INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS WHICH WELCOME NON-COMMERCIAL FILMS
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Note that there is a list of festivals under UNICA Patronage to be found on the official website: here.
BIAFF - British International Amateur Film Festival |
No limit on length, theme or genre. Each author receives a written report from the jury. There is a range of fees - see their website.
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16 ANIMATOR FESTIVAL-
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44 FESTIVAL OF NATIONS - Austria |
Length: up to 30 minutes, any theme, any genre.
Venue: Lichtspiel, Lenzing No entry fee. Best non-commercial films in the world. |
SENFTENBERG - Germany
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For 2017 the theme is Passions which inspire. There is no entry fee but if you want your film back include return postage.
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FICA - Cannes - International Festival of Audiovisual CreativityClosing: March 15th 2017
Festival: June 3rd 2017 Website: http://cannes4c.com (Click FICA, choose English) Contact: ccccannes@bbox.fr |
Free entry. Any theme. Up to 12 minutes. Up to two entries per person. Check the rules. Entry by wetransfer.com is preferred. Other formats accepted.
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Boucherville Independent Short Film Festival, Quebec |
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WHITE NIGHTS - St. Petersburg, RussiaClosing : April 10th 2017
Festival: May 23rd - 27th 2017 contact/Kontact Mrs. Nina Zaitseva P.O. Box 158 RUS-St. Petersburg Email: amateur.rus@mail.ru (+49) 591 75236 - Harald Lorenz |
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DANUBE RIVER OF EUROPE - Rousse, Bulgaria
Give notice of entry by 15 April 2017
Films to arrive by: 1st May 2017 Festival: 11-14th May 2017 Contact: Vladimir Iliev PO Box 365 Rousse 7000 Bulgaria Tel: 00 359 899 056 119 E-mail : vladimiriliev@abv.bg |
The very broad theme is PANTA REI - EVERYTHING FLOWS. No limits of genre or length. The only important thing is for the movies to be non-commercial, to support the universal values and to be nice. No entry fee or even entry forms! Send DVD or USB stick.
Authors or representatives of selected films get free board and lodging. |
23 WEST-EAST FILM FESTIVAL "neighbours and friends" - BerlinClosing: 15 May 2017
Festival: 30 June - 2nd July 2017 website: www.ars-cinema.de/kff_2017.htmlhttp://www.ars-cinema.de/kff_2017.html contact: kff2017@ars-cinema.de |
Theme: Neighbours
Length: up to 20 minutes Venue: Festival-Kino “TONI” Antonplatz 1, D-13086 Berlin Hotel: ABACUS Tierpark Hotel |
CROATIAN MINUTE MOVIE FESTIVAL - Pozega, CroatiaClosing : May 31st 2017
Festival: 7 - 10th September 2017 ================= Unexpected change. ================= Website: www.crominute.hr Email: crominute@gmail.com |
Maximum length 60 seconds. No fee. No limit on number of entries. 1,000 Euros top prize.
Since last year we have the new programme for submitting films offering the possibility of direct uploading of your films. If you send more than one file per film (for instance: DVD VIDEO_TS folder) compress them into a ZIP file and then upload. Use your user names and passwords you used past years which have been transferred into the new system with the complete data base. For further information and help please contact Zvonimir: crominute@gmail.com. |
MONTECATINI INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, Italy |
Films produced after January 1, 2016.
Films no longer than:
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FOUR RIVERS - Karlovac, Croatia
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They ask for films from high school students between the
ages of 14 and 20. There are no restrictions but this year they welcome films on food. They prefer films less than 20 minutes long. No fees.
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VideoArts (Suceava, Romania) |
Video Arts is for film makers between 15 and 20 years old. It includes workshops, a day of shooting a day of editing and awards by an international jury. One section is for public service adverts up to 1 minute long. Another section is for films between 10 and 15 minutes.
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UNICA KOREA International Film Festival 2016Closing : ?? 2017
Festival: ?? September 2017 Website: http://unicakorea.org Email: filmworld7@gmail.com |
The festival allows direct entries by individuals and other festivals. Online entry.
