A Flickering Image Festival
Where: Hollywood, California
When: January 7, 2006
Background: All about moviemaking and feedback - no "by invitation", no back room deals. Everyone competes on an equal footing.
Tel: 323.960.7862
Fax: 323.871.1331
Email: shortsfest@actorsbone.com
Web: http://actorsbone.com/shorts

Abbitibi - Temiscaminique International Film Festival
Where: Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada
When: Last week in October.
Background: Founded in 1982, the festival offers a medium-sized selection of shorts and features and quite a bit of animation.
Tel: 819.762.6212
Fax: 819.762.6762
Email: fciat@sympatico.ca

Accès Cinéma Africain/ African Film Access
Where: Montreal, Canada
When: April 20 - 24, 2006
Background: Vues d'Afrique is the largest festival of recent film and video from Africa and the Caribbean in North America today. African Film Access is a structured French language immersion program which puts you in direct contact with the films and the people who make them. The extraordinary variety and depth of subjects represented by these feature and documentary films and videos, the performances, exhibits and symposia from all over Africa and the Caribbean offer a rich opportunity to experience contemporary African and Creole cultures and the issues that are shaping them today.
Tel: (207) 594-9995
Fax: (207) 594-1067
Email: julia@cinema-africain.org
Web: www.cinema-africain.org

Action/Cut Short Film Competition
Where: Los Angeles, California
When: January 15 - May 15, 2005 (last known date)
Background: ACTION/CUT SHORT FILM COMPETITION 2004 - The only Hollywood film industry driven short film competition to discover the next generation of great filmmakers - not a festival.
Tel: (800) 815-5545
Fax: (323) 876-9809
Email: filmmaking@actioncut.com
Web: www.actioncut.com

African-American Women in Cinema
Where: New York, New York
When: October 26-28, 2006
Background: Vues d'Afrique organizes the African and creole film festival in Montreal! This festival is internationally recognized as the most prestigious festival in its category in North America. The African and creole film festival invites you to discover African and creole life and culture through feature films and documentaries.
Tel: (212) 769-7949
Fax: (212) 871-2074
Email: info@aawic.org
Web: www.aawic.org

African And Creole Film Festival
Where: Montreal, Canada
When: April 19 - 29 , 2007
Background: Vues d'Afrique organizes the African and creole film festival in Montreal! This festival is internationally recognized as the most prestigious festival in its category in North America. The African and creole film festival invites you to discover African and creole life and culture through feature films and documentaries.
Tel: (514) 284 3322
Fax: (514) 845 0631
Email: info@vuesdafrique.org
Web: www.vuesdafrique.org

African Diaspora Film Festival
Where: New York, New York
When: November 24 - December 10, 2006
Background: The African Diaspora Film Festival is dedicated to showcasing films that depict the richness and diversity of the experience of people of color all over the world. Includes over 70 films from 30countries, Q&As/panel discussions/closing ceremony.
Tel: 212.864.1760
Fax: 212.316.6020
Email: info@nyadff.org
Web: www4.ncsu.edu/~biadnow/adf4_ncsu.html

AFI Fest
Where: Los Angeles, CA
When: November 2 - 12, 2006
Background: AFI FEST is one of the premier international film festivals in Los Angeles.
Tel: 323.856.7600
Fax: 323.467.4578
Email: afifest@afionline.org
Web: www.afi.com

Algonquin Indiefest
Where: New Hope, PA
When: May 19-25, 2005 (last known date)
Background: The Algonquin Film Festival  promotes  independent film, with an emphasis on work from the "genius belt" between New York and Philadelphia. We also welcome entries from other parts of the country and world. This annual independent film festival offers daily workshops and panel discussions designed to help independent filmmakers and inform cinephiles, and receptions every day. 
Tel: 267.981.1139
Email: info@algonquinfest.org
Web: www.algonquinfest.org

Alucine Toronto Latino Film and Video Festival
Where: Toronto, Canada
When: June 1-10, 2006
Background: An International Latino Film and Video festival that takes place in Toronto, Canada. It includes screenings of experimental, independent, documentary, animation and feature length drama film/video made by straigh- gay- lesbian- bisexual- transgendered film/video makers. Each year the festival offers the best works made all over Latin America, the USA and Canada. With the intention to cross borders and "mix it up" the festival features special screenings of works made by non- Latino film and video makers.
Tel: 416 966 4989
Fax: 416 9665977
Email: info@alucinefestival.com
Web: www.alucinefestival.com

American Black Film Festival
Where: South Beach, FL
When: July 19 - 23, 2006
Background:The American Black Film Festival (ABFF) is a five-day retreat and international film market dedicated to strengthening the independent Black filmmaking community. Formerly known as the Acapulco Black Film Festival, it was founded in 1997 by Jeff Friday, President & CEO, Film Life Inc. The festival was born out of a belief in the need to stimulate independent Black film development and promote cultural diversity within the film industry.
Email: abff@thefilmlife.com
Web: www.abff.com

