Submissions for the 2020 sxsw film festival are now closed. Sundance film festival submissions faq sundance institute. Beautiful but unfulfilled ashley has her eyes opened to the tantalizing possibilities of bdsm when she discovers the popular erotic novel slave by nolan keats. Sundance awards short film thunder road grand jury prize. Sxsw provides the gamechanging buzz every filmmaker dreams about for the premiere of their feature film, short. For more, see our complete coverage of the 2016 sundance film festival. Film festivals with deadlines approaching in the next month. These are your short film winners for sundance 2016. Showcasing a wide variety of story and style, the sundance film festival. The internationally renowned mill valley film festival offers a high profile, noncompetitive environment that celebrates the best of independent and world cinema mvff accepts short and feature length films. The 2017 winner of the harness award for social justice went on to win the 2018 jury award at. The annual nbcuniversal short film festival is a unique bi. The festival brings together the most original storytellers and the most adventurous audiences for its annual program of dramatic, documentary, and short films. The 24fps international short film festival is a participating member of two online short film submission platforms.
Sundance institute has announced the full lineup of the 72 short films for the 2016 sundance film festival. Sundance short film 2016 program announced variety. The major shift in film festival submissions sundance film festivals alliance with withoutabox. In order to consider your film for selection you must pay an entry fee. All feature film submissions must be received by this deadline. If youve completed a feature film, short film, or screenplay in any horror or crime subgenre, from zombies and vampires to mobsters and heists, this is the event to showcase your content in the heart of hollywood, california.
Justice went on to win the 2018 jury award at sundance. The criteria doesnt dictate whether your script is good or not, it will just tell us whether it is the right fit for this initiative. All information contained in this document shall supersede the contents of the faq document. Regular deadline may 6, 2016 late deadline june 3, 2016.
For a full list of films announced to date, visit festival. Sundance institute short film program sundance institute. Your film on our screen the dam short film festival accepts short films in any style, any genre, up to 40 minutes in length, and has some of the lowest submission fees around. The first lineup of competition films was announced december 2, 2015. Sundance sets submission deadline hollywood reporter. Remember, the continue short film initiative aims to create a short that will act as a proof of concept. Just another version of you directed by heidi ewing and rachel grady.
Runtime is especially significant when it comes to short films. It was the week leading up to the final sundance short film submission deadline the looming september 23rd that also happened to be my birthday. This week, the sundance institute renewed its agreement with imdbpro s online submission service withoutabox to handle its applications until 2021. The urbanworld film festival celebrates and honors filmsfilmmakers winning across the following categories. Submissions raindance the home of independent film. To submit via a participating festival submission platform. Congratulations to all of the winners, and heres to more fantastic shorts at next years sundance. I was one audio mix and one color session away from sending this butt naked baby off. Submissions for the 2021 sundance film festival will open on may 18, 2020.
For me, ifp film week fell at a serendipitous time. We have no cut off for runtime, but shorter is always better as shorter films. To qualify for the short film categories your film. Since 1985, hundreds of films that have launched at the festival have gained critical recognition and acclaim, reaching new audiences worldwide. If youve completed a feature film, short film, or screenplay in any horror or crime subgenre, from zombies and vampires to. The early submission deadline for all films is aug. If you didnt attend the 2016 sundance film festival and you feel like you missed out, dont worry. Jason reitman and bryce dallas howard are among those with short films at. For more information about sundance institutes other programs, please visit us at early submission deadline. The annual nbcuniversal short film festival is a unique bicoastal showcase of independent. It is with great regret that after 15 years the festivalfocus website has to close.
The film was directed and written by jim cummings, who also. We will not view your film until this payment is received. This list sorts all festivals that have submission deadlines approaching soon. Check back in june 2020 for 2021 submissions sxsw provides the gamechanging buzz every filmmaker dreams about for the. How to submit a film to the sundance film festival. Jason reitman and bryce dallas howard are among those with short films at the festival. Dec 08, 2015 sundance institute has announced the full lineup of the 72 short films for the 2016 sundance film festival. Made in galicia, matria tells the story of the middleaged and humorless ramona as she struggles through a depressing daily routine of nonstop work, which includes working in a musselcanning factory and buying her. Its a date by zachery zezima 2016 usa 7m written and directed by zachary zezima and based on a true story. Please note that tiff is under no obligation to refund the cost of submission if your film does. Due to the current situation with the coronavirus, a lot of festivals are being postponed or cancelled.
Filmmakers, theres still time to submit your films to the 2016 festival. The slamdance film festival accepts films in every genre, on any topic, from every country around the world. Sundance film festival is a very important event for independent filmmakers since the festival welcomes the film and theatre of independent artists. We consider a short film as anything shorter than 39 minutes and 59 seconds and anything 40 minutes or over as a feature film. The application can be completed directly online at the sundance institute. How film festivals decide which movies to accept indiewire. Your written work cannot exceed 10 pages and short films should be under 8 minutes. The berlinale will only accept the submission of a film if the submitter is the holder of all usage rights to the film necessary for the submission and use of the film within the context of participation in the. The 2021 sundance film festival will take place from january 21 to 31, 2021.
