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SUMMARY:Heartland Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:Indianapolis\, Indiana\nUnited States\n  \nABOUT THE HEARTLAND FILM FESTIVAL\nHeartland Film has hosted the annual Heartland Film Festival in Indianapolis\, Indiana since 1992. We strive to be the preeminent destination for connecting audiences and filmmakers to experience the transformative power of film. This festival has grown from a four day event with fewer than 20 films to what is now an 11-day celebration that typically showcases 300+ feature film screenings and 200+ filmmakers. \nHeartland Film is a nonprofit arts organization that runs the 11-day Heartland International Film Festival in October\, the Academy Award®-Qualifying Indy Shorts International Film Festival in July\, the Truly Moving Picture Award and other year-round programs. \nBased in Indianapolis\, Indiana\, Heartland Film was founded in 1991 with the mission to curate\, promote and celebrate thoughtful and engaging films from diverse perspectives. The films we select and exhibit – whether they inspire conversation\, ignite imagination\, or shift perspectives – all have one thing in common: they are entertaining films that do more than just entertain. \nOver the years\, we presented $3.5 million in cash prize – the largest total amount awarded by any film festival in North America – presented 200+ studio films with the Truly Moving Picture Award\, and showcased more than 2\,000 feature and short films\, including eight Oscar®-winning titles. To view our past Festival guidebooks\, pictures\, films and more check out digital archives section here! \nVision: Heartland Film is the preeminent destination for connecting audiences and filmmakers to experience transformative film. \n  \nDEADLINES & FEES\nOpening Submission Date\nNovember 19\, 2024 \nNotification Date\nSeptember 4\, 2025 \nEvent Date\nOctober 9 - 19\, 2025 \n  \n\n\n\n\nEarly Bird\nRegular\nLate\nExtended\n\n\nFeature Films\nFeb 2\, 2025: $50\nMay 18\, 2025: $65\nJune 8\, 2025: $85\nJuly 6\, 2025: $105\n\n\nHorror Feature (Specialty showcase)\nFeb 2\, 2025: Free\nMay 18\, 2025: $32.50\nJune 8\, 2025: $42.50\nJuly 6\, 2025: $52.50\n\n\n\n  \nVisit the Heartland Film Festival website for more information. \n  \n\n\nVIEW THE EVENT CALENDAR
URL:https://motionpicturemaker.com/event/heartland-film-festival/
LOCATION:Living Room Theaters\, 745 East 9th Street\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film Festivals
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SUMMARY:Toronto After Dark Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:ABOUT THE TORONTO AFTER DARK FILM FESTIVAL\nOne of the world’s leading showcases of new horror\, sci-fi\, action and cult films\, Toronto After Dark Film Festival has been thrilling audiences for since its establishment in 2006. It is one of the world’s leading showcases of New Horror\, Sci-Fi and Action Movies\, enjoyed by thousands of attendees each year including film lovers\, press\, industry and filmmakers. A thrilling cinematic blast for movie fans and filmmakers\, Toronto After Dark has been Voted Runner-Up for Best Film Festival in the City by audiences (BlogTO) and One of the Top Genre Film Festivals in the World by filmmakers (MovieMaker). Each year around 1\,000 filmmakers from around the world submit films in competition for a coveted screening slot at our October film showcase\, packed full of thousands of delighted audience members\, seeking new cinematic thrills and chills! \nA THRILLING SUCCESS STORY FOR MOVIE FANS & FILMMAKERS!