ACTING & FILM SCHOOL

The New York Film Academy has compiled one of the most accurate and current film festival databases available. Many of these are annual events. Entry deadlines are usually one or two months prior to festival exhibition dates. Many festivals have entry fees or other requirements for submissions. Film/videomakers should inquire about submission guidelines before sending unsolicited work, and should be aware of international shipping requirements when sending films and videos overseas.

Australia
Melbourne International Film Festival

Belgium
Flanders Film Festival

Bermuda
Bermuda International Film Festival

Canada
3 Americas Film Festival
Antimatter: Festival Of Underground Short Films & Video
Atlantic Film Festival
BANFF Mountain Film Festival
Bridge Fest
Cabbagetown Short Film & Video Festival
Calgary International Film Festival
Canadian Film Centre's Worldwide Short Film Festival
Canadian Independent Short Film Festival
Canadian International Annual Film Festival (CIAFF)
Cinefest: Sudbury International Film Festival
Comedia (Just For Laughs)
Digital Film Group's Dv Short Contest
Doxa Documentary Film & Video Festival
Dreamspeakers International Film Festival
Edmonton International Film Festival
Fantasy Worldwide Film Festival
Festival De Films Avec Twist (FEAT)
Filmexchange: Nsi's Canadian Film Festival
First Take International Student Film Festival
Giggleshorts International Comedy Short Film Festival
Global Visions Festival
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival
Hot Shots High School Film And Ad Festival
Inside Out Toronto Lesbian And Gay Film And Video Festival
Images Festival
Montreal Festival Of New Cinema
Montreal World Film Festival
National Student Film And Video Festival
Nickel Independent Film And Video Festival
NSI Filmexchange Canadian Film Festival
Ottawa International Animation Festival
Ottawa International Student Animation Festival (SAFO)
Planet In Focus: Toronto Environmental Film & Video Festival
Rebelfest International Film Festival
Reelout Queer Film + Video Festival
Reelworld Film Festival
Reel Youth Touring Film Festival
Rendezvous With Madness Film Festival
Sea To Sky Film Festival
Spinning Wheel Film Festival
Sprockets Toronto International Film Festival For Children
Toronto After Dark Film Festival
Toronto Giggle Shorts Comedy Festival
Toronto International Film Festival
Toronto Online Film Festival
Tremblant Film Festival
University Of Toronto Film And Video Festival
Vancouver International Film Festival
Vancouver International Hiphop Film Festival
Vancouver Jewish Film Festival
Whistler Film Festival
Windsor International Film Festival For Students
World Of Comedy International Film Festival
Yorkton Short Film And Video Festival: Canada's Golden Sheaf Awards
Youngcuts Film Festival

Canada
Nouveau Cinema - Le Festival du nouveau cinéma
Canada World Film Festival
Hotdocs
Vancouver International Film Festival

France
Cannes Film Festival
International Animated Film Festival and Market
Germany
Berlin international Film Festival
Filmfest München

Hong Kong
Hong Kong Independent Short Film & Video Awards
Hong Kong International Film Festival

India
Cinefan: The Festival Of Asian Cinema
Golden Elephant International Children's Film Festival
Indian Cine Film Festival
India International Film Festival
National Student Video Film Festival

Italy
Nice Festival
Roma Independent Film Festival Japan
Bangkok International Film Festival
Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival
TAMA Cinema Forum
Michinoku International Mystery Film Festival
1 Minute Animation Festival
Con-Can Movie Festival
Hiroshima International Animation Festival
Short Shorts Film Festival
Tokyo International Film Festival

Korea
Seoul Net Festival
Seoul International Labor Film Festival

Mexico
Expresión En Corto International Film Festival
Monterrey International Film Festival
Voladero International Film And Video Festival

Nigeria
Abuja International Film And Video Festival
Niger Delta Film Festival

Pakistan
Punjab Lok Boli Mela

Singapore
Singapore International Film Festival

South Africa
Lowveld International Film Festival (LIFF)
Sithengi Film Festival

Tanzania
ZIFF: Festival Of The Dhow Countries, Zanzibar

Taiwan
European Film Festival - Taipei, Taiwan
Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
Taiwan International Documentary Festival
Taiwan International Ethnographic Film Festival

Thailand
Bangkok International Film Festival

United States
The 3rd Annual 72hr Film Shootout (New York) - Collaborative New York based Asian American filmmakers who meet weekly to hone their craft and to share reources, JUNE 9 - 12th, 2006
African Diaspora Film Festival - Films from around the world in New York City November 28 to December 14
Ace Film Festival
Angelus Awards Student Film Festival - Family Theater Productions Hollywood, CA
Austin Film Festival - Austin Texas
Be Scene First
The Boston Jewish Film Festival
The Boston Sci-Fi Film Festival
Breckenridge Festival of Film - Brecekenridge Colorado
Brooklyn International Film Festival - Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn Underground Film Festival
Coney Island Film Festival - Brooklyn, New York
Chlotrudis Awards - Massachusets
Cinema Jove
Common Ground Film Festival - Washington DC
The Director's View - South Salem, New York
Dover Film Festival - New York and New Jersey
FirstGlance Film Festival - Los Angeles and Philadelphia
Independent Feature Film Market- New York
Independent Film Festival Boston
International Teen Movie Festival-US
Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles
The Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
Magners Irish Film Festival
Micro Cinema - San Francisco
Nantucket Film Festival- New York
The New York Asian Film Festival
The New York City Horror Film Festival
New York International Children's Film Festival
New York International Independent Film and Video Festival
New York International Latino Film Festival- New York City
Rhode Island International Film Festival
The Rochester International Film Festival
Rooftop Films
Rural Route Film Festival
Screenwriter Showcase
Slamdance Screenplay Competition
St John's Intl. Women's Film & Video Festival
Sundance Film Festival
The Tribeca Film Festival
Tulipanes Latino Art & Film Festival- Michigan
United Nations Association Film Festival (UNAFF)
Urbanworld Vibe
The Woodstock Film Festival
The Sunnyside Film Festival
Third Screen Film Festival

Spain
The Ourense International Film Festival

Sweden
Stockholm International Film Festival

UK
The London Film Festival