Film contest accepting entries [Worldwide]

Professional and amateur filmmakers can submit their works to compete in this festival.

The Mobile Filmmaker's International Festival, organized with the support of Moskino, is part of the Mobile Filmmaker project.

Films must be from 1 to 60 minutes long. Entries not in English must include English subtitles. There are three categories: feature, documentary and musical films.

The winners in each category will receive prizes. The award ceremony will take place April 11, 2021, in Moscow.

The entry fee ranges from US$4 to US$100. Apply early to receive a discount.

The regular deadline is Feb. 10. The late deadline is March 10.

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Grants available for film projects [MENA]

Arab Filmmakers are invited to apply for this event.

Beirut DC, in collaboration with Doc Society, with the support of the Ford Foundation, and in partnership with the British Council, is accepting submissions for the second edition of the Impact Lab.

The event will take place March 23 to 26, 2021 in Beirut or virtually.

Film projects should directly or indirectly raise important contemporary global and national subjects and enhance the understanding of the world.

The sessions will be conducted in Arabic with a few translated interventions.

The deadline is Jan. 3, 2021.

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Film Empowerment Program accepting applications [Kenya]

Independent documentarians and production companies can apply for funding.

The Kenya Film Commission has launched the second cycle of its Film Empowerment Program.

Funding is intended for the development of feature films, documentaries and TV concepts; production of feature films and documentaries); and film festivals and marketing. Grant amounts will vary.

Budding to experienced filmmakers are encouraged to apply. Priority will be given to children content.

The deadline is Dec. 18.

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WHO offers Health for All Film Festival [Worldwide]

Independent filmmakers, production companies, NGOs, communities, students and film schools can participate in this film festival.

The World Health Organization (WHO) is organizing the second Health for All Film Festival, which highlights global health issues.

The competition's categories are universal health coverage (UHC), health emergencies and better health and well-being.

Entries must be documentaries or fiction films of 3 to 8 minutes in length; short videos for social media; or animation films of 1 to 5 minutes in length. Non-English films must include English subtitles.

The grand prize winner in each category will receive US$10,000. Up to three special prize winners will receive US$5,000.

The deadline is Jan. 30, 2021.

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Arab Film Festival accepting submission [MENA]

Documentarians from the Arab world are invited to submit works to a film competition.

The Malmö Film Festival, a Nordic film festival with a focus on Arab cinema, will take place April 2 to 7, 2021 in Malmö, Sweden.

The competition is accepting works for feature fiction, short fiction and documentaries. 

The judging committee will grant SEK15,000 (US$1,500) for the winning films. 

Films must have been produced in 2020 or 2021.

The deadline is Jan. 15, 2021.

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goEast Film festival accepting entries [Central, Eastern Europe]

Filmmakers from Central and Eastern Europe can participate in this festival.

The goEast Film Festival, organized by the German Film Institute, will take place April 20 to 26, 2021 in Wiesbaden, Germany.

The festival showcases documentary and feature films created in 2020 and 2021 in Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.

Films can be in any language but must include English subtitles.

The first prize winner will receive EUR10,000. Other categories include a EUR7,500 prize for best director and the Award of the Federal Foreign Office for Cultural Diversity, worth EUR4,000.

The submission deadline is Dec. 31.

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Film Festival accepting entries [MENA]

Documentarians from the Arab world can submit their films to this event in San Diego.

The San Diego Arab Film Festival (San Diego AFF), a project of nonprofit KARAMA, will take place June 18 to 20 and 25 to 26, 2021. 

The festival strives to present top-quality films that offer honest and realistic portrayals of the peoples of the Arab world, their culture, history and politics.

Applicants can submit narrative, documentary, experimental and animated films, both features and shorts, produced between Jan. 1, 2019 and Dec. 31, 2020. 

Films must have English subtitles unless there is little or no dialogue. 

Selected films will be entered into a competition for audience awards for best feature film and best short film.

The deadline is Jan. 15, 2021.

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Panorama International accepting Film entries [MENA]

Filmmakers can submit their works to compete in this film festival.

The Panorama International Short Film Festival will take place Feb. 2 to 4, 2021 in Tunisia.

The festival has three competitive categories: documentary, fiction and animated films.

Young documentarians are encouraged to enter.

The deadline is Nov. 30.

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IFFR Trainee Project calls for film submissions [Worldwide]

Journalists ages 30 and younger can apply for a training program in the Netherlands.

