This week in New York, catch up with masters of Latin American cinema at two of the city’s most iconic arthouse and independent film theaters. As part of their ‘Trilogies Festival,’ Film Forum will be screening back-to-back, and twice through, three of Lucrecia Martel’s most iconic films: La Ciénaga (2001), hailed as
Our FINAL Deadline for screenplay, teleplay, and stage play submissions is this Wednesday, May 15! And now, we’re offering a discount code for YOU! Professors and instructors can use the code 19SCHOOL to take $10 off of a script submission. Students can save $10 off screenplay entries by submitting directly through www.austinfilmfestival.com and using the promo code 19STUDENT.
The ShortList Film Festival is thrilled to announce the 8th annual ShortList Film Festival, the Wrap’s online short film festival, featuring prizes and industry recognition. The Wrap’s ShortList Film Festival is seeking submissions for short films for our Award-Winning Shorts Competition: films up to 20 minutes in length that have received an
2019’s SHORT FILM FUND IS OPEN The Shore Scripts Short Film Fund offers an opportunity for emerging screenwriters and filmmakers to have their short film financed and produced. The Fund welcomes submissions from screenwriters and filmmakers from around the world. We accept short scripts, animations,
Join the team behind the independent feature film Bite Me for a case study of the film’s journey and the upcoming Joyful Vampire Tour of America that will feature screenings, capes, and Vampire Balls! Bite Me is a unique, while universally relatable, story about outsiders and an edgy, whip-smart,
This week there’s still time to enjoy a wonderful selection of films from the Tribeca Film Festival. Several Latinx authors have been included in this prestigious festival, showcasing the great talent of the tropical latitudes and touching on subjects such as immigration, trauma, music, and street
Known as the “Writers Festival” since its inception in 1993, Austin Film Festival recognizes the importance of narrative at the core of filmmaking. Without a good story, movies might just be sound and fury. By celebrating the work of storytellers; those committed to crafting intricate
Call for Submissions – Rehoboth Beach Film Society’s 2019 Morris and Roslyn Fierberg Student Film Award The purpose of this award program is to encourage student film production by acknowledging the outstanding work of a student film director. The award carries a first prize of
GET YOUR SHORT SCREENPLAY OPTIONED FOR $1000 DEADLINE June 30, 2019 www.cinemastreetcontest.net Discount for NYWIFT Members The CinemaStreet Women’s Short Screenplay Competition invites women screenwriters to submit short dramatic script of any genre (20 minutes and under) to CinemaStreet Pictures, LLC for production consideration. The
New York has an extensive offering of Latin American film this week, so don’t miss the remarkable range of selections screening around the city. This Saturday, Cinema Tropical, the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at NYU, and the World Council of Peoples for the United Nations/What Moves You? are
The Regular Deadline for the Script and Digital Series Competitions is THIS FRIDAY! Students can save $10 off film and screenplay entries by submitting directly through www.austinfilmfestival.com or FilmFreeway (film submissions only) and using the promo code: 19STUDENT. For further information about these discounts including student rates to attend the Conference,
Austin Film Festival Competitions are now open for entries! Students can save $10 off film and screenplay entries by submitting directly through www.austinfilmfestival.com or FilmFreeway (film submissions only) and using the promo code: 19STUDENT. For more information about these discounts, please click here. The first deadline is MARCH 29! Did you know that Austin
This Wednesday, the Film Society of Lincoln Center and The Museum of Modern Art open their prestigious showcase of films by emerging filmmakers from around the world. This year’s New Directors/New Films will be screening a handful of shorts and feature films from Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, and Mexico as part of their
The Best Indie Films in NYC May 5 – 12: New York! The 2019 NYC Independent Film Festival will present over 275 awesome indie films! And we have some typical New York films for you. Films that deal on subjects from this city that could
JOIN US FOR THE 26TH ANNUAL AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL! OCTOBER 24 – 31, 2019 The best thing a writer can do to become a better writer is to read, watch, listen to and embrace other genres of storytelling, ones that are different from his or her
