Dublin International Short Film and Music Festival

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DISFMF // Dublin International Short Film and Music Festival
Open Call
Oct 19, 2018 - Aug 10, 2019
Open to Public Competitive Market Special Fees
Festival type Real Venue Festival
Types of films Any type, Animation, Children, Commercial, Documentary, Experimental, Hybrids, Industrial, Mini-series, Multimedia, Music video, Narrative fiction, Series, Student, TV, Web
Film length
Genre
Action, Adventure, Alternative, Art, Avantgarde, B-Movie, Biography, Burlesque, Classics, Comedy, Comedy drama, Crime, Culture, Dance, Dark comedy, Drama, Dramedy, Environmental, Family, Fantastic, Fantasy, Film noir, Flash, Foreign, Health, Hip Hop, History, Horror, Human rights, Independent, Kids, LGBT, Live Action, Medical, Melodrama, Microcinema, Mockumentary, Music, Musical, Mystery, Nature, News, , Parody, Post modern, Realism, Reality, Religious, Road Trip, Romance, Romantic comedy, Satire, Science, Science fiction, Silent movie, Social issues, Spiritual, Sports, Surreal, Thriller, Transgender, Underground, Urban, War, Western
Mission / description
We are an independent festival dedicated to bring together established musicians and filmmakers in a forum to celebrate the short films.
Musicians who can provide great music and work …together with filmmakers, we provide a platform for independent music artists and film score composers to create exposures for themselves through live performances, networking with filmmakers and sales or free giveaway of their materials.
Dublin International Short Film and Music Festival celebrates the artistic, educational and historical importance of short films and music. It gives independent film artists a platform for sharing their work and creating a dialogue with the community. It promotes the discussion and study of filmmaking.
DISFMF is the largest independent short film festival in Ireland, in 2019 we are celebrating the 8th anniversary.
In 2018 we screened 116 short films from all over the world, the festival has brought established, emerging and award-winning filmmakers to the public attention.
Dublin, capital of the Republic of Ireland, is on Ireland’s east coast at the mouth of the River Liffey. Its historic buildings include Dublin Castle, dating to the 13th century, and imposing St Patrick’s Cathedral, founded in 1191. City parks include landscaped St Stephen’s Green and huge Phoenix Park, containing Dublin Zoo. The National Museum of Ireland explores Irish heritage and culture.
We are an independent film festival and DISFMF is conducted from the independent film maker point of view, we don’t spend half of our budget inviting any big stars but we want every film maker attending the festival to feel like a star because they are the ones who worked hard to see the projects ready.
Director and producer from each film selected will benefit free entry to all the venues and screenings. full text
Festival website http://www.disfmf.ie
Class
Founded: 2012
Festival category: B (international relevance, international player)
Dates
Open call: Oct 19, 2018
Early bird deadline: Jul 01, 2019
Regular deadline: Jul 21, 2019
Late deadline: Aug 10, 2019
Notification date: Sep 04, 2019
Favorite this festival or add it to one of your lists to be alerted about open call, deadlines and notification date.
Fees
Fees range from 23.00 to 28.00 EUR (0.00 to 0.00 USD) . See submission categories for details about fees.
Submission through FFL is up to 2.00 EUR cheaper than on other submission platforms for Film Plan subscribers.
Awards
Total prize money: 0.00 USD
Other prizes: Paintings
General rules
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Films that have been produced after 1 January 2015
Projects may originate anywhere in the world, but either the dialogue OR the subtitles must be in English.
No premiere requirements.
All filmmakers pay the same entry fee. No student discounts or waivers. All entry fees are non-refundable.
We will accept films of nearly every type and style, such as music videos, documentaries, horror, comedy, narrative stories, drama… etc, with the following restrictions: No unfinished, in-progress, or rough cuts projects will be accepted by our judges.
We will accept ONE VERSION of your entry only. We will NOT accept “updated” cuts such as “new sound mix”, “new effects added”, etc.
Entries must be received by 30 August 2019
Entries should not exceed 35 minutes in duration excluding titles provided the titles don’t last for more than 1 extra minute.
