International Art Competitions - art contest for artists

Deadline:
14.04.2017


The main segments of the festival will be European Short films but we also welcome films from outside of Europe for our International Panorama strand of the festival.

Please note this year we are pleased to annouce that we welcome animations as we are aiming to include a major part of our festival to celebrate the art of animation.

All animation formats welcome under 15 mins maximum.Kinofilm™ –  has been celebrating the talents of emerging and established filmmakers since 1995 through the Manchester International Short Film Festival.™ presented as and produced by ‘Manchester International Film Festival’®.

In addition we champion the art and diversity of short film with our monthly short film events Kino Shorts™ with occassional debut feature screenings and film education events.

Submissions are open on FilmFreeway Entries will be opened shortly on our other partner sites, Without a Box, Festival Focus, and Festhome.

***Use this new code “KinoFebdiscountcode” to receive 30% off your entry (all categories until the end of February). Submit this month at a great discount.

Entry fee: 
£25

Details:
http://kinofilm.org.uk/kinofilm-festival-short-film-submissions/

Deadline:
28.07.2017

The world’s first moving images were shot in Leeds in 1888 by Louis le Prince. Today Leeds is a major centre for film production and exhibition. A qualifying event for the BAFTAs and the Oscars, Leeds International Film Festival is a national celebration of global filmmaking culture.

LIFF is a portal for discovery of the real world of filmmaking that exists beyond regular film exhibition. LIFF primarily supports outstanding new talent and established talent that has not received deserved exposure in the UK. LIFF considers narrative, documentary and animated films, in feature-length and short formats, in multiple genres and from all countries.

The 31st edition of Leeds International Film Festival will take place 2–16 November 2017.

Any genre and any length of film will be considered – anything under 45 minutes is classified as a short, anything over 45 minutes is classified as a feature.

Only films completed after 1st January 2016 will be considered for the competitive sections.

Entry fee:
From $25 USD to $80 USD.

Prizes
• Louis Le Prince International Short Film Competition (£1,000 winner prize)
• World Animation Competition (£1,000 winner prize)
• British Short Film Competition (£1,000 winner prize)
• Yorkshire Short Film Competition (£500 winner prize)
• Leeds International Screendance Competition (£500 winner prize)
• Leeds International Music Video Competition
• Leeds Short Film Audience Award
• Leeds Audience Award for Best Fiction Feature
• Leeds Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature
• Dark Owl International Fantasy Short Film Audience Award
• Dead Short Audience Award

LIFF is a qualifying film festival for the Academy Awards and the BAFTAs. The winning shorts in LIFF's Louis Le Prince International Short Film Competition and World Animation Competition are eligible for the Academy’s Short Film Awards. British shorts selected for LIFF may be considered for nomination for the BAFTA Short Film Awards.


Details:
http://intercompetition.com/index.php/film/ad/31st-leeds-international-film-festival,776

Deadline:
15.03.2017


Call for entries for Fiction, Animation, Documentary and Music Videos is open.

All short films of any nationality and language can participate.
-All themes are allowed.
-The maximum length will be 30 minutes (including credits).
-Only those films produced after January 1st of 2015 will be accepted.
-All formats will be accepted.
-There are no limits to the number of entries a filmmaker may enter, but these have to be submitted separately.


Entry fee:
€15 for short films and €5 for music videos.


Prizes:
Best Fiction Award (1000 euro+Trophy)
Best Documentary Award (1000 euro+Trophy)
Best Animation Award (1000 euro+Trophy)
Best Music Video (300 euro+Trophy)
Audience Award (Trophy)


Details:
http://www.laguarimba.com/

Deadline:
3.04.2017

The contest is open to videocreators of all nationalities with no age restrictions, individually or in group. Each competitor can submit from 1 to 5 works with the main characteristic that each work presented must last a maximum of 1 minute (60 seconds) including credits. Works already presented in former editions of the contest as well as those lasting more than one minute will be discarded. Works must have been never awarded a prize in other competitions.
The subject of the works is free, and both fiction and animation works can be submitted.

