4 Fests You Should Enter This Week

Seattle International Film Festival
May 15 – June 8

Final Deadline: January 3

“SIFF is the largest and most highly attended film festival in the United States, with more than 250 feature/documentary films and 150 short films presented to an audience of over 155,000 annually. One of the top festivals in North America, SIFF has been cited as one of the best “audience festivals” in the world. SIFF is recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as a Qualifying Festival in all Short Film categories.”

Accepts Narrative Features, Documentary Features, Narrative Shorts, Documentary Shorts & Animations

website: http://www.siff.net/festival-2014/film-submission-2014

4 Fests You Should Enter This Week

…because all it takes is ONE festival screening to change everything.

Big Sky Documentary Film Festival (Feb. 14 – 23)
Missoula, Montana

Late Deadline: October 20

4 Fests You Should Enter This Week

10th Annual Langston Hughes African American Film Festival (LHAAFF)

Deadline: February 8th

“Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center (LHPAC) in Seattle, Washington, USA presents its 10th annual Langston Hughes African American Film Festival-LHAAFF, Call for Work inviting independent film entries for our April 13 – 21, 2013 film festival. Filmmakers do not have to be Black, but films should include significant, relevant content involving Black people: we are seeking diverse, multifaceted stories and positive images.”

Accepts narrative, documentary, children’s, youth-made movies, shorts, LGBT, experimental, animation.

website: http://www.langstonarts.org

3 Fests You Should Enter This Week

Sonoma International Film Festival

Next Deadline:January 28th (WAB Extended Deadline)

” Now in its 16th year, the Sonoma International Film Festival (April 10-14, 2013) takes place in the heart of Northern California’s Wine Country and features more than 90 hand-selected films including independent features, documentaries, world cinema, shorts and a showcase of Spanish language films.”

website:http://www.sonomafilmfest.org/2013-filmmakers.html