Film Studies

The film festivals portal inspiring & enabling creation.

New York Film Academy (NYFA) has compiled one of the most accurate and current film festival databases available. Many of these are annual events and entry deadlines are usually one or two months prior to festival exhibition dates. Most film festivals have entry fees or other requirements for submissions and, as such filmmakers should inquire about submission guidelines before sending unsolicited work.

The Brattleboro Film Festival presents films from the USA and around the world that inform, challenge, entertain, and inspire, emphasizing viewpoints and characters often unseen in mainstream media.

This film festival's mission is to engage the community by presenting films with a
diversity of voices and cultural perspectives.

The New Hampshire Film Festival takes place each fall the weekend after Columbus Day in Portsmouth, NH. Their mission is to inspire audiences with thought-provoking cinematic stories from visionary talents in independent filmmaking, and to provide a platform for emerging artists to advance their craft, engage with the community and promote to industry leaders.

Founded in 2004, White River Indie Films was created by a small group of film lovers who wanted to bring works from outside the mainstream to an appreciative, film-loving audience.

They showcase feature and short horror films.

Chicago Comedy Film Festival is committed to bringing independent comedy to the screen. Their mission is to support comedy filmmaking as a vital and influential art form. Comedy allows filmmakers to explore subject matters in a way that no other genre can or will. They can say the things the audience wishes the world would say. Comedy is fearless in a fear based world.

What began as a simple one-day festival to showcase Short, Independent Horror films has now become a festival for both feature and short horror films and is known for seeing many of it’s featured films picked up for distribution.

Since its debut in October of 2004, the Eerie Horror Film Festival has become one of the most popular and respected events of its kind in the country. Each year the Eerie Horror Film Festival attracts thousands of fans, filmmakers and screenwriters to the city of Erie, Pennsylvania, for a four day celebration of independent cinema, featuring special celebrity guests, screenings and workshops.

They showcase the best in independent horror, gore and blood!

The Miami short Film Festival is dedicated to promoting the short film genre, showcasing films from 1-30 minutes long.

Outfest protects our past, showcases our present and nurtures our future by fostering artistic expression of gender, sexuality and LGBTQ culture and its transformative social impact on the world.

... The Authentic Voice of American Indian & Indigenous Cinema, is dedicated to breaking the barrier of racism by successfully replacing American Indian stereotype with recognition, new vision, arts, culture and economic prosperity by placing American Indian Filmmakers at the forefront of the entertainment industry and to introduce American Indian Filmmakers to larger, global mainstream audiences while establishing relations between the American Indian community and the entertainment industry.

This is the second oldest film festival of its kind in the US, and prides itself on showcasing the best LGBTQ+ films and videos each and every year.

Run by Frameline a vendor of LGBTQ+ media, this is the oldest LGBTQ+ film festival in the world.

The festival will serve as the nation’s premiere showcase for film and media by Taiwanese American and Taiwanese creatives. They are the go-to platform for highlighting unique voices at the intersection of Taiwan and the U.S. and to equip emerging filmmakers for their next project, no matter what size. ...

Taiwan Film Festival of Boston (TFFB) is a non-profit organization striving to bring Taiwanese stories and films to the United States and the world. Tthrough compelling stories of growth, identity, discovery, and adventure, these films transcend and illuminate culture.

Vancouver Taiwanese Film Festival (TWFF) is a non-profit, culture and arts event, presenting high-quality Taiwanese films. It is also the first large non-profit event in Canada focused on promoting Taiwanese films.