No entry fee

Prizes:
- 1st Prize VIDEOMINUTO 2016-2017: 1.000€
- 2nd Prize VIDEOMINUTO 2016-2017: 700€
- 3rd Prize VIDEOMINUTO 2016-2017: 400€
Details:
https://cultura.unizar.es/regulations-videominute-international-contest

Deadline:
International Competitions: Short Film, Documentary and DocFilmMusic:
30 November 2016: for films made prior to 31 October 2016
31 January 2017: for films made after 31 October 2016

National Competition:
30 November 2016: for films made prior to 31 October 2016
15 February 2017: for films made after 31 October 2016


The following films may take part in competitions:
– foreign films made in 2016 and 2017 that have not been screened publicly before 1 June 2016,
– Polish films made in 2016 and 2017.

Competitions:
– International Documentary Film Competition: documentary films with a running time of more than 30 minutes(medium and feature-length films),
– International Short Film Competition: documentary, animated and fiction films with a running time of no more than 30 minutes,
– International DocFilmMusic Competition: documentary music films with a running time of more than 50 minutes.

– National Competition: Polish films only with a running time:
* unlimited – for documentary films
* not exceeding 30 minutes – for animated and fiction films,

Polish producers submit films to the Polish competition only. Out of the films submitted, the selection committee chooses those which will take part in international competitions (they have to meet the requirements set for individual competitions).

NON-COMPETITIVE SECTIONS

Out of the films submitted for selection, the organisers may choose films to be screened in non-competitive sections.


No entry fee


AWARDS

International Documentary Competition
– Golden Horn for the director of the best film
– Silver Horn for the director of the best medium-length documentary
– Silver Horn for the director of the best feature-length documentary

International Short Film Competition:
– Golden Dragon for the director of the best film
– Silver Dragon for the director of the best documentary film
– Silver Dragon for the director of the best animated film
– Silver Dragon for the director of the best fiction film

International DocFilmMusic Competition
– Golden Heynal for the director of the best film


National Competition:
– Golden Hobby Horse for the director of the best film
– Silver Hobby Horse for the director of the best documentary film
– Silver Hobby Horse for the director of the best animated film
– Silver Hobby Horse for the director of the best fiction film


Audience Award for the best competition film selected in a survey among the audience


Dragon of Dragons Special Award for extraordinary achievement in the documentary and animated film genre presented by the Programme Council of the Krakow Film Foundation

Deadline:
31.12.2016

The Jewish Motifs Film Festival is among the many international festivals focused on the Jewish nation, its tradition, identity and history, both past and present.
All forms of films may participate in the Festival (narrative, documentary, shorts and animation films), the running time of which is at least 4 minutes in the autonomic form or in the form of the so called compilation. Films should be sent in DVD PAL format. Only the films made within the two years preceding a given edition of the Festival and in a current year shall be accepted for the Festival. In exceptional cases, upon the request of the Program Board or Selection Commission, an exception from the above requirements will be accepted.

Three categories:
(a) a narrative film,
(b) a documentary
(c) short film.

Entry fee:
No entry fee

Prizes:
Cash awards and the statues of the Warsaw PHOENIXES: Grand Prix for the best film of the Festival irrespective of the category, and Phoenixes in each of the three categories.

Details:
http://jewishmotifs.org.pl/index.php?s=en

Deadline:
1.08.2016

Films completed after January 1st 2015.

There are three categories for Competition: fiction, documentary and animation

Films entered for the competition may last no longer than 45 minutes

No entry fee

Prizes:

GRAND PRIZE OF THE BILBAO FESTIVAL - 7,000 Euros
GRAND PRIZE OF THE BASQUE CINEMA - 5,500 Euros
GRAND PRIZE OF THE SPANISH CINEMA - 5,500 Euros
GRAND PRIZE OF THE LATIN AMERICAN CINEMA - 4,000 Euros

FICTION
GOLD MIKELDI FOR FICTION - 4,000 Euros
SILVER MIKELDI FOR FICTION - 3,000 Euros

DOCUMENTARIES
GOLD MIKELDI FOR DOCUMENTARY FILMS - 4,000 Euros
SILVER MIKELDI FOR DOCUMENTARY FILMS - 3,000 Euros

ANIMATION
GOLD MIKELDI FOR ANIMATION - 4,000 Euros
SILVER MIKELDI FOR ANIMATION - 3,000 Euros

Details:
http://zinebi.eus/web/en/

Deadline: 
10.07.2016


International Film Festival UP TO 21 are open to all filmmakers who are 21 years old or under at the time of completing their film.

