PUFF is more than a festival. It’s a community.

Once a year we gather in West Hollywood to celebrate and promote 50 of the world’s best up and coming filmmakers the best way we know how. By throwing a massive party and inviting all of our friends!

That means filmmakers, execs, agents, managers, casting directors, actors and actresses. Everyone that a filmmaker could be looking to meet.

We are filmmakers ourselves and we started PUFF because we were sick of festivals that seemed more interested in promoting films than the people that made them. So when the party is over, we’re just getting started!

WHY SUBMIT?

JUDGES THAT MATTER: PUFF has judges from all aspects of the entertainment business. From Managers, Producers and Studio Execs, to working Actors and Screenwriters. We want our filmmakers to have their work exposed to people who’ve been where they are now and can offer insight into navigating this business.

CASH PRIZE! FILMMAKER PERKS!

Picture’s Up! has a $500 Grand Prize for the festival’s winning film and every filmmaker receives a package of exciting perks such as free access to The Strasberg Institute’s film studio and casting spaces as well as deals from our exciting sponsors including InkTip and Final Draft!

In between screenings, filmmakers are invited to get a drink in the beautiful Theatre Lounge and get to know their fellow filmmakers.

The PUFFY’s Award Show: Every year filmmakers tell us that the highlight of the weekend was our closing night award show. We go all out as our founders host a night of clips from all the nominated films, laughs and tears as we hand out awards and gifts from our sponsors and hear speeches from our winners.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR!

We don’t care about genre. We don’t care about budget. We care about voices. We’re looking for filmmakers who have something to say, and we want to help you say it! We use the submission categories to make sure that the judge most likely to enjoy and champion your film, is the person that sees it.

Our programmers meticulously craft each hour long block of films around a different theme, so when you walk into a PUFF screening, you never know what you’re going to get!

Submit your short films under 35 minutes in any of the following genres:
Comedy
Drama
Documentary
Horror/Thriller
Sci-Fi
Student
Television Pilot
Experimental
Music Video
Super Shorts (< 5 min)

PUFF is based in Los Angeles, CA at the historic Marilyn Monroe Theatre.

The Hamilton Film Festival screens a juried selection of Canadian and International short, feature, and documentary films, as well as screenplays. Each year the event has a theme and this year it is Sports. We accept films from outside of the annual theme. We are a Canadian Screen Award qualifying festival and have been a Top 100 Best Reviewed festival on Film Freeway many times. Festival has a market.

We invite you to submit to the 9th Edition of Cosmic Film Festival!

Cosmic Film Festival is a semi-annual IMDb qualifying online film festival dedicated to sharing diverse filmmakers and artistic talent with the world. We accept films from all cultures, languages, and corners of the world because we believe film and art transcend all.

AWARD CATEGORIES:

Best Short Film (1 to 10 minutes)
Best Short Film (11 to 30 minutes)
Best Feature Film
Best First Time Filmmaker
Best International Film
Best Documentary
Best Animation
Best Student Film
Best Feature Screenplay (70 to 120 pages)
Best Short Screenplay (40 pages or less)
Best Original Score

Category ADD-ONs:

Best Director*
Best Editor*

*This category is for Filmmakers to be considered in the additional areas of Editing, Directing, Music. Must have the same film already submitted in a main category.

WINNERS RECIEVE:
- Laurel
- Digital Winner Certificate
- Film trailer (if provided) featured on our website along with the film's overview or logline, and brief film specs*
- Q&A blog write-up about winning film for CosmicFilmFest.com with promotion of article across all social media platforms

FINALISTS RECEIVE:
- Laurel
- Digital Finalist Certificate
- Film poster featured on our website along with the film's overview or logline, and brief film specs*

HONORABLE MENTIONS RECEIVE:
- Laurel
- Film poster featured on our website along with the film's overview or logline, and brief film specs*

OFFICIAL SELECTIONS RECEIVE:
- Laurel

*Features on website will be published for a minimum of 2 weeks on CosmicFilmFestival.com. If you'd like to opt out of having your film or trailer published, please contact us at CosmicFilmFestInfo@gmail.com

The London Independent Story Prize (LISP) aims to create a great networking opportunity for filmmakers and a community that embraces multicultural differences, brave voices, unique writers, and extraordinary artistic approaches to story writing.

