Deadline on FilmFestivalLife – Sep 2015

DeadlinesSEP15There’s a big month of deadlines ahead! Buckle up filmmakers and welcome to September.

‘We’re interested in ‘crossover’ films – films that aren’t too commercial and not too art-house.’ That’s a submission tip from Alexander Mouret, the Artistic Director of the Leiden International Film Festival, from when we caught up with him in Cannes. Check out the chat we had and get submitting – Late Deadline is upcoming this month.

That’s not the only biggie! Don’t miss out on submitting to the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, an A-List festival, it’s undeniably one of the most prestigious festivals in Europe. Great opportunity to visit the beautiful Estonian capital too.

Horror filmmakers should also check out the Telluride Horror Show, whose submission period will also close this month. For a snapshot of what it’s all about, take a look at the chat we had with them last year here. And there’s more where that came from. Check out the list below, it’s a packed September…

 

FFL Festivals

The Donald M. Ephraim Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival
West Palm Beach, United States
Earlybird Deadline: Sep 01, 2015
Regular Deadline: Sep 21, 2015
Late Deadline: Sep 28, 2015

Snoovies
London, United Kingdom
Late Deadline: Sep 01, 2015

Zubroffka International Short Film Festival
Bialystok, Poland
Late Deadline: Sep 01, 2015

Manchester Film Festival
Manchester, United Kingdom
Earlybird Deadline: Sep 01, 2015

Barcelona Human Rights Film Festival
Barcelona, Spain
Late Deadline: Sep 01, 2015

Warsaw Jewish Film Festival
Warsaw, Poland
Regular deadline: Sep 05, 2015
Late deadline: Sep 20, 2015

Mestre Film Fest
Mestre, Italy
Late Deadline: Sep 07, 2015

Capricorn Film Festival
Gladstone, Australia
Late Deadline: Sep 07, 2015

Film Noir Festival
Vincennes, France
Late Deadline: Sep 07, 2015

Crystal Palace International Film Festival
London, United Kingdom
Late Deadline: Sep 10, 2015

Leiden International Film Festival
Leiden, Netherlands
Late Deadline: Sep 10, 2015

Taos Shortz Film Fest
Taos, United States
Earlybird Deadline: Sep 11, 2015

Lake Champlain International Film Festival
Plattsburgh, United States
Late Deadline: Sep 15, 2015

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
Tallinn, Estonia
Late Deadline: Sep 15, 2015

Dungog Film Festival
Dungog, Australia
Late Deadline: Sep 18, 2015

Mecal 18th Barcelona International Short and Animation Film Festival
Barcelona, Spain
Earlybird Deadline: Sep 19, 2015

Telluride Horror Show
Telluride, United States
Late Deadline: Sep 20, 2015

Veterans Film Festival
Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Late Deadline: Sep 20, 2015

World Festival of Emerging Cinema
St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
Regular Deadline: Sep 27, 2015

Flickerfest International Short Film Festival
Sydney, Australia
Regular Deadline: Sep 30, 2015

Les Arcs European Film Festival
Paris, France
Late Deadline: Sep 30, 2015

Green Me Film Festival
Berlin, Germany
Earlybird Deadline: Sep  30, 2015

 

 

LATE

International Film Festival of Kerala
Kerala, India
Late Deadline: Sep 01, 2015

Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival
Kathmandu, Nepal
Late Deadline: Sep 01, 2015

Kinodot
St Petersburg, Russia
Late Deadline: Sep 01, 2015

New York City Horror Film Festival
New York, United States
Late Deadline: Sep 01, 2015

Ourense International Film Festival
Ourense, Spain
Late Deadline: Sep 01, 2015

PLAY – Lisbon’s International Kids Film Festival
Lisbon, Portugal
Late Deadline: Sep 01, 2015

Red Reel Film Fest
Albuquerque, United States
Late Deadline: Sep 01, 2015

Rockport Film Festival
Rockport, United States
Late Deadline: Sep 01, 2015

San Sebastian Horror and Fantasy Film Festival
San Sebastian, Spain
Late Deadline: Sep 01, 2015

Stuttgarter Filmwinter – Festival for Expanded Media
Stuttgart, Germany
Late Deadline: Sep 01, 2015