The festival was founded in 1983,on the initiative of the Federation of Independent Filmmakers and gained recognition in the environment of young filmmakers.

The Festival furthers the art and craft of filmmaking by inspiring and championing the work of filmmakers, and all artists who use the language of film and television to tell a story.


Submissions are open to all filmmakers who are 21 years old or under at the time of completing their film.

The submitted films should have been completed after 1st January 2014.

The Festival is international and open to film submissions from Poland and abroad.

We accept all movie-making techniques and genres, submitted on DVD or miniDV in a format working on a stationary DVD player.


Prizes:

Any prizes or financial awards contributed by the organisers and sponsors alike will be granted to the awarded film authors present at the "UP TO 21" IFF.




Details:
http://www.upto21.pl/en/about-festival/regulations

Deadline:
31.07.2016

The Festival programme is divided into the following sections:

International Competition – for feature films (over 60 min) from all over the world. World, International and European Premieres.

Competition 1-2 – for first and second feature films (over 60 min) by the directors from all over the world.

Free Spirit Competition – for independent, innovative, rebellious feature length (over 60 min) fiction and documentary films from all over the world.

Documentary Competition – for feature length (over 60 min) documentaries from all over the world.

Short Films Competition – for narrative, documentary and animated short (40 min or less) films from all over the world. Academy Awards® eligible.

Special Screenings – for feature length (over 60 min) fiction and documentary films from all over the world. Non-competitive section.

Classics from Poland – for Polish films (over 60 min), at least ten years old, which were significant achievements of Polish cinema. Non-competitive section.

Discoveries – for feature length (over 60 min) fiction and documentary films from all over the world, dealing with contemporary subjects, which have been presented at film festivals abroad. Noncompetitive section.

Family Cinema Weekend – for feature length and short films from all over the world, for children and their parents. Non-competitive section.

The Best Shorts from Poland 2016 – for Polish short films from this year. Non-competitive section.

Entry fee
Submissions from March 15th, 2016 to July 15th, 2016 are in consideration under the charge of: 10 Euro – feature length films 5 Euro – short films

Submissions from July 16th, 2016 to July 31st, 2016 are in consideration under the charge of: 20 Euro – feature length films 10 Euro – short films

Prizes:
There financial prizes in all of the categories. Details in official regulations.

Details:
http://wff.pl/filmmakers/submitting-a-film

Deadline:
31.07.2016

The International Competition of full-length and short films for children and young people, which presents films made in the years 2014-2016. 

Deadline:
20.05.2016


10 Years
Les Rencontres Internationales Sciences & Cinémas (RISC)
RISC’s goals are to screen contemporary films and to provoke encounters between directors, scientists and a large audience, including the young one.

All genres of film (documentary, fiction, experimental, video art, animation, etc.), of any duration, whose subject is related to scientific topics (fundamental sciences, life sciences, environment sciences, medicine, economics, architecture, urbanism, sociology, anthropology, etc.) can compete.
Preference shall be given to the most original cinematographic approaches.

Films submitted for the official selection must have been produced no earlier than January 1, 2015. Films produced prior to this date can be selected outside competition or during school screenings.


entry form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1R1NOf9w85wZ2B62-C1Y4qqc1678SNYjltOUnkvqeMnM/formResponse

Deadline:
15.09.2016

Euroshorts is the International Short Film Festival.

We invite short films shot in Europe and in other Continents in 2015-2016, not exceeding 30 minutes in length. The film contest is open to all films, including first films and students' films (fic-tion, documentary, animation and experimental).

There is no entry fee for submission of one film to Euroshorts 2015. Everyone who submits two or more films is obliged to make a donation of 25 € to the Young Cinema Foundation (the Festival Organizer). This donation helps to perform the selection process.

Details:

deadline:
18.04.2016

For directors from Spain, Poland, Belgium, France

Films must be up to 15 minutes

Subtitles must be in english


deatails:
www.sundancechannel.pl/scshorts/?utm_source=sundance_france&utm_medium=banner&utm_content=scshorts-poland-pre-submissions&utm_campaign=House+Ad