Saguaro International Film Festival
Where: Scottsdale, Arizona
When: First week of May
Background: The festival is still a small one and not overly adventurous in its programming, although Arizona filmmakers do get a pretty good showcase here.
Tel: 480.970.8711
Fax: 480.945.3339
Email: filmz@primenet.com
Web: www.extracheese.com/afs

Salem Amateur Horror Film Festival
Where: Salem, MA
When: October 2006
Background: A unique film festival showcasing short horror films, held in the historic and haunting Salem, Massachusetts during the city's famous Halloween celebration.
Email: salemfilm@yahoo.com
Web: www.salemfilm.com

Salt Lake Asian Pacific Film Festival
Where: Salt Lake City, Utah
When: April 2006
Background: The SLAP Film Festival is an annual film festival that runs out of the University of Utah (Salt Lake City, UT). The first two years, the film festival was a small exhibition of movies to raise cultural awareness. In its third year (2002), SLAP was expanded to international submissions. The film festival has brought out directors from Hawaii and California, hoping to bring out more each year.
Tel: (801)581-8151
Email: slapfilmfestival@yahoo.com
Web: www.geocities.com/slapfilmfestival/

San Antonio CineFestival
Where: San Antonio, Texas
When: March 3-7, 2004(last known date)
Background: Festival Description - CineFestival celebrates as the longest running international Latino film and video exhibitor in the United States. CineFestival continues to provide an important forum for viewing cutting edge works by and about Chicanos and Latinos.
Tel: (210) 271-3151
Email: info@guadalupeculturalarts.org
Web: www.guadalupeculturalarts.org

Santa Clarita International Film Festival
Where: Santa Clarita, CA
When: February 2, 2006
Background: To promote socially responsible films and screenplays suitable for a general family audience. Categories: drama, comedy, animation, documentary, educational in the short and feature length. Professional and student categories.
Email: patteed012@aol.com
Web: www.sciff.org

Santa Fe Film Festival
Where: Santa Fe, NM
When: December 6-10, 2006
Background: The Santa Fe Film Festival is dedicated to providing a showcase for excellent cinema from around the world, surveying the best in contemporary cinema, and paying homage to the contributions of veteran film artists through select tributes recognizing their body of work.
Tel: 505.989.1958
Fax: 505.989.1495
Email: info@santafefilmfestival.com
Web: www.santafefilmfestival.com

Six Minute Cinema Digital Filmmaking Festival
Where: Burke, Virginia
When: April 24-25, 2004(last known date)
Background: Six Minute Cinema has been created to meet the exploding demand for information about this storytelling revolution. The Six Minute Cinema Digital Filmmaking Competition is open to all producers of any experience level.
Tel: (571) 243-9198
Fax: (707) 202-1954
Email: info@sixmincin.com
Web: www.sixmincin.com

San Diego Film Festival
Where: San Diego's historic Gas Lamp Quarter. San Diego, California
When: September 27 - October 1, 2006
Background: The competitive five-day event, which celebrates the actor's work, will highlight more than 80 films and showcase the best in American and International feature, documentary and short films. More than just movies - the Festival includes educational workshops and panels, Q&A sessions with filmmakers and their cast, and guest appearences by nationally recognized film artists. It also hosts some of San Diego's most glamorous parties - an Opening Night Premiere Gala, the Industry Party, the exclusive Actor's Ball and Award Ceremony, and a closing night Wrap Party.
Tel: 619.582.2368
Email: info@sdff.org
Web: www.sdff.org

San Diego International Film Festival
Where: La Jolla, California
When: April 14, 2006
Background: Our 20th Annual San Diego International Film Festival begins on April 16th and continues through April 30th, 2004. We will be accepting entries from now until January 31st, 2004.
Tel: (858) 822-3199
Fax: (858) 534-7665
Email: athomas@ucsd.edu
Web: ueo.ucsd.edu

San Diego Jewish Film Festival
Where: La Jolla, California
When: February 9-19, 2006
Background: The mission of the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, JACOBS FAMILY CAMPUS is to provide social, cultural, educational, and recreational programs to individuals and families of all ages, religions, races, financial abilities, and physical and mental abilities. Likewise, the JCC provides equal opportunity employment to individuals of all religions and backgrounds.
Tel: (858) 457-3030
Fax: (858) 450-6835
Email: sdlff@sdlatinofilm.com
Web: www.sdjff.org

San Diego Latino Film Festival
Where: San Diego, California
When: March 8-18, 2007
Background: The San Diego Latino Film Festival is once again honored to highlight the latest and best of Cuban Cinema.
Email: sdlff@sdlatinofilm.com
Web: www.sdlatinofilm.com