The Sham Film Festival
St Louis, United States
Late Deadline: Sep 01, 2015

Hof International Film Festival
Hof, Germany
Late Deadline: Sep 04, 2015

International Film Festival of Wales
London, United Kingdom
Late Deadline: Sep 04, 2015

Palm Springs International Film Festival
Palm Springs, United States
Late Deadline: Sep 04, 2015

ENJOY! ANIMATED SHORT FILM CONTEST 2015
Bari, Italy
Late Deadline: Sep 05, 2015

Let’s All Be Free Film Festival
London, United Kingdom
Late Deadline: Sep 05, 2015

Sevastopol International Film Festival
Sevastopol, Crimea
Late Deadline: Sep 05, 2015

Minsk International Film Festival – Listapad
Minsk, Belarus
Late Deadine: Sep 06, 2015

24fps International Short Film Festival
Abilene, United States
Late Deadline: Sep 07, 2015

Another Hole in the Head
San Francisco, United States
Late Deadline: Sep 10, 2015

Cineframe International Short Film Festival of India
Kolkata, India
Late Deadline: Sep 10, 2015

Blicke – film festival of the Ruhr region
Bochum, Germany
Late Deadline: Sep 11, 2015

Leeds International Film Festival
Leeds, United Kingdom
Late Deadline: Sep 11, 2015

Indie Fest USA International Film Festival
Garden Grove, United States
Late Deadline: Sep 12, 2015

Torino Film Festival
Torino, Italy
Late Deadline: Sep 12, 2015

Boulder International Film Festival
Boulder, United States
Late Deadline: Sep 14, 2015

Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival
Buffalo, United States
Late Deadline: Sep 14, 2015

Buried Alive Horror Film Festival
Atlanta, United States
Late Deadline: Sep 15, 2015

Cairo International Film Festival
Cairo, Egypt
Late Deadline: Sep 15, 2015

International Family Film Festival
Hollywood/Burbank, United States
Late Deadline: Sep 15, 2015

International Film Festival Bratislava
Bratislava, Slovenia
Late Deadline: Sep 15, 2015

New York International Film Festival
New York, United States
Late Deadline: Sep 15, 2015

Yosemite International Film Festival
Yosemite, United States
Late Deadline: Sep 15, 2015

Toronto International Short Film Festival
Toronto, Canada
Late Deadline: Sep 16, 2015

Anima – Brussels Animation Film Festival
Brussels, Belgium
Late Deadline: Sep 20, 2015

Chaktomuk Short Film Festival
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Late Deadline: Sep 20, 2015

Gijon International Film Festival
Gijon, Spain
Late Deadline: Sep 20, 2015

International Short Film Festival Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Late Deadline: Sep 21, 2015

Ohio Independent Film Festival
Ohio, United States
Late Deadline: Sep 21, 2015

Sundance Film Festival
Park City Utah, United States
Late Deadline: Sep 21, 2015

Ravenna Nightmare Film Festival
Ravenna, Italy
Late Deadline: Sep 23, 2015

15 Minutes of Fame – Festival Shorts
Palm Bay, Florida, United States
Late Deadline: Sep 24, 2015

Caminhos do Cinema Português
Coimbra, Portugal
Late Deadline: Sep 25, 2015

Dominican Film Market
Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic
Late Deadline: Sep 28, 2015

Festival of 3 Continents
Nantes, France
Late Deadline: Sep 28, 2015

Mobile Film Festival: Act on Climate Change
Paris, France
Late Deadline: Sep 28, 2015

Creative Arts Film Festival
Online, United States
Late Deadline: Sep 30, 2015

Global Independent Film Awards
Las Vegas, United States
Late Deadline: Sep 30, 2015

Göteberg International Film Festival
Göteborg, Sweden
Late Deadline: Sep 30, 2015

Human Rights Film Festival of Paris
Paris, France
Late Deadline: Sep 30, 2015

Lilliputian Film Festival
St.Louis, United States
Late Deadline: Sep 30, 2015

Marrakech International Film Festival
Marrakech, Morocco
Late Deadline: Sep 30, 2015

