The Academy have whittled down the short film categories for Live Action, Animation and Documentary to a select 10 Shortlist each. It’s not without some notable omissions – former winner Don Hertzfeld’s WORLD OF TOMORROW: PART TWO is surprisingly absent in the animation list – but includes some of the most hyped shorts of the […]
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OPEN CALL: Lexus Australia Short Film Fellowship Submissions 2018
Calling all Australian talents around the world! You have until January 29th 2018 to submit your CV and work to the Lexus Australia Short Film Fellowship, the largest and most generous cash fellowship ($200,000) for short film in Australia. The Fellowship, launched in 2015, provides a launching pad for the careers of emerging Australian talent, many of […]
The NYC Independent Film Festival is a celebration of the true independent filmmaker
The NYC Independent Film Festival will host a variety of events: Panels with industry professionals on topics such as Distribution, Film Finance, Music Licensing, and Women In Film, after parties and networking events, live shows, discussion groups, and a VR experience. In 2018, the NYC Independent Film Festival will award over $10,000 USD in prizes […]
Here’s why you should submit to the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival
**The Melbourne Documentary Film Festival is amongst the world’s newest documentary film festivals and is one of the most fun and interesting stopovers on the international documentary film festival circuit. Each year we curate world class feature and short documentaries direct from some of the hottest most prestigious documentary film festivals in the world, such […]
Flickerfest: “a world of cinema you cannot easily find anywhere else”
Imagine screening your film on Bondi Beach in the height of the Australian summer. Flickerfest is Australia’s premier short film festival and its Academy- and BAFTA- accredited to boot. We spoke with their Festival Director Bronwyn Kidd for the scoop on the upcoming edition. She came up with some helpful tips that will be indispensable […]
NOW OPEN: Adelaide FF International Virtual Reality Competition 2017
Adelaide Film Festival and Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) have are inviting entries for their International Virtual Reality Competition. We invite the diverse, creative community of storytellers and practitioners to submit inventive, independently produced works of fiction, documentary, and interactive Virtual Reality projects for consideration. Take us into your dimension. VR Submissions for […]
A-List film festivals you must submit to now
June will soon be here, with a number of unmissable deadlines for your film festival career. Now it’s the perfect time to start preparing the international distribution strategy for your short film. From Ismael Martin’s blog – May 02, 2017 When you begin planning your festival career, one of the first references is always the A-list festivals […]
Don’t miss out! Adelaide Film Festival is calling for your films.
The Adelaide Film Festival celebrates the moving image in all its glorious forms. This year, ADL Film Fest goes punk, in merriment of the punk movement’s 40th year. Over 11 days, the Adelaide Film Festival festival fills the city and surrounds with feature films, documentaries, shorts, animation, and new media works. In cinemas, galleries and on […]
Stars of Dresden: Veljko Popovic
One of our top festivals open for submissions on FFL, Filmfest Dresden, recently just wrapped with its prize-giving ceremony. To celebrate, we’ll be taking a look at some of the filmmakers that won accolades as part of our new “Stars of Dresden” series. Veljko Popovic uses animated film as a method for exploring the modern world and all […]
8 Tips For Creating The Perfect Film Website
Finding making your film website a bit tricky? Check out our media partner Ismael Martin’s article on 8 essentials that you should include in your film website. From Ismael Martin’s blog – Feb. 16, 2017 For filmmakers, having a film website is essential – not only for having a presence on the Internet, but to support the viewing of your movie. A […]
Meet Zofia Kowalewska: the new star of Polish cinema
Young, bold and prolific, Zofia Kowalewska shows promise as the next talent in the Polish cinema. Her last short film, “Close Ties” – shortlisted among the ten films competing for an Academy Award nomination for Best Short Documentary in 2016 – had a terrific festival run, enchanting festival programmers and audiences all over the world. […]
Here are the newbie film festivals on the Oscar qualifying list
The ballots have been sent out and the Academy are casting their votes. Now it’s time to start thinking about your route to the Oscars. Take a look at the latest list of Academy Award Qualifying Festivals for inspiration. From our official media partner – Ismael Martin’s Blog: In total there are 9 new festivals […]
Don’t miss the 64th annual Sydney Film Festival open for submissions till Feb 24th!
The 64th annual Sydney Film Festival welcomes the world’s best new films to Australia for 12 days and nights of inspiring and entertaining premieres, talks and parties. Each year, the festival takes over cinemas across Sydney to screen more than 200 brand new features, documentaries, Australian films, restored classics and short films you won’t usually […]
Hollyshorts announced as an Academy Award Qualifying Film Festival
Your submission on FFL might just launch your short into La La Land, as our fantastic partner festivals Hollyshorts has been announced as an Academy Award-accredited festival. The awards season is in full swing. Did you also know we have many Academy accredited festivals on FFL? Alongside festivals such as Sydney and the soon-to-open Cork and Encounters, […]
What’s new at the NYC Independent Film Festival 2017
The 8th Annual NYC Independent Film Festival is the annual celebration of the true independent filmmaker. From Mary 2-7, 2017, the Festival take will place in the historic center of NYC, Times Square – the perfect home for an event geared toward creating incredible opportunities for independent voices. #NYCIndieFF provides a showcase for the best […]