International Competition for Web Animation on HAFFTube

For the first time the Holland Animation Film Festival 2008 launches an international competition for web animations. The web competition will be open for entries from Monday September 8 onwards.

On HAFFTube you will find a link to the entry form for the web competition. Please read the regulations and note that your film should be uploaded on YouTube before submitting the entry form. HAFFTube will gradually fill up with animated films from all over the world.

The Holland Animation Film Festival will rate the films that have been entered for competition. When we have reached our set limit of 50 films, the voting begins. Every week, films will be voted out to make room for the new entries. Deadline for entries: Wednesday October 22.

An international jury of filmmakers selects the winner out of the final 50 titles. The winner will be revealed on the opening night of the festival at November 5.

Check www.haff.nl and HAFFTube for more details.

Sunscreen Film Festival supports independent filmmakers, producers and actors through a yearly presentation of films, educational seminar series and Q&A panels.

The festival is organized by the St.Petersburg/Clearwater Film Society, a 501c3 non-profit public charity dedicated to educating the public about the art of visual storytelling, enhancing opportunities for local filmmakers to develop their craft and art, and increasing the public's awareness and support of local filmmaking as a cultural and economic asset. For more information visit www.SunscreenFilmFestival.com.

Bollywood Showcase in Florida

boldMIAMI LATIN GAY FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2009

The First Annual Miami Latin Gay Film Festival has been announced to make its premiere engagement April 16-19, 2009 in Miami Beach.

Festival organizer and Executive Director Jim Dobson unveiled a sneak peak at the four day event to take place in South Beach.

“I am thrilled to be able to bring this exciting venture into South Beach filling a much needed gap in alternative programming for the Latino gay community” said Dobson. “Through my six years of working with the MGLFF I have noticed a huge demand for Latin gay films and programming that was not always available. The few Latin films were always the first to sell out which proved a definite demand by the community.”

The Miami Latin Gay Film Festival will open on Thursday, April 16 with a Gala Premiere presentation at the Colony Theater followed by a spectacular party, all on Lincoln Road in South Beach. The Festival will continue with screening, panels, music events and a few surprises along the way. Closing Night Awards Gala and screening will take place on Sunday, April 19 at the Colony Theater followed by a special musical event and party.

The mission of the Miami Latin Gay Film Festival is to showcase and nurture existing and emerging creative talent while serving as a springboard and catalyst for the promotion of Gay Latin films and filmmakers as well as highlight exciting Latino talent in other areas including music.

A premier Latino Gay International Film Festival in the USA, MLGFF will become the prominent venue for exhibition of the best of Gay Latin cinema and artistry from the United States, Latin America, Mexico, Spain, Portugal and beyond.

The Festival will present feature films, documentaries, shorts and special retrospective screenings. The films presented at the festival showcase a wide variety of themes by gay Latino filmmakers, producers, writers and actors, as well as movies that depict Gay Latino culture. It is a competitive festival with prizes and a venue where filmmakers and artists can come together with buyers and industry.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:

Jim Dobson (info@miamilatingayfilmfestival.com)

MetaFest

CALL FOR ENTRIES

A juried online and offline film festival presenting the best in international creative and contemporary short-form video entertainment presented by Metacafe and curated by Microcinema International

Deadline for Submissions:

•Digital submissions must be uploaded by September 10, 2008. Physical submissions must be received by September 10, 2008. Visit www.metacafe.com/metafest for submission instructions.

Entrance Fee: None

Juror Panel:

•Hillman Curtis is a designer, filmmaker and author. His film work includes the popular documentary series 'Artist Series,' as well as award-winning short films. His three books on design and film have sold close to 150 thousand copies and have been translated into 14 languages.

•Glenn R. Phillips is a senior project specialist and consulting curator of contemporary programs for the Getty Research Institute. He recently curated the “California Video” exhibition, the first comprehensive survey of the history of video art in California.

Screenings:

MetaFest will have a theatrical premiere screening in San Francisco on November 13th, online screenings on Metacafe.com, and numerous screenings at microcinemas throughout the U.S. and around the world beginning in November 2008 and continuing throughout 2009.

Grand Jury Prize:

•US$5,000 cash

•Film featured on Metacafe home page for 10 days

•Featured in press release and media outreach announcing MetaFest winners

Short-Short Award for outstanding work in a video of 3 minutes or less, as selected by Jury:

•$2,000 cash

•Film featured on Metacafe home page for 10 days

•Featured in press release and media outreach announcing MetaFest winners

Online Audience-Choice Award, as selected by Metacafe.com viewers:

•$1,000 cash

•DVD selections from the Microcinema DVD catalog worth $250

•Film featured on Metacafe home page for 10 days

•Featured in press release and media outreach announcing MetaFest winners

Offline Audience-Choice Award, as selected by attendees of the San Francisco theatrical screening:

•$1,000 cash

•DVD selections from the Microcinema DVD catalog worth $250

•Film featured on Metacafe home page for 10 days

•Featured in press release and media outreach announcing MetaFest winners

Honorarium Pool:

•The creator of each film selected for the MetaFest offline program will receive a cash honorarium of $50 presented by Microcinema International.

Lumen Eclipse is seeking 1-minute film submissions for

Le:60 – LUMEN ECLIPSE’S 1ST ANNUAL 1-MINUTE FILM FESTIVAL.

Send us your best minutes, the minute you surprise yourself with – if your minute glimmers like a fish just under the surface of the water, we want to spear that bad boy. Not to exceed sixty seconds, your films, will compete to be the first screened at this perennial event.

As ever, Lumen Eclipse's mission to bring film and video to a public arena is steadfast. Selections will be screened outdoors under the stars, setting submissions free from dark theatres and computer screens.

Friday, September 19, 2008

6:00 – 10:00 PM

Palmer Street, Harvard Square

Cambridge, MA

www.le60.org

For entry form and submission guidelines

www.lumeneclipse.com

To learn more about Lumen Eclipse

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: midnight, JULY 15th, 2008

Abertoir Horror Festival, Wales UK. Call for Entries, Shorts and Features - Deadline Aug 31st 2008

Wales' premiere horror festival is open for submissions. Running from Nov 12th - 16th 2008, we are looking for professional quality features and shorts for inclusion in our festival. If you have an independent or studio-backed feature film you would like screened publically, please contact us. If you have a professional quality short film (no longer than 20 minutes please), we will screen the best entries competitively. Films shown here have played at other festivals as a result of exposure, so if you are interested, please contact gaz~at~abertoir.co.uk.

For more information and submission forms, please visit our main website:

www.abertoir.co.uk

Sacramento Horror Film Festival 2008 Call for Entries

The 2008 Sacramento Horror Film Festival has opened its call for horror film submissions. Please submit your horror shorts, features, documentaries, music videos, and animations to www.SacHorrorFilm Fest.com. The Sacramento Horror Film Festival takes place October 17th - 19th 2008 at the Historic Colonial Theatre in Sacramento, CA.

For further details please visit www.SacHorrorFilmFest.com.

or email: tim@sachorrorfilmfest.com