Bold. Fresh. Exciting.

Open Gate International Film Festival (OGIFF) is devoted to exhibiting the best of both short films and feature films from across New England and around the globe. We believe in the concept of assisting and nurturing the "up and coming filmmakers" who proffer the essence of bold and diverse filmmaking.

Included with being an Official Selection at the Open Gate International Film Festival are in-depth panels with both locally and internationally recognized filmmakers, actors, and crew members from across the New England area. Additionally, we will be holding filmmaker Q&As and an award show with the intention of supporting the best of up-and-coming filmmakers from around the globe.

OPEN GATE SCREENWRITING COMPETITION

The best of both categories (Best Short Script & Best Feature Script) will be announced at our LIVE awards show during the festival. The winning scripts (if filmed) are guaranteed to screen at the 2024 Open Gate Film Festival (Dates TBA).

⭐ AFIN (All-Inclusive Film International Network) IS BECOMING ONE OF AUSTRALIA'S PREMIERE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS ⭐
⭐ SUBMISSION CATEGORIES: SHORT FILMS/DOCUMENTARIES, FEATURE FILMS/DOCUMENTARIES, MUSIC VIDEOS, ANIMATED FILMS, STUDENT FILMS, SHORT/LONG SCREENPLAYS ⭐
⭐ OFFICIALLY IMDB QUALIFYING ⭐
⭐ OFFICIALLY AUDITED FESTIVAL BY RSM - SUBMIT WITH CONFIDENCE ⭐
⭐ FEEDBACK AVAILABLE AS ADDONS ⭐
⭐ LIVE SCREENINGS/RED-CARPET AWARDS WITH STRONG NETWORKING ⭐
⭐ EST $21,200 PRIZE POOL ⭐
⭐ EQUAL PLAYING FIELD ⭐
⭐ SINGLE ENTRY FEE TO QUALIFY FOR ALL APPLICABLE AWARDS⭐
⭐ COVID-SAFE AND PREPARED ⭐

Edinburgh Short Film Festival Submissions Now Open for 2023

Our 13th edition includes more screenings and curating programmes for other festivals across the UK & Internationally. with prizes and trophies and our international film festival partners!

Max Length 25 minutes, international films welcomed, all genres eligible.

Early Bird Deadline: Friday Feb 24th
Regular Deadline: Friday May 19th
Late Deadline: Friday June 23rd

Zed Fest Film Festival & Screenplay Competition was founded in 2010 to encourage and support independent low and big budget, filmmakers, who work in the horror, suspense, science fiction, drama,action, adventure, and art house genres.

INTRODUCING THE MARY PICKFORD AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN THE FILM ARTS
This Award is to Highlight Women in The Film Arts. We call it "The Zed Fest Mary Pickford Award" In honor the Great Mary Pickford Silent Film Pioneer.

"WE HOPE TO DISCOVER THE CULT MOVIES OF THE FUTURE."

Zed Fest Film Festival 2023 Prizes:
Over $5000 in Cash & Prizes will be Divided among winners

ZED FEST FILM FESTIVAL GENRES:
Horror
Suspense
Science Fiction
Supernatural
Arthouse
Action/Adventure
Fantasy
Documentary
Music Videos
Super 8

Digital Griffix film awards changed over the years and is now an IMDB listed international awards competition (Digital Griffix Film Festival).

Our trophy is now a beautiful crystal eagle head that can be shipped worldwide !

