Blog: Filmfestivals

Vagrant Film Club holds its own Film Festival which takes place in one random location on a day of Spring and Autumn equinox as well as on a day of Summer and Winter solstice.

The best films are chosen only according to the audience voting. The winners will be awarded with the souvenirs, various trophies and artifacts that are gathered during the voyages.

Vagrant film club – is a non-commercial journey of one film vagabond (guru) or a group of film vagabonds along the film routes. During the journey they gather, screen and shoot independent films. CinemaVan is a means of communication between independent filmmakers, film festivals and film societies.

Film vagabonds represent the ideology that is free from political or religious doctrines. They stand for peace, love, ecology and personal freedom. Anyone sharing the ideas and values of the cinemavan and accept its rules can join it. Vagrant musicians and artists are also welcome.

The route is based on the film festivals, film societies film cafes or just friendly invitations. Film vagabond moves on foot, hitchhiking, water-hitching, air-hitching, horse-drawn hitching, by bicycle, rowboats, sailboats or even air-balloons. Car driving, catching a cab, staying at hotels is possible only in case of emergency or for the seniors, disabled or juvenile fellow travelers. Generally, cinemavan migrates to the Southern hemisphere, subtropical or equatorial climate countries in winter.

In summer it returns to Lapland, Siberia and Northern countries. This, however, doesn’t mean that Cinema gaff cannot come to Taimyr Peninsula during hard frosts or to Congo tropical forests during the rainy season.

Das Festival beabsichtigt, Independent Cinema national und international zu fördern.

Das Montelupo International Independent Film Festival ist die Idee von Lorenzo Ciani, einem unabhängigen Filmregisseur, der von der Magie des Cinema Mignon d'essai bezaubert wird. Durch die Zusammenarbeit mit dem Art Director Daniele Pertici wurde das Projekt Wirklichkeit.

Wenn es etwas gibt, das wir alle gemeinsam haben, dann ist es Bewegung. Wie Akram Khan es ausdrückte: „Bewegung ist der wesentliche Bestandteil dafür, wie die Welt weitergeht oder überlebt.“

Wenn die Bewegung unseres Körpers mit der kinematografischen Bewegung verschmilzt, entsteht eines der originellsten Filmgenres: der Tanzfilm. Worte können in die Irre führen, aber die Körpersprache lügt nicht.

Choreoscope ist das Internationale Tanzfilmfestival von Barcelona. Eine einzigartige Veranstaltung, die nicht nur denjenigen gewidmet ist, die sich für Tanz begeistern, sondern auch für diejenigen, die Qualitätskino mögen. Unser Ziel ist es, die engen Verbindungen zur Kunst im Allgemeinen und zu Film und Tanz im Besonderen zu fördern. Wir haben es uns zum Ziel gesetzt, 2013 ins Leben gerufen und mit drei großen Veranstaltungen veranstaltet.

Filme kennen keine Grenzen. Tanzen tut es auch nicht. Zu ihnen gesellt sich eine gemeinsame Sprache. Die universelle Sprache der Bewegung. Die Mission von Choreoscope ist es, diese faszinierende Sprache mit einem Publikum zu verbinden, das etwas Neues, Anderes, Besonderes erleben möchte. Choreoscope Barcelona ist das Tanzfilmfestival derer, die noch einen Schritt weiter gehen.

The Balkan Film Food Festival is not a festival only about Food and Culinary. The Balkan Film Food Festival is about Balkan Film Production. The Festival intent is to create a climate of understanding of friendship and collaborations among Balkan countries. All guests sit on a common table and taste our common Balkan culinary drink the same wine.

Cuisine is part of this event and it aims at having better friendly contacts among the participants.

