The Top 20 Film Festivals To Enter

The Top 20 Film festivals to enter & good stuff for Women directors.

http://www.nywift.org/article.aspx?ID=5443
Big Vision Empty Wallet is accepting submissions for theirFall 2015 Writers Lab. Two selected writers will receive a retreat in Costa Rica Dec. 1-5 with full travel & accommodations as well as badass mentorship from industry experts. All top 10 semi-finalists will receive business strategy consultations to help their careers this year and beyond! They will accept feature length screenplays and pilot scripts. Last-minute deadline Oct. 23.

The Arts Center of the Capital Region in Troy, NY, is seeking plays by women over 50 forthe ell. the ell will be the first artistic organization completely devoted to recognizing new artists who developed their artistic voices after 50. the ell will be both national and local. Each year the ell will sponsor a national playwriting contest, the purpose of which is to recognize unproduced plays written by women, 50 and over. The playwright chosen will receive a $500 in royalties and a full production of their chosen play. The chosen play will be performed in a state-of-the-art 99 seat theater in Troy with a local cast and crew. Apply online by Nov. 21. Email theell50plus@gmail.com with questions.

The David Lynch MA in Film program at Maharishi University of Management is offering two scholarships this year, available thanks to generous support from donors. Film Competition Award: Full-tuition (3-semester) scholarship. Winner to be chosen by David Lynch! Writing Competition Award: $10,000 scholarship applied to the cost of tuition. Reg. deadline Nov. 1; late deadline Nov. 15

The MUFF (Monthly Underground Female Film) Society is seeking short film submissions on a rolling basis. The MUFF Society recognizes that part of celebrating women in film is supporting the local film community. There are so many talented local women filmmakers and they want to give them a voice—and a screen. They intend to showcase at least one short film with each of their future monthly screenings and feature them on their website. Each city will be curating short films that reflect their own diverse community. NYWIFT members Lindsay Blair Goeldner and Raquel Salazar founded the NYC chapter. If you have a short film that you think celebrates women in film, they want to see it! Submit online.



The BlueCat Screenplay Competition is accepting submissions for 2016! Based in Hollywood, California, BlueCat has been discovering and developing talented writers since 1998. Their winners and finalists have been signed by major talent agencies, sold their work to studios like Warner Brothers, Paramount and Universal, and won major awards at the Sundance, Berlin and Tribeca Film Festivals. Late deadline Nov. 15.

Winter Film Awards announces a call for entries for the 2016 Indie Film Festival to be held Feb. 24-27 in NYC. They seek diverse, fresh voices and creative indie films from emerging filmmakers in all genres – feature length and shorts, narrative fiction, documentary, animation, horror, web series and music videos. Submissions deadlines: Regular: Nov 1, Late: Dec 1. Visit www.WinterFilmAwards.com for more information.
Tribeca Film Institute
Pulse Films
Meryl Streep Funds Lab for Women Screenwriters Over 40


Kansas City Women in Film & Television’s (KCWIFT) 5th annual Short Screenplay Contest is underway, and all members of a Women in Film chapter (including NYWIFT) get a discount on their entry fee. The contest has 2 goals: (1) Encourage more women to write screenplays. (2) Encourage all writers to develop female protagonists. There are two priczes: $1,000 for Best Screenplay by a Female Writer and $500 for Best Female Protagonist (open to both men and women who can also vie for the top prize).Submit online. Late deadline Nov. 18; extended deadline Dec. 18.

Through Her Lens program  I never heard about this and it would have been nice to have submitted.
So now I am sharing information that I just found out. We all deserve a shot at working on our talent with a strong hand to give tools like equipment and funds so a better product can be obtained. These scholarships also allow filmmakers to find top talented individuals to come aboard the project as well.

http://variety.com/2015/film/news/tribeca-through-her-lens-women-filmmakers-program-1201624080/
International Horror and Science Fiction Festival
7000 E Mayo Blvd Suite 1059
Phoenix AZ 85054
USA
Phone: 602-955-6444
office@phxfilm.com
http://www.horrorscifi.com
http://www.horrorscifi.com/submissions/

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Lexus Short Films.
http://www.lexus-int.com/lexusshortfilms/

http://www.aspenfilm.org/index.php/events/aspen-shortsfest
ABOUT ASPEN SHORTSFEST 

Aspen Shortsfest is one of the world's premier international showcases for the trend-setting art form: the short. This Oscar®-qualifying international competition offers a lively, thought-provoking, and humorous selection of drama, comedy, animation and documentary - all at 40 minutes or less. 
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ASPEN SHORTSFEST 2016 

Festival dates: April 5 - 10, 2016
Program announced: Early March, 2016 

Short Filmmakers:

Shortsfest 2016 Entries accepted beginning: August 17, 2015
Earlybird (Discounted Fee) Entry Deadline: October 2, 2015
Regular Entry Deadline: November 30, 2015

Late Entry Deadline: December 15, 2015
Extended Entry Deadline: December 31, 2015