Deadlines on FilmFestivalLife – Jan 2015

DeadlinesJAN15It’s an early Deadline List this month, as it’s holidays time! Lo and behold, there’s a veritable avalanche of deadlines – January is after all, all about getting things done. Here’s what’s coming up in the first month of the year for you, filmmakers…

‘The operative word in short film is S.H.O.R.T.S.’ Sounds simple, but sometimes it’s the simple advice that’s the best. That’s just one tip Tony Armer of Sunscreen Film Festival has for filmmakers for submitting to his festival in our FOCUS interview we had with him prior to their upcoming Late Deadline. Barcelona International Auteur Film Festival also has a Late Deadline upcoming. If you fancy seeing your film screened at one of the most experimental and innovative festivals, in one of Europe’s most beautiful cities, then this certainly is a festival to consider submitting to!

And if that’s not enough, documentary buffs can submit to the American Documentary Film Festival and Film Fund and there’s also the Children’s International Film Festival, Dubai, part of a growing number of FFL festivals for children. As they say, the children are the future! Happy holidays and a Happy New Year filmmakers – see you in 2015!

 

FFL Festivals

Sunscreen Film Festival
St. Petersburg, FL, United States
Late deadline: Jan 05, 2015

Headwaters Film Festival
Bemidji, United States
Late deadline: Jan 05, 2015

Bodrum International Valentine’s Day Film Festival
Bodrum, Turkey
Regular deadline: Jan 10, 2015
Late deadline: Jan 20, 2015

Barcelona International Auteur Film Festival
Barcelona, Spain
Regular deadline: Jan 19, 2015
Late deadline: Jan 31, 2015

Crypticon Seattle Film Festival
Seattle, United States
Early bird deadline: Jan 21, 2015

American Documentary Film Festival and Film Fund
Palm Springs, United States
Late deadline: Jan 23, 2015

Children’s International Film Festival, Dubai
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Late deadline: Jan 29, 2015

Shorts@Fringe
Azores, Portugal
Late deadline: Jan 30, 2015

Salento International Film Festival
Tricase – Salento, South Italy, Italy
Early bird deadline: Jan 30, 2015

Mirror Mountain Film Festival
Ottawa, Canada
Early bird deadline: Jan 31, 2015

 

LATE

Imagine Film Festival
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Late deadline: Jan 01, 2015

Snowtown Film Festival
Watertown, NY, United States
Late deadline: Jan 01, 2015

DOXA Documentary Film Festival
Vancouver, Canada
Jan 02, 2015

Seattle Transmedia @ Independent Film Festival
Seattle, United States
Late deadline: Jan 03, 2015

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Weimar, Germany
Late deadline: Jan 05, 2015

Seattle International Film Festival
Seattle, United States
Late deadline: Jan 05, 2015

Visions du Réel
Nyon, Switzerland
Lated deadline: Jan 06, 2015

CPH PIX
Copenhagen, Denmark
Late deadline: Jan 07, 2015

Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival
Toronto, Canada
Late deadline: Jan 07, 2015

Mediawave International Film and Music Festival
Szombathely, Hungary
Late deadline: Jan 10, 2015

New York City International Film Festival
New York, United States
Late deadline: Jan 10, 2015

Palm Beach International Film Festival
Palm Beach, United States
Late deadline: Jan 10, 2015

Davis Feminist Film Festival
Davis, United States
Late deadline: Jan 12, 2015

Tabor Film Festival
Zabok, Croatia
Late deadline: Jan 13, 2015

Belfast Film Festival
Belfast, United Kingdom
Late deadline: Jan 14, 2015

Farhang Foundation Short Film Festival
Los Angeles (Global and online), United States
Late deadline: Jan 15, 2015

The Blue Sky International Animation Festival
Wooster, United States
Late deadline: Jan 15, 2015

Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Film
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Late deadline: Jan 16, 2015

SENE Film, Music & Arts Festival
Providence, United States
Late deadline: Jan 16, 2015

