Thai Short Film and Video Festival

We are pleased to announce the call for entries for our new edition 18th Thai Short Film and Video Festival held in August 2014.

The submission can be any genres, less than 30 minutes (in exception, documentary has no length limit) and completed after 1st January 2013.

No entry fee.

The festival has not only the national and international competition, but also many special programs.

Each year, we show more than 50 international shorts from other countries around the world. The online entry form will be available at entry form for International competition.

You can complete the online form then and post your film to:
The 18th Thai Short Film and Video Festival
P.O. Box 6, Phuttamonthon, Nakornpathom, Thailand 73170

Submissions deadline: May 31st 2014

Any inquiries, please feel free to contact
Thai Film Foundation
50/17 Salaya-Nakornchaisri Road
Phutthamonthon Nakornpathom 73170 Thailand
Tel: 66 8 67898323
Mobile: 66 2 8002716
Fax: 66 2 8002717
E-mail : thaishortfilmfestival@gmail.com
http://www.thaifilm.com
https://www.facebook.com/ThaiShortFilmVideoFestival

The Short Film Festival of Sweden is now accepting submissions for the International Competition and the Children’s Film Festival at the 33rd Uppsala International Short Film Festival.

Short films of all genres with a running time of no more than 40 minutes are accepted for onsideration. Submitted films must have been produced 2013 or 2014. Eligible screening formats are 35 mm and .mov files in either the ProRes 422 or h264 codec. All submissions are made on www.shortfilmdepot.com.

The deadline for submissions is May 31, 2014.

In order to submit to the festival, please click the link below. There you can read the full festival regulations, create your shortfilmdepot account if you haven’t got one already and submit your film.
http://www.shortfilmfestival.com/submit-a-film/?lang=en

Internetional Short Film Festival in Drama

20th INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL IN DRAMA
15-20 September 2014
REGULATIONS

1. For the promotion of short films and the development of a spirit of friendship and co-operation among filmmakers from all over the world, the 20th International Short Film Festival in Drama will be held from the 16th to the 21st of September 2013, in the city of Drama, in the district of Macedonia, Northern Greece.

2. Fiction, documentary and animation short films may participate, as long as:
a) Their production has been completed after January 1, 2013.
b) Their final print of screening is available in 16 or 35mm, DCP, HDCAM,  BETA (pal)  or Apple ProRes 422.
c) Their running time does not exceed 35 minutes (the Selection Committee reserves the right to accept longer films in exceptional cases).
d) Only one film per director is accepted.

3. Entry Procedure
a) The entry form and the preview dvd should be submitted by 30th April 2014 to the Athens premises {International Short Film Festival in Drama, Em. Benaki 71, 10681, Athens, Greece, 0030 210 3300309} .
For online submissions, the director and the producer should also send the entry form signed and stamped by the 30th of April 2014.
b) Requested material
    An entry form filled in, signed and sealed by both the producer(s) and the director.
    One (1) preview dvd copy of the film subtitled in English, playable by stand alone dvd players .
    At least one photograph of the film. (format: jpeg or tiff 300*300dpi)
    At least one photograph of the director. (format: jpeg or tiff 300*300dpi)
    A complete dialogue list of the film in English, in digital copy.
    Director’s biography and filmography, mentioning title and year of production.
c) Submission of the entry form to the International Short Film Festival in Drama implies unconditional acceptance of these regulations.
The DVDs of the films that will be submitted to the Festival along with the entry form will remain with the archives of the Festival.

4. Selection
Final screening copy shipment deadline: 1st September 2014
a) The screening copies and a Blu-Ray of the films that have been selected by the Selection Committee for the competition should be received by 1st September  2014 (Mailing address:
a1. Em. Benaki 71, 10681, Athens, Greece, +30 210 3300309
a2. International Short Film Festival in Drama Agias Varvaras 9, 66100 Drama, Greece, +30 25210 47575).
Requested material:
i) A screening copy, subtitled in English,  in one of the following accepted formats: Film Print , DCP, HDCAM, Beta (Pal) , Apple ProRes 422 .
ii) A DVD and a Blu-Ray of the final version of the film, compatible with standalone players, subtitled in English, for the Film Market.
iii) A technical data sheet with all the necessary projection info.
b) Any film that will not meet this deadline will be excluded from the competition. Only high quality standard prints will be accepted.
c) The Festival will return all screening copies within thirty days after the end of the Festival, to the address specified by the director or producer at least 10 days before the expiry of the shipment deadline.
d) The Festival covers the return shipment, not including extra costs and tariffs to
the shipping country.

