Calls for entries are officially open for the 20th annual Florida Film Festival, April 8 through April 17, 2011. Submission forms and eligibility requirements for American independent and international can be found online at the official website. Submissions can be filed directly to the Florida Film Festival or through Withoutabox. The Festival is sponsored by Full Sail University.
Competition categories include short films, documentary films (both short and feature length), and narrative features. Awards are determined by a jury of film professionals and by audience ballot.
Deadlines to submit American independent and international films are:
SHORTS DEADLINES
Early: October 22, 2010
Late: November 19, 2010
FEATURES DEADLINES
Early: November 5, 2010
Late: December 8, 2010
Accredited by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Florida Film Festival’s Grand Jury Awards for Best Narrative Short Film and Best Animated Short Film will automatically qualify the winners for entry into the Live Action Short Film and Animated Short Film categories of the Academy Awards®.
For additional questions, please visit www.FloridaFilmFestival.com, contact the Florida Film Festival’s programming department by calling (407) 644-5625, email filmfest@enzian.org, or send U.S. mail to Florida Film Festival, 1300 South Orlando Avenue, Maitland, FL 32751.
FLORIDA FILM FESTIVAL
The Florida Film Festival is the premier showcase in Central Florida for American independent and international film. Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the Festival debuted in 1992 and is a core program of ENZIAN, a nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1985. ENZIAN and the Florida Film Festival have served more than 1.5 million guests and hosted Academy Award®-winning celebrities including Paul Newman, Oliver Stone, Christopher Walken, Jon Voight, Cliff Robertson, Rod Steiger, and Haskell Wexler. The Festival is funded in part by national and local businesses and receives support from United Arts of Central Florida and the State of Florida, Department of the State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, National Endowment for the Arts and Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. In addition, this project is funded in part by Orange County Government through the Arts & Cultural Affairs Program.
Competition categories include short films, documentary films (both short and feature length), and narrative features. Awards are determined by a jury of film professionals and by audience ballot.
Deadlines to submit American independent and international films are:
SHORTS DEADLINES
Early: October 22, 2010
Late: November 19, 2010
FEATURES DEADLINES
Early: November 5, 2010
Late: December 8, 2010
Accredited by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Florida Film Festival’s Grand Jury Awards for Best Narrative Short Film and Best Animated Short Film will automatically qualify the winners for entry into the Live Action Short Film and Animated Short Film categories of the Academy Awards®.
For additional questions, please visit www.FloridaFilmFestival.com, contact the Florida Film Festival’s programming department by calling (407) 644-5625, email filmfest@enzian.org, or send U.S. mail to Florida Film Festival, 1300 South Orlando Avenue, Maitland, FL 32751.
FLORIDA FILM FESTIVAL
The Florida Film Festival is the premier showcase in Central Florida for American independent and international film. Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the Festival debuted in 1992 and is a core program of ENZIAN, a nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1985. ENZIAN and the Florida Film Festival have served more than 1.5 million guests and hosted Academy Award®-winning celebrities including Paul Newman, Oliver Stone, Christopher Walken, Jon Voight, Cliff Robertson, Rod Steiger, and Haskell Wexler. The Festival is funded in part by national and local businesses and receives support from United Arts of Central Florida and the State of Florida, Department of the State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, National Endowment for the Arts and Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. In addition, this project is funded in part by Orange County Government through the Arts & Cultural Affairs Program.