\nInspired by a childhood love of horror\, sci-fi and action movies\, Festival Director & Founder Adam Lopez gathered up a team of like-minded movie lovers and launched Toronto After Dark October 2006 as a showcase for the latest and greatest new genre films from around the world. \nThe festival quickly established in the city and by its third edition began selling out of screenings. Many of the current festival team have been with the event since its early years\, helping bring the latest and greatest new genre films to movie lovers in the city! \nToday\, thousands of attendees a year look forward to the thrilling screenings\, lively Q&A sessions with visiting filmmaker guests\, plus take part in our social events\, where fans\, press and industry get to mingle with the filmmakers and other guests. \nToronto After Dark audiences have been amongst the first to see some of the most buzzed about genre films of recent years including LET THE RIGHT ONE IN\, THE BABADOOK\, TRICK ‘R TREAT\, TRAIN TO BUSAN\, BLACK DYNAMITE\, V/H/S\, as well as the a recent edition in the popular CHUCKY movie franchise! \nMany fan-favourite filmmakers and actors have had new works of theirs screen as part of Toronto After Dark Film Festival including:\nAdrian Brody\, Alexander Skarsgard\, Alyson Hannigan\, Angelica Huston\, Anna Chumsky\, Anna Paquin\, Anthony Head\, Awkwafina\, Bill Mosely\, Billy Zane\, Brad Dourif\, Brian Cox\, Chloe Sevigny\, Christopher Lloyd\, Clancy Brown\, Courtney Cox\, Crispin Glover\, Danny Trejo\, Dave Foley \, David Arquette\, Denis Villeneuve\, Dolph Lundgren\, Don Mancini\, Eli Roth\, Elijah Wood\, Emma Roberts\, Ethan Hawke\, Eva Green\, J.J.Abrams\, Jason Mewes\, Jason Statham\, Jean-Claude Van Damme\, Jeffrey Combs\, Jennifer Tilly\, Jet Li\, Joe Dante\, John Landis\, John Travolta\, John Waters\, Kat Dennings\, Lance Henriksen\, Leelee Sobieski\, Liev Schreiber\, Lloyd Kaufman\, Mark Hamill\, Martin Starr\, Michael Biehn\, Michael Rapaport\, Mickey Rourke\, Mike Flanagan\, Milla Jovovich\, Milo Ventimiglia\, Natasha Lyonne\, Neil Marshall\, Ray Harryhausen\, Ray Wise\, Robert Englund\, Ron Perlman\, Rosanna Arquette\, Sam Neil\, Selma Blair\, Simon Pegg\, Sion Sono\, Sonny Chiba\, Takashi Miike\, Thomas Jane\, Ti West\, Tom Savini\, Tony Todd\, Udo Kier\, Walter Koenig\, William Shatner and Zachary Quinto. \n  \nDEADLINES & FEES\nOpening Date\nMay 8 \, 2025 \nNotification Date\nSeptember 30\, 2025 \nEvent Date\nOctober 15 - 19\, 2025 \n  \n\n\n\n\nEarly\nRegular\nLate\nFinal\n\n\nFeature Films\nMay 30\, 2025: $75\nJune 27\, 2025: $85\nJuly 4\, 2025: $95\nJuly 25\, 2025: $105\n\n\nShort Films\nMay 30\, 2025: $60\nJune 27\, 2025: $70\nJuly 4\, 2025: $80\nJuly 25\, 2025: $90\n\n\n\nVisit the Toronto After Dark Film Festival website for more information. \n\n\nVIEW THE EVENT CALENDAR\n  \n 
URL:https://motionpicturemaker.com/event/toronto-after-dark-film-festival/
LOCATION:Scotiabank Theatre Toronto\, 259 Richmond St W\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5V 3M6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film Festivals
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SUMMARY:Philadelphia Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\nUnited States\n  \nABOUT THE PHILADELPHIA FILM FESTIVAL\nOver the past several years\, the Philadelphia Film Festival has grown to become not only a local gem that Philadelphians look forward to every year\, but also an important festival within the industry as a whole. The quality of the programming has been stellar\, known for scouring submissions and Festivals year-round for the perfect lineup for Philadelphia audiences. Past Festivals have featured some of the most highly-anticipated and eventual award-winning films\, including Drive My Car\, Nomadland\, Sound of Metal\, One Night in Miami\, Jojo Rabbit\, Lady Bird\, La La Land\, and Best Picture Winners Parasite\, Moonlight\, Birdman (or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)\, 12 Years a Slave\, and The Artist. \nMission Statement\nPhiladelphia Film Society creates opportunities for diverse communities to experience film through initiatives that inspire\, educate\, challenge and entertain. \n  \nAbout Philadelphia Film Society\nPhiladelphia Film Society (PFS) is a 501(c)(3) member-supported nonprofit arts organization that creates opportunities for diverse communities to experience film through initiatives that inspire\, educate\, challenge\, and entertain. PFS is the region’s foremost resource for film presentation and education\, and is committed to presenting film as a transformative and powerful medium for artistic expression and a catalyst for strengthening community. As the producer of the Philadelphia Film Festival and creative force behind the Philadelphia Film Center\, PFS Bourse Theater\, and PFS Drive-In at the Navy