On Film Festivals (part one)

On Film Festivals (part two)

THE LIST:

This is not a definitive list. This is something I've been able to cull together over the years. Some fests are no-brainers because you've heard of them, others may be deep-cuts or b-sides worth checking in to. Above all, before submitting to any festival take the time to consider everything I said in Parts One & Two of this blog.

*** = Personal Favorite because they take care of the filmmakers and provide more than just screenings. Could be cash prizes, educational panels, receptions, meals or free booze...

SHORTS

1. Cannes FF Shorts - you can enter "in competition" or "out of competition"

2. Sundance Film Fest

3. Berlin Int. Film Festival

4. Clermont Ferrand Fest and Market

5. Oberhausen Fest and Market

6. Palm Springs Short Film Fest & Market

7. Hollyshorts Film Festival ***

8. Washington West Int. FF ***

9. Tacoma FF ***

10. Raindance FF

11. Nashville FF

12. DC Shorts FF & Screenplay Competition

13. Paris Short FF

14. Aspen Shortsfest

15. Goa Short FF

SHORTS/ FEATURES/ AND MORE

BIG 4

1. Cannes

2. Sundance

3. Berlin

4. TIFF (Toronto Int. Film Festival & Market)

NOT QUITE BIG 4, BUT BIG (INTERNATIONAL)

1. Telluride

2. Rotterdam

3. Venice

4. Montreal

5. Vancouver

6. Locarno

7. Karlovy Vary

8. Busan

9. Durban

BEST OF THE REST (US)

1. New York Film Festival

2. Palm Springs

3. New Directors (NY)

4. Hamptons

5. Tribeca

6. AFI

7. Slamdance

8. Seattle

9. San Francisco

10. Washington West (D.C.) ***

11. Mill Valley

12. Cinequest

13. SXSW

BEST OF THE REST (INTERNATIONAL)

1. San Sebastian

2. Torino

3. Taormina

4. London

5. Edinburgh

6. Cork

7. Stockholm

8. Goteborg

9. Norwegian

10. Hamburg

11. Munich

12. Lubeck

13. Cottbus

14. Warsaw

15. Moscow

16. Johannesburg

17. Calgary

18. Singapore

19. Sydney

20. Melbourne

REGIONAL (US)

1. Austin

2. Newport RI

3. Santa Barbara

4. deadCenter (Oklahoma) ***

5. Sarasota

6. Miami

7. Fort Lauderdale

8. Atlanta

9. Sante Fe

10. Savannah

11. Hollyshorts (Los Angeles) ***

12. Philadelphia

13. Newport Beach (CA)

14. Fantastic Fest (Austin TX)

15. Cleveland

16. Outfest (Los Angeles)

17. Chicago

18. Denver

19. St. Louis

20. Montclair

21. Wisconsin

DISABILITIES SPECIFIC

1. Easterseals Disability Film Challenge ***

2. ReelAbililties (NYC + More) ***

3. Picture This Film Festival (Calgary CAN) ***

4. Focus on Ability (Australia)***

5. Sprout Film Festival (Touring) ***

6. Superfest ***

7. Canadian Diversity Film Fest

8. People of Passion Int. FF ***

9. Cinema Touching Disability (Austin Tx)

10. Extrodinary Film Fest ***

11. Oska Bright FF

12. Inclus

13. Breaking Down Barriers

14. Sit Down, Shut Up and Watch

DOCUMENTARIRES (many of the above accept doc's but these specialize in them)

1. IDFA – Amsterdam

2. IDA – Los Angeles

3. AFI Silverdocs

4. Hot Docs

5. Full Frame

6. Sunny Side

7. Big Sky Doc FF (Montana)

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