Two Short Nights Film Festival 2014 is calling for submissions. Films of any genre, under 15 minutes are invited to enter the 12th Annual Short Film festival. Two Short Nights celebrates and promotes short film and the people who make them. Now in its 12th year, the festival is proud to nurture new and emerging talent and offers a platform for regional, national and intern...

  Festival: The Corn Exchange, Brighton Dome Sunday 17 – Tuesday 19 November 2013 The 6th international festival of short films made by people with learning disabilities is ready to roll. Oska Bright is unique. It is the first and only festival managed and promoted by learning disabled artists as a showcase for their creativity and skill as film-makers. Submitted films are selected by ...

The 56th BFI London Film Festival will open tonight with Frankenweenie, a stop-motion take on the Frankenstein story, directed by Tim Burton. It will close on 21st October with Great Expectations, starring Burton's partner, Helena Bonham Carter. The Festival has a new director, Clare Stewart, who's shaken things up a bit. Here's what she has to say about the next 11 days:

The 7th annual SoCal Film Festival in Huntington Beach celebrates the art and culture of film Sept. 28-Oct. 2, 2011.  Check the website for details.  Filmmakers and Screenwriters, we will be accepting submissions for 2012 beginning in December. Visit us at: www.socalfilmfest.com.

Lancaster Children's Film Festival (LancsCFF) is issuing a call for entries for the upcoming 2012 festival, to take place from February 15th – 18th 2012. Screenings will take place at the Dukes Cinema and various other venues around Lancaster. For entry form and requirements go to: http://www.lancasterchildrensfilmfestival.co.uk/?page_id=34 Categories include: · Live Action Feature: Any l...

submitted by Encounters ENCOUNTERS BRISTOL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (16 – 20 NOVEMBER) DEADLINE 30 JUNE There are only a few days left to submit your short film or animation to the 17th Encounters Bristol International Film Festival (16-20 November). Submit by 30th June for a chance to win over 10,000UKP worth of prizes, or a prestigious short film award nomination (Academy Awards®, Eur...

from MGEITF The MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival is the essential annual event for anyone working in television. Featuring prominent industry voices, the Festival is packed with over 50 individual sessions covering the most pertinent issues facing the industry from policy to programme making. Over 2,000 UK and international delegates descend on the medieval city of ...

from Boston Sci-Fi Film Festival Although the final schedule for 2011's Boston Sci-Fi Film Festival has not yet been announced, festival director Garen Daly has already noticed a jump in ticket sales. The festival, which began at the Orson Welles Cinemas, began as a 24 hour science fiction retrospective in 1976 and now stretches ten days, taking place at the Somerville Theater. Like many othe...

from the festival team From the 18th to the 28th of November the Discovering Latin America Film Festival (DLAFF) will reach its 9th edition exhibiting a compilation of the best recent film productions from Latin America. Award-winning films such as Argentine feature The Secret in Their Eyes (2009) and Costa Rican Cold water of the Sea (2010) will be exhibited in participating venues throughout...