California Film Festivals & Contests
Contests - Call for Entries
- NEWFILMMAKERS LOS ANGELES (NFMLA) CELEBRATES RISING INDIE ARTISTS - Submit your film now! Founded in 2007, NFMLA has established itself as a strong gathering place for independent cinema screening 500+ films from over 43 countries. NFMLA boasts over 15,000 supporters in the Los Angeles community! The monthly festival provides a forum where filmmakers can be recognized for their accomplishments, gain exposure to new audiences, and connect with industry professionals for insight on distribution, production, acquisition, and representation. For your chance to gain "reel" exposure in LA, submit to NewFilmmakers Los Angeles today at www.NFMLA.org
- The Indie Fest is an independent, top-tier international film awards competition. The goal is to help independent filmmakers gain publicity and, when appropriate, exposure to distributors. $1,000 cash prize and in-kind $4,500 production studio opportunity. Call for entries. www.TheIndieFest.com
- ASFF 2013 allows for both budding and established filmmakers to connect with new, worldwide audiences and interact with some of the biggest personalities in the film industry today Over 200 films will be screened at this unique event in 15 iconic locations across the historic city of York from November 7-10, 2013. Call for entries. www.asff.co.uk
- The International Documentary Challenge is a timed filmmaking competition where filmmakers have 5 adrenaline-filled days to shoot and edit a short non-fiction film (4-7 minutes), February 28 - March 04, 2013. http://docchallenge.org/2013 .
Film Festivals
American Black Film Festival
www.abff.com
American Film Institute Film Festival - AFI Fest
www.afi.com/onscreen/afifest/2009/
American Film Market
www.afma.com
American Indian Film Festival - San Francisco
www.aifisf.com
Beverly Hills Film Festival
www.beverlyhillsfilmfestival.com
Big Sur Short Film Screening Series
http://www.henrymiller.org/shorts.html
Burbank International Film Festival
burbankfilmfestival.org/
California Independent Film Festival
caindiefilmfest.org
Carmel Art & Film Festival
www.carmelartandfilm.com/
Cinequest - San Jose Film Festival
www.cinequest.org/index.php
City of Angeles Film Festival
www.cityofangelsfilmfest.org
Contra Costa International Jewish Film Festival
www.eastbayjewishfilm.org/09/home.html
Film Arts Foundation - San Francisco
www.filmarts.org/home.php
Fresno Reel Pride Film Festival
www.reelpride.com
Hollywood Black Film Festival
www.hbff.org
Hollywood Film Festival
hollywoodawards.com
Humboldt International Film Festival
now.humboldt.edu/news/film-festival-marks-42nd-year
The 17 Annual International Family Film Festival
www.iffilmfest.org
Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film & Video Festival
www.vconline.org
Los Angeles International Film Festival
www.lafilmfest.com
Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival
www.latinofilm.org
Malibu International Film Festival
www.malibufilmfestival.org
Marina del Rey Film Festival
http://mdrfilmfestival.com/
Mendocino Film Festival
www.mendocinofilmfestival.org/
Method Fest International Film Festival
www.methodfest.com/
Mill Valley Film Festival
www.mvff.com/
Napa Valley Film Festival
www.napavalleyfilmfest.org
National Film Challenge, The
http://filmchallenge.org/2012-film-challenge-registration.html
NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA)
www.nfmla.org
Newport Beach Film Festival
www.newportbeachfilmfest.com
Ojai Film Festival
www.ojaifilmfestival.com
Outfest 2011
www.outfest.org/fest2011
Palm Springs International Film Festival
www.psfilmfest.org
Palo Alto International Film Festival
www.paiff.net
Pan African Films and Arts Festival
www.paff.org
Red Nation Film Festival
www.rednationfilmfestival.com
Sacramento Film & Music Festival
www.sacfilm.com
Sacramento French Film Festival
www.sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.com
Sacramento International Film Festival
www.sacramentofilmfestival.com
Sacramento International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
http://siglff.org/
Sacramento Japanese Film Festival
www.sacjapanesefilmfestival.net
Sacramento Jewish Film Festival
www.sacjff.org/index.html
San Diego Asian Film Festival
www.sdaff.org/festival/festival.php
San Diego Film Festival
www.sdff.org
San Diego Italian Film Festival
www.sandiegoitalianfilmfestival.com
San Diego Latino Film Festival
www.sdlatinofilm.com
San Fernando Valley International Film Festival
www.viffi.org
San Francisco Independent Film Festival
www.sfindie.com
San Francisco International Film Festival
www.sfiff.org
San Francisco International Women's Film Festival
www.womensfilminstitute.com/sf-womens-film-festival
San Francisco Jewish Film Festival
www.sfjff.org
San Francisco Silent Film Festival
www.silentfilm.org
San Joaquin International Film Festival
www.sjiff.org/sjiff3/
San Luis Obispo International Film Festival
www.slofilmfest.org
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
www.sbfilmfestival.org
Santa Catalina Film Festival
www.catalinaff.org
Santa Clarita Valley Film Festival
www.scvfilmfestival.com/
Santa Cruz Film Festival
www.santacruzfilmfestival.org
Santa Monica International Film Festival
www.smfilmfestival.com
Sonoma International Film Festival
www.sonomafilmfest.org
Tahoe Adventure Film Festival
www.laketahoefilmfestival.com/
Topanga Film Festival
www.topangafilmfestival.com
United Nations Association Film Festival
www.unaff.org
Very Short Film Festival
www.VeryShortMovies.com
Wine Country Film Festival
www.winecountryfilmfest.com
