Festival - Media - Film

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FESTIVAL OF THE WEEK 

"Common Language -  a celebration of European Film" 
Festival to bring the  best of European Cinema throughout England
30 May - 05 June 2008
In an exceptional collaboration to mark this European Year of Intercultural Dialogue, City Screen Picturehouse Cinemas and the European Commission Representation in the UK will host a week of Premieres and preview screenings of films from all over Europe. Playing across the country, with introductions by prominent film-makers and actors, many of these films will have only been seen so far at industry festivals while some may only receive a limited UK distribution. Running between May 30th and June 5th, the festival brings an exceptional opportunity to view the best of European film-making. 

Festivals are listed in:

Africa

Festival International du Film de Marrakech (Morocco)

Zanzibar International Film Festival (Tanzania) 

Americas

Videobrasil International Electronic Art Festival

Asia

Kolkata Film Festival (India)

OK.Video (Indonesia)

Singapore International Film Festival  (Singapore)

Women Makes Waves Festival (Taiwan)

Canada

Antimatter Festival of Underground Short Film and Video - An annual festival held at Open Space Arts Centre Victoria, BC, Canada. Also includes Foreign Matter -- showcasing works from around the globe.

Art Fifa (International Festival of Films on Art)

Atlantic Film Festival  

Images Festival of Independent Film & Video - Toronto's annual spring celebration of independent and experimental film and video, featuring ten days of screenings, installations, performances and symposia.

Festival international Nouveau Cinema Nouveaux Medias de Montreal

Toronto International Film Festival

Vancouver International Film Festival

Vidiotic Over The Top Festival 

World Film Festival

EU

Art Film Festival Trencianske Teplice (Slovakia)

Berlinale (Germany) 

Cinekid International (Netherlands) 

Courtisane - Annual festival for experimental and alternative short film, video and new media in Ghent - Belgium.

DocLisboa (Portugal) 

Dokfest Liepzig (Germany) 

ECU Film Festival

El Festival de Cine de Pamplona  (Spain)

Espoo Cine International Film Festival (Finland) 

Festival de Cannes

Film Festival Cottbus 

Film Festival Ghent

Flanders Film Festival  

Forside (Denmark) 

Goteborg International Film Festival   

Kansk Film Festival (Romania) 

International Documentary Film Festival (Netherlands) 

Ischia Film Festival  (Italy)

Italian Film Festival

Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival (Czech Republic) 

La Biennale di Venezia (Italy)

Lisob DOCS (Portugal) 

Locarno International Film Festival (Switzerland)

Lund International Fantastic Film Festival 

Manneheim Film Festival

Marbella International Film Festival 

Monaco International Film Festival of Non-Violent Films

Montpellier International Festival of Mediterranean Film (France)

Munster Film Festival

Mezinarodni Film Festival (Czechoslovakia) 

Nederlands Film Festival

Odense International Film Festival (Denmark) 

Rotterdam International Film Festival

Siena Film Festival (Italy) 

Simultan Festival (Romania)

Stockholm Film Festival

Thessaloniki Film Festival

Tirana International Film Festival (Albania) 

Uppsala International Film Festival (Sweden) 

Warsaw International Film Festival (Poland) 

Zlinfest (Czechoslovakia) 

Ireland

Cork Film Festival

Foyle Film Festival

Jameson Dublin Intermational Film Festival 

Kerry Film Festival

Leith Film Festival

Navan Film Festival

Middle East

Beirut International Film Festival 

Lebanese Film Festival

Pacific

Adelaide International Film Festival  

Italian Film Festival NZ 

Sydney Film Festival

UK

Angel Film Festival 

Bath Film Festival

Belfast Film Festival - Providing information on the programme, venues, staff, sponsers and booking, as well as news, reviews and forum.

Bite the Mango - Asian and Black movies event in Bradford held annually in September. Reviews, previews, schedule and event information are provided during the event.

Borderlines Film Festival

Bradford Film Festival

British Silent Cinema Festival - Official website of Broadway Cinema Nottingham including programme, past festival brochures and booking form. [Requires Acrobat Reader]

Cambridge Film Festival

Commonwealth Film Festival 

Cornwall Film Festival - Mid-November annual festival offers feature films, short films, documentaries, animation, student work, art films and archive treats. Meet the film-makers and celebrate Cornish film.

Declaration Film Festival 

Dundee Mountain Film Festival - Scotland's longest running festival of its kind with presenters and award winning films.