I agree that DISFMF can do up to 2 screening during the festival.
The Festival may use excerpts from competition films (up to 10% of the length of the film, but no more than three minutes) to promote the Festival on television and the Internet.
The number of entries by one author is not limited.
Films that promote violence, race, and religion or gender discrimination or contain explicit drug advertisement are barred from the Festival programme.
A film that has been applied cannot be withdrawn from the festival, unless the Festival management decides otherwise.
Screening copy: MP4 or MOV in h264 codec!
All kinds of short films are accepted. Here are some examples: Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Advertising, Animation, Art-house, Black Comedy, Children/Family, Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Experimental, Fantasy, Historical, Melodrama, Crime & Gangster, Biopics, Film-Noir, Road Films, Super-Heroes, Super-Natural, Independent, Music Video, Musical, Reality, Religious, Romance, Science Fiction, Silent, Sport, Student, Thriller/Suspanse, TV, and more.
ENTERING A FILM IN THIS FESTIVAL IMPLIES THE ACCEPTANCE OF THESE REGULATIONS!
Festival Dates 4th to 6th October 2019
Entry Fees: 25 Euro
Submissions Deadlines
Early Deadline: 1 July – 25 Euro
Regular Deadline: 21 July – 25 Euro
Late Deadline: 10 August – 30 Euro
Extended Deadline 30 August - 35 Euro
Notification date: September 4th, 2019
Awards
In competition, Dublin International Short Film and Music Festival makes the following awards:
o Best International Short
o Best Director
o Best Script
o Best Music Video
o Best Cinematography
o Best Comedy
o Best Animation
o Best Sound Design
o Best Score/Music
o Best Student
o Best Irish Short
o Best Actor
o Best Actress
o Best Documentary
The actual awards are paintings made by very talented Dublin based artists and the value of each painting is priceless.


FFL feels responsible for only allowing legitimate and relevant festivals to accept submissions through our platform. Thus we verify the festival's legitimacy and relevance before pushing the call for submissions live. Some festivals are not being allowed to accept submissions at all. For festivals allowed to accept submissions FFL separates among:
VALIDATED FESTIVALS
These festivals fully comply with FFL's festival validation policy. There is no doubt that they are established and/or legitimate events.
NOT VALIDATED FESTIVALS
These festivals don't fully comply with FFL's festival validation policy but appear to be legitimate events. We will leave you to decide whether you should submit to this event or not. We also welcome any feedback about these events. You can report your experience at verification@filmfestivallife.com
Click to reed more about FFl's validation policy.
DISFMF // Dublin International Short Film and Music Festival
Festival type Real Venue Festival
Types of films Any type, Animation, Children, Commercial, Documentary, Experimental, Hybrids, Industrial, Mini-series, Multimedia, Music video, Narrative fiction, Series, Student, TV, Web
Film length
Genre
Action, Adventure, Alternative, Art, Avantgarde, B-Movie, Biography, Burlesque, Classics, Comedy, Comedy drama, Crime, Culture, Dance, Dark comedy, Drama, Dramedy, Environmental, Family, Fantastic, Fantasy, Film noir, Flash, Foreign, Health, Hip Hop, History, Horror, Human rights, Independent, Kids, LGBT, Live Action, Medical, Melodrama, Microcinema, Mockumentary, Music, Musical, Mystery, Nature, News, , Parody, Post modern, Realism, Reality, Religious, Road Trip, Romance, Romantic comedy, Satire, Science, Science fiction, Silent movie, Social issues, Spiritual, Sports, Surreal, Thriller, Transgender, Underground, Urban, War, Western
Mission / description
We are an independent festival dedicated to bring together established musicians and filmmakers in a forum to celebrate the short films.
Musicians who can provide great music and work …together with filmmakers, we provide a platform for independent music artists and film score composers to create exposures for themselves through live performances, networking with filmmakers and sales or free giveaway of their materials.
Dublin International Short Film and Music Festival celebrates the artistic, educational and historical importance of short films and music. It gives independent film artists a platform for sharing their work and creating a dialogue with the community. It promotes the discussion and study of filmmaking.