Other Worlds Austin
Austin, United States
Late Deadline: Sep 30, 2015

Painted Bird Film Festival
Madrid, Spain
Late Deadline: Sep 30, 2015

Peace on Earth Film Festival
Chicago, United States
Late Deadline: Sep 30, 2015

Pune International Film Festival
Pune, India
Late Deadline: Sep 30, 2015

Tapiales International Film Festival
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Late Deadline: Sep 30, 2015

Valpetronio Film Festival
Casarza Ligure, Italy
Late Deadline: Sep 30, 2015

World Series of Screenwriting
Hollywood, United States
Late Deadline: Sep 30, 2015

 

 

REGULAR

The Sham Film Festival
St Louis, United States
Regular Deadline: Sep 01, 2015

Big Sky Documentary Film Festival
Missoula, United States
Regular Deadline: Sep 01, 2015

Zero Plus
Tyumen, Russia
Regular Deadline: Sep 01, 2015

Chaktomuk Short Film Festival
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Regular Deadline: Sep 01, 2015

Big House Los Angeles Entertainment Festival
Los Angeles, United States
Regular Deadline: Sep 01, 2015

Slamdance Film Festival
Park City, Utah, United States
Regular Deadline: Sep 04, 2015

Contact International Student Film Festival
Izmir, Turkey
Regular Deadline: Sep 07, 2015

Glasgow Film Festival
Glasgow, Scotland
Regular Deadline: Sep 07, 2015

Omaha Film Festival
Omaha, United States
Regular Deadline: Sep 14, 2015

International Open Film Festival
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Regular Deadline: Sep 15, 2015

V Green Go Short Film Contest
Budapest, Hungary
Regular Deadline: Sep 15, 2015

PDXtreme Portland Underground Film Fest
Portland, United States
Regular Deadline: Sep 15, 2015

Ann Arbor Film Festival
Ann Arbor, United States
Regular Deadline: Sep 18, 2015

Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Santa Barbara, United States
Regular Deadline: Sep 18, 2015

Atlanta Film Festival
Atlanta, United States
Regular Deadline: Sep 18, 2015

Dominican Film Market
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Regular Deadline: Sep 20, 2015

Human Rights Film Festival of Paris
Paris, France
Regular Deadline: Sep 21, 2015

New Jersey Film Festival (Spring Edition)
New Jersey, United States
Regular Deadline: Sep 25, 2015

Foyle Film Festival
Derry/Londonderry, United States
Regular Deadline: Sep 25, 2015

Independent Days Filmfest
Karlsruhe, Germany
Regular Deadline: Sep 30, 2015

Cleveland International Film Festival
Cleveland, United States
Regular Deadline: Sep 30, 2015

Nashville Film Festival
Nashville, United States
Regular Deadline: Sep 30, 2015

 

Earlybird

Lilliputian Film Festival
St Louis, United States
Earlybird Deadline: Sep 01, 2015

Chaktomuk Short Film Festival
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Earlybird Deadline: Sep 01, 2015

International Film Festival Rotterdam
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Early Bird Deadline: Sep 01, 2015

Go Short International Short Film Festival Nijmegen
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Earlybird Deadline: Sep 01, 2015

SXSW South by Southwest Film Festival
Austin, United States
Earlybird Deadline: Sep 03, 2015

Dominican Film Market
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Earlybird Deadline: Sep 10, 2015

TrueFalse Film Festival
Columbia/Missouri, United States
Earlybird Deadline: Sep 15, 2015

Oxford Film Festival
Oxford, MS, United States
Earlybird Deadline: Sep 15, 2015

Crossroads Film Festival
Jackson, Mississippi, United States
Earlybird Deadline: Sep 19, 2015

Artplay Film Festival
Moscow, Russia
Earlybird Deadline: Sep 19, 2015

Cinema Du Reel – International Documentary Film Festival
Paris, France
Earlybird Deadline: Sep 30, 2015

Cinevana Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Earlybird Deadline: Sep 30, 2015

Near Nazareth Festival
Afula, Isreal
Earlybird Deadline: Sep 30, 2015

 

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Andrew Wilkin

Andrew Wilkin is the Client and Community Support Coordinator at FFL. His editorial background has involved working at unlike. His film experience has included a position at moviepilot. Reach him at andrew@filmfestivallife.com

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