Yard\, PFS raises awareness of film as an important art form in Philadelphia\, and serves as a vital piece of the city’s arts and culture community. \n  \nDEADLINES & FEES\nOpening Submission Date\nApril 16\, 2025 \nNotification Date\nSeptember 30\, 2025 \nEvent Date\nOctober 16 - 26\, 2025 \n  \n\n\n\n\nEarlybird\nRegular\nLate\nExtended\n\n\nFeature Films (Narrative/Documentary)\nMay 14\, 2025: $50\nJuly 16\, 2025: $60\nJuly 30\, 2025: $70\nAugust 13\, 2025: $85\n\n\nShort Films\nMay 14\, 2025: $40\nJuly 16\, 2025: $45\nJuly 30\, 2025: $50\nAugust 13\, 2025: $65\n\n\n\n  \nVisit the Philadelphia Film Festival website for more information. \n  \n\n\nVIEW THE EVENT CALENDAR
URL:https://motionpicturemaker.com/event/philadelphia-film-festival/
LOCATION:PFS Bourse Theater\, 400 Ranstead Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film Festivals
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251017
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251018
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SUMMARY:Atlanta Film Festival Late Deadline
DESCRIPTION:Atlanta\, Georgia\nUnited States\n  \nABOUT THE ATLANTA FILM FESTIVAL\nNow in its fourth decade\, the Atlanta Film Festival — one of only two-dozen Academy Award® qualifying festivals in the US — is the area’s preeminent celebration of cinema. The Atlanta Film Festival is one of the largest and longest-running festival in the country\, welcoming an audience of over 28\,000 to discover hundreds of new independent\, international\, animated\, documentary\, and short films\, selected from 8000+ submissions from all over the world.  It is also the most distinguished event in its class\, recognized as Best Film Festival by Creative Loafing\, Sunday Paper\, 10Best and Atlanta Magazine. \nAtlanta Film Festival screenings often include in-person dialog with filmmakers\, providing audiences\, artists and industry professionals with meaningful opportunities to network\, interact and engage.  Recent festival guests have included Josh Brolin (NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN)\, Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam)\, Michael Ealy (BARBERSHOP)\, Jasmine Guy (DIFFERENT WORLD)\, Gary Anthony Williams (MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE)\, Pauley Chris Moore (GOOD WILL HUNTING\,)\, Howard Zinn (The Peoples’ History of the United States)\, Ray McKinnon (THE BLIND SIDE)\, Walton Goggins (THE SHIELD)\, Margaret Cho (DROP DEAD DIVA)\, comedian Jeff Foxworthy\, Pauley Perrette (NCIS)\, Tichina Arnold (EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS)\, John Sayles (PASSION FISH)\, Hal Hartley (SIMPLE MEN)\, Carlos Cauron (RUDO Y CURSI) and Patterson Hood (Drive-By Truckers). \nThe Atlanta Film Festival is a membership-based 501(c)(3) arts non-profit  with a mission to lead the community\, both locally and worldwide\, in creative and cultural discovery through the moving image.  ATLFF presents a diverse slate of year-round offerings for film-lovers\, filmmakers\, and industry professionals.  Year round programs —screenings\, parties\, panels\, workshops\, and other educational events –provide a forum for building the community of film lovers and film supporters.  By bringing audiences and filmmakers together\, the Festival has the opportunity to broaden the perspective of both artists and moviegoers. \nMission Statement\nTo connect\, educate\, and engage audiences with the creative industry by supporting artists and providing a platform for their work. We champion cultural discovery\, foster artistic growth\, and advocate for diverse voices in film and media arts. \nHistory\nPositioned at the intersection of art\, culture and commerce\, the Atlanta Film Festival brings meaning to the moving image by championing the shared community experience\, fostering the free exchange of ideas\, and nurturing the development of a thriving industry.  