Eastend Film Festival

Edinburgh International Film Festival - Annual event held in August. Includes news, reviews, booking information, venue details and jobs.

Emergeandsee - Showing videos made by students in a London cinema. Submission details, application form and information on the screenings.

Encounters Film Festival

End of the Pier International Film Festival

Fargo Film Festival 

Festival of Fantastic Films - Annual event in Manchester showing science fiction, horror and fantasy movies. Background information, archive of past years and competition details.

Filmstock International Film Festival - Annual event held in June in Luton. Includes reviews of past years, news, submission details, forum and visitors book.

Florida Film Festival 

Fort William Mountain Film Festival - Based in the Scottish Highlands the festival showcases the best in mountain related films and photography. 

Glasgow Film Festival

Inverness Film Festival - Eden Court Inverness Scotland annual film festival. Includes Premiere and listings.

iofilm   - Inside Out Film

iViva Spanish  and Latin America Film Festival 

Kendal Mountain Film Festival

Keswick Film Festival

Leeds International Film Festival - Features and shorts from around the world. Film summaries and screening times are provided, along with details of sponsers, industry events and hotels in the city.

London Food Film Fiesta - A celebration of food's relationship with the Arts. Provides brief details of the event's philosophy.

London Spanish Film Festival

Oska Bright

Palestine Film Festival

Portobello Film Festival - London 

Purbeck Film Festival 

Raindance Film Festival 

Regus London Film Festival - Annual event in November showcasing cinema from around the world. Screening times, reviews and details of events, as well as booking information, message board, competitions and newsletter.

Royal Anthropological Institute Film Festival  - Anthropology/Ethnography focus but includes guest speakers from mainstream film industry plus special focuses, e.g. China Day.

Sheffield International Documentary Festival - Includes overview, submission details and film reviews for the event.

Slapstick - Film festival in Bristol comprising of silent comedy events.

Soho Shorts Film Festival 

Surrey Film-Video Festival

Swindon Film Festival

West Chester Film Festival

Asheville Festival of Film  

Austin Film Festival

Bicycle Film Festival

Breckenridge Festival of Film

Cinevegas Film Festival

CRI Film Festival

DivX Film Festival

Free Form Film Festival - Traveling collection of film and video works.

Hamptons International Film Festival

Hawaii International Film Festival

Hollywood Film Festival

Ivy Film Festival  

Los Angeles Film Festiva

Madcat Women's International Film Festival

Malibu International Film Festival 

Maine International Film Festival

Miami International Film Festival

MicroCineFest - Underground film festival in Baltimore, Maryland. Ambitious, low-budget, psychotronic/ substream, off-beat, creative, original, do-it-yourself, daring, underground films and videos from all over the world.

Nashville Film Festival

New York Film and Video Festival

New York Underground Film Festival - Presenting the best works from the outer reaches of independent cinema.

Ojai Film Festival

Palm Springs International Film Festival

Philadelphia Film Festival

Phoenix Film Festival 

Port Townshend Film Festival

Portland Underground Film Festival - Featuring independent underground films and videos.

Queens International Film Festival

Rhode Island International Film Festival

Santa Barbara International Film Festival

Sarasota Film Festival

Seattle International Film Festival

Sundance Film Festival

Telluride Film Festival

Trenton Film Festival

Tribeca International Film Festival

USA Film Festival 

Virginia Film Festival

Whistler Film Festival  

Worldfest

Woodstock Film Festival

Vistas Latino Film Festival

Z Film Festival

Austin Gay and Lesbian Film Festival - An annual international event in Austin, Texas, USA. Includes news and updates, application details, and mailing list.    

Chicago Lesbian and Gay Film Festival - The second oldest gay film festival in the world. Includes films, events, venues and ticket information.

Frameline - San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay film festival held annually during June.    

MIX NYC - The New York Lesbian & Gay Experimental Film/Video Festival.  

Out Far! - Annual Phoenix international lesbian and gay film festival.

Out On Film - Film festival held annually in Atlanta, Georgia. Includes screenings, venue and ticket information.

Out Takes Dallas - Gay and lesbian film festival based in Texas

Philadelphia International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival - Includes festival news and updates.

Reel Queer - Student-sponsored event held each spring at Syracuse University. Includes program, map, and directions. Syracuse, New York, United States. 