San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival
Where: San Francisco, California
When: March 10-20, 2005(last known date)
Background: Our mission is to promote film and video productions about the greater Asian diaspora with a particular emphasis on Asian American cinema by bringing them to local audiences.
Tel: 415.863.0814
Fax: 415.863.7428
Email: naata@sirius.com

San Francisco Independent Film Festival
Where: San Francisco, California
When: February 8-18, 2007
Background: San Francisco's IndieFest is one film festival that hasn't been swallowed whole by Hollywood, and isn't likely to be. It's a lean, homegrown affair specializing in independent features and shorts, from the ultra quirky to those almost ready for prime time.
Email: sf@sfindie.com
Web: www.sfindie.com

San Francisco International Film Festival
Where: San Francisco, California
When: April 20-May 4, 2006

Background:The San Francisco International Film Festival, committed to celebrating the art of the moving image, has presented the best in world cinema since 1957. Now, the 15-day Festival presents nearly 200 films from over 50 countries and reaches an engaged audience of tens of thousands of film lovers, filmmakers, industry representatives and journalists with screenings in San Francisco, Berkeley and the Peninsula. The Festival highlights current trends in international film and video production with an emphasis on work that has not yet secured U.S. distribution.
Tel: 415.561.5000
Fax: 415.561.5099
Email: frontdesk@sffs.org
Web: www.sfiff.org

San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
Where: San Francisco, California
When: June 15-25, 2006
Background: The hugest festival of gay and lesbian films nationwide.
Tel: 415.703.8650
Fax: 415.861.1404
Email: info@frameline.org
Web: www.frameline.org

San Francisco Jewish Film Festival
Where: San Francisco, California
When: July 20 - August 7, 2006
Background: The San Francisco Jewish Film Festival showcases new independent American and international Jewish-subject cinema. Now in its twenty-fourth year, the Festival is the largest, oldest, and most prestigious Jewish Film Festival in the world, with total attendance of over 34,000.
Tel: 415.621.0556
Email: jewishfilm@aol.com
Web: www.sfjff.org

San Francisco Ocean Film Festival
Where: San Francisco, CA
When: January 19-21, 2007
Background: Finally, there's a film festival to celebrate the joy, power, and mystery of the sea. Following a successful debut in January 2004, the San Francisco Ocean Film Festival (SFOFF) continues to build on its success, featuring documentaries and narrative works by filmmakers from around the world who want to share their passion for the earth's last frontier.
Tel: 415.310.5259
Email: info@oceanfilmfest.org
Web: www.oceanfilmfest.org

San Francisco Silent Film Festival
Where: San Francisco, CA
When: July 14-16, 2006
Background: Silent filmmakers produced what are considered some of cinema's greatest masterpieces, yet it's almost impossible to see these films today. Truly a unique art form, silent films are also historical records that show us how our ancestors thought, spoke, dressed and lived.
Tel: 415.777.4908
Email: stephen@silentfilm.org
Web: www.silentfilm.org

San Juan Cinemafest
Where: San Juan, Puerto Rico
When: Third week of March
Background: The Cinemafest bills itself as the oldest such festival in Puerto Rico and has premiered such films as Cinema Paradiso, Jesus of Montreal, The Crying Game, and Farewell My Concubine.
Tel: 787.721.6125
Fax: 787.724.4187
Email: jmv333@aol.com

San Luis Obispo International Film Festival
Where: San Luis Obispo, California
When: March 1-11, 2007
Background: The festival represents a puzzling combination of the classy and the tacky.
Tel: 805.546.FILM
Fax: 805.781.6799
Email: slofilmfest@slofilmfest.org
Web: www.slofilmfest.org

Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Where: Santa Barbara, CA
When: February 2-12, 2006
Background: The Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) is a nonprofitorganization dedicated to enriching local culture and raising consciousness of film as an art form. It presents quality American Independent, Spanish and Latin American, European, World and Documentary cinema within the beautiful setting of downtown Santa Barbara, a perfect backdrop and premier tourist destination in its own right.
Tel: 805.963.0023
Fax: 805.962.2524
Email: info@sbfilmfestival.org
Web: www.sbfilmfestival.org

Santa Monica Film Festival
Where: Santa Monica, California
When: August 2, 2005(last known date)
Background: Our goal is that Santa Monica will provide access to those of you who have supported to the film industry in Dallas to our new friends in Los Angeles. We also look forward to showing Los Angeles the spirit of Deep Ellum and Dallas.
Tel: 310.264.4274
Email: info@smff.com
Web: www.smff.com