5. Awards.
The Jury of the Festival consists of at least 5 members and awards the following Prizes:
- THE GRAND PRIX
- SECOND PRIZE
- PRIX EFA- DRAMA
- BEST "SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE" FILM AWARD
- BEST ANIMATION FILM AWARD
The Jury may also award other honorary distinctions for specific artistic achievements. Each prize is awarded to a single film and cannot be awarded ex aequo.

6. General Terms
a)The preview dvd and the Blu-Ray of the film remain with the Festival’s Film Market.
b)The Festival reserves the right to digitize the submitted films for the needs of the Film Market and its Archive.
c)Film excerpts that might be broadcast on television or the internet should not exceed a duration of 3 minutes or 10% of the total running time of the film.
d)The Festival reserves the right to publish film information, including the contact info of the director and the producer.
e)Transportation costs for preview material and prints submitted to the competition program shall be covered by the applicant. The Festival will undertake the costs of returning and securing the films as long as they are in the possession of the Festival.
f)In case of loss or damage under the Festival’s liability, the Festival undertakes the cost of creating a positive copy of that film.
g)The Artistic Director of the Festival reserves the right to compile the Festival's program and implement changes wherever necessary.
h)Any dispute concerning the present regulations will be judged and settled by the President of the Festival.
i)Any legal disputes can only be settled by the local Legal Courts of Drama.


INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL IN DRAMA
ATHENS PREMISES: 71 EMM. BENAKI ST., ATHENS 106 81, GREECE
TEL: +30 210 3300309, FAX: +30 210 3302818
DRAMA PREMISES: 9 AGIAS VARVARAS ST., DRAMA 66100, GREECE
TEL+30 25210 47575, FAX:+ 30 2521033526
E-mail: kinfest@dra.forthnet.gr
http://www.dramafilmfestival.gr

Shortshorts Film Festival Mexico 2014

4-12 september 2014

Call for entries

submissions open from february 25 to May 31

short films from all over the world/any format/any genre

fiction, animation, documentaries, experimentals,

territories of interest: worldwide

www.shortshortsfilmfestivalmexico.com

European Short Film Festival of Nice

The 14th edition of the European Short Film Festival of Nice will take place from 13 to 19 October 2014.

You can now register a movie until May 21, 2014 .

PRESENTATION

Every year for 14 years, the association Heliotrope honors young artists European in the field of short film. Through several competitive programs, the festival discover unique works, innovative and diverse reflecting the creativity and originality offered by the short film.

COMPETITIONS & PRIZES

The festival consists of 4 official competitions, each selection is subject to the votes of several juries who will present on October 1 ene price totaling € 16,000 in cash and technical services distributed among the winners.

The European Competition , heart of the festival , will offer forty f ILMS all genres (fiction, documentary and animation) produced from 2013, with a maximum duration of 59 minutes and can come from 45 different countries.

Competition Experience , film competition experimental, art nouveau cinéma and video , will include twenty films from the 1 st January 2013, a maximum of 60 minutes and can come from 45 different countries.

Short Animation Competition will focus only on movies animation schools francophone s products from 1 st January 2013 and a maximum of 60 minutes.

Competition of Short Here showcases produce from the regions PACA and Corsica produced from 1 st January 2013, a maximum of 60 minutes.

The European Competition is analyzed by
the European Competition Jury consists of professionals who award the Grand Prize and the Special Jury Prize,
the Jury gives student the Student Award,
the public awarded the Prize of the City of Nice.
Competition The Experience is analyzed by
the jury and Court of Experience Here  the experience that award the Prize, Short Award and the Prix de Here the PACA Region
The Short Animation Competition for which the prize is awarded by the SACD .
Prizes will be awarded at the closing ceremony of the festival on Saturday, October 18, 2014 in Nice , in which each participant is invited.

JOIN FILM

Registration takes place in three phases:
> Read and accept the rules of the festival.
> Join the platform that manages registration: www.filmfestplatform.com
 > Complete the registration form, print it and send a copy DVD of the film to the mailing address of the association:

Association Heliotrope
A festival is too short
10 bis rue Penchienatti
06000 Nice

Registration Information:
 > Registration is free .
> Films must have been produced after  1 st January 2013 .
> The deadline for registration and sending a copy is attached to the  May 21, 2014 .
> The festival program program as short films.
> Short films must be between 1 and 59 minutes.
> For short non-Francophone films, films must be sent in original version with subtitles in English or French
> A Notice of selection will be sent to the person responsible for registration in the month of August 2014.

Videokonkurss "Mina ja Euroopa Liit"

League of Young Voters pikendab videokonkursi tähtaega. Uueks tähtajaks on 23. mai kell 21.00.

Millisena paistab sinule Euroopa Liit siit väikesest Eestist? Mis probleemidega tegeleb Euroopa Parlament? Mida Euroopa Parlamendi kandidaadid valimistel lubavad ja miks just seda?