The organization dates back to its founding as IMAGE Film & Video Center in 1977\, an outgrowth of the need for equipment access\, networking\, information dissemination\, and support among Georgia media artists and producers. \n  \nDEADLINES & FEES\nOpening Submission Date\nMay 4\, 2025 \nNotification Date\nFebruary 13\, 2026 \nEvent Date\nApril 23 – May 3\, 2026 \n  \n\n\n\n\nHella Early\nEarly\nRegular\nLate\nExtended\n\n\nFeature Films\nMay 30\, 2025: $50\nJune 26\, 2025: $60\nSept 12\, 2025: $70\nOct 17\, 2025: $85\nNov 7\, 2025: $105\n\n\nShort Films\nMay 30\, 2025: $40\nJune 26\, 2025: $50\nSept 12\, 2025: $60\nOct 17\, 2025: $70\nNov 7\, 2025: $85\n\n\nExperimental Short Films\nMay 30\, 2025: $15\nJune 26\, 2025: $20\nSept 12\, 2025: $25\nOct 17\, 2025: $35\nNov 7\, 2025: $55\n\n\nEpisodic Content\nMay 30\, 2025: $35\nJune 26\, 2025: $40\nSept 12\, 2025: $55\nOct 17\, 2025: $60\nNov 7\, 2025: $80\n\n\nMusic Video\nMay 30\, 2025: $15\nJune 26\, 2025: $20\nSept 12\, 2025: $25\nOct 17\, 2025: $35\nNov 7\, 2025: $55\n\n\nVirtual Reality Film\nMay 30\, 2025: $10\nJune 26\, 2025: $15\nSept 12\, 2025: $20\nOct 17\, 2025: $30\nNov 7\, 2025: $40\n\n\n\nVisit the Atlanta Film Festival website for more information. \n  \n\n\nVIEW THE EVENT CALENDAR
URL:https://motionpicturemaker.com/event/atlanta-film-festival-late-deadline/
LOCATION:Plaza Theatre\, 1049 Ponce De Leon Avenue Northeast\, Atlanta\, GA\, 30306\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film Festivals
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SUMMARY:Crazy8s Short Filmmaking Challenge Regular Deadline
DESCRIPTION:Vancouver\, British Columbia\nCanada\n  \nABOUT CRAZY8S SHORT FILMMAKING CHALLENGE\nRunning since 1999\, Crazy8s is an annual 8-day short filmmaking challenge that provides support and funding to 6 emerging filmmakers to produce a short film\, and provides training opportunities to crew and cast. After a Gala Screening and Afterparty\, the films go on to be seen by audiences worldwide at film festivals and on other distribution channels. \nRegister and submit your short film concept in a 3-minute video pitch\, along with the first 3 pages of your script\, and you could be one of the 6 winners to make your film through Crazy8s! \nCrazy8s accepts all genres of live action\, scripted short film pitches including drama\, comedy\, science fiction\, horror\, fantasy\, musical\, etc. We do not accept animation or documentary pitches. \nCrazy8s Film Society believes in equality\, diversity and community. The program welcomes contributions from all\, and is not limited to\, people of varied age\, culture\, ethnicity\, gender\, gender-identity\, language\, race\, sexual orientation\, and religious views. \nHow Does Crazy8s Work?\n\nSubmit a short film concept in a 3-minute video pitch\, along with the first 3 pages of your script. A jury of industry professionals and independent film community peers evaluates these submissions.\n40 quarterfinalists pitch live\, in person\, to a separate jury of industry professionals and independent film community peers.\n12 semifinalists workshop their full script drafts with professional story editors\, and submit a final draft for evaluation by the live pitch jury.\n6 finalist winners receive $2\,000 each\, and an in-kind production package and post-production services worth up to $50\,000 provided by sponsors from the local film industry and community.\nThese 6 teams must complete their short films within the same 8-day timeframe.\nThe finished films and teams are celebrated at a Gala Screening followed by an Afterparty\, the largest single-evening film screening event in Vancouver\, attended by members of the independent filmmaking community\, industry professionals\, and the general public.\n\n  \nDEADLINES & FEES\nOpening Submission Date\nSeptember 5\, 2025 \nInfo Session & Pitching Workshop\nSeptember 21\, 2025 \nNotification Date\nNovember 12\, 2025 \nEvent Date\nApril 11\, 2026 \n  \n\n\n\n\nEarlybird\nRegular\n\n\nShort Film Concept\nSept. 26\, 2025: $50\nOct. 17\, 2025: $60\n\n\n\nVisit the Crazy8s Short Filmmaking Challenge website for more information on awards & prizes\, eligibility and the pitch. \n\n\nVIEW THE EVENT CALENDAR\n  \n 
URL:https://motionpicturemaker.com/event/crazy8s-short-filmmaking-challenge-regular-deadline/
LOCATION:Center for Performing Arts\, 777 Homer Street\, Vancouver\, BC\, V2B 2W1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film Competitions
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