The Images Festival
Country
Canada
Type of link
Festival
The International Culture Forum
Country
Sweden
Type of link
Festival
The London Latin American Film Festival
Country
United Kingdom
Type of link
Festival
Section
short, fiction, experimental, documentary, animated
Deadline month
July
Event month
November
The Latin American Film Festival was founded in 1990 and it is organized by Latin American Film Festival Ltd. (a non-profit organisation), dedicated to promoting the distribution and appreciation of Latin American films in the UK. The festival showcases the best of new Latin American cinema each year. The film screenings and associated events also raise awareness about Latin American culture. Since 1990 the festival has become one of the biggest events of its kind outside Spanish speaking countries and it has acted as a launch pad for the distribution and critical coverage of many Latin American films.
The Pan African Film Festival
Country
USA
Type of link
Festival
Deadline month
November
Event month
February
Established in 1992, The Pan African Film Festival (PAFF) is a non-profit corporation dedicated to the promotion of cultural and racial tolerance and understanding through the exhibition of film, art and creative expression.
It is PAFF’s goal to present and showcase the broad spectrum of Black creative works, particularly those that reinforce positive images and help to destroy negative stereotypes. We believe film and art can lead to better understanding and foster communication between peoples of diverse cultures, races, and lifestyles, while at the same time, serve as a vehicle to initiate dialogue on the important issues of our times.
Each year, PAFF presents:
* Over One Hundred (100) quality films from the United States, Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe, the South Pacific and Canada, all showcasing the diversity and complexity of people of African descent.
* One of America’s largest fine art shows featuring prominent and emerging black artists and fine crafts people, including local, national and international poets, musicians and storytellers.
Thessaloniki Documentary Festival - Images of the 21st Century
Country
Greece
Type of link
Festival
Section
documentary
Formats
16 mm, 35 mm, Digi Beta
Deadline month
November
Event month
March
The Thessaloniki Documentary Festival “Images of the 21st Century” is an international Festival of Documentary films and videos. The main aim is to introduce and promote the most important documentary productions worldwide and to create an international forum for the presentations and discussion of emerging media and information technologies. TDF is organized under the auspices of the Greek Ministry of Culture with the support of the Greek Television Network (ERT), and is administered by the International Thessaloniki Film Festival. The programme includes: Greek and international selection of current productions, retrospectives, Doc Market, Pitching Forum.
Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Country
Greece
Type of link
Festival
Section
fiction
Formats
16 mm, 35 mm, Beta
Event month
November
The Thessaloniki International Film Festival takes place every year in Thessaloniki. The Festival features the work of young film directors from all over the world establishing Thessaloniki as a meeting-place between filmmakers and Greek audiences. The festival is divided into several sections: 1/ Official international competition for first and second full-length feature films, 2/ Official non-competitive section for Greek films produced in the previous year, 3/ A side non-competitive section, Open Horizons, for works that represent the most contemporary trends in worldwide independent production 4/ Retrospectives and Tributes devoted to the work of new and leading international filmmakers, 5/ Special section dedicated to films from the Balkan region under the name Balkan Survey, 6/ The Agora Industry which includes the Agora Film Market, the Crossroads Co-production Forum and the Agora Works in Progress, 7/ Out of Competition and Special Screenings sections.
Tiburon International Film Festival
Country
USA
Type of link
Festival
Section
student, short, music, children, experimental, documentary, animated
Deadline month
December
Event month
April
The Tiburon International Film Festival (TIFF) is an annual event, which seeks to provide a greater understanding of the world and its many cultures through the artistic medium of film, and through the top quality films from around the world. TIFF wishes to enhance tolerance between people of all backgrounds. Its goal is one of cultural enrichment and heightened cultural awareness, and to create a platform for the independent filmmakers to express their talent and vision from any nation. TIFF strongly believes in its motto: "Understanding the World through Film"
Tinklai - International Short Film Festival
Country
Lithuania
Type of link
Festival
Section
short
Event month
September
The festival was born as a cultural move seeking to establish a regular film event in Vilnius and the Western Lithuania, that could attract an audience of various dispositions and present it with an unconventional cinema festival. The festival has screened over 800 films and provided an opportunity for more than 70,000 viewers to meet and interact with directors, producers and film critics from 20 countries. In 2003 the festival entered the European Open Air Screenings Association and in 2005 became a member of the European Coordination of Film Festivals. Its geography spread from Klaipëda and Vent ë Horn to Vilnius, Kaunas, Ðiauliai, Palanga and Trakai.