Saada meile oma nägemus teemal "Mina ja Euroopa Liit". Filmida võib nii videokaameraga kui hea kvaliteediga telefonikaameraga. Samuti tohib konkursile saata animeeritud videoid.

Videokonkursi esikoha auhinnaks on GoPro videokaamera Hero3: Silver Edition. Konkursi ülejäänud auhinnad on välja pannud Tartu, Lõunakeskuse, City Arena ja Viimsi Seikluspargid.

Konkursi tingimused:
- Video peab olema 1-5 minutit pikk
- Pärast meile video saatmist, on meil õigus seda levitada League of Young Voters projektiga seotud lehekülgedel ja üritustel.

Video tuleb saata aadressile info@nooredvalima.ee

Eesti 49. harrastusfilmide festivali kava

Filmide valikkava 26.aprillil 2014.a. kell 11.00 Balti Filmi- ja Meediakoolis

1.Või mis see kõik tähendab... . Lühitõsielufilm. 5.20 min. Tia Maria Vene, Tallinn.Debüüt.C.
2.Terrikoonik kaadris.EPF. Läbilõige filmistuudio „Eesti Põlevkivi“ filmidest  1963-1976aa. 25 min. Toomas Griin (Tartu), Jaak Eelmets (Jõhvi). C.
3.Kirde saia röstimine. Tõsielufilm. 4.07 min.  Sander Maran,  BFM B.
4.Päikesäratas. Mängufilm, 23.24 min.Raigo Saariste, BFM. B.
5.Tere. Mängufilm. 3 min. Martin Lõtsev, Diana Komarova, Aleksandra Petrova,  Noortemaja  „Kanutiaia“ stuudio. Debüüt. A.
6.Isa jälgedes. Tõsielufilm. 12 min. Eve Ester, Tõnu Aru, Tõnu Aru videostuudio, Tallinn.C.
7.Gift. Fotofilm. 3.08 min. Aleksandra Goldrin, stuudio „Meksvideo“ Debüüt.C.
8.Kolm. Mängufilm, 15.38  min. Eva Kübar, Liina Tiido, BFM B.
9.Taevas ja Maa. Animafilm. 6.56 min.Tallinna Läänemere Gümnaasiumi 3-ndate ja 4-ndate           keelekümblusklasside õpilased ja õpetaja Tia Maria Vene. Debüüt A.
10.Asi. Mängufilm, 10 min. Jekaterina Moltšanova, Rakvere Reaalgümnaasiumi stuudio Debüüt. A.

 Vaheaeg 30 min.

11.Kevadmeeleolud. Loodusvideo. 3.41 min. Väino Valdmann, Põltsamaa. C.
12.Mai. Mängufilm, 15 min. Maria Reinup, BFM. B.
13.Mikrolaineahi. Mängufilm, 48 sek.Aleksander Navarkin, Pavel Zenžinov,  Narva Laste Loomemaja stuudio „Rovesnik“. Debüüt  A.
14.Oled see sina?.Mängufilm, 10 min. Moonika Siimets, BFM  B.
15.Uni.Fotofilm. 1.44 min. Elena Kalinina, stuudio „Meksvideo“ Debüüt.C
16.Õnne manifest. Mängufilm. 13 min. Anna Hints, BFM  B.
17.Illuka valla vapp. Animafilm. 4.15 min. Stuudio „Inforing“, Jõhvi.C.
18.Pidu. Mängufilm, 9.50 min. Eve Ester, Tõnu Aru, Tõnu Aru videostuudio.  C.
19.Touch the Dead inside. 4.11 min. Dmitriji Domoskanov, stuudio „Meksvideo“. A.
20.Võlutari leivapätsid. Mängufilm, 15 min. Nele Kirsipuu, BFM. Debüüt. B.
21.See juhtus Aafrikas. Animafilm, 2.18 min. Sofija Petrova, Polina Ramenskaja, Narva Laste Loomemaja stuudio „Rovesnik“. Debüüt. A.
22.Vabaduse. Mängufilm, 10 min. Elise Kumm, Rakvere Reaalgümnaasiumi videostuudio. Debüüt. A.
23.Unelmad. Mängufilm. 3.37 min.Polina Linovitskaja, stuudio „Meksvideo“ A.
24.TurboSledge! Komöödia, ulme. 3.17 min. Sander Maran, Jan Andresson, Karl Hans Õunpuu BFM. B.

15.30 Autasustamine

 Filmid jagunevad:
   A-grupp – kuni 19-a. vanuste autorite filmid
   B-grupp – filmiüliõpilaste filmid
   C-grupp – kõigi ülejäänud autorite filmid