Deadlines for Independent Filmmaker Project’s (IFP) Independent Film Week are now available. Visit the event page for more information and to submit your application today!

The Pare Lorentz Documentary Fund supports the production of thoughtful, challenging documentaries that educate and enlighten. Time is running out for your chance to be selected for the 2013 fund! Pare Lorentz represents the unique opportunity to share your perspective on stories both told and untold – register today! Application Deadline: Monday, April 22, 2013 The [...]

The 6th Annual New York Surf Film Festival is now officially open for entry. Read below for more information on this themed fest and click here to submit your film today. About New York Surf Film Festival: The New York Surf Film Festival strives every year to curate an exhibition of the highest quality surf [...]

Here’s the press release from Sarasota Film Festival’s recently release of their full lineup. The festival runs from April 5, 2013 – April 14, 2013. For more information and to purchase tickets visit http://www.sarasotafilmfestival.com/. Find the complete release with full film list here. The Sarasota Film Festival (SFF) officially announced their complete 2013 Festival program [...]

Sponsored by Women Make Movies (WMM), learn the essentials of proposal writing to increase the chance for your film to be funded. Competition is steep, and in these times any leg up on the competition shouldn’t be scoffed at!

The Tribeca Film Festival recently released it’s completely list of films for the 2013 TFF. Here’s a snippet from the press release: The Tribeca Film Festival (TFF), presented by American Express, today announced its feature film selections in the Spotlight and Midnight sections, projects in the new Storyscapes section and Special Screenings. The 12th edition [...]

Fortnight Film ContestPresented by the Capital City Film Festival Details Contest Dates: March 21 to April 4, 2013Registration: Now OpenFee: $100 (includes 2 CCFF all-access passes) Rules and Other Stuff Contest will begin on March 21 and final edited entries are due by April 4. Contest will begin and end at the Lansing Public Media Center, located [...]

Occupy Cannes will prove to be an invaluable tool not only for independent filmmakers, but for all artists, scholars, and anyone that values the idea of artistic independence. More important, the issue of artistic independence is bigger than Cannes, Troma, Return to Nuke ‘Em High, and the film industry itself; it’s about showing the world that independent art must be actively fought for.

The 36 Hour Giving Challenge helps you support the Sarasota Film Festival through non-profit organizations.  Taking place March 5th to March 6th (7:00 AM – 7:00 PM), any and all donations to this landmark festival will aid in its continued showcase high-quality, topical and entertaining independent films.   A statement of the 36 Hour Giving [...]

From the producers of Kirikou and the Sorceress, Triplets of Belleville and The Secret of Kellscomes the opening night film of the 2013 New York International Children’s Film Festival (NYICFF). Fresh from standing ovations at Toronto and Cannes, Ernest & Celestine joyfully leaps across genres and influences to capture the kinetic, limitless possibilities of animated [...]