We are planning to do a live screening of all nominees with films of 40 minutes or less who also sent their film in the LIVE SCREENING category in summer 2024

Our jury determines the best films in each category. Note that we do NOT screen all films onsite. You have to be nominated and you have to send your film in the Live Screening category as well. Our goal is to help filmmakers take the next step in their career.
Our jury is composed of award winning filmmakers who perfectly understand the hard work put in independent filmmaking !

Trophies will be offered without charge to the best films of the year (Best fiction film, Best Documentary, Best Animation). As a VFX company, we are offering a free VFX 3D modeling package to all award winning filmmakers of all seasons and in all categories, which includes a 3D character (creature) or 3D model ready for production that you can choose from our 3D store. All films will receive a score card and we make interviews either by phone or writing with all winners ! Those are then shared on our social media.

Since 2016, the Oil Valley Film Festival's mission is to bring the voices and films of new and established filmmakers to the heart of Venango County, an area underrepresented in the world of film. Located in Oil City, Pennsylvania, and nestled in the foothills of the Appalachian mountains, attending the Oil Valley Film Festival will grant you the experience of watching engaging cinema within an intimate community with a rich history.

All selected films will compete for various prizes and/or accolades. You can read more about the festival here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_Valley_Film_Festival.

Eerie Horror Fest is a four-day event held every October that brings together industry professionals from all over the world for screenings, panel discussions, workshops, and networking. We showcase all levels of horror genre entertainment that provides a platform for professional development and growth, promotes creative culture, and paves a path for new professionals to the industry.

The Eerie Horror Fest will take place October 4-7, 2023 at the historic Warner Theatre in Erie, PA.

We are accepting Narrative feature and short films, Documentary feature and short films, and narrative film projects for our pitch competition.

Each selected feature film and pitch competition project will receive hotel accommodations for the duration of the festival (1 free room per film/project).

BEST OF THE FEST - $1,000 cash awarded to best Feature or Short Narrative or Documentary film. Plus a "Skullie" award designed by "Monster" Mark Kosobucki.

PITCH COMPETITION WINNER - Consulting package from Blood Oath*: 2 sessions/1 hour each to discuss the project and give development notes with the possibility of becoming a Blood Oath project. Plus a "Skullie" award designed by "Monster" Mark Kosobucki.

New Blood Award - Awarded to a First-time Feature or Short film director(s) - "Skullie" award designed by "Monster" Mark Kosobucki.

Best Feature - "Skullie" award designed by "Monster" Mark Kosobucki.

Best Short - "Skullie" award designed by "Monster" Mark Kosobucki.

*Blood Oath is a curated group of like-minded, passionate experts in independent film, with an emphasis on genre filmmaking. For more information: https://www.jointhebloodoath.com

Submission deadlines are as follows:
Earlybird Deadline: March 31, 2023
- Fees range from $10-$75 depending on type of submission
Regular Deadline: June 30, 2023
- Fees range from $20-$90 depending on type of submission
Late Deadline: July 31, 2023
- Fees range from $30-$125 depending on type of submission

EHF was founded in 2004.

PVIFF is hosted by Gipp. Museums, Inc. PVIFF attracts 3,000+ people each year from around the world. PVIFF was created in 2006 under the previous name (Sweet Auburn International Film Festival) and have served as the launching pad for many successful filmmakers and other artists alike in the film & entertainment industry. This dynamic international film festival showcases feature length films, shorts, music videos, documentaries, and screenplays from around the globe. PVIFF also feature celebrity attractions, innovative workshops, panels, parties, and much more. PVIFF is one of the most celebrated film events through dynamic programming and a dedication to helping filmmakers excel in their careers. PVIFF's brand is entrenched in the old saying "It Takes A Village."

Raindance Film Festival is the largest independent film festival in the UK, currently rated top 10 international film festival for filmmakers to consider. It is based in the heart of London’s buzzing West End film district.

Officially recognised by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences USA, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts and the British Independent Film Awards. Winners of specific categories will qualify for Oscar®, and selected shorts also for BAFTA considerations.