VELOBerlin Film Award
Berlin, Germany
Late deadline: Jan 18, 2015

International Animation Film Festival Golden Kuker
Sofia, Bulgaria
Late deadline: Jan 20, 2015

Sehsüchte – International Student’s Film Festival
Potsdam, Germany
Late deadline: Jan 23, 2015

BIF&ST – Bari International Film Festival
Bari, Italy
Late deadline: Jan 26, 2014

Rincón International Film Festival – Puerto Rico
Rincon, Puerto Rico
Late deadline: Jan 28, 2015

Jeonju International Film Festival
Jeonju, South Korea
Late deadline: Jan 30, 2015

Los Angeles Film Festival
Los Angeles, United States
Late deadline: Jan 30, 2015

Newport Beach Film Festival
Newport Beach, United States
Late deadline: Jan 30, 2015

Phoenix Comicon Film Festival
Phoenix, United States
Late deadline: Jan 30, 2015

Shorts Shorts Film Festival
Tokyo, Japan
Late deadline: Jan 30, 2015

WorldFest-Houston International Film & Video Festival
Houston, United States
Late deadline: Jan 30, 2015

11mm – The International Football Film Festival
Berlin, Germany
Late deadline: Jan 31, 2015

Beverly Hills Film Festival
Los Angeles, United States
Late deadline: Jan 31, 2015

Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival
Brussels, Belgium
Late deadline: Jan 31, 2015

Canada International Film Festival
Vancouver, Canada
Late deadline: Jan 31, 2015

Camarthen Bay Film Festival
Llanelli, United Kingdom
Late deadline: Jan 31, 2015

Horrorant Film Festival “Fright Nights”
Athens, Greece
Late deadline: Jan 31, 2015

 

Regular Deadline

Big Island Film Festival
Mauna Lani Resort, United States
Regular deadline: Jan 01, 2015

Boston LGBT Film Festival
Boston, United States
Regular Deadline: Jan 02, 2015

Los Angeles Film Festival
Los Angeles, United States
Regular Deadline: Jan 06, 2015

Mountainfilm in Telluride
Telluride, United States
Regular Deadline: Jan 07, 2015

Universe Multicultural Film Festival
Rolling Hills Estates, United States
Regular Deadline: Jan 10, 2015

Athens International Film and Video Festival
Athens ( Ohio ), United States
Regular Deadline: Jan 12, 2015

IVY Film Festival
Providence, United States
Regular Deadline: Jan 15, 2015

Sierra Canyon Film Festival
Los Angeles, United States
Regular deadline: Jan 15, 2015

Edinburgh International Film Festival
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Regular deadline: Jan 21, 2015

Rochester International Film Festival
Rochester, New York, United States
Regular deadline: Jan 25, 2015

AFI Docs Film Festival
Washington, DC, United States
Regular deadline: Jan 30, 2015

Oakland International Film Festival
Oakland, United States
Regular deadline: Jan 30, 2015

London Independent Film Festival
London, United Kingdom
Regular deadline: Jan 30, 2015

Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
Miami, United States
Regular deadline: Jan 31, 2015

New Haven International Film Festival
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Regular deadline: Jan 31, 2015

Carmarthen Bay Film Festival
Llanelli, United Kingdom
Regular deadline: Jan 31, 2015

 

EARLY BIRD

Oakland International Film Festival
Oakland, United States
Early bird: Jan 02, 2015

SCI-FI-London
London, United Kingdom
Early bird deadline: Jan 12, 2015

Palm Springs International ShortFest and Film Market
Palm Springs, United States
Early bird deadline: Jan 19, 2015

Mpumalanga International film festival
Mbombela, South Africa
Early bird deadline: Jan 31, 2015

The Cinema Monster Film Festival
University Park, United States
Early bird deadline: Jan 31, 2015

 

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David Stelzer

David is Account Manager at FFL HQ. He talks to festivals and filmmakers about their film festival life. You can reach him at david(at)filmfestivallife.com.

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