Tirana International Film Festival
Country
Albania
Type of link
Festival
Section
short, fiction, experimental, documentary, animated
Formats
?, 35 mm, Beta
Deadline month
September
Event month
December
This unique event for Albania takes place under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture Youth and Sports and Tirana City-Hall. The competition program combines short films of all formats and categories, alternated between them, in order to make it more eclectic and exciting. Tirana International Film Festival is open to well-known artists as well as students, representatives of all schools, contemporary, independent and alternative cinema from throughout the world. Part of the Festival is also a special program which includes all forms of film production - feature, documentaries and animated films under 30' in length. A particular interest is shown in retrospectives of different authors or countries. TIFF reserves an important space to the seminars and workshops, which prove necessary for the Albanian filmmakers and young artists.
Titanic Budapest Filmfest
Country
Hungary
Type of link
Festival
Section
fiction
Formats
35 mm, Beta, DVD
Deadline month
February
Event month
April
The festival is one of the biggest and most renowned international events in the international film business. Every year approximately 18.000 tickets are sold, 440 professionals visit the event, 41 films from 23 countries are screened. Apart from showing new works by established directors, the festival concentrates on the output of first-time directors.
TOFIFEST - Torun Film Festival
Country
Poland
Type of link
Festival
Section
student, short, fiction, experimental, documentary, animated
Formats
35 mm, Beta, DVD
Deadline month
June
Event month
October
The Torun Film Festival is a festival of independent feature films. The main idea of the festival is to present young and unknown feature films and discover new talented filmmakers from all the world. We want to promote ambitious and unconventional cinema, that is being produced beyond the huge Hollywood’ film industry and its companies.
Tokyo International Film Festival
Country
Japan
Type of link
Market, Festival
Section
fiction
Formats
35 mm
Event month
October
Established in 1987, the Tokyo International Film Festival accepts full-length feature films by young talents and also showcases the latest works of established directors. TIFFCOM, a multi-content entertainment business market takes place during the festival.
Torelló International Festival of Mountain and Adventure Films
Country
Spain
Type of link
Festival
Section
documentary
Formats
16 mm, 35 mm, Beta
Event month
November
The Torelló International Festival of Mountain and Adventure Films (Festival Internacional de Cine de Montaña y Aventura) was established in 1983. The festival presents films that are related to the following subjects: alpinism, climbing, expeditions, excursions. Films of mountain sports: speleology, skiing, sports climbing, parachuting, canoeing-rafting, adventure. Films of mountain environment: nature protection, flora, fauna, ethnology.
Torino Film Festival - Turin Film Festival
Country
Italy
Type of link
Festival
Section
fiction, documentary
Deadline month
August
Event month
November
The Torino Film Festival's purpose is to constitute a meeting point for contemporary international cinema and to provide the opportunity for a discussion on all its perspectives and artistic trends. The festival pays particular attention to emerging cinematic trends and filmmakers. In its competitive sections it will promote awareness of new films and new directors whose work is characterized by innovative formal and stylistic approach.
Torino GLBT Film Festival
Country
Italy
Type of link
Festival
Section
short, fiction, documentary
Formats
35 mm, Beta, Beta SP, Digi Beta, HD
Deadline month
February
Event month
April
“Da Sodoma a Hollywood” – Torino GLBT Film Festival is organised by “L’altra Comunicazione” Cultural Association and the National Museum of Cinema – The Maria Adriana Prolo Foundation of Turin. The official program of the Festival includes three competitive sections:
- International Full-length Competition
- International Short Film Competition
- International Documentary Competition
as well as:
- Out of Competition – Special Events.
Toronto International Film Festival
Country
Canada
Type of link
Festival
Section
short, fiction, documentary, animated
Deadline month
April
Event month
September
The festival attracts thousands of Canadian and international industry delegates, as well as a large international media contingent, delivers an economic impact of $67 million annually, including $33 million in tourism alone, annually presents one of the world's largest showcases of Canadian film with the Canada First!, Short Cuts Canada, Canadian Open Vault and Canadian Retrospective programmes, received 3193 submissions and screened 339 films (2003 figures), has 15 programmes in which films from 50 countries are screened (2002 figures), services over 2000 international industry delegates through the Rogers Industry Centre, programming over 30 events for industry professionals, hosts and services more than 700 of the world's key sales and acquisitions executives through the OMDC Sales Office, accredits approximately 750 international media, presents two public screenings for virtually every film and at least one screening for press and industry.