No limits on genre and no fee. 60 minutes maximum. |
TATRA CHAMOISClosing : September ?? 2017
Festival: October ?? 2017 Contact: Liptovské kultúrne stredisko Mgr. Tána Kandríková Ul. 1 mája c.28/196 031 01 Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia tel. and fax. +421-44-55 22 981 e-mail: osvetalm@vuczilina.sk website: www.lks.sk download rules & forms: doc / pdf |
Age groups:
A - over 19 B - 18 and under Themes: Culture and monuments Environment formation and protection Contemporary way of living The festival languages are Slovak and English. Entry fee 5 Euros. |
GOLDEN DIANA - Klopeiner See, Austria
Closing : no event in 2017
Festival: no event in 2017 website: www.golden-diana.com contact: admin@golden-diana.com |
They accept entries in any language but prefer
German or English. Maximum length 25m. Any subject. Fee 15 Euros or 20 US dollars. There is a separate student contest and a one-minute contest for comedies.
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NEWCASTLE INTERNATIONAL - Australia
Closing : September 7th 2016
Festival: October 19th 2016 website: http://nvm.org.au/competition.html email: contact@nvm.org.au |
Films up to 15 minutes. Overseas entries 15 US dollars. DVD and BluRay only.
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ARSFILM - Czech RepublicClosing :
Festival: In 2017 the festival is a national one and not an international event. contact: vladislav.frantis@gmail.com |
The festival has three sections:
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WALSER FILM DAYS - Bachschmiede, nr. Salzburg, AustriaClosing : September 15th 2017
Festival: October 27th - 29th 2017 Film- und Video Club Wals-Siezenheim Int.Filmfestival „7.Walser Filmtage“ Andrä Dopplerweg 1 A-5071 Wals AUSTRIA website: www.filmclubsalzburg.at email: viktor.kaluza@A1.net |
Amateur films up to 30 minutes. Accepts miniDV, DVD., Blu-Ray and stick. One entry per carrier system. Up to two entries per person. There is also a one-minute film section. Priority is given to those where the film maker will attend the festival. Entry fee 15 Euros per film. Mark your package: (amateur film - exposed,no commercial value) |
GOLDEN KNIGHT - MaltaClosing : 30 September 2017
Festival: 24 - 25 November 2017 website: www.goldenknightmalta.org email: macc@goldenknightmalta.org |
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TALLINN 2017 - EstoniaClosing : 2nd October 2017
Festival: 4th November 2017 Download notes and entry form here. website: http://efl.planet.ee email: .jaak.jarvine@mail.ee |
The 15th edition of the festival is assessed in three categories: up to 20 years old, film students, all other amateurs. By 30th October the pre-selection will be announced.
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CAMERA 300 - Bitola, MacedoniaClosing : October 10 2017
Festival: October 27-28 2017 Cinema Video Club, Studio Milton Manaki Public Technic 7000 BITOLA MACEDONIA website: www.camera300.mk email: contact@camera300.mk |
A festival of amateur documentary film. Up to 15 minutes long. Films in DVD, MP$ or MPEG. English subtitles.
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SENIORFORUM - Czech RepublicClosing :
Festival: In 2017 the festival is a national one and not an international event. contact: vladislav.frantis@gmail.com |
The only international film festival specially for film-makers over 58 years old !
Films up to 15 minutes long on any subject. Plus special 3 minutes film contest. The entry fee per film is 15 Euros or 18 US dollars. |
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TO LOVE A HUMAN - Oswiecim, Poland
Closing: 7th December 2017
Festival: 25th-27th January 2018 Oświęcimskie Centrum Kultury, ul. Śniadeckiego 24, 32-600 Oświęcim, Poland website:www.ock.org.pl email: festiwalfilmowy@ock.org.p |
Love a human means… to show fleeting moments, passing time, running thoughts; to give them their own life. To make them last. To sketch the picture of the human condition in spite of all things which separate or link people. To show, not only “here and now” but also “everywhere and always”, what is important, what will never end, who we were, are, and will be.
Films up to 20 minutes. |
