Film Festivals Directory

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Fee Colors:
Feature Fee
Short Fee
Range of Fees
Fee Colors:
Feature Fee
Short Fee
Range of Fees
Under the Stars International Film Festival
June
Jun 4, 2023
$18
$10
August
Aug 4, 2023
$21
$11
October
Oct 4, 2023
$23
$12
December
Dec 4, 2023
$25
$13
Final Deadline
Jan 7, 2024
$27
$14
Winners Notified:
Mar 20, 2024
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.
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Barnstorm Fest
Call for Entries
Jul 7, 2023
$35
$30
Earlybird
Aug 18, 2023
$50
$45
Official
Sep 29, 2023
$65
$60
Extended
Nov 10, 2023
$80
$75
Final Deadline
Nov 30, 2023
$85
$80
Winners Notified:
Dec 31, 2023
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.

GRAND JURY PRIZE
All of the finalist awards plus $5000 USD!
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Death's Parade Film Fest
Earlybird Deadline
Aug 1, 2023
$22
$10
Regular Deadline
Sep 1, 2023
$27
$12
Final Deadline
Sep 22, 2023
$33
$14
Late Deadline
Sep 22, 2023
$33
$14
Winners Notified:
Sep 25, 2023
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.
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SF3-SmartFone Flick Fest
Final Deadline
Sep 1, 2023
$40
$20
Winners Notified:
Nov 11, 2023
* 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.
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