The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) seeks applicants for its training program Jan. 27 to Feb. 7, 2021.

The IFFR Trainee Project for Young Film Critics offers five to eight journalists a chance to cover a major international film festival.

The program includes reporting on the festival, publishing a blog on IFFR's website, meeting with experienced film critics and reporting for participants' home media outlets.

The organizers will provide partial refunds of travel costs when participants are traveling from outside Europe.

Candidates must have fluent written and spoken English, and should not be established critics. They should be affiliated with a print or online media outlet to report on the festival. 

The application deadline is Oct. 28.

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Aswan Women Film Festival accepting entries [MENA]

Arab filmmakers can submit their works to compete in this film festival in Aswan, Egypt.

The Aswan Women Film Festival is accepting submissions to its fifth edition that will be held in February 2021.

The competition is open to feature and short films (up to 60 minutes). Entries must be related to a women's issue and not have been screened before.

The prizes will be announced later.

The deadline is Oct. 31.

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Film festival accepting entries [South America]

Documentarians can submit their works to a competitive festival, which will feature discussions and meetings with audiovisual professionals.

The 24th Florianópolis Audiovisual Mercosul (FAM) is organized by Associação Cultural Panvision and others with the goal of promoting film production and cooperation in the Mercosur region. The event is scheduled to take place Sept. 24 to 30 in Florianópolis, Brazil.

Producers and/or directors from the Mercosur, as well as the rest of Latin America, are invited to enter their films in long, medium and short format on any topic.

Films in other languages than Portuguese or Spanish will be accepted, but they must have subtitles in Portuguese or Spanish.

The best films will receive the Trophy Panvision.

The deadline is June 10.

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AFAC accepting film projects [MENA]

Filmmakers, directors and producers whose projects are related to contemporary Arab culture can apply for this program.

The Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC) seeks applications for its film projects program.

AFAC’s cinema grants are open to all kinds of fiction film projects – shorts, medium- and feature-length, animation, essay, hybrid, experimental and others. AFAC offers funding for the development, production and post-production phases.

The program will provide up to US$10,000 to projects in development and up to US$50,000 for production and post-production.

Applications can be submitted in either Arabic or English.

The deadline is Aug. 1. 

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One Minute Festival accepting entries [Brazil]

Anyone can enter this contest.

The One Minute Festival, with the support of Brazil's Ministry of Culture, is accepting entries.

Videos should be 1 minute long on any theme and can be made with a professional or mobile camera. Gifs will also be accepted. 

The best videos selected by the curators of the Festival will receive a trophy.

The deadline is May 31.

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Third Coast/Richard H. Driehaus Foundation seek audio documentaries, stories [Worldwide]

Audio stories, including podcasts and radio features, are eligible for a prize.

The Third Coast/Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition will honor the best audio work worldwide.

The categories are documentary (gold, silver, bronze), serialized story, (new) documentary: short, new artist, documentary: non-english language, impact, (new) audio unbound, director’s choice and news feature.

Works must have been produced between April 7, 2018 and May 25, 2020, except in the audio unbound category, which accepts works from April 7, 2016. Entries in non-English languages will be considered for other categories but must include translations.

The winners receive up to US$5,000.

The deadline is May 25. The application fee costs US$15 to US$225. 

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Film festival seeks entries [MENA]

Filmmakers can apply for this virtual film festival.

The Virtual International Short Film Festival in Algeria, which is organized by the National Committee for the Promotion of Youth and Cultural Activities, is accepting entries to its first edition.

Applicants should send their short films, up to 30 minutes long, along with poster, synopsis and the link of their film to culturenocsc [AT] gmail [DOT ]com.

The audience will vote online to choose the best films, after which the committee will announce the winning entries. The award ceremony will be held on July 5 in Algeria.

The deadline is May 20.

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Film Festival accepting entries [Worldwide]

Women filmmakers from around the world can submit short documentary, fiction and animated films to this festival.

The International Women’s Film Festival "KIN" ("woman" in Armenian), organized by the Legal Gender Cultural Foundation LIZA, will take place Nov. 9 to 13 in Yerevan, Armenia.

The festival is looking for films that address issues related to women’s rights and gender problems.

There are two award categories: best film and special prize.

Competitive films must have been produced in last two years and include English subtitles.

The deadline is July 1.

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