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Hi guys. Every week from now on I will be posting a list of festivals that are accepting entrees for 3d and 2d animation shorts, and I'll note the ones that are currently active for whose entrees and submissions are open for the next few months till deadline.
Currently these are the ones that are open for submissions. Once I've researched each one, I'll update the the distribution policies.
1.VisionFest Student Animation Festival
Indianapolis, Indiana USA
Thursday, June 02 - Sunday, June 05, 2005
Entry Deadline: Friday, February 11, 2005
Permissions/Distribution/Promotional use of Works: Entrants will be asked to sign their entry form, certifying that they meet edibility requirements, hold all necessary rights for their submission, and accept the regulations of Vision Fest. The entrant agrees to allow Vision Fest and Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) the right to use all materials submitted for publicity and educational purposes and to hold Vision Fest and IUPI harmless from damage to or loss of submitted materials during transit and over the course of the Festival’s possession of materials.
2.Moondance 2005
Boulder, Colorado USA
Friday, May 27 - Monday, May 30, 2005
Entry Deadline: Friday, April 01, 2005
We also attempt to get distribution for winning and favorite films. 5 films from the 2004 competition have already gotten US and foreign distribution though my efforts. Permissions for music used in your film are not necessary, unless you sell the film. Festival screenings do not need music perissions. If Moondance uses your film or stills for any promotional efforts, such as the Moondance Roadshow, or for print, etc. advertising, and that's covered in the release form.
3.48th San Francisco International Film Festival
San Francisco, California USA
Thursday, April 21 - Thursday, May 05, 2005
Entry Deadline: Wednesday, December 01, 2004
4.Kansas City Filmmakers Jubilee 2005
Kansas City, Kansas USA
Friday, April 01, 2005
Entry Deadline: Monday, December 20, 2004
Permissions/Distribution/Promotional use of Works: The undersigned represents and warrants to the Jubilee that I /we: own all proprietary rights to the film(s) submitted; have secured all rights, clearances, licenses and releases necessary for exhibition or broadcast of the work; and the exhibition or broadcast will not infringe or violate any rights of any firm, person or corporation so that the Jubilee sponsors or its representatives will not be obligated to make any payment to any third party. The undersigned shall indemnify, defend and hold the Jubilee and its representatives harmless from any and all claims, damages, costs, liabilities and expenses which may be incurred by reason of any breach of these representations, or arising out of any matter contained in the tape/film or otherwise by the Jubilee’s use of the tape/film. The undersigned hereby grants to the Jubilee all the rights to exhibit the work, including but not limited to, the right to excerpt clips and make, have made and own copies.
5.Tiburon International Film Festival
Tiburon, California USA
Friday, March 11 - Thursday, March 17, 2005
Entry Deadline: Wednesday, December 01, 2004
6.New York International Children's Film Festival (NYICFF) 2005
New York, New York USA
Friday, March 04 - Sunday, March 20, 2005
Entry Deadline: Friday, November 01, 2004
Permissions/Distribution/Promotional use of Works: Entrant here by grants NYICFF the right to use all or part of the film or video in any medium for promotional purposes; to use stills, biographical material, names and likenesses from the film or video for promotional purposes and in festival merchandise; to provide VHS copies of the film or video to journalists for review; to show the film or video at press screenings; to exhibit the film or video at all NYICFF venues during the festival and for an additional period of up to six weeks following the festival to accommodate audience demand; to loan videotape copies of the film or video to New York area grade schools for educational in-class use; to make the film or video available online as part of NYICFF’s online film festival. NYICFF shall use best efforts to ensure correct title and credits are listed on festival materials but shall not be held liable for inadvertent errors or omissions. NYICFF reserves the right to decide all questions not specifically provided for in the Festival Regulations
7.Flickerfest International Short Film Festival 2005
Sydney, Australia
Friday, January 07 - Saturday, January 15, 2005
Entry Deadline: Friday, September 24, 2004
8.The CGI Festival London
London, U.K.
