Have you heard about the FFL Plan and Pro Accounts? We’ve made some big changes to the way you submit your film over at FFL. Everything you need to know is >>here>>.
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We are into the last month of the year and whether you’re at the beginning or the end of your films festival run, there’s plenty of festivals well worth submitting to.
Fancy winning a Golden Horseman? The FILMFEST DRESDEN has its final deadline at the start of the month. We had a chat with them back in 2014 with some great tips for submitting which we’re sure still apply. Here’s one to note down: “Filmmakers should show more courage in using their own signature style.”
The Short Waves Festival has its Late Deadline also coming up. As exclusive submission partners of FFL, the Polish festival showcases the best in both Polish and international shorts. And don’t forget achtung berlin – new berlin film award. It’s a festival located in our hometown of Berlin for films made in or about Berlin and Brandenburg. Get your submission in there before New Years Eve. We’ll see you next month. Until then, happy submitting!
FFL Festivals
Tiburon International Film Festival
Tiburon, United States
Early Bird Deadline: Dec 01, 2015
NORTHWESTFEST
Edmonton, Canada
Early Bird Deadline: Dec 04, 2015
FILMFEST DRESDEN – International Short Film Festival
Dresden, Germany
Late Deadline: Dec 05, 2015
Manchester Film Festival
Manchester, United Kingdom
Late Deadline: Dec 05, 2015
Mecal Int. Short and Animation Film Festival
Barcelona, Spain
Regular Deadline: Dec 08, 2015
Late Deadline: Dec 20, 2015
Dublin Doc Fest
Dublin, Ireland
Late Deadline: Dec 11, 2015
Short Waves Festival
Poznan, Poland
Late Deadline: Dec 12, 2015
All Sports Los Angeles Film Festival
Los Angeles, United States
Regular Deadline: Dec 15, 2015
GLAS Animation Festival
Berkeley, United States
Late Deadline: Dec 15, 2015
Stockholm Experimental and Animation Film Festival
Stockholm, Sweden
Early Bird Deadline: Dec 21, 2015
Sunscreen Film Festival
St. Petersburg, Florida, United States
Regular Deadline: Dec 25, 2015
Children’s International Film Festival (CIFF Dubai)
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Late Deadline: Dec 30, 2015
River Film Festival
Padova, Italy
Early Bird Deadline: Dec 31, 2015
Melbourne Documentary Film Festival
Melbourne, Australia
Early Bird Deadline: Dec 31, 2015
International Festival Signs of the Night – Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Late Deadline: Dec 31, 2015
The Indie Gathering International Film Festival
Cleveland, United States
Late Deadline: Dec 31, 2015
Fester: The Mindfuck Festival
Los Angeles, United States
Late Deadline: Dec 31, 2015
United Latino International Film Festival
Cleveland, United States
Early Bird Deadline: Dec 31, 2015
achtung berlin – new berlin film award
Berlin, Germany
Late Deadline: Dec 31, 2015
Shorts@Fringe
Azores, Portugal
Late Deadline: Dec 31, 2015
LATE
$100 Film Festival
Calgary, Canada
Late Deadline: Dec 01, 2015
Culver City Film Festival
Culver City, United States
Late Deadline: Dec 01, 2015
Festival of Animated Film Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Late Deadline: Dec 01, 2015
Tampere Film Festival
Tampere, Finland
Late Deadline: Dec 01, 2015
Winter Film Awards
New York, United States
Late Deadline: Dec 01, 2015
Melbourne Queer Film Festival
Melbourne, Australia
Late Deadline: Dec 04, 2015
Fantasporto – International Film Festival of Porto
Porto, Portugal
Late Deadline: Dec 05, 2015
San Francisco International Film Festival
San Francisco, United States
Late Deadline: Dec 07, 2015
Dallas International Film Festival
Dallas, United States
Late Deadline: Dec 11, 2015
Florida Film Festival
Maitland, United States
Late Deadline: Dec 11, 2015
Cartagena International Film Festival
Cartagena, Columbia
Late Deadline: Dec 13, 2015
Reel Shorts Film Festival
Grande Prairie, Canada
Late Deadline: Dec 14, 2015
Texas Independent Film Festival
Texas, United States
Late Deadline: Dec 14, 2015
Aspen Shortsfest
Aspen, United States
Late Deadline: Dec 15, 2015
Beverly Hills Film Festival
Los Angeles, United States
Late Deadline: Dec 15, 2015
Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
Durham, North Carolina, United States
Late Deadline: Dec 15, 2015
Melbourne International Film Festival
Melbourne, Australia
Late Deadline: Dec 15, 2015
On Location Memphis
Memphis, United States
Late Deadline: Dec 15, 2015
Sofia International Film Festival
Sofia, Bulgaria
Late Deadline: Dec 15, 2015
Academia Film Olomouc
Olomouc, Czech Republic
Late Deadline: Dec 18, 2015
Boston International Film Festival
Boston, United States
Late Deadline: Dec 18, 2015
DOK.Fest Munich
Munich, Germany
Late Deadline: Dec 18, 2015
Fribourg International Film Festival
Fribourg, Switzerland
Late Deadline: Dec 18, 2015
SXSW – South by Southwest Film Festival
Austin, United States
Late Deadline: Dec 18, 2015
Go Short – International Short Film Festival Nijmegen
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Late Deadline: Dec 20, 2015
Offside Fest
Barcelona, Spain
Late Deadline: Dec 20, 2015
SCENECS International Debut Film Festival
Hilversum and Amersfoort, Netherlands
Late Deadline: Dec 21, 2015
Tribeca Film Festival
New York, United States
Late Deadline: Dec 23, 2015
Kulternacht Shortfilm Festival
Puebla, Mexico
Late Deadline: Dec 30, 2015
documentary film festival hamburg
Hamburg, Germany
Late Deadline: Dec 31, 2015
goEast – Festival of Central and Eastern European Film
Wiesbaden, Germany
Late Deadline: Dec 31, 2015
Hong Kong International Film Festival
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Late Deadline: Dec 31, 2015
Horrorant Film Festival ‘Fright Nights’
Athens, Greece
Late Deadline: Dec 31, 2015
New Directors/New Films
New York, United States
Late Deadline: Dec 31, 2015
Short Com
London, United Kingdom
Late Deadline: Dec 31, 2015
REGULAR
Chicago Underground Film Festival
Chicago, United States
Regular Deadline: Dec 01, 2015
New York Indian Film Festival
New York, United States
Regular Deadline: Dec 01, 2015
Palm Beach International Film Festival
Palm Beach, United States
Regular Deadline: Dec 01, 2015
Dallas International Film Festival
Dallas, United States
Regular Deadline: Dec 04, 2015
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival
Toronto, Canada
Regular Deadline: Dec 09, 2015
SENE Film, Music & Arts Festival
Providence, United States
Regular Deadline: Dec 11, 2015
DOXA Documentary Film Festival
Vancouver, Canada,
Regular Deadline: Dec 11, 2015
Los Angeles Film Festival
Los Angeles, United States
Regular Deadline: Dec 14, 2015
Student Film Prize Serge Daney
Paris, France
Regular Deadline: Dec 15, 2015
Documentary Edge Festival
Auckland & Wellington, New Zealand
Regular Deadline: Dec 15, 2015
Rincon International Film Festival – Puerto Rico
Rincon, Puerto Rico
Regular Deadline: Dec 15, 2015
Artplay Film Festival
Moscow, Russia
Regular Deadline: Dec 16, 2015
Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Film
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Regular Deadline: Dec 18, 2015
Newport Beach Film Festival
Newport Beach, United States
Regular Deadline: Dec 18, 2015
OffsideFest
Barcelona, Spain
Regular Deadline: Dec 20, 2015
Manhattan Film Festival
New York, United States
Regular Deadline: Dec 23, 2015
Talca International Film Festival
Talca, Chile
Regular Deadline: Dec 26, 2015
Boca Raton Jewish Film Society
Boca Raton, Florida, United States
Regular Deadline: Dec 31, 2015
International Motion Picture Festival
Kalispell, United States
Regular Deadline: Dec 31, 2015
Athens International Film and Video Festival
Athens, United States
Regular Deadline: Dec 31, 2015
EARLY BIRD
Rochester International Film Festival
Rochester, United States
Early Bird Deadline: Dec 01, 2015
Boston LGBT Film Festival
Boston, United States
Early Bird Deadline: Dec 01, 2015
Eerie Horror Film Festival
Erie, United States
Early Bird Deadline: Dec 01, 2015
AFI Docs Film Festival
Washington, DC, United States
Early Bird Deadline: Dec 04, 2015
Melbourne International Animation Festival
Melbourne, Australia
Early Bird Deadline: Dec 10, 2015
Edinburgh International Film Festival
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Early Bird Deadline: Dec 16, 2015
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