The hunt is on.
If you haven’t noticed, we have our very own Open Call. The FFL Agency represents boutique short films and manages their entire festival career – from strategy to cross-platform submissions, waivers and print logistics. Submit here before January 31st.
Otherwise, as always, there’s plenty of great festivals with deadlines in the first month of the year.
‘Think out of the box but have a story line…and good sound.’ These are the words of Teddy Grouya of All Sports Los Angeles Film Festival, in our recent interview with him. So if you’ve got a sport related film, take this advice to note before rushing to the finish line – which incidentally is midway through the month.
The American Documentary Film Festival and Film Fund is one of the premiere documentary festivals in the US and is closing for submissions this month. Then, two great European short film festivals are closing for submissions as well: the Leiden International Short Film Experience and the Mecal Int. Short and Animation Film Festival.
Happy New Year! Happy submitting!
FFL Festivals
Headwaters Film Fest
Bemidji, United States
Early Bird Deadline: Jan 01, 2016
Madeira Film Festival
Funchal, Madeira
Early Bird Deadline: Jan 01, 2016
Snoovies
London, United Kingdom
Late Deadline: Jan 01, 2016
Mecal Int. Short and Animation Film Festival
Barcelona, Spain
Late Deadline: Jan 03, 2016
Middle of the Map Fest
Kansas City, United States
Early Bird Deadline: Jan 08, 2016
American Documentary Film Festival and Film Fund
Palm Springs, United States
Late Deadline: Jan 11, 2016
All Sports Los Angeles Film Festival
Los Angeles, United States
Late Deadline: Jan 15, 2016
Neisse Film Festival
Großhennersdorf, Germany
Late Deadline: Jan 15, 2016
DC Shorts Film Festival
Washington D.C, United States
Early Bird Deadline: Jan 15, 2016
Sunscreen Film Festival
St Petersburg, Florida, United States
Late Deadline: Jan 15, 2016
Tiburon International Film Festival
Tiburon, United States
Late Deadline: Jan 15, 2016
Crypticon Seattle Film Festival
Seattle, United States
Early Bird Deadline: Jan 17, 2016
Oxford International Film Festival
Oxford, United Kingdom
Regular Deadline: Jan 26, 2016
Talca International Film Festival
Talca, Chile
Late Deadline: Jan 26, 2016
Stage One International Film Festival
Gold Coast, Australia
Late Deadline: Jan 29, 2016
FilmFestivalLife – Agency & Picks
Berlin, Germany
Late Deadline: Jan 31, 2016
Salento International Film Festival
Salento, Italy
Early Bird Deadline: Jan 30, 2016
NYC Independent Film Festival
New York City, United States
Regular Deadline: Jan 31, 2016
Etheria Film Night
Hollywood, United States
Regular Deadline: Jan 31, 2016
British Animation Film Festival
London, United Kingdom
Regular Deadline: Jan 31, 2016
NORTHWESTFEST
Edmonton, Canada
Regular Deadline: Jan 31, 2016
Ploiesti International Film Festival
Ploiesti, Romania
Late Deadline: Jan 31, 2016
Leiden International Short Film Experience
Leiden, Netherlands
Late Deadline: Jan 31, 2016
GeNerk Fest
New York City, United States
Late Deadline: Jan 31, 2016
Late
Imagine Film Festival
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Late Deadline: Jan 01, 2016
Snowtown Film Festival
Watertown, NY, United States
Late Deadline: Jan 01, 2016
One Nation Film Festival
Colorado Springs, United States
Late Deadline: Jan 04, 2016
Chicago Underground Film Festival
Chicago, United States
Late Deadline: Jan 05, 2016
Docaviv – The Tel Aviv International Documentary Film Festival
Tel Aviv, Isreal
Late Deadline: Jan 05, 2016
DOXA Documentary Film Festival
Vancouver, Canada
Late Deadline: Jan 06, 2016
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival
Toronto, Canada
Late Deadline: Jan 06, 2016
Beverly Hills Screenplay Contest
Los Angeles, United States
Late Deadline: Jan 10, 2016
