Deadlines on FilmFestivalLife – Oct 2015

DeadlinesOCT15We’re going to keep the introductions short and get straight to the nitty-gritty this month! After all, you’ve got submissions to do…

Here’s three biggies. It’s your final chance to submit to the Portland International Film Festival – situated in arguably the coolest city in the United States, it’s an equally impressive film festival. And it’s the last chance saloon also for the San Francisco Independent Film Fest and the Paris edition of International Festival Signes de Nuit (Signs of the Night).

The list also includes festivals from the entire festival circuit – ones that aren’t necessarily open on FilmFestivalLife right now. Why? We do this so you have a broader overview, with all the details you need to make a fullproof submission strategy for the upcoming month. Here’s one of those festivals and it’s our homegrown behemoth: the Berlin International Film Festival, whose Late Deadline is this month. Happy October filmmakers!

 

FFL Festivals

Mountain Pico Festival
Madalena, Portugal
Late Deadline: Oct 01, 2015

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

GLAS Animation Festival
Berkeley, United States
Regular Deadline: Oct 01, 2015

World Festival of Emerging Cinema
St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
Late Deadline: Oct 04, 2015

International Green Culture Festival Green Fest
Regular Deadline: Oct 09, 2015
Late Deadline: Oct 10, 2015

Fidé – International Festival of Student Documentary
Saint-Ouen, France
Regular Deadline: Oct 11, 2015
Late Deadline: Oct 18, 2015

Glasgow Short Film Festival
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Regular Deadline: Oct 12, 2015

Portland International Film Festival
Portland, United States
Regular Deadline: Oct 12, 2015
Late Deadline: Oct 19, 2015

American Documentary Film Festival and Film Fund
Palm Springs, United States
Regular Deadline: Oct 15, 2015

International Film and Entertainment Festival Australia
Early Bird Deadline: Oct 15, 2015
Regular Deadline: Oct 24, 2015

International Festival Signes de Nuit (Signs of the Night)
Paris, France
Late Deadline: Oct 15, 2015

San Francisco Independent Film Fest
Regular Deadline: Oct 16, 2015
Late Deadline: Oct 29, 2015

mObgraphia Film Fest
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Late Deadline: Oct 20, 2015

Mono No Aware
New York, United States
Regular Deadline: Oct 31, 2015

British Animation Film Festival
London, United Kingdom
Early Bird Deadline: Oct 31, 2015

Mirror Mountain Film Festival
Ottawa, Canada
Late Deadline: Oct 31, 2015

 

 

LATE

Bamberger Short Film Days
Bamberg, Germany
Late Deadline: Oct 01, 2015

Big House Los Angeles Entertainment Festival
Los Angeles, United States
Late Deadline: Oct 01, 2015

Black Maria Film and Video Festival
Jersey City, United States
Late Deadline: Oct 01, 2015

DocPoint – Helsinki Documentary Film Festival
Helsinki, Finland
Late Deadline: Oct 01, 2015

Sarmat Independent International Film Festival
Orenburg, Russia
Late Deadline: Oct 01, 2015

South Western International Film Festival
Sarnia, Canada
Late Deadline: Oct 01, 2015

Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
Clermont-Ferrand, France
Late Deadline: Oct 05, 2015

Slamdance Film Festival
Park City, United States
Late Deadline: Oct 08, 2015

Foyle Film Festival
Derry/Londonderry, United Kingdom
Late Deadline: Oct 09, 2015

Ann Arbor Film Festival
Ann Arbor, United States
Late Deadline: Oct 10, 2015

Glasgow Film Festival
Glasgow, Scotland
Late Deadline: Oct 12, 2015

Solothurn Film Festival
Solothurn, Switzerland
Late Deadline: Oct 12, 2015

Angers First Film Festival
Angers, France
Late Deadline: Oct 14, 2015

Big Sky Documentary Film Festival
Missoula, United States
Late Deadline: Oct 14, 2015