American Conservation Film Festival
Where: Sheperdstown, WV
When: October 25 - 28, 2006
Background: The American Conservation Film Festival is an annual international film festival held in Shepherdstown, WV, featuring films and videos that deepen personal understanding of the natural world. Formats: VHS (NTSC) for preview. Cats: any style or genre but must deal with some aspect of conservation or the environment.
Tel: 304.876.7373
Email: info@conservationfilm.org
Web: www.conservationfilm.org

American Indian Film Festival and Video Exposition
Where: San Francisco, California
When: November 5-12, 2005 (last known date)
Background: Founded in 1975, the festival presents competitions in the following categories: documentary feature, documentary short, commercial festure, live short subject, animated short subjejct, public service, music video, and industrial film.
Tel: 415.554.0525
Fax: 415.554.0542
Email: indianfilm@aifsf.com
Web: www.aifisf.com

Anchorage International Film Festival
Where: Anchorage, Alaska
When: December 1-10, 2006
Background: North America northern most independent film festival is getting ready for it's third year of bringing hungry moviegoers in from the cold and dark to watch fresh hot films from around the globe.
Tel: 907.338.3690
Email: filmsak@alaska.net
Web: www.anchoragefilmfestival.com

Angelus Awards Student Film Festival
Where: Hollywood, California
When: October 21, 2006
Background: The Angelus Awards film competition is dedicated to honoring student films of "uncommon caliber which explore the complexity of the human condition with creativity."
Email: info@angelus.org
Web: www.angelus.org

Ann Arbor Film Festival
Where: Ann Arbor, Michigan
When: March 21-25, 2006
Background: The Ann Arbor Film Festival is a celebration for filmmakers and artists of the moving image from around the world. The festival devoted to independent and experimental16 mm film, the Ann Arbor Film Festival Festures animation, documentary, cinema verite, narrative, experimental, and personal documentary.
Tel: 734.995.5356
Fax: 734.995.5396
Email: info@aafilmfest.org
Web: www.aafilmfest.org

Annapolis Film Festival
Where: Annapolis, MD
When: November 10-13, 2006
Background: The Annapolis Film Festival is a competitive showcase for independent filmmakers. All genres are accepted in the categories of short, feature and documentary. Festival events will include screenings, filmmaker seminars, industry panels, masquerade ball and awards gala.
Tel: 410.463.2388
Fax: 410.463.2629
Email: info@annapolisfilmfestival.com
Web: www.annapolisfilmfestival.com

Antarctic Film Festival
Where: Santa Monica, California
When: August 22-29, 2004 (last known date)
Background: The last continent without a film festival finally gets one.
Long a frozen intellectual wasteland, Antarctica now boasts its very own film festival.
Email: mail@antarctic-filmfest.com
Web: www.antarctic-filmfest.com

Antelope Valley Independent Film Festival
Where: Antelope Valley, California
When: April 21 - 23, 2006
Background: Now in its eighth year, the Antelope Valley Independent Film Festival (AVIFF) has developed a reputation as a small, regional filmmaker-friendly festival that showcases the best in domestic and international narrative and documentary cinema in all lengths and formats.
Tel: 661.722.6478
Fax: 661.722.6612
Email: info@aviff.com
Web: www.aviff.com

Antimatter Film Festival
Where: Victoria, BC, Canada
When: September 22-30, 2006
Background: Dedicated to the exhibition and nurturing of film and video as art, Antimatter has grown into the premier showcase of experimental film in the west. Encompassing screenings, installations, performances and hybrid media experiments, Antimatter provides a noncompetitive festival setting in Victoria, British Columbia, free from commercial and industry agendas.
Tel: 250.385.3327 or 250.385.3339
Fax: 250.385.3327
Email: info@antimatter.ws
Web: www.antimatter.ws

Arizona International Film Festival
Where: Tucson, Arizona
When: April 20 - 30, 2006
Background: A celebration of extraordinary films not seen on ordinary screens! The Festival showcases new and innovative film and video selections from artists around the world who have something to say from their very unique perspective. Every year in April, filmmakers, sponsors, volunteers, ticket buyers and the Tucson community enjoy 10 full days of events including workshops, talks, parties, special presentations, musical performances and, of course, screenings of works not shown in any mainstream exhibition venue.
Tel: 520.628.1737
Fax: 520.622.2262
Email: reelfrontier@azmac.org
Web: www.azmac.org