To choose this years fellows, were holding a short film challenge, asking filmmakers to submit a one to fifteen. There are a bunch of short films available to watch online that were selected for the festival shorts winners were announced a few days ago. The following article originally ran in 2016 and is being republished here, as the 2020 sundance film festival draws to a close. The 2016 sundance film festival took place from january 21 to january 31, 2016. Founded by robert redford, sundance institute is a nonprofit organization that actively. Heres a step by step explanation about the process and guidelines for submitting a film to the sundance film festival. We have no cut off for runtime, but shorter is always better as shorter films allow for more flexibility when building our schedule.
Weve compiled a few of them here, and will add more as we find them and as they become available. Apr 03, 2020 submissions to the 45th annual toronto international film festival are now open. There is no premiere requirement, and films from any year of production are accepted. Sundance institute and adobe are teaming up to find the next 10 sundance ignite fellowsemerging filmmakers ages 18 to 25 who are creating stories that bring their passion. The earlybird deadline is april 3, 2020, the standard deadline is may 29, 2020, and the late deadline is june. Popular on indiewire at new yorks tribeca film festival, programmers divide and conquer based on. Jul 06, 2008 the early submission deadline for all films is aug. The overnight success story out of sundance is one of the most alluring career narratives in all of independent cinema. Raindance members get 50% off their first submission each year.
No film schools video and editorial coverage of the 2016 sundance film festival is sponsored by blackmagic design. The sundance film festival accepts content that is 49 minutes or under for the short film category from any country. Film festivals with entry deadlines happening in the next month. Animation festival submission deadlines submit your animted. The sundance film festival is handing out its awards in the u. Sundance institute and adobe are teaming up to find the next 10 sundance ignite fellowsemerging filmmakers ages 18 to 25 who are creating stories that bring their passion, voice, and perspective to life.
Jan 27, 2016 congratulations to all of the winners, and heres to more fantastic shorts at next years sundance. Jan 17, 2018 january 2018 sundance is kicking off in park city. Please be aware that the process of completing your. Narrative, documentary, experimental, animation, family film and youthproduced. Thunder road was awarded the short film grand jury prize at the 2016 sundance film festival on tuesday. Our monthly challenges are open to everyone in the sundance coab community. There are a bunch of short films available to watch online that. Submissions for the 2021 sundance film festival will open on may 1, 2020. Premiere your film in front of press, film industry, and film lovers at the 2020 sxsw film festival from march 21. Thank you to all filmmakers for submitting their films to our festival.
Please check the individual festival websites or social media pages for more information. August 29 for features regular deadline and september 26 for shorts. In a way it reminds me of the wonderful short film, goodbye, by american tyler russo. For more information follow vimeos compression guidelines for hd films. Continue short film initiative continuance pictures. They will discuss sundances programming philosophy, what type of films they look for and dos and donts for. You can submit via filmfreeway here and via festhome. Sundance institute completes feature film lineup for 2016. Now our selection committees have just a couple of weeks to reach their decisions and compile the competition programmes for the next festival. The late entry deadline is september 6 for shorts, episodic, and new frontier.
An announcement of the short film program is forthcoming. Thank you for your interest in submitting to the 2009 sundance film. Luckily, the ins and outs of submitting to sundance were the subject of a. Filmmakers, theres still time to submit your films to the 2016. For more information about sundance institutes other programs, please visit us at.
Jan 31, 2016 if you didnt attend the 2016 sundance film festival and you feel like you missed out, dont worry. Submissions to the 45th annual toronto international film festival are now open. Matria by alvaro gago 2017 spain 21m matria won many awards on the short film festival circuit, including the grand jury prize at the 2018 sundance film festival. Sundance received nearly,000 feature and short film submissions for its 2016 festival. We are excited to announce that the continue short film initiative is relaunching in february 2020. S and world competition and next section as well as audience awards. All the submissions for raindance film festival are to be paid by credit card.
I told myself that if i could finish this damn movie id have the best birthday ive ever had in my life. Mar 10, 2020 your film on our screen the dam short film festival accepts short films in any style, any genre, up to 40 minutes in length, and has some of the lowest submission fees around. When selecting short films, continuance pictures looks to see if your script fits in with our criteria. The application can be completed directly online at the sundance institute website.
Create an imdb account, upload your entry short film at imdb and submit your short film to the competition. This week, the sundance institute renewed its agreement with imdbpro s. Its a date by zachery zezima 2016 usa 7m written and directed by zachary zezima and based on a true story, its a date is one of those animations that gains a lot of festival buzz but does not have a whole lot of story to it. Jun 30, 2016 sundance received nearly,000 feature and short film submissions for its 2016 festival. The internationally renowned mill valley film festival offers a high profile, noncompetitive environment that celebrates the best of independent and world cinema mvff accepts short and feature length. Our annual program includes dramatic and documentary features and short films. With ashlynn yennie, justin berti, raylin joy, victoria levine. Best narrative feature us cinema, best narrative feature world cinema, best. The video link must be active until march 11, 2020. You are advised to upload the short film at least one day before the deadline. To submit, please visit the tiff listing on filmfreeway. The deadline for submitting film entries to the 32 filmfest dresden ended on 1 december 2019.
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