Das Bašta Fest ist ein internationales Kurzspielfilmfestival, das in Bajina Bašta, Westserbien, stattfindet. Es ist eine jährliche Veranstaltung, die am ersten Juliwochenende stattfindet und vier Tage dauert. Aufgrund des Berufs der Gründer (Schauspieler Jovan Jelisavčić und Maja Šuša) ist der Hauptinteresse des Festivals eine Zusammenarbeit zwischen Regisseuren und Schauspielern. Wir glauben, dass die Fokussierung auf die Qualität dieser gemeinsamen künstlerischen Anstrengungen einen positiven Einfluss auf die Positionierung des Bašta Fest unter den Kurzfilmfestivals haben wird. Das Bašta Fest ist von großer Bedeutung für die Dezentralisierung der Kultur, da es vielfältige Film-, Musik- und Off-Programme in diese wunderschöne Region gebracht hat. Eine der Prioritäten des Festivals ist es, eine große Anzahl von Besuchern die unglaubliche natürliche Schönheit zu fördern. Unser Hauptziel ist es jedoch, dieses Festival in eine aufregende kulturelle Oase umzuwandeln, die lokale und internationale junge Künstler unterstützt und den Schwerpunkt auf Kurzspielfilme mit Authentizität legt. Die Hauptauswahl ist ein Kurzfilmprogramm des Wettbewerbs, während zwei Filme als Teil eines Nicht-Wettbewerbs, eines Sonderprogramms jedes Jahr gezeigt werden - einer während der Eröffnung und einer während der Abschlussfeier. Der letzte, der gezeigt wird, ist ein serbischer Debüt-Spielfilm, der vom Bašta-Festteam als erfolgreichster im Vorjahr gewählt wurde. Der Eintritt zu allen Vorführungen in Bašta ist kostenlos, während sie immer unter offenem Nachthimmel stattfinden. Derzeit gibt es zwei offizielle Festivalplätze: den Borići-Park und den Perućac-See.

Only for Spanish Filmmakers // Solo para cineastas españoles.

Ars Independent Festival 2019 will be the 9th multimedia festival of film, animation, video games and music videos. The upcoming edition will take place in Katowice, between the 24th and 29th of September 2019.

The festival is searching for what’s cool in young, debuting, contemporary audio-visual culture. It’s not afraid to watch videos with 27 views on YouTube, it’s missing the “least popular” sorting option on itch.io and considers Festival Scope Pro decidedly “too mainstream”.

The heart of the festival are four international competitions, in which the audience decides about the awarding of prizes. The Black Horse of Film (feature films from all over the world) and the Black Horse of Animation (short features) present the cinematographic debuts by directors from the entire world, often as their Polish premieres. The Black Horse of Video Games and the Black Horse of Music Video are devoted to new games and music videos.

Additionally, every year festivalgoers are treated to: screenings of films, animations and music videos, video game exhibitions, virtual reality and new technologies, discussion panels and Q&As with artists, concerts, live acts and musical afterparties.

In previous years, the festival hosted a variety of artists from all over the world, including Béla Tarr, Nina Menkes, Phil Mulloy, Laila Pakalnina, Bruce LaBruce, Tami Tamaki, Stephen „M.O.O.N.” Gilarde, Jakuba Dvorský, Mariola Brillowska, Piotr Dumała, Arkadiusz Jakubik, Bodo Kox, Łukasz Barczyk, Sos Sosowski, Wiktor Stribog and Władysław Komendarek.

The event is organized by the culture institution Katowice the City of Gardens and the City of Katowice.

DAS FESTIVAL:

Das Internationale Filmfestival „Cinema Povero“ steht allen offen: reiche Filmemacher, arme Filmemacher jeden Geschlechts und jeder Religion sind willkommen, sofern sie mit einem begrenzten Budget eine schöne, originelle Idee entwickelt haben.

The Marbella International Film Festival brings together artists and their films from all corners of the globe to display their talents to the commercial world.

The Festival is growing in stature and receives continuous worldwide accolade, recognition and support for its contribution to the arts.

We are delighted to now be entering our 17th Marbella International Film Festival, to be held 5th to 9th October 2022.

The Festival has expanded considerably since it’s launch in 2006 and we now have additional collaboration and association with the Marbella Town Hall and Tourist Board, Marbella Film Office and the Andalucia Film Commission.

During the Festival we host five glamorous evening events with many networking opportunities, culminating in the grand Gala Awards Ceremony.

