Call for Submissions- Reel Shorts Film Festival

The Reel Shorts Film Festival is accepting submissions until midnight on Monday, December 15 for the 9th festival May 6-10, 2015 in Grande Prairie, Alberta. There is no submission fee and filmmakers will be paid screening fees if their film is selected. All Official Selections are eligible for the Audience Choice Award and three Juried Awards: Best Live Action Short, Best Animated Short, and Best Documentary Short. Each winning film will receive an award designed by Grande Prairie sculptor Grant Berg and made by Decca Industries in Clairmont with a base made by D.R. Sales Woodworking in Grande Prairie. Submission details can be found at http://reelshorts.ca/submit/. 

The festival received 625 submissions from 55 countries for the 2014 fest and the programming team considered another 630 films that were seen at other festivals or requested for consideration. From 1,255 short films, a program of 111 films from 28 countries was presented to 3,000 attendees including school groups of 1,300 students and their teachers from 15 schools in the region. Twelve Peace Region films were showcased including 11 that were created during the Frantic 48, a 48-hour film challenge offered by PRIMAA (Peace Region Independent Media Arts Association) and the fest.

Read more at http://www.affta.ab.ca/Arts-In-Alberta/Arts-Opportunities/Reel-Shorts-Film-Festival-Call-for-Submissions

Call for Submissions- $100 Film Festival

The 23rd annual $100 Film Festival is now open for submissions- deadline is December 1, 2014 Films must be under 22 minutes in length, completed after Dec 1, 2012, and finished to either Super 8 or 16mm. We are looking for new, innovative, thought provoking film from any genre that keeps the practice of celluloid filmmaking alive. Full submission guidelines and forms can be found here: http://100dollarfilmfestival.org/call-for-submissions/

Read more at http://www.affta.ab.ca/Arts-In-Alberta/Arts-Opportunities/Call-for-Submissions-23rd-Annual-100-Film-Festival

Fort McMurray Film Makers Association Workshop on March 27

YMMFMA Founding Member, Tito Guillen will be giving a workshop on how to submit your film projects to various film festivals.

Thursday, March 27 2014

Bob Lamb Bldg – Room #252

8pm – 10pm

Free to Attend for Anyone!

Workshop will cover how to prepare your film for submission, different ways to submit films, creating a press-kit and much more!

Agenda – Film Festivals Workshop

Workshop will also include a discussion among attendees regarding current film projects, challenges and additional news/updates regarding filmmaking in our region, including a sneak peek into the 2014 Fort McMurray International Film Festival!

As with all Member-Led Workshops, this is peer-to-peer education and should be treated as tips and tricks of the industry. This is not formal education and no certification will be provided.