Sarah Lawrence College Experimental Film & Video Festival
Where: Bronxville, New York
When: April 17-18, 2004(last known date)
Background: The Sarah Lawrence College Experimental Film and Video Festival is searching for films and videos created out of intense personal commitment, and which express the aesthetic, philosophical or political view of the filmmaker without recourse to traditional narrative conventions. These criteria also included adventurous narrative and non-narrative works, as well as experimentally minded non-fiction films.
Tel: (914) 323-6460
Email: xfest@raptor.slc.edu
Web: raptor.slc.edu/~xfest/

Sarasota Film Festival
Where: Sarasota, Florida
When: March 31 - February 9, 2006
Background: The Sarasota Film Festival (SFF) is a nonprofit arts organization with year-round activities, culminating in an annual celebration of film each January. Hosted by Regal Cinemas Hollywood 20 in beautiful downtown Sarasota, SFF offers programming and events for film enthusiasts of all economic, cultural and educational backgrounds.
Tel: 941.364.9514
Fax: 941.364.8411
Email: jennifer@sarasotafilmfestival.com
Web: www.sarasotafilmfest.com/2006

Scarefest Film Festival
Where: Hollywood, California
When: October 30, 2004(last known date)
Background: Devoted to films in the horror, fantasy and sci-fi genres. Cash prizes and distribution for winners.
Email: sales@rocketvideo.com
Web: www.scarefestfilms.com

Scream Fest Film Festival
Where: Los Angeles, California
When: October 13-22, 2006
Background: Independent film festival and screenplay competition dedicated to showcasing talented horror writers and directors to the entertainment industry.
Tel: 323.656.4727
Email: screamfestla@aol.com
Web: www.screamfestla.com

Scottsdale International Film Festival
Where: Phoeniz, Arizona
When: October 6-10, 2006
Background: Current American Indy, Canadian, Cinema Vault, GLBT and foreign fare from around the entire globe is be featured in this five day event. Sponsored by the Toronto International Film Festival
Tel: 602.410.1074
Email: scottsdaleiff@aol.com
Web: www.scottsdalefilmfestival.com

Seattle International Film Festival
Where: Seattle, Washington
When: May 25-June 18, 2006
Background: Cinema Seattle seeks to provide an extensive forum for multicultural exchange and enlightenment, providing ongoing access to the cinematic arts for people of the Pacific Northwest.
Tel: 206.324.9997, 206.464.5890 and 206.324.9996
Email: carl@seattlefilm.com
Web: www.seattlefilm.com

Seattle Jewish Film Festival
Where: Seattle, Washington
When: March 11-19, 2006
Background: The SJFF is the largest annual Jewish community event in the Northwest. Each year the strategy of the film festival serves to increase our community's access to the Jewish experience and to explore universal human themes.
Tel: (206) 622-6315
Fax: (206) 622-3015
Email: info@ajcseattle.org
Web: www.ajcseattle.org

Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
Where: Seattle, Washington
When: October 13-22, 2006
Background: Founded by Three Dollar Bill Cinema, which hosts queer rock shows as well, Seattle's fest in one of the beter and more provocative gay fests around, showing such as Queer as Folk and The Secret Life of Homos.
Tel: 206.323.4274
Fax: 206.323.4275
Email: filmfest@drizzle.com
Web: www.seattlequeerfilm.com

Sedona International Film Festival & Workshop
Where: Sedona, Arizona
When: February 23- March 4, 2007
Background: The Sedona Festival spotlights indie films from around the globe each March and provides an in-depth look an aspect of film with the annual Workshop. The 4-day marathon features 50 - 60 dramatic, documentary, short & animated films.
Tel: (928) 282-0747 x223
Email: mindy@sedonaculturalpark.org
Web: www.sedonafilmfestival.com

Seven Minute Film Fest
Where: Alberta, Canmore, Canada
When: September 21, 2003(last known date)
Background: The 2003 Seven Minute Film Fest provides a free opportunity for people to publicly experiment with film and video in an environment fully conducive to concept driven creative expression. Anyone from around the globe with a camera and an idea can participate.
Tel: 403.678.2912
Email: info@sevenminutefilmfest.org
Web: www.sevenminutefilmfest.org

Short Attention Span Film and Video Festival
Where: San Francisco, California
When: Late September
Background: The festival accepts films that are two minutes or less in length and shows them back to back for two hours in San Francisco's Victoria Theater.
Email: sasfvf@aol.com