Arpa International Film Festival AIFF
Where: Los Angeles, California
When: October 2006
Background: The Arpa International Film Festival is dedicated to cultivating cultural understanding and global empathy, creating a dynamic forum for international cinema with a special focus on the work of filmmakers who explore the issues of Diaspora, exile and cross and multi-culturalism. It celebrates the ideals of independent thought, artistic vision, cultural diversity and social understanding.
Tel: (323) 663-1882
Email: affma_filmfestival@yahoo.com
Web: www.affma.org

Art In Motion
Where: Los Angeles, California
When: March 7-June 6, 2004 (last known date)
Background: Our collection is the culmination of inspiration, innovation, hard work and a commitment to excellence. We search the far corners of the globe to remain at the forefront of trend development, bringing to our customers the imagination, style and creativity of our artists' work.
Tel: 1.800.663.1308
Fax: 1.877.525.6166
Email: contactus@artinmotion.com
Web: www.artinmotion.com

Artivist Film Festival
Where: Hollywood, California
When: April 20-25, 2006
Background: The Artivist Film Festival is the first festival dedicated to addressing social, global, political, animal rights and environmental issues through Film, Visual Arts & Music. Our mission is to strengthen the voice of international activist Filmmakers & Artists - Artivists - while raising public awareness and funds for global social causes.
Tel: 310.712.1222
Email: info@artivistfilmfestival.org
Web: www.artivistfilmfestival.org

Artwallah Festival
Where: Los Angeles, California
When: June 22 - 25, 2006
Background: ArtWallah is an annual festival of South Asian arts. Held in early summer of each year, the four-day Los Angeles based event presents artists from around the world, showcasing their expressions of the South Asian diasporic experience.
Tel: (310) 428-6414
Email: info@artwallah.org
Web: www.artwallah.org

Asbury Shorts of New York
Where: New York, New York
When: November, 2005 (last known date)
Background: The Asbury Shorts of New York, a touring showcase of award winning shorts, holds it's flaghsip show each November in Manhattan. Catering to the NYC Broadcast Advertising World Asbury sell out its NYC show each year to an audience of TV commercial producers and Ad Agency executives searching for new directing talent. Past hosts have included Edie Falco, Bob Giraldi, Matthew Modine, Harvey Keitel, Frank Oz, Jeffrey Lyons, to name only a few.
Tel: (917) 612-2928
Fax: (718) 499-0021
Email: aff1@earthlink.net
Web: www.asburyshortsnyc.com

Asian American International Film Festival
Where: New York, New York
When: July 13-21, 2006 in Manhattan and August 3-6, 2006 in Long Island
Background: AAIFF is accepting screenplay submissions for its Annual Screenplay Competition. Screenplays must not have been produced or optioned before and [one of the] writer[s] must be of Asian decent.
Tel: 212.989.1422
Fax: 212.727.3584
Email: screenplay@asiancinevision.org
Web: www.asiancinevision.org

Asian Pacific American Film Festival/Film Fest DC
Where: Washington, Washington, D.C.
When: September 28 - October 7, 2006
Background: Asian Pacific American (APA) Film Festival explores the cross-cultural interface of East and West through art and education. The 2003 festival was wildly successful and was the most attended APA event in the District of Columbia, offering a rich mix of educational programs and entertainment free of charge to the public featuring 76 films and 6 guest filmmakers.
Tel: +27 (0) 82 572 1682
Email: apafilm@apafilm.org
Web: http://www.apafilm.org

Asheville Film Festival
Where: Asheville, North Carolina
When: November 9-12, 2006
Background: The Asheville Film Festival is a four-day independent film festival celebrating Western North Carolina as a strong filming location, while showcasing an area rich in talent and resources. Thid event features a variety of independent films, including Feature length, Short films, Animation, and Documentaries, as well as a Student Film Competition, Industry Discussions, Technical Exhibit, Location Tours, Premiere Night and a Spotlight Awards Celebration.
Tel: (828) 259-5800
Fax: (828) 259-5606
Email: mporter@ashevillenc.gov
Web: www.ashevillefilmfestival.com

Ashland Independent Film Festival
Where: Ashland, Oregon
When: April 12-16, 2007
Background: The Ashland Independent Film Festival is an intense, five-day festival that actively promotes dialogue between filmmaker and audience in the intimate setting of Ashland, OR. We believe dialogue between the filmmaker and the audience is an essential part of the independent filmmaking process.
Tel: (541) 488-3823
Fax: (541) 488-7782
Email: info@ashlandfilm.org
Web: www.ashlandfilm.com

Asian Film Festival of Dallas
Where: Dallas, Texas
When: August 3 - 11, 2006
Background: The Asian Film Festival of Dallas is devoted to promoting an understanding of Asian culture, and to supporting and advancing the work of Asian-American artists.
Tel: (214) 769-0856
Email: mye@affd.org
Web: www.affd.org