The Waterford International Film Festival is Waterford’s premiere film festival that showcases the works of national & international filmmakers & artists.

In 2023 the festival will be celebrating its 17th Annual event! The festival is a blend of In-Person & Online Screenings.

For 2023, Physical Screenings will take place in St Patrick's Gateway Centre in Waterford City and House of Waterford Crystal will host our awards presentation

About the Festival

Supporting National and International Filmmakers

At Waterford International Film Festival, we provide a platform for filmmakers to showcase their talents to local & international audiences. We are committed to supporting talent by providing them with an opportunity to reach wider audiences with our in-person & online screenings.

Categories this year include:
☆Best Short Film☆- OPEN TO ALL WORLDWIDE
☆Best International Film☆
☆Best Student or Debut Film☆
☆Best Animation☆
☆Best Music Video☆
☆Best Short Screenplay☆
☆Best Cinematic Image (Photography Contest)☆

Celebrating Filmmakers, Writers, and Artists

We believe in celebrating and supporting talent from all over the world, so we make sure to feature films from emerging filmmakers as well as established ones. The showcases a diverse selection of short films from around the world that capture a range of stories and perspectives. From short films & documentaries to animations and music videos, our festival is dedicated to celebrating national & international short films in all forms.

The festival also celebrates and supports the work of short screenplay writers and emerging talent in photography and art. As the first festival in the Republic of Ireland to hold an annual short screenplay competition, we take pride in acknowledging the hard work of talented writers.

In addition to our screenplay competition, we also offer a movie-themed photography competition to support and encourage new and emerging talent in the areas of photography and art.

We believe in the power of networking, which is why we organize social meetups and events over the festival weekend for filmmakers and artists, and guests to connect with each other.

Filmmakers and artists from across the globe have attended the festival, and we always look forward to meeting and engaging with the filmmakers and guests.

The festival is dedicated to bringing a blend of new and award-winning, national & international cinema to the Waterford region, promoting and showcasing a diverse selection of projects from around the globe.

Awards & Prizes

Best Short Film: Winners' prizes include Waterford Crystal designed Award, a certificate, winners' laurels, and a cash prize.
Runner-Up Award for Best Short Film: Prize includes Waterford Crystal designed Award certificate and runners-up Laurels.
Best Student Film or Debut Film - Winner Laurels and Certificate
Best International Short Film -Winner Laurels and Certificate
Best Music Video-Winner Laurels and Certificate
Best Animation-Winner Laurels and Certificate

Several Special Mention Awards will be presented with a certificate and Laurels.
All selected films will receive officially selected Laurels.

Short Screenplay Competition

This competition has two rounds.

Round 1: Up to 70 screenplays will be selected as semi-finalists and writers will receive semi-finalist Laurels.

Round 2: A finalist list of up to 20 screenplays will be selected from the semi-finalist list.
All Finalists will receive Finalist Laurels and Certificates.

The Overall Winner for Best Short Screenplay will be presented with a Waterford Crystal designed Award, Laurels, a Certificate, and a cash prize.

Runners up for Best Short Screenplay will receive a Certificate and Laurels.

Several Special Mention Awards will be presented with a certificate and Laurels

Note 1: Round 1: Semi-Finalists will be notified several weeks before the official notification date.

Note 2: In Round 2: Finalists will be notified on or before October 13th, 2022.

Winners will also receive a 4-month InkTip Pro Membership.

PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION

The winner will receive a free portfolio website of your work, which will be built on your behalf.

This includes one free year of hosting & domain fee will be covered. The total value of the website prize is €1,000 (not a cash prize)

The winning photo/image will be displayed on the front cover of the Festival’s 2024 programme booklet, as well as all posters and promotional material and on our website and various online platforms

The winner will receive a free pass to the Opening Night of the Waterford Film Festival 2023

The winner will receive an Official ‘Winner’ Digital Certificate and Laurels.