Shorts International Film Festival
Where: New York, New York
When: November 12-15, 2001(last known date)
Background: The festival is an international competition in six categories; animation, comedy,documentary, drama, experimental and student. Prizes are given to a winner in each category of $2000 in cash and more.
Tel: 212.907.1288
Fax: 212.907.1266
Email: info@shorts.org
Web: www.shorts.org

Shorts Skirt Film Festival
Where: Providence, RI
When: March 7, 2002(last known date)
Background: This will be a monthly festival during the winter and we will be showing short films and videos that are a mix of weird, wild, sexy, beautiful and fun.
Email: shortskirt@earthlink.net
Web: www.shortskirtfilms.com

Showcase Shorts Film Festival & The Shortie Awards
Where: Winterpark, Florida
When: February 5-7, 2004(last known date)
Background: The festival is all shorts (40 min. and under) and will be categorized according to style for the competition. All genres of short films will be considered for the festival. The Shorties Award Program will be a Black Tie and Shorts event, and will feature the winners of the festival in each of the 13 categories, plus Best in Florida, Best International, and Best US (outside of Florida).
Tel: 407.628.0504
Email: producers@showcaseshorts.com
Web: www.showcaseshorts.com

Shriekfest, the Los Angeles International/Thriller/Sci-Fi Film Festival and Screenplay Competition
Where: Raleigh Studios, Hollywood, California
When: September 22, 23, 24, 29, 30 and October 1, 2006
Background: Prizes are awarded in most categories and include cash, products, subscriptions, etc.
Email: shriekfest@aol.com
Web: www.shriekfest.com

Silverdocs
Where: Silver Springs, MD
When: June 13-18, 2006
Background: Now in its fourth year, SILVERDOCS takes place at the AFI Silver Theatre just outside Washington, DC and serves as a launch pad for independent documentaries, and affords international filmmakers access to US audiences. The 2005 edition of SILVERDOCS screened sold-out shows to more than 19,000 participants who viewed 89 of the world's best documentary films and experienced free outdoor screenings and performances, panel discussions, and many special events.
Tel: 301.495.6720

Fax: 301.495.6798
Email: publicrelations@silverdocs.com
Web: www.silverdocs.com

Sinking Creek Film and Video Festival
Where: Nashville, Tennessee
When: One week in late November
Background: The festival emphasizes young filmmakers, though not neccesarily students.
Tel: 615.322.4234
Email: daviesme@ctrvax.vanderbilt.edu

Slamdance Film Festival
Where: Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah
When: January 18-27, 2007
Background: For filmmakers by filmmakers since 1995. On the Road Screenings, $99 Specials, screenplay competition, year-round online fest in addition to the yearly Park City/Salt Lake City fest.
Tel: 323.466.1786
Fax: 323.466.1784
Email: mail@slamdance.com
Web: www.slamdance.com

SoCal International Film Festival
Where: San Diego, California
When: September 6-10, 2006
Background: The SoCal International Film Festival and Screenwriting Competition was formed to showcase exceptional filmmakers and screenwriters from around the world, and to exhibit their talent within the beautiful backdrop of San Diego, California. The competitive, independent nature of SIFFSC is destined to draw a multitude of films from all genres that will not only intrigue us as filmmakers, but will compel us as film watchers.
Tel: 760.899.3178
Email: info@socalfilmfestival.com
Web: www.socalfilmfestival.com

Solstice Film Festival
Where: Boonville, California
When: Three days in June
Background: This young festival has yet to develop a full identity and a complete slate of films.
Tel: 707.895.2333
Fax: 707.895.2665

Sometime in October Film Festival
Where: Wilmington, North Carolina
When: October 6-7, 2006
Background: Our annual competitive film festival and screenplay competition. Open to everyone. Prizes can include film equipment, production assistance, computer hardware and software, and more. Please visit our wesbite for more information.
Email: info@cfifn.org
Web: www.cfifn.org

Sonoma Valley Film Festival
Where: Sonoma Valley,
When: April 5-9, 2006
Background: Cinema Epicuria is a celebration of independent film-making that captures the richness of the human experience, set amidst Sonoma’s epicurean pleasures of fine food, award-winning wine, soul-stirring art and unparalleled natural beauty.
Email: kkreglow@yahoo.com
Web: www.cinemaepicuria.org

