CAN TV would like to invite independent filmmakers from Chicago to submit your work to air on cable TV in Chicago. CAN TV is an award winning nonprofit organization that operates five local, non-commercial cable channels in Chicago. The channels are in every cable household in Chicago and reach an over 1 million viewers. Imagine your film on their TV’s. CAN TV accepts any length program on DVCam tape. Contact Lesley Johnson, Program Director at 312-738-1400 or go to www.cantv.org for more information on how to submit your work for free.
A listing of opportunities brought to the attention of IFP/Chicago. Not meant to be comprehensive. Please contact us at info@ifpchicago.org if you have a festival or opportunity to include.
Deadline: December 20th, 2008
The Chicago Documentary Film Festival will be held
March 26 – April 5, 2009For more information: http://www.chicagodocfestival.org/
The Gen Art Film Festival is an amazing week of premieres that spotlight the most talented emerging filmmakers in North America. Offering a multi-genre slate of 14 exhilarating films, seven shorts and seven features, the festival is attended by tastemaker film-lovers, critics and industry professionals. Each screening is followed by an after-party at one of New York’s most exclusive nightspots where filmmakers receive the VIP treatment and have the opportunity to mix and mingle with their audience.
Our mission is to give filmmakers the best possible festival experience you can imagine. By showcasing only one short and one feature each night, we focus all eyes on your work exclusively and strive to get you and your film as much exposure as possible. After the festival we will continue to support and promote your current and future work with the national resources provided at Gen Art.
Now accepting early submissions. For more information, visit: http://genart.org/film.event.htm?itemid=59
Early Submission Deadlines:
U.S. & International Short Films: Mon. 8/18, $35 entry fee
U.S. & International Feature Films & Documentaries: Mon. 8/18, $45 entry feeOfficial Submission Deadlines:
U.S. & International Short Films: Fri. 10/5, $50 entry fee
U.S. & International Feature Films & Documentaries: Mon. 10/8, $75 entry feeLate Submission Deadlines:
U.S. & International Short Films: Fri. 10/19, $75 entry fee
U.S. & International Feature Films & Documentaries: Mon. 10/22, $100 entry feeThe Sundance Film Festival will be held
January 15-25, 2009.For more information: http://www.sundance.org/submissions/
KathaKaravan is accepting submissions from filmmakers with projects from or about South Asia that are seeking representation to financiers, producers, distributors, agents and film festival programmers.
Entries may be in screenplay, work-in-progress or finished film form. Narratives and documentaries from writers, directors and producers at any career level will be considered.
Apply now at www.filmkaravan.com
Regular Deadline – (postmarked) October 1, $10
Late Deadline – (postmarked) November 1, $20
FLEX, the Florida Experimental Film/Video Festival, is now accepting submissions for its third biennial competitive festival taking place February 17-22, 2009 in Gainesville, FL. The exclusive focus of the festival is on experimental short media, but we encourage artists to challenge us to rethink what “experimental” means. Work may draw on documentary, animation, avant garde, underground, or other traditions—-or no traditions at all. Cash and in-kind prizes will be awarded in each of 4 categories (film/video, small/large). Previous jurors have included Craig Baldwin, Naomi Uman, Mike Plante, and Tony Gault. In addition, the festival has hosted numerous filmmakers including Jim Trainor, Leighton Pierce, Deborah Stratman, Bill Brown, Jim Finn, Robert Todd, and Scott Stark.
Entry form and guidelines available at <www.flexfest.org>. The regular entry deadline is October 1, but we encourage early submission.
No entry fee for festival alumni or for international entries.
Deadline: August 15
Film Festival Academy Announces Virtual Film Festival Uniting Film Makers And Film Executives Instantly
Miramax, Sony, Mandalay, Warner Brothers and other major studios now have instant access to more new film projects than ever before. Why? Film Festival Academy.org recently launched a brand new website featuring 4 virtual film festivals a year giving film executives access to view thousands of trailers from their office, laptop or cell phone, making it convenient to view new films without ever having to leave their office or home.
IFP/Chicago members are invited to submit their short or rough cut:
Mail your DVD, plus a $15 submission fee, to Short Cuts/Rough Cuts, IFP/Chicago, P.O. Box 3065, Chicago Il 60654
What’s The Matter With Kansas?
Directed by Joe Winston and Laura Cohen
IFP/Chicago members are invited to submit their films for consideration in this series. These screenings are open to the public and publicized through IFP, Facets, NATAS and often through the local press.
Rolling admission. To submit your finished film: Mail your DVD, plus a $20 submission fee, to Meet The Filmmaker Series, IFP/Chicago, P.O. Box 3065, Chicago Il 60654
