UPTODATE Best Independent film festivals across the UK / Europe / World - Please Add Here

driftwood

I am compiling a list of the best annual independent film festivals around UK predominantly, Europe / worldwide would also be good to have. I think it could be a useful worldwide maintained guide to festivals here too for p-v members. I am not particularly interested in the obvious 'biggies' like Sundance etc because they are well covered.

For example, we have 'Cine City' here in Brighton, UK, which starts this November, showcasing up and coming film talent, artists moving image, exhibitions, etc.

So I would like to try and keep a maintained guide here on personal-view for us all to use. Many festival list sites are out of date, so ensure your festival details are correct. Please help by adding your town's festival below.

Please submit below the festival name, website link, submissions info, dates, etc. as my example;-

driftwood

Cine City, Brighton, UK, 14 November - 1 December 2013 http://www.cine-city.co.uk

Submissions info & contact: (probably the same for 2014) http://www.cine-city.co.uk/cinecity-11th-brighton-film-festival/2013-film-submissions/

jleo

VIFF, Vancouver Internation Film Festival

The 33rd annual Vancouver International Film Festival will take place Sep. 25 to Oct. 10, 2014.

It will include the 29th annual VIFF Film and Television Forum, Oct. 1 – 4, 2014.

http://archive.viff.org/e-blasts/viff/2013/WrapRelease2013.html

Submissions open Jan 2014

http://www.viff.org/viff-submissions-2014

Film Independent Spirit Awards Los Angeles, CA

Submissions open August each year Feature Films only

http://www.spiritawards.com/

vic20

Vision du réel, Nyon (next to geneva), Switzerland, 25 april-3 may 2014, very good documentary only festival

Submissions 11th October 2013 for films finished before September 2013 (10th January 2014 for films finished after September 2013)

http://www.visionsdureel.ch/en/

vic20

LUFF underground festival, Lausanne, Switzerland, usually 3rd week of october, http://luff.ch/

rrsduncan

http://www.glasgowfilm.org/festival/submissions always a fun few days, and the separate Short Film Festival will hopefully be in the brand new cinema this year.

It'll be tough to top the showing of 'La Passion de Jeanne D'arc' in Glasgow Cathedral at the last festival. Come and try!

lolo

a worldwide film festival directory that has everything we need (includes deadline,country, month for the search atributes): http://film.britishcouncil.org/festivals-directory

driftwood

@lolo Check some of the links on there - not always uptodate/out of date or cancelled/no funding for this that or the other. I want 'alive' festivals which for the benefit of our users are definitely happening. Our readers in each territory/town or city will know better. :-)

maxr

@driftwood not always up to date
You're right, FCAT - Tarifa's African Film Festival it's not there.
From 11th to 19th of October, just ended. BTW nice initiave :D

PeterParkorr

Sheffield Doc/Fest, UK, 7-12 June 2014: http://sheffdocfest.com/

Film submissions are open now: http://sheffdocfest.com/view/submissions_overview
Just found this by chance tonight, not cheap (£199+VAT) but not sure if that is par for the course with networking and other events thrown in.

inqb8tr

http://www.depict.org is open for entries.

nobbystylus

London Short Film Festival is great - my film screened there this January.

http://shortfilms.org.uk

MirrorMan

Its incredible how many festivals are out there... In Estonia we have:

Black Nights Film Festival in late Autumn http://www.poff.ee

For ethnographic oriented documentaries I highly recommend Worldfilm (very cozy home grown festival) http://www.worldfilm.ee/

maxr

Panorama, Lisbon, just came from there... very very happy with my friend's film... and must say,
I'm amazed how well did the "dslr footage" hold in the big screen =)

http://www.panorama.org.pt/2014/

and

MUSIC VIDEO RACE

July 11-13 San Francisco
Austin, September 5 to 7
and Los Angeles, November 7 to 9

http://musicvideorace.com

brianl

this is a welcome alternative to withoutabox...which btw is an amazon subsidiary...

GeoffreyKenner

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_film_festivals for europe: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_film_festivals_in_Europe

I don't know what you meant by "best" though. I think all film festival are worth a look and giving it a shot as a filmaker is a good way to keep cinema living.

inqb8tr

@GeoffreyKenner

Wow, thanks.

Vitaliy_Kiselev

@GeoffreyKenner

What is the point in participations in such festivals, especially small ones?

roly

@Vitaliy:

Prize money (even a few thousand euros could buy quite a lot of your special offers…)

Profile raising (presence of local/national distributors, TV channels, etc.)

Networking with fellow filmmakers/crew/talent for future ventures

Personal pride/pretty logos in opening credits/trailers

Kudos for entering other festivals slightly higher up the ranking with next film

Just a few that occur to me off the top of my head

GeoffreyKenner

@Vitaliy_Kiselev I think the appearance of a film, as short it can be and as small the screen may be is is worth it. Wherever it is (internet, festivals, cinemas...). People shouldn't be shy about small festivals and aim only at the big one. You probably won't see Brad Pitt but you got an audience curious to know your film. Then of course, what you want and what you seek is something to take into account. I just thought it would be good to tell about all the film festivals (and not all are listed here on wikipedia). ;)

frenchps49

http://www.filmcourt-lille.com/index.php?lang=fr

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