Split.Id Film Festival
Where: Hollywood, California
When: January 2-5, 2003(last known date)
Background: Split.Id's first bi-annual film festival for the indie filmmaker. Held the first weekend of January ending with an open film fest for everyone to bring their own short film and screen it at our theater.
Tel: 323.462.2662
Email: splitidproductions@yahoo.com
Web: www.splitid.com

Spindletop Film Festival
Where: Beaumont, Texas
When: April 15-17, 2005(last known date)
Background: Meet famous filmmakers, directors, screenwriters, and more at the Spindletop Film Festival at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas.
Tel: 409.880.8490
Email: castillojc@hal.lamar.edu
Web: www.spinfest.org

Sprockets Toronto International Film Festival for Children
Where: Toronto, Canada
When: April 21-30, 2006
Background: Both educational and entertaining, Sprockets offers children and youth the opportunity to learn about cultures and perspectives from around the world. This year, Sprockets hosted 17 feature and 54 short films from 21 countries, screening in 15 different languages.
Tel: (416) 967-7371
Fax: (416) 967-9477
Email: sprockets@torfilmfest.ca
Web: www.bell.ca/sprockets

St. Barth Film Festival
Where: St. Barthelemy Island, France
When: April 25-30, 2006
Background: The St. Barth Film festival focuses on films with a direct connection to the Caribbean Basin. While we interpret the idea of the Caribbean basin broadly, all films we show either have a Caribbean theme or are by Caribbean artists.
Tel: (212) 989-8004
Fax: (212) 727-1774
Email: jharrison@wanadoo.fr
Web: www.stbarthff.org

St. John's International Women's Film and Video Festival
Where: St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
When:October 15-19, 2003(last known date)
Background: This festival shows a small selection of Canadian and American films by women directors, ranging from the little-known to the pretty well known.
Tel: 709.754.3141
Fax: 709.754.3143
Email: womensfilmfest@nfld.net

St. Louis Film Festival
Where: St. Louis, Missouri
When: November 11-21, 2004(last known date)
Background: The festival, held in three aforementioned groovy cities, is dedicated to showcasing the rejected works of filmmakers and advertises itself to up-and-coming filmmakers.
Tel: 314.367.FEST
Fax: 314.454.0540
Email: info@cinemastlouis.org
Web: www.cinemastlouis.org

St. Louis International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
Where: St. Louis, Missouri
When: One week in mid-September
Background: A long-running, slowly growing collection of lesbian/gay screenings in the heartland.
Tel: 314.997.9846
Fax: 314.863.6993
Email: slilagff@aol.com
Web: www.slilagfilmfestival.org

Strike the Set Online
Where: Internet Only
When: September 2002(last known date)
Background: StrikeTheSet, is launching the online film festival for all, we are accepting film with no submission fee until September 1, 2002 and if your film comes out after that date we will still accept your film. We would like films with paly lenths over 20 minutes but accept shorts as well in all areas of film.
Email: CustomerService@ifspot.com.
Web: www.striketheset.com

Sundance Film Festival
Where: Park City, Utah
When: January 20-29, 2006
Background: The Sundance Film Festival is the premiere U.S. film festival for independent short and feature-length documentary and dramatic films.
Tel: 801.328.3456
Fax: 801.575.5175
Web: www.sundancechannel.com/festival

Super Super-8 Fest
Where: San Diego, California
When: Three days in mid-September
Background: The festival screens animation and shorts by current filmmakers.
Tel: 619.544.9223
Fax: 619.534.7315

Swiss American Film Festival
Where: New York, New York
When: June 2007
Background: SwissAm enables emerging Swiss and American artists to showcase their work in the independent film capital of the world and allows them to network with US-based producers and filmmakers, film critics and distributors, building bridges between the US and Swiss film communities.
Tel: 212-528-3124
Fax: 212-528-8154
Email: info@swisscinema.org
Web: www.swisscinema.org

SXSW Film Festival
Where: Austin, Texas
When: March 9-18, 2007
Background: SXSW Film presents the best in new independent films and provides informative panels, workshops, mentor sessions, parties and an industry trade show.
Tel: 512.467.7979
Fax: 512.451.0754
Email: sxsw@sxsw.com
Web: www.sxsw.com

Syracuse International Film & Video Festival
Where: Syracuse, New York
When: April 6-9, 2006
Background: First time festival for new, independent film & video, all categories, all genres. Professional pre-screening jury; professional judges, cash prizes, written reviews of accepted entries on website and published. Entry fees returned for all entries accepted for screening.
Tel: (315) 443-2247
Fax: (315) 443-5376
Email: cfawcett@syr.edu
Web: www.syracusefilmandvideofest.com