DISFMF is the largest independent short film festival in Ireland, in 2019 we are celebrating the 8th anniversary.
In 2018 we screened 116 short films from all over the world, the festival has brought established, emerging and award-winning filmmakers to the public attention.
Dublin, capital of the Republic of Ireland, is on Ireland’s east coast at the mouth of the River Liffey. Its historic buildings include Dublin Castle, dating to the 13th century, and imposing St Patrick’s Cathedral, founded in 1191. City parks include landscaped St Stephen’s Green and huge Phoenix Park, containing Dublin Zoo. The National Museum of Ireland explores Irish heritage and culture.
We are an independent film festival and DISFMF is conducted from the independent film maker point of view, we don’t spend half of our budget inviting any big stars but we want every film maker attending the festival to feel like a star because they are the ones who worked hard to see the projects ready.
Director and producer from each film selected will benefit free entry to all the venues and screenings. full text
Festival website http://www.disfmf.ie
Class |
Founded: 2012 Festival category: B (international relevance, international player) |
Dates |
Open call: Oct 19, 2018 Early bird deadline: Jul 01, 2019 Regular deadline: Jul 21, 2019 Late deadline: Aug 10, 2019 Notification date: Sep 04, 2019 Favorite this festival or add it to one of your lists to be alerted about open call, deadlines and notification date. |
Fees | Fees range from 23.00 to 28.00 EUR (0.00 to 0.00 USD) . See submission categories for details about fees. Submission through FFL is up to 2.00 EUR cheaper than on other submission platforms for Film Plan subscribers. |
Awards |
Total prize money: 0.00 USD
Other prizes: Paintings |
General rules |
TERMS AND CONDITIONS Films that have been produced after 1 January 2015 Projects may originate anywhere in the world, but either the dialogue OR the subtitles must be in English. No premiere requirements. All filmmakers pay the same entry fee. No student discounts or waivers. All entry fees are non-refundable. We will accept films of nearly every type and style, such as music videos, documentaries, horror, comedy, narrative stories, drama… etc, with the following restrictions: No unfinished, in-progress, or rough cuts projects will be accepted by our judges. We will accept ONE VERSION of your entry only. We will NOT accept “updated” cuts such as “new sound mix”, “new effects added”, etc. Entries must be received by 30 August 2019 Entries should not exceed 35 minutes in duration excluding titles provided the titles don’t last for more than 1 extra minute. I agree that DISFMF can do up to 2 screening during the festival. The Festival may use excerpts from competition films (up to 10% of the length of the film, but no more than three minutes) to promote the Festival on television and the Internet. The number of entries by one author is not limited. Films that promote violence, race, and religion or gender discrimination or contain explicit drug advertisement are barred from the Festival programme. A film that has been applied cannot be withdrawn from the festival, unless the Festival management decides otherwise. Screening copy: MP4 or MOV in h264 codec! All kinds of short films are accepted. Here are some examples: Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Advertising, Animation, Art-house, Black Comedy, Children/Family, Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Experimental, Fantasy, Historical, Melodrama, Crime & Gangster, Biopics, Film-Noir, Road Films, Super-Heroes, Super-Natural, Independent, Music Video, Musical, Reality, Religious, Romance, Science Fiction, Silent, Sport, Student, Thriller/Suspanse, TV, and more. ENTERING A FILM IN THIS FESTIVAL IMPLIES THE ACCEPTANCE OF THESE REGULATIONS! Festival Dates 4th to 6th October 2019 Entry Fees: 25 Euro Submissions Deadlines Early Deadline: 1 July – 25 Euro Regular Deadline: 21 July – 25 Euro Late Deadline: 10 August – 30 Euro Extended Deadline 30 August - 35 Euro Notification date: September 4th, 2019 Awards In competition, Dublin International Short Film and Music Festival makes the following awards: o Best International Short o Best Director o Best Script o Best Music Video o Best Cinematography o Best Comedy o Best Animation o Best Sound Design o Best Score/Music o Best Student o Best Irish Short o Best Actor o Best Actress o Best Documentary The actual awards are paintings made by very talented Dublin based artists and the value of each painting is priceless. |