Attendees come from all over the world and include filmmakers, industry professionals, exhibitors, dignitaries, celebrities and VIPs, special invited guests and the rich and famous of course!

Entdecken Sie das Festival PROTESTA, wo das Kino den sozialen Wandel auslöst.

Diese internationale Veranstaltung feiert Filme, die herausfordern, hinterfragen und inspirieren. Mit einem vielfältigen Angebot an Dokumentar-, Fiktions- und Animationsfilmen in Spiel- und Kurzfilmformaten ist Protesta ein Schmelztiegel für Filmemacher, die sich dafür einsetzen, den Status Quo zu hinterfragen und herauszufordern.

Wir setzen auf Kreativität, positive soziale Wirkung und innovatives Storytelling. Mit mehr als 11 Ausgaben ist PROTESTA das wichtigste Festival für soziale Auswirkungen in Katalonien und ein Hauptakteur im Bereich Social Cinema in Spanien. Besuchen Sie uns nächsten Oktober in der kulturell lebendigen Stadt Vic und nehmen Sie an einer Reihe paralleler Aktivitäten teil, die bereichern, aufklären und inspirieren sollen.

The San Diego International Kids' Film Festival promotes the idea of entertainment with education. Supported by many across the world, the festival supports the entertainment and education industries by showcasing international films, and gives young, aspiring filmmakers a channel to communicate to an international community. The resulting collaboration produces a unique multicultural experience, engaging young viewers with positive media, as a diverse education.

The 12 Months Film Festival (#12MFF) is farrest challenging film festival available which attracts, displays and awards filmmakers from six continents. Our finest selection system brings the benefits of a quality qualification in the #12MFF and also come with surprise awards where qualify all selected entries. #12MFF was designed to award you amazing prizes. Moreover, we will do our best in working with your needs in order for your talent and dedication to be appreciated by the public.
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Entries requirements:
-> All films must have been made in or after 2012 and have English subtitles (unless English is the main language spoken); A creation date does not apply in case of the screen writings from being stopped for submissions, but the submitted must be in English or have a copy translated in English;
-> We accept shorts, documentaries, animations, experimental, music videos, web and new media, commercials (all specified previously under 45 minutes); feature films and feature documentaries (any length, 45 + minutes);
->A description between 50 and 150 words;
->Trailer (not required for movies under 7 minutes; optional) and the film must be submitted as an on-line screener (Vimeo preferred) which may be embedded on the website for visitors to see your creation; you can further opt for modifications in your entry;
->Cover of the film/screen writing or a defining photo;

We also offer the following services:
Film review; Film improvement support; Trailer for your movie; Web-design and coding; Complete graphic-design. Proceed here: http://12mff.com/services/

Mission:

A judged film festival described as "Sundance with Fangs" by Newsday Long Island. We provide a venue for showcasing your films within a celebratory & respectful environment, where fans can enjoy the independent films entered by those of you who passionately craft your Strange-ifical, Weird-ifical, Horror-ifical, Sci-fi-tastical, Fantastical and Macabre-licious films. The opportunity to win awards, increase film visibility via press and possibly obtain distribution is always part of the equation with the Macabre Faire Film Festival.

For starters the word "Macabre" is pronounced: Ma-Cob. The "re" is hardly ever heard. What does it mean?

Although it is an adjective meaning: disturbing and horrifying because of involvement with or depiction of death and injury, WE ARE NOT SOLELY A HORROR FILM FESTIVAL but instead a whole lot more than that. We usually approach the Macabre Faire Film Festival with a lighter touch in the sense that, not all of the films screened are horror and instead many may simply be considered a bit on the darker side. Of course, we will add some horror to this festival but, when we hear the word "Macabre" we remember those hauntingly fascinating films that starred legendary greats such as:
Vincent Price & Peter Cushing or those fantastic Gothic horrors like the "Hammer" films. These names in themselves represent what "macabre" means to us. What we are saying is that the word "Macabre" DOES NOT mean we only accept HORROR films but instead that we welcome those films that can tap into our fears through what you don't see or hear. A dark drama, mystery, suspense, thriller or dark comedy can do a lovely job making us feel uncomfortable in the dark. So folks, this is what many of the films selected for the Macabre Faire Film Festival offer. A buffet for any pallet. About the only thing we may have to say "No Thanks" to would be a romantic comedy/drama... unless, there's a monster under the bed during love making or other dark element.