Tuesday, December 07 - Wednesday, December 08, 2004
9.Animex 2005
Middlesbrough, U.K.Monday, January 31 - Friday, February 04, 2005
Entry Deadline: Friday, November 01, 2004
Permissions/Distribution/Promotional use of Works: "VHS / DVD copies will not be returned, they will be stored at the Centro Experimental de Animación’s Animation Archives. This entity, and the Centro Cultural España - Córdoba, will have ample faculties of disposal ofthe copies including the right to screen them publicly of privately anywhere in the world, by itself or by a third party, but only with cultural or educational purposes with previous notification to the author." Therefore, we only ask for exhibition rights, only for cultural or educational purposes - NOT COMMERCIAL PURPOSES. The reason we need this permission is to be able to organize retrospectives, special screenings, and so on (The Centro Experimental de Animación is a state - funded research institution; the Centro Cultural España -Córdoba is a cultural institution funded by the Spanish government). In addition, in the Entry Form (pdf document which you should download from the site) there is a checkbox stating "I authorize the screening of excerpts of my work on television (no more than 10% of total running time), for publicity purposes." You should check the checkbox if you want to authorize such use. Also for promotional purposes we ask for the stills of the films. In item4 of the Rules and Regulations, "Enclosed with the tape, the entrant should also send the fully completed Entry Form and two color or black and white photographs for promotional purposes."
more current festivals
11. TGSNT II (The Greatest Story Never Told Flash Storytelling Competition)
World Wide Web
Friday, February 25, 2005
Entry Deadline: Saturday, January 15, 2005
Permissions/Distribution/Promotional use of Works: The Entrant hereby grants the Host, its agents and assigns an irrevocable, royalty free, non-exclusive license throughout the world to publish and use the Entry in various ways (including without limitation performing, showing, playing, broadcasting, publishing, distributing or transmitting it by wireless, electronic or other means, whether now or hereafter invented, or issuing copies to the public) for the furtherance and promotion of the Host’s activities and goals. These activities and goals will include the promotion and running of the Competition and the presentation of an advertisement in such ways as the Host consider appropriate from time to time, including (without limitation) inclusive of the Entry in the Competition annual, a presentation or exhibition, in a film, videotape, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM or on an internet site.
12. World of Comedy International Film Festival
Toronto, Ontario Canada
Wednesday, February 09 - Sunday, February 13, 2005
Entry Deadline: Friday, October 29, 2004
Permissions/Distribution/Promotional use of Works:
Entering the festival constitutes permission to use the filmmakers' names and likenesses and support materials for publicity and promotions with no additional compensation. Up to 2 minutes of all selected films may be excerpted for publicity purposes. We reserve the right to publicize and promote any and all progress, development and success of the entered films.
15. Bangkok Film and Animation Market 2005
Bangkok, Thailand
Monday, January 17 - Friday, January 21, 2005
Currently these are the ones that are open for submissions. Once I've researched each one, I'll update the the distribution policies.
1.VisionFest Student Animation Festival
Indianapolis, Indiana USA
Thursday, June 02 - Sunday, June 05, 2005
Entry Deadline: Friday, February 11, 2005
Permissions/Distribution/Promotional use of Works: Entrants will be asked to sign their entry form, certifying that they meet edibility requirements, hold all necessary rights for their submission, and accept the regulations of Vision Fest. The entrant agrees to allow Vision Fest and Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) the right to use all materials submitted for publicity and educational purposes and to hold Vision Fest and IUPI harmless from damage to or loss of submitted materials during transit and over the course of the Festival’s possession of materials.
2.Moondance 2005
Boulder, Colorado USA
Friday, May 27 - Monday, May 30, 2005
Entry Deadline: Friday, April 01, 2005
We also attempt to get distribution for winning and favorite films. 5 films from the 2004 competition have already gotten US and foreign distribution though my efforts. Permissions for music used in your film are not necessary, unless you sell the film. Festival screenings do not need music perissions. If Moondance uses your film or stills for any promotional efforts, such as the Moondance Roadshow, or for print, etc. advertising, and that's covered in the release form.
3.48th San Francisco International Film Festival
San Francisco, California USA
Thursday, April 21 - Thursday, May 05, 2005
Entry Deadline: Wednesday, December 01, 2004
4.Kansas City Filmmakers Jubilee 2005
Kansas City, Kansas USA
Friday, April 01, 2005
Entry Deadline: Monday, December 20, 2004
Permissions/Distribution/Promotional use of Works: The undersigned represents and warrants to the Jubilee that I /we: own all proprietary rights to the film(s) submitted; have secured all rights, clearances, licenses and releases necessary for exhibition or broadcast of the work; and the exhibition or broadcast will not infringe or violate any rights of any firm, person or corporation so that the Jubilee sponsors or its representatives will not be obligated to make any payment to any third party. The undersigned shall indemnify, defend and hold the Jubilee and its representatives harmless from any and all claims, damages, costs, liabilities and expenses which may be incurred by reason of any breach of these representations, or arising out of any matter contained in the tape/film or otherwise by the Jubilee’s use of the tape/film. The undersigned hereby grants to the Jubilee all the rights to exhibit the work, including but not limited to, the right to excerpt clips and make, have made and own copies.
