Film Festivals in Massachusetts

BERKSHIRE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL P.O. Box 237 Great Barrington MA 01230 Tel: (413) 528-8030 E-Mail: kelley@biffma.com Web: http://www.biffma.com Contact: Kelley Vickery BOSTON FILM FESTIVAL P.O. Box 516 Hull, Massachusetts 02045 Tel: (781) 925-1373 E-Mail: gemsad@aol.com Web: http://www.bostonfilmfestival.org Contact: Mark Diamond BOSTON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL P.O. Box 240023 Dorchester, Massachusetts 02124 Tel: (781) 935-0871 E-Mail: info@bifilmfestival.com Web: http://www.bifilmfestival.com Contact: Osmyn Raynor BOSTON UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL P.O. Box 922 Allston, Massachusetts 02134 Tel: (617) 975-3361 E-Mail: info@bostonunderground.org Web: http://www.bostonunderground.org Contact: Anna Feder Festival Statement: This five day affair highlights the work of New England filmmakers. CHLOTRUDIS AWARDS SHORT FILM FESTIVAL P.O. Box 180217 Boston, Massachusetts 02118 P.O. Box 605 Reading, Massachusetts 01867 Tel: (781) 526-5384 E-Mail: chlotrudis_org@yahoo.com Web: http://www.chlotrudis.org Contact: Hilary Nieukirk, Festival Coordinator Festival Statement: The Chlotrudis Awards will be hosting its film festival of short films at the Coolidge Corner Theatre in Brookline, MA, in conjunction with its annual Awards Ceremony. Short films will be screened and nominated for the Best Short Film category, with a single entry being selected as the Best Short Film of the year. Chlotrudis Awards Short Film Festival welcomes all genres and subjects, with a special category for animated films. INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL OF BOSTON Independent Film Society of Boston 276 Washington Street PMB 385 Boston, Massachusetts 02108 Tel: (617) 697-8511 E-Mail: info@iffboston.org Web: http://www.iffboston.org Contact: Adam Roffman Festival Statement: The Independent Film Festival of Boston is the Boston area's largest film festival. Free travel is provided for feature filmmakers via sponsor JetBlue airlines and free hotel is provided for all accepted filmmakers (both feature and short length). Past attendees have included John Waters, Steve Buscemi, Noam Chomsky, Ted Hope, Lili Taylor, Melvin Van Peebles, and Chris Cooper. Grand Jury, Special Jury, and Audience Award prizes are given in the categories of Narrative Feature, Documentary Feature, and Short Film. See website for list of all films festival has ever shown as well as hundreds of photos from past festivals. MARTHA'S VINEYARD INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL PO Box 4423 Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts 02568 Tel: (774) 392-2972 E-Mail: rich@mvfilmsociety.com Web: http://www.mvfilmfest.com Contact: Richard Paradise Festival Statement: Jury competition for short films (under 15 mins) only! Feature Film Program is curated. NEW ENGLAND FILM & VIDEO FESTIVAL 227 Roxbury Street Roxbury, Massachusetts 02119 Tel: (617) 989-0588 E-Mail: pmoreno@befva.org Web: http://www.nefvf.com Contact: Patricia Moreno Festival Statement: Boston Educational Film & Video Association's (BEFVA) New England Film & Video Festival (NEFVF) is one of the leading regional independent film and video festivals in the country. Founded in 1976 NEFVF is the longest running regional film festival.The mission of NEFVF is: to promote & exhibit high quality independent films throughout New England to a diverse audience, to foster & build the regional film community by celebrating independent film & video, to create networking opportunities for independent filmmakers, and to provide national visibility for independent filmmakers. NEW ENGLAND SHRIEKS HORROR FILM FESTIVAL PO Box 422 Somerville MA 02143 Tel: (617) 869-3690 E-Mail: info@newenglandhorrorfest.anewlanguage.org Web: http://www.newenglandhorrorfest.anewlanguage.org Contact: Christopher Hallock Festival Statement: Films must have a New England connection, for example, the film was shot in New England, an actor is from the area, or the filmmaker went to school in an area school. NORTHAMPTON INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL P.O. Box 179 Northampton, Massachusetts 01060 Tel: (413) 584-1832 E-Mail: info@niff.org Web: http://www.niff.org Contact: Kate Stefaniak, Managing Director/Director of Programming Festival Statement: This years festival has been extended to two great weekends. All submissions may be processed through WITHOUTABOX www.withoutabox.com/login/4497 or through our website. PLYMOUTH INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL P.O. Box 1256 Plymouth, Massachusetts 02362 Tel: (508) 801-2530 E-Mail: lisa@plyfilmfest.org Web: http://www.plyfilmfest.org Contact: Lisa Mattei, Festival Director Festival Statement: It's the only festival between Boston and the Cape, in Plymouth, MA. It falls during Independence month, the hight of tourist season. We want to nurture and promote film and the arts in the South Shore and provide a platform for important social and environmental issues that affect us all. PROVINCETOWN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 170 Commercial Street PMB 161 Provincetown, Massachusetts 02657 Tel: (508) 487-3456 E-Mail: info@ptownfilmfest.org Web: http://www.ptownfilmfest.org Contact: Gabrielle Hanna Festival Statement: The sixth annual Provincetown International Film Festival will screen more than 50 adventurous, original, independent films. The Festival features sneak previews, intimate gatherings with industry luminaries, parties galore, a Night at the Drive-in, Sing-A-Long Wizard of Oz, Youth and Diversity Film Program, and film workshops. Discounted Festival passes are on sale now. ROXBURY FILM FESTIVAL ACT Roxbury/RFF 184 Dudley Street, Suite 100 Roxbury, Massachusetts 02119 (617) 541-3900, ext. 2-321 fax: Tel: n/a E-Mail: csilva@madison-park.org Web: http://www.roxburyfilmfestival.org Contact: Candelaria N. Silva, Director SALEM INDEPENDENT HORROR FILM FESTIVAL 83 Essex Street #2 Salem, Massachusetts 01970 Tel: n/a E-Mail: salemfilm@yahoo.com Web: http://www.salemfilm.com Contact: Scott Festival Statement: The Salem Independent Horror Film Festival showcases the talents of independent filmmakers using the horror genre in short and feature-length films. What better backdrop for a horror film festival than the beautiful and haunting city of Salem, MA. SOMETHING REMOTE FILM FESTIVAL Broken Wall Films Attn: Tel: n/a E-Mail: Submissions@BrokenWallFilms.com Web: http://www.SomethingRemote.tv Contact: Nick Allain e-mail: Nick@Brokenwallfilms.com Festival Statement: This festival is designed to showcase the great work that production teams are doing around the globe with the decreasing cost of HD equipment and high quality production tools. The winners and finalists of this festival will get a special spot in 'Something Remote' the upcoming feature length film from Broken Wall Films. The picture will be touring festivals from November 2008 - March 2009. THE WOODS HOLE FILM FESTIVAL P.O. Box 624 Woods Hole, Massachusetts 02543 tel/fax: Tel: n/a E-Mail: info@woodsholefilmfestival.org Web: http://www.woodsholefilmfestival.org Contact: Judy Laster Festival Statement: The Woods Hole Film Festival accepts films from all over but concentrates on showing films by first time and New England filmmakers. In addition to the screenings, the festival offers workshops, a screenplay competition, panel discussions, parties and more. WILLIAMSTOWN FILM FESTIVAL Box 81 Williamstown, Massachusetts 01267 Tel: (413) 458-9700 E-Mail: contactus@williamstownfilmfest.com Web: http://www.williamstownfilmfest.com Contact: Steve Lawson, Executive Director