Please note: Our Indocumentales screening of The Unafraid– scheduled for this evening at NYU’s King Juan Carlos I Center – has been postponed due to New York University’s weather-related closure. We apologize for the inconvenience and hope to see you at the re-scheduled program. Stay tuned! Mark your calendars for Latin American film events
SMS Alumna Joy Ernanny’s short doc film Unveil is a finalist at the World of Women Cinema- WOW Film Fair Festival in Dubai. It will be screened on March 7 @ 11am at the Reel Cinema along with other shorts. It was selected among 400 submissions! About
Doc Fortnight 2019: MoMA’s International Festival of Nonfiction Film and Media February 21 – 28 The Museum of Modern Art Latin American films co-presented by Cinema Tropical MoMA’s annual celebration of innovation in nonfiction film presents a lineup of features and shorts from around the globe, including several
One of Cinema Tropical‘s most extensive annual programs is fast approaching – ‘Neighboring Scenes: New Latin American Cinema’ opens this Friday, at the Film Society of Lincoln Center. Now in its fourth year, Neighboring Scenes impressively highlights a scope of recent productions from across the region – presenting a selective slate
The 8th Annual WINTER FILM AWARDS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL kicks off on THURSDAY FEBRUARY 14th! The Festival runs February 14-23 in New York City. Ten jam-packed days filled with awesome film screenings, cool discussion panels, career-building workshops and super-fun parties. Check out our 89 outstanding films from 32 countries
Assistant, Film Festival Job Details Description Application Deadline: Open Until Filled The Film Festival Unit of Human Rights Watch (HRW) is seeking an Assistant with experience in event planning in the New York office. The HRW Film Festival currently screens in over 20 cities around
Dalit Film and Cultural Festival (DALIFF). With the emergence of caste centric films in the mainstream Indian (also, in Nepal) film industry in recent years and its notable success has dawned upon the nu-genre of film making—the Dalit Cinema. Dalit Cinema is a newer technique
Footage Farm – Panel and Documentary Prizes! Attention documentary filmmakers! For the 2019 festival, the NYC Independent Film Festival is so excited to work with Footage Farm on both an excellent archive panel as well as prizes for our Feature Documentary and Short Documentary winners! Footage Farm
THE SENTENCE + Q&A With Director Rudy Valdez (Rudy Valdez, USA, 2018, 85 min. In English) — Winner, Best U.S. Latino Film A lyrical, intimate story documented over ten years, The Sentence explores the devastating consequences of mass incarceration and mandatory minimum drug sentencing. Filmmaker
The 8th Annual WINTER FILM AWARDS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL is coming soon! The Festival runs February 14-23 in New York City with a jam-packed schedule of 89 fantastic films from 32 countries, seriously amazing discussion panels, cool networking events and super-fun parties. They have got something for everyone, with
The Rehoboth Beach Film Society is excited to announce that submissions will soon be open for this year’s Regional Showcase, taking place May 3-5, 2019. Filmmakers from Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington D.C. are invited to submit their work for consideration. Eligible
Call for entries for The Second Annual North Jersey Human Rights Film Festival A juried film festival held at The Unitarian Society of Ridgewood, NJ. Festival Dates/Three showings: Friday, May 10 at 7pm Saturday May 11 at 1pm and 7pm Entry Deadline: Midnight March 1,
The 2nd Annual NYWIFT Online Shorts Festival has arrived on Roku! Now through February 28th, Roku users can watch a wonderful selection of short projects by NYWIFT members on demand from the comfort of their own home on the “NYWIFT Shorts Festival” channel. The
REMINDER – EXTENDED DEADLINE JANUARY 31st! The NYC Independent Film Festival wants to remind you that next Thursday, January 31st, is their EXTENDED DEADLINE. Yes, that means the absolute LAST day you can submit to the 10th Annual NYC Indie Film Fest! Seriously, you’re not gonna want to miss
CINEMA TROPICAL FESTIVAL February 1 – 3, 2019 Museum of the Moving Image Cinema Tropical and Museum of the Moving Image present the 2019 edition of the Cinema Tropical Festival, celebrating the year’s best Latin American and U.S. Latino films. Featuring the winners of the 9th annual Cinema