5.Tiburon International Film Festival
Tiburon, California USA
Friday, March 11 - Thursday, March 17, 2005
Entry Deadline: Wednesday, December 01, 2004
6.New York International Children's Film Festival (NYICFF) 2005
New York, New York USA
Friday, March 04 - Sunday, March 20, 2005
Entry Deadline: Friday, November 01, 2004
Permissions/Distribution/Promotional use of Works: Entrant here by grants NYICFF the right to use all or part of the film or video in any medium for promotional purposes; to use stills, biographical material, names and likenesses from the film or video for promotional purposes and in festival merchandise; to provide VHS copies of the film or video to journalists for review; to show the film or video at press screenings; to exhibit the film or video at all NYICFF venues during the festival and for an additional period of up to six weeks following the festival to accommodate audience demand; to loan videotape copies of the film or video to New York area grade schools for educational in-class use; to make the film or video available online as part of NYICFF’s online film festival. NYICFF shall use best efforts to ensure correct title and credits are listed on festival materials but shall not be held liable for inadvertent errors or omissions. NYICFF reserves the right to decide all questions not specifically provided for in the Festival Regulations
7.Flickerfest International Short Film Festival 2005
Sydney, Australia
Friday, January 07 - Saturday, January 15, 2005
Entry Deadline: Friday, September 24, 2004
8.The CGI Festival London
London, U.K.
Tuesday, December 07 - Wednesday, December 08, 2004
9.Animex 2005
Middlesbrough, U.K.Monday, January 31 - Friday, February 04, 2005
Entry Deadline: Friday, November 01, 2004
Permissions/Distribution/Promotional use of Works: "VHS / DVD copies will not be returned, they will be stored at the Centro Experimental de Animación’s Animation Archives. This entity, and the Centro Cultural España - Córdoba, will have ample faculties of disposal ofthe copies including the right to screen them publicly of privately anywhere in the world, by itself or by a third party, but only with cultural or educational purposes with previous notification to the author." Therefore, we only ask for exhibition rights, only for cultural or educational purposes - NOT COMMERCIAL PURPOSES. The reason we need this permission is to be able to organize retrospectives, special screenings, and so on (The Centro Experimental de Animación is a state - funded research institution; the Centro Cultural España -Córdoba is a cultural institution funded by the Spanish government). In addition, in the Entry Form (pdf document which you should download from the site) there is a checkbox stating "I authorize the screening of excerpts of my work on television (no more than 10% of total running time), for publicity purposes." You should check the checkbox if you want to authorize such use. Also for promotional purposes we ask for the stills of the films. In item4 of the Rules and Regulations, "Enclosed with the tape, the entrant should also send the fully completed Entry Form and two color or black and white photographs for promotional purposes."
more current festivals
11. TGSNT II (The Greatest Story Never Told Flash Storytelling Competition)
World Wide Web
Friday, February 25, 2005
Entry Deadline: Saturday, January 15, 2005
Permissions/Distribution/Promotional use of Works: The Entrant hereby grants the Host, its agents and assigns an irrevocable, royalty free, non-exclusive license throughout the world to publish and use the Entry in various ways (including without limitation performing, showing, playing, broadcasting, publishing, distributing or transmitting it by wireless, electronic or other means, whether now or hereafter invented, or issuing copies to the public) for the furtherance and promotion of the Host’s activities and goals. These activities and goals will include the promotion and running of the Competition and the presentation of an advertisement in such ways as the Host consider appropriate from time to time, including (without limitation) inclusive of the Entry in the Competition annual, a presentation or exhibition, in a film, videotape, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM or on an internet site.
12. World of Comedy International Film Festival
Toronto, Ontario Canada
Wednesday, February 09 - Sunday, February 13, 2005
Entry Deadline: Friday, October 29, 2004
Permissions/Distribution/Promotional use of Works:
Entering the festival constitutes permission to use the filmmakers' names and likenesses and support materials for publicity and promotions with no additional compensation. Up to 2 minutes of all selected films may be excerpted for publicity purposes. We reserve the right to publicize and promote any and all progress, development and success of the entered films.
15. Bangkok Film and Animation Market 2005
Bangkok, Thailand
Monday, January 17 - Friday, January 21, 2005
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