International Film Festival Rotterdam
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Late Deadline: Oct 15, 2015

International Open Film Festival
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Late Deadline: Oct 15, 2015

Yubari Int.Fantastic Film Festival
Yubari, Japan
Late Deadline: Oct 16, 2015

EJFF
Aachen, Germany
Late Deadline: Oct 18, 2015

Atlanta Film Festival
Atlanta, United States
Late Deadline: Oct 23, 2015

Courmayeur Noir In Festival
Rome, Italy
Late Deadline: Oct 25, 2015

World Film Festival
Tartu, Estonia
Late Deadline: Oct 25, 2015

Berlin International Film Festival
Berlin, Germany
Late Deadline: Oct 30, 2015

Catacumba Int. Horror Sci-Fi Film Festival
Godella (Valencia), Spain
Late Deadline: Oct 30, 2015

Guadalajara International Film Festival
Guadalajara, Mexico
Late Deadline: Oct 30, 2015

New Jersey Film Festival (Spring Edition)
New Brunswick, United States
Late Deadline: Oct 30, 2015

Children’s International Film Festival CIFF Dubai
Dubai, UAE
Late Deadline: Oct 31, 2015

Cinevana – Austin
Austin, United States
Late Deadline: Oct 31, 2015

Crossroads Film Festival
Jackson, Mississippi, United States
Late Deadline: Oct 31, 2015

Independent Days Filmfest
Karlsruhe, Germany
Late Deadline: Oct 31, 2015

Regensburg Short Film Week
Regensberg, Germany
Late Deadline: Oct 31, 2015

Taiwan International Children’s Film Festival
Taipei, Taiwan
Late Deadline: Oct 31, 2015

 

 

REGULAR

Bamberger Short Film Days
Bamberg, Germany
Regular Deadline: Oct 01, 2015

SXSW South by Southwest Film Festival
Austin, United States
Regular Deadline: Oct 01, 2015

International Film Festival Rotterdam
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Regular Deadline: Oct 01, 2015

Jaipur International Film Festival
Jaipur, India
Regular Deadline: Oct 10, 2015

True/False Film Festival
Missouri, United States
Regular Deadline: Oct 15, 2015

Cinequest Film Festival
San Jose, United States
Regular Deadline: Oct 16, 2015

Crossroads Film Festival
Mississippi, United States
Regular Deadline: Oct 17, 2015

Big Muddy Film Festival
Carbondale, United States
Regular Deadline: Oct 22, 2015

Boston International Film Festival
Boston, United States
Regular Deadline: Oct 23, 2015

Phoenix Film Festival
Phoenix, United States
Regular Deadline: Oct 29, 2015

Kulturnacht Shortfilm Festival
Puebla, Mexico
Regular Deadline: Oct 30, 2015

Ploiesti International Film Festival
Ploiesti, Romania
Regular Deadline: Oct 31, 2015

Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
Durham, United States
Regular Deadline: Oct 31, 2015

Bermuda International Film Festival
Hamilton, Bermuda
Regular Deadline: Oct 31, 2015

 

 

Earlybird

Culver City Film Festival
Culver City, United States
Early Bird Deadline: Oct 01, 2015

Chicago Underground Film Festival
Chicago, United States
Early Bird Deadline: Oct 01, 2015

Aspen Shortsfest
Aspen, United States
Early Bird Deadline: Oct 02, 2015

Seattle International Film Festival
Seattle, United States
Early Bird Deadline: Oct 05, 2015

San Francisco International Film Festival
San Francisco, United States
Early Bird Deadline: Oct 05, 2015

Tribeca Film Festival
New York, United States
Early Bird Deadline: Oct 16, 2015

Dallas International Film Festival
Dallas, United States
Early Bird Deadline: Oct 16, 2015

Florida Film Festival
Maitland, United States
Early Bird Deadline: Oct 23, 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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