Toronto Photography Festival
Country
Canada
Type of link
Festival
Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival
Country
Canada
Type of link
Festival
Tourfilm Karlovy Vary
Country
Czech Republic
Type of link
Festival
Deadline month
August
Event month
October
The world´s oldest festival of films and videos on tourism. The aim of the Festival is to present and evaluate films, audiovisuals and multimedia, the content and artistic level of which contribute to the development of domestic and foreign tourism and which also help to wide international promotion of these shots.
Transilvania International Film Festival
Country
Romania
Type of link
Festival
Section
short, fiction, documentary, animated
Formats
35 mm, Beta, DCP, Digi Beta, DV, HD
Deadline month
February
Event month
May
TIFF has as its main objective the promotion of cinematographic art by presenting some of the most innovative and spectacular films of the moment that feature both originality and independence of expression, that reflect unusual cinematic language forms or focus on current trends in youth culture. It is meant to be an annual event. Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF) is presented by Romanian Film Promotion. It is the only international feature film festival in Romania. Romanian Film Promotion was founded in 2001 and wants to promote young filmmakers, organize a feature film festival, help distribution and promotion of the European cinema, organize seminars and conferences about film production and distribution.
Transmediale - Berlin International Media Art Festival
Country
Germany
Type of link
Festival
Section
short, new media, experimental
Formats
Beta, DV, DVD
Deadline month
July
Event month
February
Transmediale is a festival for art and digital culture that takes place every year in Berlin during the first week of February. It is a forum of communication for artists, media workers and a broad public interested in arts. Transmediale also includes a large media art exhibition, which can be seen for an extended period of six weeks. Workshops and discussions are part of the festival.
Tranzyt International Documentary Film Festival
Country
Poland
Type of link
Festival
Section
documentary
Deadline month
June
Event month
October
TRANZYT is made up of three kinds of events:
- the screening of documentaries,
- music track: concerts, most interesting bands from Central Europe
- Initiative Exchange, or the fair of socially, culturally, and ecologically concerned undertakings,
- an exhibition of visual documentary projects.
Trento Film Festival
Country
Italy
Type of link
Festival
Section
fiction, documentary, animated
Formats
16 mm, 35 mm, Beta
Deadline month
January
Event month
April
The Trento Mountain and Exploration Film Festival presents and promotes international films and videos on mountain, adventure and exploration subjects. The festival accepts fiction, documentary and animated films that: contribute to the conservation of mountains; portray the most important aspects of human, cultural and technical adventure in mountaineering; promote the environmental conservation and sustainable
development of mountain areas; portray the various disciplines and modern evolutions of alpine sports.
Tribeca Film Festival
Country
USA
Type of link
Festival
Section
student, short, fiction, experimental, documentary, animated
Formats
16 mm, 35 mm, HD
Deadline month
November
Event month
April
The Tribeca Film Festival was founded in 2002 by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff as a response to the events of September 11, 2001. The Festival's mission is to create platforms for filmmakers to reach the best possible audience for their work.
Tribeca All Access (TAA) supports directors and screenwriters from traditionally under-represented communities in the film industry by serving as a year round networking and career development forum that provides access to industry representatives looking for new projects in development. Each year, a diverse group of emerging and established filmmakers are selected from an open call for submissions to participate in a series of workshops and panels, before pitching their narrative scripts or documentary works-in progress in a series of one-on-one business meetings with industry executives during the Tribeca Film Festival.
Trieste Film Festival
Country
Italy
Type of link
Festival
Section
short, fiction, documentary
Formats
35 mm, Beta SP, Digi Beta
The main purpose of the Trieste Film Festival organised by Alpe Adria Cinema is to promote information, debate and mutual cooperation among the operators of the audiovisual production industry in Central and Eastern Europe. The festival has the following sections: International Feature Film Competition and International Short Film Competition will present a selection of the most recent productions, mainly focusing on those films that feature originality and innovation, as well as on productions that focus on particular aspects and problems of the society and culture of their countries of origin. International Documentary Film Competition will present a selection of the most recent documentary production. Other sections: "Cinema Zones" devoted to the local film industry, retrospectives, special thematic programmes. Trieste Film Festival is the leading Italian Festival on Central-Eastern European Cinema.