMISSION form go to http://screenwriters.com/ccs/index.html

Independent Feature Film Market September. New York. Email marketinfo@ifp.org for information. And visit www.ifp.org.

Interfest.net lists thousands of international film festivals and also gives you the submission forms to fill out online! http://www.interfest.net

Latino Film Festival of the Bay Area seeks works in any genre about Latinos. Deadline: July1.

Los Angeles Independent Film Festival, April , seeks narrative and documentary features, short films and music videos for competition. Visit www.laiff.com for info. Deadline: Jan. 6

Marin County Festival of Short Film and Video . Deadline April 18th. Contact: Marinfair.org

MILL VALLEY FILM FESTIVAL. All entry deadline is: June 30. http:www.mvff.com.

MOONDANCE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL The Moondance International Film Festival is by and for women. --- Our objective is to promote and encourage women screenwriters, playwrights, short-story writers and women who make independent films, and the best work by women, in any genre of feature films, animation, documentaries, short films, stage plays & short stories. Moondance provides a forum in which those women can have the opportunity for their work to be viewed and accepted by the powers that be, within the international film community.Moondance encourages and promotes non-violence, as a solution to conflicts, in the arts & film. Entry fees are discounted for early entries! --- Entries accepted from April - October --- Categories:SCREENPLAYS -- FEATURE FILMS-- DOCUMENTARY FILMS -- ANIMATION -- SHORT FILMS-- STAGEPLAYS -- SHORT STORIES--Need the entry forms? Go to: http://www.moondancefilmfestival.com ---Questions? Want more info? Want to sponsor the festival? E-mail Contact: moondanceff@aol.com.

The New York Festivals International Film and Video Competition is accepting entires. Deadline: August. Categories include Education/Information, Industrial Productions, Home Videos, Short Films, Business Theater and Multi-Image. Visit them at www.nyfests.com for submission information.

New York Film Festival is accepting submissions. Deadline; July. www.filmlinc.com for information.

Pacific Coast Film Festival. Web: www.bptv.com. Deadlines Aug.

JAMES D. PHELAN ART AWARDS DEADLINE Film Arts Foundation presents the 2000 James D. Phelan Art Awards in Film for California-born filmmakers. Deadline: July. Applications and guidelines will be available at FAF and on the website at the beginning of June. At www.filmarts.org.

Pomona Film Festival, encourages quality film production I California's non-traditional filmmaking centers (hello out there in Santa Rosa!) Visit their web site at www.sites.netscape.net/smogdance for details. Deadline: October.

The Portland Women's Film Fest, POW! Fest is being presented by Zonker Films. It is an open, competitive festival whose goal is to showcase the best films and videos you've never seen by great, unknown female filmmakers. Deadline for entries is March 31,2003. The OMPA is proud to be a supporter of this event. Log onto http://www.zonkerfilms.com/id14.htm

San Francisco Jewish Film Festival. Email: jewishfilm@sfjff.org. or Deadline March.

Film Submissions sought for South Asian Film Day (11/16/02 in Hollywood, CA). Short, feature and documentary films will be screened at the event. Indo-American Cultural Center (IACC) and Peripheral Productions host a day dedicated to showcasing film and filmmakers of South Asian decent and influence. "South Asian Film Day" will explore how both present and past filmmakers have used South Asian themes and characters to tell universal stories, and reach broad audiences. Among those attending are Mira Nair, Greg
Nava, and Dilip Basu. For more information::
http://www.sulekha.com/eventdisplay.asp?cid=19924&nma=LAX . Deadline: 11/6/02.

Streaming Cinema. Visit www.libertynet.org/pfwc. Deadline March.

Sundance Film Festival deadlines are September and October. Visit their site at www.sundance.org for details.

Telluride Film Festival is accepting submissions. Deadline: July. Email: tellufilm@aol.com. for info.

11th United Nations Association Film Festival
Blue Planet/Green Planet to be held 10/19-26,2008
at Stanford University, Palo Alto and San Francisco
Deadline for entries is June 1, 2008. Information at:www.unaff.org Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, for this year they have chosen the theme BLUE PLANET, GREEN PLANET and are welcoming films reflecting all the usual problems that we encounter living on our Blue Planet, but also films which remind us that we have to worry about the Planet’s green aspects as well.

US Intl. Film and Video Festival honors business, television, industrial and information productions in a variety of categories. Info at: www.filmfestivalawards.com. Deadline: March 1

US International Film and Video Festival. Visit www.filmfestawards.com for info. Deadline is March.

USA Film Festival. Info at www.usafilmfestival.com. Deadline is February.

World Media Festival Competition: accepts advertising, animation, business/inhouse tv/childrend' corporate communications, news, public relations, sales promotions, training videos and web sites produced after Jan 1 '99. More info at: corachinbuah@worldmediafestival.org. or www.worldmediafestival.org. Deadline:
Jan. 31.

Women in the Director's Chair Film and Video Festival. Web: www.widc.org. Deadline: Sept.

FOR A COMPLETE LISTING of monthly film festival announcements, check out www.filmfestivals.com