Runner Up: Best Cinematic Image

The runner ups portfolio will be promoted (with up to five images) on our social media channels and website.

The runner-up will receive a free pass to the Opening Night of the 2023 Waterford International Film Festival.

Other prizes can be seen on our site.

Be Epic! London International Film Festival is a yearly film festival that is looking especially for meaningful, innovative, free of cliche filmmaking.

BELIFF encourages young and old film makers from around the world to contribute to the shaping of society through inspirational films that combine with valuable messages and innovative ideas. BELIFF aims to be the rising point of film makers and up and coming new artists by promoting value and hard work and we are dedicating ourselves to stand up for everyone who is looking to refine and discover film both as entertaining and educating audiences from all around the globe.

Those who will get the best out of BELIFF film festival are:
- the visionary voices and artists (scriptwriters, directors, actors etc.) that have great empathy and a deep capacity to understanding and expressing beyond the surface layers of things and beyond those depths as well.
- distinctive scripts,
- truthful perspectives on themes and subjects,
- the creators of innovative cinematic outcomes that stand out from the usual mainstream.

The Las Vegas International Film and Screenwriting Festival's mission is to celebrate the independent motion picture and literary arts by providing a platform for filmmakers and writers to have their work awarded and recognized. The Las Vegas International Film and Screenwriting Festival offer more than just a handful of award possibilities. We pride ourselves in providing a wide variety of award opportunities between our various screenwriting and film categories.

Festival and screenplay contest celebrating the best of indie crime and horror.

Scripts in the crime and horror sub-genres juggle genre-awareness, often times in order to subvert the expected, with natural talent and a unique voice. We aim to spotlight the voices of tomorrow's classics.

Industry contacts who will receive winning projects include:
ZERO GRAVITY
BLOOD LIST / BRILLSTEIN
THINK TANK
TXL FILMS
... and more.

Top award winners will also receive 4 months of free listings on InkTip!

BEYOND: The Cary Film Festival is an annual short film and screenplay festival that takes place in Cary, North Carolina. Each fall, engaged audiences, local, new, and established filmmakers, industry professionals, and special guests from around the country come together to celebrate the art and craft of short filmmaking, participate in panel discussions and workshops, and experience a live table read of our winning screenplay.

GeOFF – The Cinema of the Elements, "The Golden Earth" International Film Award. These are the themes: The Environment, the Territory, Earth, Water, Fire, Air. It takes place in Cittadella (PD) Italy from 30 September to 7 October 2023. These are the awards: film, Italian short, international short, actor, actress, supporting actor, supporting actress, director, screenplay, animated film, documentary , original soundtrack, female film Natura Madre, OUT OF COMPETITION section, CINIT Award

We are excited to invite you to take part in our 7th season! We are looking for thought-provoking and engaging films, web series, and screenplays that are part of the changing face of film.

From April to September we award Film of the Month and Screenplay of the Month. The winners get a prize pack and become Official Selections for our annual festival at the end of 2023.

Honourable Mentions and Offical Selections will be announced in October 2023.

Under The Stars International Film Festival is an international event.
We accept local, national and international films. Every genre is welcome.
Film industry specialists watch films and videos and give notes and scores.
Once a year we screen selected work at the live event at Mediateca Regionale Pugliese in Bari.

Between February and March we'll notify the movies that will be screened during our live event!
We've more than 15 categories in 3 differents sub-section: "Best Acting", "Best Techincal figure" and "Best film genre". Each category, will be rewarded.

Barnstorm is not just a screenplay competition, its goal is to help you develop your script for production. Every script receives feedback from an industry professional and finalists receive a one-on-one consultation with a feature film producer, an invitation to join Coverfly's Writer Development Program, as well as heaps of other awards. The GRAND JURY PRIZE winner receives all of the finalists prizes as well as $5000 USD.

