Calls for entries

  • Open Call: Bucharest International Experimental Film Festival 2023

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    Co-founded by Golden Bear winning director Adina Pintilie in 2010, Bucharest International Experimental Film Festival is an annual event dedicated to experimental films and visual arts. BIEFF aims to promote highly innovative films and filmmakers with strong personal views on contemporary reality, which also daringly explore the boundaries of cinematic language.

    Submission fees: 

    Submission fees are charged

    Deadline: 

    Wednesday, May 31, 2023 (All day)
  • Reinvention - Short Circuit Open Call

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    Short Circuit show thought-provoking short films that have their roots in documentary. Now well established our themed screenings in Brighton invite emerging, established and award winning artists and filmmakers to share their often unconventional approaches to documentary storytelling.

    For our April screening we are inviting experimental documentary submissions on the theme of REINVENTION.

    Submission fees: 

    Submission fees are charged

    Deadline: 

    Thursday, March 16, 2023 (All day)
  • Submissions Underneath the Floorboards Video Art & Experimental Film

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    Underneath the Floorboards is based in London's buzzing artistic area of Hackney.

    For our 8th Edition we will be continue our online event, which will be screened for a month by our online platform: https://www.visualcontainer.tv/ which screens worldwide and got over ten thousand views last time around, and this time we're aiming for more.

    Submission fees: 

    Submission fees are charged

    Deadline: 

    Repeats every week 1 times. Also includes Sun Mar 19 2023.
    Thursday, November 10, 2022 (All day)
    Monday, March 20, 2023 (All day)
  • Open Call for SPECTRAL Expanded Cinema Residency - WORM Filmwerkplaats Rotterdam, the Netherlands

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    Open Call for SPECTRAL Expanded Cinema Residency - WORM Filmwerkplaats Rotterdam, the Netherlands

    Open call: 4-6 weeks residency for the creation of a performative analog motion picture piece

    Location: WORM Filmwerkplaats,
    Boomgaardsstraat 71, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

    Period: August-September 2023

    Theme: Repetition/Extension

    Submission fees: 

    Free submissions

    Deadline: 

    Tuesday, February 28, 2023 (All day)
  • OPEN CALL | 9th CineAutopsia | Bogotá Experimental Film Festival 2023

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    The 9th CINEAUTOPSIA / Bogotá Experimental Film Festival opens its call for audiovisual artworks that will be screened in its 2023 edition.

    The Call for experimental films is open from December 29, 2022 until April 30, 2023.

    MORE INFO: bogotaexperimental.com

    Submission fees: 

    Fees charged - Waiver available

    Deadline: 

    Sunday, April 30, 2023 (All day)
  • Oberhausen Seminar 2023

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    Applications for the Oberhausen Seminar 2023 are open

    Submission fees: 

    Submission fees are charged

    Deadline: 

    Tuesday, February 28, 2023 (All day)
  • Reeling: The 41st Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival

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    The historic Reeling: Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival celebrates its 41st edition. The second longest film festival of its kind, Reeling, a production of Chicago Filmmakers ( www.chicagofilmmakers.org ) has long been one of the premiere showcases of groundbreaking queer cinema (and the best in experimental and avant-garde film work.)

    Submission fees: 

    Submission fees are charged

    Deadline: 

    Repeats every week 1 times. Also includes Wed Apr 26 2023, Wed May 31 2023.
    Thursday, March 23, 2023 (All day)
    Thursday, April 27, 2023 (All day)
    Thursday, June 1, 2023 (All day)
  • Chicago Seen Accepting Submissions (No Fee)

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    Chicago Seen (A Community Event Produced by Chicago Filmmakers)

    We are seeking work produced in the Chicago area or made by local filmmakers to screen as part of the Chicago Seen Screening Series. Films of ALL genres are welcome to submit— insane comedies, touching dramas, high-energy music videos, odd animation, hot topic documentaries, neighborhood portraits, and any mind-expanding experimental visions.

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  • MA/IN Festival 2023

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    MA/IN is an international festival devoted to experimental film and video, aiming at investigate the relationship between image and sound.
    The mission of MA/IN is to provide local and regional audiences with an opportunity to view a wide variety of contemporary experimental works, focused on artistic excellence, different styles, forms, and nationalities.

    Submission fees: 

    Submission fees are charged

    Deadline: 

    Sunday, April 30, 2023 (All day)

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