All submitted films are pre-screened by select judges that includes Eileen Dietz, our Festival Ambassador, of the original "The Exorcist" film to ensure the films have followed guidelines and are an overall fit for the festival. Then the films are passed on to another set of judges consisting of more filmmakers, film critics, genre film fans and or seasoned actors to choose the Official Selections. Once these selections have been identified there is an additional judging process in collaboration with the original pre-screening judges to identify the different category nominees. Once you have been notified we insist on having the film festival entry form filled out and submitted back to the festival via email or snail mail within 4 weeks of acceptance. This form can be found on our website or it has been emailed to you as an attachment with your initial welcoming email.

URGENT NOTE: IF THERE IS NO CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE FESTIVAL AND INDIVIDUAL WHO SUBMITTED THE ACCEPTED FILM WITHIN 4 WEEKS FROM INITIAL ACCEPTANCE NOTIFICATION, WHICH ALL FILMMAKERS RECEIVE FROM FESTHOME BY DEADLINE DATE, YOUR FILM WILL NO LONGER BE AN OFFICIAL SELECTION IN THE MACABRE FAIRE FILM FESTIVAL. So we urge everyone to check their spam folders at all times and or ensure to make contact with the festival within 4 weeks of the acceptance notification. Failure to do so will exclude your film from the festival. Please take the time to ACTUALLY READ all the pages of the submission form which contains mailing address information (if needed) and other very important details which includes getting your discs or film posters sent to the festival in a timely fashion. This does not mean mailing materials in 2 weeks before the event as they will not be accepted.

Moving on...
January's festival always falls on Martin Luther King Jr weekend for easy remembering. This 4 day event start with Thursday and Friday being solely screening days with minimal panels within 3 screening rooms. The festival continues for another 2 days with Saturday screenings starting at 12pm into midnight within 4-5 screening rooms and an intimately sized vendor room with additional panels available for guests. Saturday evening is capped with an elaborate Red Carpet Gala Award Ceremony that offers a glamorous atmosphere filled with Press, Photos, Entertainment, Dinner and Awards! This is NOT to be missed.

Sunday captures the conversations from the night prior winners and more. A perfect day to catch those shorts you may have missed as it usually hosts an encore segment for short films from 12pm until 6pm. Be sure to visit the vendor room before the day is over and sit in on another panel or other special treat before it all ends until the following year.

Several films that have screened at MFFF have received distribution at this time for titles like: Cannibal Diner, Caesar & Otto's Deadly XMas, Caesar & Otto's Paranormal Halloween, Model Hunger, The Perfect House, House of Afflictions, Dead Woman's Hollow, The Long Island Serial Killer, The Ghouligans, Devil Knows His Own, Coyote, and others being discussed at this very moment. Will yours be next?

The Ânûû-rû Âboro International Film Festival is committed to echo the words and aspirations of the indigenous peoples around the world, with a particular focus on peoples from the Pacific region.

ONLY FOR SPANISH FILMMAKERS // SOLO PARA CINEASTAS ESPAÑOLES.

Take 21 Film Festival(formerly TSFF) is a youth short film festival open to filmmakers ages 12-21 around the world. Learn more about us at take21.ca.

FARO 1540 - Verband zur Verteidigung und Förderung des Umwelt- und Kulturerbes von Faro organisiert nach dem Erfolg der letzten Ausgaben von FARCUME - Internationales Kurzfilmfestival von Faro die 11. Ausgabe dieses Festivals, das vom 20. bis 22. September 2024 in der Stadt Faro stattfinden wird.

Diese 14. Ausgabe von FARCUME beabsichtigt, Werke im Bereich Kurzfilme mit einer Länge von bis zu 18 Minuten auszustellen und zu bewerben, die in drei Kategorien unterteilt sind: Animation, Dokumentarfilm und Fiktion.

