Upcoming Funds & Festivals

Accredited by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the 20th annual FLORIDA FILM FESTIVAL will take place April 8-April 17, 2011 and play host to more than 100 visiting directors, producers and award-winning talent. The festival is accredited as a qualifying festival for the Oscars™ in the Live Action and Animated Short film categories. Deadlines: Shorts-Oct 22 (early); Nov 19 (late); Features-Nov 5 (early); Dec 8 (late). To submit, visit  http://www. floridafilmfestival.com or  https://www.withoutabox.com/ login/1139 or call 407/644-5625 x326. Think you're funny? The  L.A. COMEDY SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL AND SCREENPLAY COMPETITION is the largest comedy film festival in the U.S. Sponsors have included Will Ferrell's Funny Or Die, Cartoon Network and The Onion. Films compete for meetings with industry heavyweights, cash, prizes and a chance to screen on Comedy Central's Atom TV. Accepting submissions of Comedy Short Films (30 minutes and under) and Comedy Feature, Short and Half-Hour Pilot Scripts. Come hobnob with the Comedy Elite!  One of  MovieMaker's 2009 "Top 25 Festivals Worth the Entry Fee." Deadlines: Dec. 3, 2010 (late); Dec. 20, 2010 (final). Submit now! http://www.lacomedyshorts.com.The 6th  MYRTLE BEACH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL is now receiving submissions. This year's festival will take place from April 19-23, 2011. The MBIFF has quickly become one of the most significant independent film festivals for the independent artist. Politics and favorites do not play here, only great film! We offer one of the most diverse judging panels in the film festival circuit, from liberal to conservative, blue collar to white collar. Your film will never be subjected to bias, only to the quality of the content. The MBIFF is a production of Dalton Pictures providing indie moviemakers with solutions to production and distribution. http://www. myrtlebeachfilmfestival.com. 

The 6th annual  OMAHA FILM FESTIVAL (March 2-6,2011)is now accepting entries in the following categories: Features, Documentaries, Shorts, Animated and Screenplays. Late Deadline is November 5th. For more information on the festival or the fest's filmmaking/screenwriting conference, visit http://www.omahafilmfestival. org.

Enter the 44th annual  WORLDFEST-HOUSTON. Deadline: Dec. 15, 2010. Remi Award competition for Features, Shorts, Students, Experimental, Music Video, New Media, Screenplays, TV Production, TV Commercials and Docs. 200+ sub-categories. Kodak raw stock and cash prizes. WorldFest has six master classes, world premieres, receptions, a festival club, the Remi Awards gala dinner, a Texas BBQ and sailboat regatta on Galveston Bay with a VIP tour of NASA and Space Center Houston! WorldFest-Houston gave Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Randal Kleiser, Oliver Stone, Robert Rodriguez, Atom Egoyan, John Lee Hancock, Ridley Scott, David Lynch, Spike Lee, Ang Lee and the Coen brothers their first awards. Complete entry info at http://www.worldfest.org. Click on "Enter" then on "Enter Film Festival" at the top gray bar. E-mail the fest at info@worldfest.org or call toll-free at 866/965-9955 or 713/965-9955. Make history at WorldFest!
Tribeca Film Institute is awarding over $500,000 and submissions are open! The TFI SLOAN FILMMAKER FUND seeks narrative features with science, technology and math themes and storylines at any stage from treatment to completed film, and offers financial support, guidance, mentorship and networking opportunities. The newly expanded Tribeca All Access program provides grants and extended mentorship to filmmakers from traditionally underrepresented communities with exciting narrative and documentary projects. All TFI Artist Support Programs: TFI Sloan Filmmaker Fund, TAA, Gucci Tribeca Documentary Fund, TFI Documentary Fund and TFI Latin America Media Arts Fund are open for submissions through December 8!  http://dashboard. tribecafilminstitute.org/