Mediawave International Film and Music Festival
Szombathely, Hungary
Late Deadline: Jan 10, 2016
Sao Tome Festfilm
Sao Tomé and Principe
Late Deadline: Jan 10, 2016
Visions du Réel
Nyon, Switzerland
Late Deadline: Jan 10, 2016
CPH PIX
Copenhagen, Denmark
Late Deadline: Jan 11, 2016
Belfast Film Festival
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Late Deadline: Jan 15, 2016
Boca Raton Jewish Film Society
Boca Raton, FL, United States
Late Deadline: Jan 15, 2016
Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Film
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Late Deadline: Jan 15, 2016
International short films festival “Piélagos en corto”
Piélagos, Spain
Late Deadline: Jan 15, 2016
Los Angeles Film Festival
Los Angeles, United States
Late Deadline: Jan 15, 2016
WorldFest-Houston International Film & Video Festival
Houston, United States
Late Deadline: Jan 15, 2016
Palm Beach International Film Festival
Palm Beach, United States
Late Deadline: Jan 20, 2016
Athens International Film and Video Festival
Athens (Ohio), United States
Late Deadline: Jan 25, 2016
Newport Beach Film Festival
Newport Beach, United States
Late Deadline: Jan 25, 2016
Manhattan Film Festival
New York, United States
Late Deadline: Jan 27, 2016
Brussels Short Film Festival
Brussels, Belgium
Late Deadline: Jan 28, 2016
Rincon International Film Festival – Puerto Rico
Rincon, Puerto Rico
Late Deadline: Jan 28, 2016
SENE Film, Music and Arts Festival
Providence, United States
Late Deadline: Jan 29, 2016
MiFo Miami
Miami, United States
Late Deadline: Jan 30, 2016
Courtisane Festival – Film, Video and Media Art
Ghent, Belgium
Late Deadline: Jan 31, 2016
International Animation Film Festival Golden Kuker
Sofia, Bulgaria
Late Deadline: Jan 31, 2016
Short Shorts Film Festival
Tokyo, Japan
Late Deadline: Jan 31, 2016
Regular
Big Island Film Festival
Mauna Lani Resort, United States
Regular Deadline: Jan 01, 2016
HorrorHound Film Fest
Cincinnati, United States
Regular Deadline: Jan 01, 2016
Greenwich International Film Festival
Greenwich, United States
Regular Deadline: Jan 01, 2016
Seattle Transmedia & Independent Festival
Seattle, United States
Regular Deadline: Jan 04, 2016
Boston LGBT Film Festival
Boston, United States
Regular Deadline: Jan 04, 2016
First Annual LGBTQA ShortsFest
Walnut, United States
Regular Deadline: Jan 09, 2016
Macon Film Festival
Macon, United States
Regular Deadline: Jan 13, 2016
Ivy Film Festival
Providence, United States
Regular Deadline: Jan 15, 2016
MiFo Miami
Miami, United States
Regular Deadline: Jan 16, 2016
Edinburgh International Film Festival
Edinburgh, Scotland
Regular Deadline: Jan 20, 2016
Rochester International Film Festival
Rochester, New York, United States
Regular Deadline: Jan 22, 2016
Near Nazareth Film Festival
Afula, Isreal
Regular Deadline: Jan 28, 2016
Oakland International Film Festival
Oakland, United States
Regular Deadline: Jan 29, 2016
Cinema at the Edge
Santa Monica, United States
Regular Deadline: Jan 30, 2016
Carmarthen Bay Film Festival
Llanelli, United Kingdom
Regular Deadline: Jan 31, 2016
Friss Hús Shortfilm Festival
Budapest, Hungary
Regular Deadline: Jan 31, 2016
Troyes International Short Film Festival
Troyes, France
Regular Deadline: Jan 31, 2016
Early Bird
San Francisco Black Film Festival
San Francisco, United States
Early Bird Deadline: Jan 01, 2016
Reality Bytes Independent Student Film Festival
Northern Illinois, United States
Early Bird Deadline: Jan 01, 2016
Oakland International Film Festival
Oakland, United States
Early Bird Deadline: Jan 01, 2016
El Ojo Cojo
Madrid, Spain
Early Bird Deadline: Jan 20, 2016
Curtas Vila Do Conde – International Film Festival
Vila Do Conde, Portugal
Early Bird Deadline: Jan 29, 2016
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