At Barnstorm, we pride ourselves on helping our finalists and participants long after the festival is complete. We continue to work with and advise our participants on how to get their script made for as long as it takes. Barnstorm's ultimate goal is the preservation of independent film through the nurturing of independent voices.

FINALIST PACKAGE
One finalist from each category will be invited to join Coverfly's Writer Development Program.

Every finalist receives a one-on-one consultation with a producer from Barnstorm Media who can advise you on how to get your film or television show made, or, better yet, how to make it yourself.

One finalist from each category will receive an InkTip prize package. The prize package will help promote your script to InkTip's large network of producers and reps.

All finalists receive a prize package from Script Mailer, who will email your script to over 400 of the industry's top agents, including agents at ICM, CAA and WME.

One finalist will be invited to pitch their projects to producers via Unsolicited Scripts.
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GRAND JURY PRIZE
All of the finalist awards plus $5000 USD!

The Death's Parade Film Fest is bringing horror, thriller and suspense to the California North State! Enjoy a full day of exclusive independent short and feature films on Saturday October 21st. Come celebrate our fifth season.

The Death's Parade Film Fest supports independent filmmakers, creative writers and composers, and anyone else with the mind of creating horror!

It is our goal to provide you, the filmmaker, a dark and brooding platform to display your talents within the horror, suspense and thriller genre. The Death's Parade Film Festival will carefully select the best of the best in regards to horror shorts, features, and animations to present to our audience.

* Our film festival awards over $50,000 in prizes annually.
* One of the leading smartphone film festivals in the world
* Festival Ambassadors include Phillip Noyce, Kriv Stenders, Kerry Armstrong, Nicole da Silva and Jon Bell.
* Selected films will screen at our live festival in Sydney, Australia and in our Online Festival in November, 2023.

SF3 - the SmartFone Flick Fest is Australia’s international smartphone film festival and one of the leading and most innovative film festivals in the world.

Open to filmmakers of all ages from every country; from first-time filmmakers to professionals and from kids, tweens and teens all the way to adults. As long as your film is shot entirely on a smartphone or tablet, your film is eligible for submission.

Our 2023 Festival Ambassadors are Hollywood legend Phillip Noyce, Kerry Armstrong, Christopher Stollery, Kriv Stenders, Nicole da Silva, Jason van Genderen, disability advocate Emily Prior, and First Nations creatives, Kara Rose & Jon Bell.

Our esteemed judging panel consists of the cream of the Australian and Hollywood film industries all here to celebrate mobile and tablet filmmaking.

We have 5 categories in 2023. They are:

1. The SF3 Best Film for short films 20 mins and under. The films must be entirely shot on smartphones or tablets, with the exception that a very minimal amount of Drone footage is allowed. The films can be edited on any device and with any program and external equipment like lenses and mics can be used. Within this category we will also award the #FILMBREAKER Award for first-time filmmakers and the Luma Touch Finished on Mobile Award for films both shot and edited on a mobile device as additional prizes. The Official Selection from this category will be screened in our 2023 Gala Finals and will vie for our top prizes.

2. The SF3 Best Feature Film. This is for feature films shot entirely on smartphones and tablets. A minimal amount of drone footage is allowed. Films must be from 40 mins and no maximum.

3. The SF3 Kids Award for filmmakers 16 and under at the time of filming. All films must be shot entirely on smartphones and tablets. A minimal amount of drone footage is allowed. The time limit is up to 10 mins. Longer kids film that are really fantastic and justify being longer will be accepted with permission from us at sf3@sf3.com.au

4. The SF360 Award for 360, AR and VR videos and films up to 20 mins.

5. The SF3 Mini Mobile Award is for films up to a maximum of 3 minutes in length, in any genre.

Everyone has a great idea for a short film and a potential movie camera in their pocket, so no excuses. Here’s your chance to start filming and be in the running to share in over $50,000 worth of prizes awarded annually, and have your film screened on one of Australia's premiere screens in front of a global audience at our 2023 Festival next November plus at SF3 Online Virtual Festival.