With great sadness we’re announcing today that on February 15th, 2021 FilmFestivalLife is going to stop collecting film submissions. This is the first step before a total platform shutdown a month later. Timetable: Until February 14th, 2021: We’ll still collect submissions as usual. February 15th, 2021: All open calls will be automatically closed. Filmmakers will […]
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The Best Festival Docs To Stream Online Right Now
In advance of the upcoming deadlines for a bunch of great doc fests, from American Documentary to DokumentART, we decided to compile some of the best documentaries you can screen online right now. All of whom were submitted on FFL. Time to get inspired. “In feature films the director is God; in documentary films God […]
5 Top Shorts To Stream Right Now
Once a short’s career is over it heads to the land of eternity: the world wide web. We picked some of the most successful shorts submitted on FFL in the last few years, incorporating award-winners from the likes of Sydney, Doclisboa, Hollyshorts, Zubroffka, and Filmfest Dresden. Here’s the best award-winner shorts to stream right now. […]
Berlinale Shorts: 5 Filmmakers To Keep An Eye On
We love shorts. We love the Berlinale. Why not get a head start and find out more about the short filmmakers screening this year? Here in Berlin we are extremely excited about the upcoming Berlinale. And there’s much more on offer than he new offerings from heavyweights such as Wes Anderson or Gus Van Sant. […]
The Oscar Shorts Semi-Finalists Have Been Announced, Including Many FFL Filmmakers
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 […]
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 […]
Spotlight: The Antalya Film Forum
On our trip to the Antalya Film Festival, we took a look at the expanding Antalya Film Forum. A great showcase for Turkish films, it’s a film forum that’s one of the most prominent in the region. The Antalya Film Festival went by the mantra “less is more”, but the Antalya Film Forum was a […]
FilmFestivalLifeLine makes Feedspot’s Top 100 Festival Blogs List
Feedspot, a nifty new online tool which aims to collate everything you should read in one place, has put us in the top 100 festival blogs list. Ever since starting up in the submissions business back in 2011, our aim for FilmFestivalLifeLine has remained the same. To be the perfect assistant to navigate the festival […]
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, […]
FFL films amongst the winners at Flickerfest ’17
Another great year at Flickerfest has closed, with many FFL winners winning accolades. Congrats to all! The Academy-Award accredited festival gave out 30,000AUD in prize money to a wide-range of films, from Australian to international, to films made by primary school kids! The message? There’s great film everywhere – made by all types of filmmaker. Keep reading to find […]
The 11th Zubroffka Film Festival brings 2016 to an exciting close
Zubroffka is coming up from December 7th-11th and promises to bring some cinematic intrigue to the final month of the year. Located in Poland’s Bialystok, it’s the home of the famous bison and shows some typical chutzpah with its wide-ranging lineup incorporating a diverse range of cinema – one that includes many FFL filmmakers! Here’s our FFL filmmakers who’ll […]
It’s BLACK FRIDAY!
Black Friday means Madness! Only today subscribing to a Monthly Film Plan is cheaper than a single submission. Sign up to a Monthly film plan* today and save 50% on the first month! Pick your film and proceed with the plan activation – on payout the discount will apply for the first month. Film Plans […]
Make your own story and Submit to Mobile Film Festival
In 2016, the Mobile Film Festival is back for its 12th edition. As in the past editions, rules are simple : 1 mobile – 1 minute – 1 film. Make your own story and submit your film before January 3rd. You can submit as much as films you wish and in any language or any […]
Cork Film Festival Announces Its 2016 Lineup, And It’s Out Of This World
The Cork Film Festival lineup is finally out. The festival has returned to the Everyman Palace, the stunning cinema that hosted the inaugural festival in 1956 – but there’s nothing throwback about the program they’ve assembled here. One that includes many titles selected from their Open Call on FFL! A wide range of topics have been addressed by FFL filmmakers, […]