Aspen FilmFest
Where: Aspen, Colorado
When: September 26-October 1, 2006
Background: The Aspen Filmfest has an emphasis on independent productions from around the world. Intimate in scale and festive in tone, Filmfest hosts a diverse array of features, documentaries, retrospectives, and other special events. From honoring established directors to heralding new talent, a great film program and the autumn leaves have been bringing filmmakers and film lovers together for 5 fun-filled days for over 25 years.
Tel: 970.925.6882
Fax: 970.925.1967
Email: filmfest@aspenfilm.org
Web: www.aspenfilm.org

Aspen Shorts Festival
Where: Aspen, Colorado
When: April 5 - 9, 2006
Background: Aspen Shortsfest is an international competitive festival showcasing short dramas, comedies, documentaries and animation.
Tel: 970.925.6882
Fax: 970.925.1967
Email: filmfest@aspenfilm.org
Web: www.aspenfilm.org

Aspiration Film Festival
Where: Waterloo, Canada
When: September 25-28, 2004 (last known date)
Background: Aspirations Film Festival as the title suggests, where the filmmakers are aspiring talents from universities, colleges, and film schools across the country. These are creative professionals, contemporary storytellers, exploring the uniquely expressive medium of film. We have expanded our premiere location in Waterloo to a 4-day event. As well, we have added an extended 2-day festival in Toronto.
Tel: (519) 880-0894
Fax: (519) 885-1048
Email: info@studentfilm.ca
Web: www.studentfilm.ca

ASU Art Museum Short Film and Video Festival
Where: Tempe, Arizona
When: April 15, 2006
Background: An Annual Outdoor Film and Video Festival to celebrate the artistic and creative endeavors of individuals with different visions and levels of experience.
Tel: 480-965-2787
Email: spiak@asu.edu
Web: asuartmuseum.asu.edu/home.html

Athens International Film and Video Festival
Where: Athens, Ohio
When: April 28 - May 4, 2006
Background: This festival founded in 1973, features mainsteram films as well as 16mm film work and video.
Tel: 740.593.1330
Fax: 470.597.2560
Email: info@athensfest.org
Web: www.athensfest.org

Atlanta Film Festival
Where: Atlanta, Georgia
When: November 10-16, 2006
Background: The Atlanta Film Festival's Southeastern Media Award has been presented to an individual artist each year since 1995 in an attempt to recognize and promote regional filmmaking.
Tel: 404.352.4225
Fax: 404.352.0173
Email: aff@imagefv.org
Web: www.imagefv.org

Atlantic City Film Festival
Where: Atlantic City, New Jersey
When: October 7-14, 2006
Background: Atlantic City is transformed each August, as the Atlantic City Film Festival showcases the talents of the latest and greatest filmmakers. From feature-length films to two-minute shorts, documentaries, foreign films and animation, the festival runs the gamut of cinematic creativity. Works from virtually every part of the globe will keep audiences on the edge of their seats.
Email: info@atlanticcityfilmfestival.com
Web: www.atlanticcityfilmfestival.com

Atlantic Film Festival
Where: Hallifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
When: September 15-24, 2005 (last known date)
Background: The festival had inauspicious beginnings, having been financed with money made from screenings of The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Tel: 902.422.3456
Fax: 902.422.4006
Email: festival@atlanticfilm.com
Web: www.atlanticfilm.com/aff_index.php

Austin Film Festival
Where: Austin, Texas
When: October 20-27, 2005 (last known date)
Background: One of the best things about this festival is that it is not beholden to any major or semi-major studio, so no big-budget flicks with Sean Penn, Parker Posey, and Lili Taylor posing as "indies" to attract the art house crowd.
Tel: 800.310.FEST or 512.478.4795
Fax: 512.478.6205
Email: austinfilm@aol.com
Web:www.austinfilmfestival.com

Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival
Where: Austin, Texas
When: September 29-October 7, 2006
Background: The Austin Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival is the oldest gay & lesbian film festival in the Southwest. In 15 years the festival has developed into Austin's largest gay cultural event that in 2001, included over 150 films from 12 different countries.
Tel: (512) 302-9889
Fax: (512) 302-1088
Email: film@agliff.org
Web: www.agliff.org

Avignon/ New York Film Festival
Where: Avignon, France, and New York, New York
When: November 15-19, 2006 in New York and June 22-25, 2006 in Avignon, France.
Background: Our international events celebrate French, European and American independent cinema with premieres, retrospectives, round-tables on pertinent issues with industry experts, interviews with filmmakers, receptions and prizes for emerging filmmakers.
Tel: 212.343.2675 (U.S.) & 33.90.25.9323 (France)
Fax: 212.343.1849 (U.S.) & 33.90.25.9324 (France)
Email: avignewyork2004@aol.com
Web: www.avignonfilmfest.com