Independent political activism short Film Festival: The i.P.A.S. Film Festival is an annual event showcasing independent politically inclined films from all corners of the world. The festival aims at showcasing the best and most thought-provoking works in new international cinema and providing the movie-loving public with access to some of the most emerging talents in the film-making industry.

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Metamora Films Online Festival: The Metamora Film Festival is held 3x a year: spring, summer and fall. The festival showcases independent film from all over the world. We are specifically looking for documentaries and short narrative films that are meaningful, can tell an inspirational story and has the power to make a difference in the world. Our categories include: Documentary Film (Short and Feature), Best Short Film, Best Student Film, and Most Thought-Provoking Film (Short or Feature).

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Peninsual Film Festival: Each year on the first Saturday of February, 20 short listed films are screened and are judged live by a panel of celebrity judges and industry professionals - all competing for prizes. The Festival has garnered the support of some of the most respected and well known celebrities in the world including Sam Worthington and Russell Crowe to name a few. The Festival judging panel has also included top industry professionals such as Andrew Mason (Hopscotch and producer of the Matrix Dark City), Robert Connolly (Board Member Screen Australia and Australian Film Director Paper Planes, Balibo), John Molloy (Mushroom Pictures) and renowned Director Fred Schepisi. Filmmakers get an amazing opportunity to network with top industry professionals.

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Perfect Light Film Festival: Held at Australia's most iconic film destination - Broken Hill, the Perfect Light Film Festival is an annual FREE short film festival. Each year on the first Saturday of December, up to 20 short listed films are screened and are judged live by a panel of celebrity judges and industry professionals - all competing for prizes.

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SF3 SmartFone Flick Fest: SmartFone Flick Fest is AustraliaÕs only international smartphone film festival for filmmakers of all ages. We are an international festival open to anyone with a smartphone or tablet and a great idea for a short film. SF3 provides a platform for budding filmmakers to bring their ideas to life and have their films seen by a global audience, without the need for lots of fancy equipment or a big budget. That great story you have always thought would make a great film? Here is your chance! Just about everyone now has access to a smartphone or a tablet so start filming. It's that easy.

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San Francisco Comic Con: San Francisco Comic Con Film Festival - SFCC Film Festival is Part of San Francisco Comic Con! San Francisco Comic Con is a comic book convention located in San Francisco, California. San Francisco Comic Con is San FranciscoÕs largest, true comic con. Featured are exhibitors that cater to a wide-spectrum of interests including comic books, magazines, toys, games, Star Wars, Star Trek, anime, manga, cosplay, artwork, sketches and apparel. In addition, a roster of comic industry professionals, and comicdom-related celebrities are in attendance for attendees to meet and greet. As admission is kept reasonable for adults and FREE for children, the San Francisco Comic Con is a family-friendly convention. www.sanfrancomiccon.com.

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Tampa Bay Comic Con: Tampa Bay Comic Con Film Festival - TBCC Film Festival is part of Tampa Bay Comic Con! Tampa Bay Comic Con is a comic book convention located in Tampa, Florida. Tampa Bay Comic Con is TampaÕs largest, true comic con. Featured are exhibitors that cater to a wide-spectrum of interests including comic books, magazines, toys, games, Star Wars, Star Trek, anime, manga, cosplay, artwork, sketches and apparel. In addition, a roster of comic industry professionals, and comicdom-related celebrities are in attendance for attendees to meet and greet. As admission is kept reasonable for adults and FREE for children, the Tampa Bay Comic Con is a family-friendly convention. www.tampabaycomiccon.com.

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Terror in the Bay Film Festival: Horror, Thriller and Mystery Films are what we love! Terror in the Bay Film Festival showcases a wide range of indie horror films and trailers from around the world! This 3-day festival is dedicated to the creative works of independent filmmakers that hold a strong passion for horror films. As filmmakers ourselves, we recognize talented artists who bring their visual storytelling gifts to the screen.

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Unrestricted View Horror Film Festival: After the success of 2016, the Unrestricted View Horror Film Festival is back! Seven days (and nights) showcasing the best independent horror features, shorts and web series. The festival is run by filmmakers and aims to celebrate the very best in indie and encourage all aspects of independent horror film making.

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Whatashort Independent International Film Festival: Promote your short film with largest growing database and showcasing platform called Whatashort. We're the premiere destination for short films and short filmmakers around the globe. Our goal is to encourage, promote and deliver the Best Short films experience to anyone who is a fan of cinema.

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Sport Film Festival: The “SPORTFILMFESTIVAL” was born in 1979 and promotes the diffusion of sport films and videos that, in different ways and in different productive ways, contribute to the development of artistic and cultural trends of the World cinema. The end is to promote the best quality of the productions of sportimages; to stimulate, thanks to the mass media and the participation of schools and universities, the interest in sport and cinema, fostering didactic-cultural meetings and stimulating the study, the discussion and the knowledge of cultural and creative problems typical of these two media. During the event, the prizes “PALADINO D’ORO” will be assigned to the sport films and videos and to the most important people in sport and journalism of the year.

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Great Lakes International Film Festival: Considered among most popular film festivals in the world, the 16th annual Great Lakes International Film Festival genre categories for feature length and short length films are Documentary, Experimental, Religious/Spiritual, Animation, Comedy, Horror, with Horror sub-genres that include Supernatural, Thrillers, Wicken, Magical, Slashers, Science Fiction, Suspense, Horror Documentary, Horror Animation and all genres of Music Videos and GLBT films for the 2017 festival. In addition to awards presented to Filmmakers for Best of Genre, our Festival will present an Audience Award to the Filmmaker whose film is the most popular with our attendees, and that receives the most attendee votes.

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Sutter Creek International Film Festival: Sutter Creek International Film Festival (SCIFF) was founded by award-winning filmmaker Bryan Martin and award-winning actor Antonio “Huggy Bear” Fargas. The festival, now in its second year, garners high-quality submissions worldwide. The 2017 festival will feature nearly 40 films, documentaries, shorts and animated projects from the world over. Our mission is to create a world-class festival that celebrates the many forms of the film industry, by showcasing films that educate, enlighten, inform, and most of all, entertain. SCIFF will offer master class seminars and filmmaker panels where amateur and professional filmmakers can discuss and advance their skills in the art of filmmaking. The everyday film patron will love the information gleaned at these panels!

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Copenhagen Web Fest: The Copenhagen Web Fest is Scandinavia’s first web film festival that will take place in September 2018. _It will be a three-day event with live screenings and workshops. We will showcase innovative projects of new media (web series, mobile projects, virtual reality, etc), but also bring together an international group of filmmakers to Copenhagen

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