An diesem Festival können alle in- und ausländischen Bürger einzeln oder in Gruppen teilnehmen, indem sie einfach die Bestimmungen der Verordnung einhalten, ein Anmeldeformular ausfüllen und ihre Werke bis zum 21. Juni 2024, vorbehaltlich der Vorauswahl, an die Organisation senden.

Der Hauptzweck dieses Festivals bleibt derselbe: neue Talente bekannt zu machen und zu fördern sowie die hervorragende Arbeit, die in diesem Bereich geleistet wurde, aber nicht immer die gewünschte und verdiente Förderung findet, in der Öffentlichkeit bekannt zu machen.

Mit anderen Worten, FARCUME beabsichtigt, in einem informellen Umfeld, guter Laune und einer entspannten Atmosphäre das Engagement, die Hingabe, die Kreativität und die Verdienste von Regisseuren, Schauspielern und technischen Teams zu belohnen und anzuerkennen, die mit bescheidenen Mitteln Werke von hoher Qualität entwickeln können.

Angesichts der Prinzipien und Ziele von „FARO 1540“, das sogar den Status einer Nichtregierungsorganisation (Non Governmental Environmental Organization) hat, wird das Festival auch weiterhin ein starkes Umweltbewusstsein und Sensibilität walten lassen und die Teilnehmer davor warnen, Kurzfilme zu zeigen, in denen Missachtung der Umwelt, Ungleichheit der Menschenrechte oder Tiermissbrauch behauptet oder gefördert wird. Es wird ein Umweltmanagementplan weiterentwickelt, der speziell für diese Veranstaltung „entworfen“ wurde, um die Optimierung der Ressourcen sicherzustellen, die für die Förderung und Durchführung der Veranstaltung und die Entsorgung der anfallenden Abfälle benötigt werden.

It is a festival to promote an intercultural dialogue for a deeper understanding of others by presenting their creative works to the audience and to encourage filmmakers of documentary and short films.

The festival accepts Documentaries, Short Feature Films, and Animation Films, which are from the production of 2015, 2016.

CARAMBOLA ist ein Reise-Kino-Kurzfilmprogramm für Kinder zwischen 3 und 12 Jahren, das aus unabhängigen europäischen Filmen besteht. Es ist eine kreative und interessante Begegnung mit der siebten Kunst, die darauf abzielt, das Aussehen der Jungen mit Inhalten zu bereichern und zu erweitern, weit weg von den eigentlichen kommerziellen Filmen.

With twenty-two years of existence, (the first edition was in 1997) AVANCA Film Festival was awarded first place in 2011 contest of the support film festivals sponsored by ICA / Ministry of Culture.

An additional thematic programming has happened over all these years, giving space to screening of significant works of contemporary cinema appropriately framed in concerns and / or well-defined objectives.

The AVANCA is known as a space for workshops led by personalities of world cinema, and being more than a "master class", has allowed a unique cinema practice. Every year we have always 6 or 7 workshops, bringing together participants from all over Europe. The media have written that this is the largest European area of professional workshops in the field of cinema.

AVANCA is the only festival that congregates a Cinema International Competition, works from the television area, video and new supports of multimedia, with a special concern of exhibit the best world productions done in each category.
Since the first edition, the festival only accepts unprecedented films in Portugal.

The World Premiere competition is unique in our country and was only possible because Avanca became a passage point of unpublished authors and movies with great quality. Films that have their world premiere in the festival, independently of the submitted category, are also participating in the World Premiere Competition.
AVANCA is the Portuguese festival with the highest percentage of worldwide unpublished movies that find here their first showing.

In 2020 Edition, Avanca will bring for the first time the VR Competition, where films in virtual reality 360°, narrative or experimental (but with no interactivity) are allowed.

Since 2010, we have organized the international film conference AVANCA | CINEMA, becoming the most important conference in the field of cinema in the Iberian Peninsula. This conference brings together speakers and participants from around the world.
Thematic exhibitions, editions of books, bibliographic presentations and various projects have marked these last 10 years of AVANCA with the quality that compels the festival and the participants obviously require.