Reeling Film Festival  

Sacramento International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival - Includes background, volunteer and ticket information for this non-profit event

Tampa International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival - Guide to the annual October festival, with schedules, synopses, photographs, and ticket information. Tampa, Florida, United States.

EU

Brussels Lesbian and Gay Film Festival - Annual event held each January. Background information, submission details, programs, previous festivals, desktop downloads, and links.  

Jewish 

Canada

Montreal Jewish Film Festival - The diversity of the Jewish experience in the modern world is reflected in the films and videos.  

Toronto Jewish Film Festival - Presents films, documentaries and shorts from around the world on themes of Jewish culture and identity.

Vancouver Jewish Film Festival - Screens feature-length and short narrative and documentary films which explore and describe Jewish lives and experiences around the world.

UK

UK Jewish Film Festival - Features short films, Jewish issues, and Holocaust education. Venues, contact details and screenings in the UK.

USA

Austin Jewish Film Festival - Annual event based in Austin, Texas. Past festivals, schedule, submission details, tickets, sponsors, and related links.

The Boston Jewish Film Festival - Showcases contemporary films from around the world on Jewish themes.

Israel Film Festival 

Jewish Student Film Festival - Information on this annual festival at USC which honors Jewish student filmmakers from campuses around the world.

New Jersey Jewish Film Festival - Community program that celebrates the Jewish experience and explores Jewish issues through independent films. History, film details, venues, media, and links.

San Francisco Jewish Film Festival - Showcasing international Jewish film making with an online database of films and videos.

The Washington Jewish Film Festival - Celebration of Jewish culture, films and filmmakers through drama, archival footage, new views, documentaries and student work, depicting the moments of Jewish life from around the world.

French

Australia

French Film Festival - Organised by the Alliance Française in Australia. Session details, tickets, sponsors, and contact information.

UK

French Film Festival UK - Programme details, diary, latest news, competitions, venue and contact information for this event held at cinemas in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee, Aberdeen and London.

USA

ColCoa - A week of French film premieres in Los Angeles, presented by the Franco-American Cultural Fund. Features information, program and ticket purchase.

Sacramento French Film Festival - Celebrates the present as well as the history of French cinema, showing new films in their Sacramento premieres and rarely seen classics.   

VCU French Film Festival - New French films presented and discussed by their directors and actors at the Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. History, resources, submission information, and links.

Short Films

Americas

USA

ActorsBone ShortsFest - Competitive event in Los Angeles, California. Entry form and deadlines, background information, and discussion forum.

Cinematexas International Short Film Festival - Competitive event sponsored by the Department of Radio-Television-Film at the University of Texas in Austin. Schedule, ticket and venue information, press and list of winners.

Coney Island Short Film Festival - A late-summer film festival at the "Sideshows by the Seashore" in Coney Island, Brooklyn.

Core New Art Space - A non-profit cooperative run by artist members to showcase new and varied work in open shows through out the year.

Epic Summer Film Festival - A festival held at the end of each summer featuring short outdoor adventure films. 

Final Cut 

Forest Film Fest - Oregon's annual short film and video festival. Background information, screenings, sponsors, venue details, past winners, and related links.

Humboldt International Film Festival - Student-run festival at Humboldt State University, featuring super-8 and 16mm short films. Background details, entry guidelines, venue information, and links.  

ION International Short Film Festival - Aims to showcase and promote digital and short films. 

Los Angeles International Short Film Festival - Features program, news and contact information.  

Portland International Short Short Film Festival - The Portland International Short Short Film Festival presents films from around the globe that clock in at 10 minutes or less.

Primate Memory Factory - The Primate Memory Factory is Albuquerque's monthly short film competition with a five minute time limit for entries.

Shoot Out 24 Hour Filmmaking Festival - A competitions for seven-minute-long films shot in-camera during a period of 24 hours or less, based in Boulder, Colorado. Purpose, submission details, news, sponsors, and links.

Transdimensional Short Film Festival - Offers entry form, archive, and background information.

Wild West Film Festival - A 48 hour film competition in Kansas.

Animation

EU

Animerte Dager - The Nordic and Baltic Animation Festival Fredrikstad presents highlights from international animation and Nordic and Baltic films in competition.

Norweigan Short Film Festival

USA

ASIFA-Hollywood Anifest - The International Animated Film Society offers regularly-scheduled screenings of rare animated films and cartoons. Also hosts an annual animated film festival.