Film Festivals in Washington

ELLENSBURG FILM FESTIVAL PO Box 1071 Ellensburg, Washington 98926-1071 Tel: (509) 962-5872 E-Mail: eburgcomix@yahoo.com Web: http://www.ellensburgfilmfestival.com Contact: Joel Brenden HARDACRE FILM FESTIVAL 1259 Quincy Avenue Tipton, Iowa 52772 Tel: (563) 886-2175 E-Mail: director@hardacrefilmfestival.com Web: http://www.hardacrefilmfestival.com Contact: Troy Peters HAZEL WOLF ENVIRONMENTAL FILM FESTIVAL 2230 First Avenue South Seattle, Washington 98134 Tel: (206) 624-8725 E-Mail: info@hazelfilm.org Web: http://www.hazelfilm.org Contact: Demis Foster, Executive Director Festival Statement: The Hazel Wolf Environmental Film Festival is one of the leading environmental film festivals in the country. More than just a time and place to see important films, the festival brings together diverse segments of our society, (from filmmakers to activists to educators and business leaders) to create a synergy of action and environmental issues and public opinion. Films will be accompanied by presentations from distributors, funders, broadcasters, filmmakers, and activists. IRISH REELS FILM & VIDEO FESTIVAL 911 Media Arts Center 117 Yale Ave. Seattle, Washington 98109 Tel: (206) 682 6552 E-Mail: caroline@irishreels.org Web: http://www.911media.org/events/irishreels/ Contact: Caroline Cumming, Programming Director Festival Statement: The festival was formed to showcase contemporary Irish films. Our focus is on independently produced work and those that have yet to receive international distribution. We hope to inspire our audiences with thought provoking and powerful stories, stories that are universal yet told from an Irish viewpoint by talented Irish filmmakers. KEOKUK INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL 510 North 4th Street, Suite 303 Keokuk, Iowa 52632 Tel: (319) 524-1943 E-Mail: admin@keokukindependentfilmfestival.com Web: http://www.keokukindependentfilmfestival.com Contact: Hank and Karen Hustus Festival Statement: The K.I.F.F. will be held at the Historic Grand Theater located at 26 North 6th Street in Keokuk, Iowa. K.I.F.F. expects to have short films and music videos entered from independent filmmakers in the tri-state area of Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, and from across the country. The categories will be: Native American, Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Horror and Drama. Vendors who sell (only movie related items) are encouraged to apply for space in our vendor tent. For more information: please vist our sister web site: www.biggunproductions.com and click on the 'Keokuk Film Festival' tab. LINK c/o Multicultural Outreach Media P.O. 6086 Olympia, Washington 98507 Tel: (206) 337-1556 E-Mail: information@blueskylink.org Web: http://www.blueskylink.org Contact: n/a Festival Statement: LINK is a not-for-profit, film festival encouraging and accepting films/videos that are directly, indirectly, literally, or symbolically related to love, imagination, networking and/or kindness. Anybody who submits a DVD or VHS copy of their film will have their film included in our annual, international, film directory, even if it is not shown in the festival. LINK offers over 10 awards to filmmakers each year! Admission is free of charge. NORTHAMPTON ENVIRONMENTAL FILM FESTIVAL P.O. Box 45095 Seattle, Washington 98145-0095 Tel: (209) 523-6310 E-Mail: peter@frugalgreen.com Web: http://www.frugalgreen.com/neff.html Contact: Peter Luyckx OLYMPIA FILM FESTIVAL 416 Washington Street SE #208 Olympia, Washington 98501 Tel: (360) 754-6670 E-Mail: ofs@olywa.net Web: http://www.olyfilm.org Contact: Sean Savage SCIENCE FICTION SHORT FILM FESTIVAL Science Fiction Museum Film Festival 330 Sixth Avenue North, Suite 100 Seattle, Washington 98109 Tel: (206) 770-2765 E-Mail: sffilmfestival@sfhomeworld.org Web: http://www.sfhomeworld.org Contact: manager Festival Statement: The Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame (SFM) in partnership with the Seattle International Film Festival Group (SIFF) launched the Science Fiction Short Film Festival, to promote and encourage awareness, appreciation and understanding of the art of science fiction cinema. The Festival will accept multiple submissions that have been produced after 2001 for entry into the competition. The winning filmmaker will receive a pitch meeting with Sci Fi Channel executives for the opportunity to write and/or direct a two-hour film for the network. SEATTLE ENVIRONMENTAL FILM FESTIVAL 2230 First Avenue South Seattle, Washington 98134 Tel: (206) 624-8725 E-Mail: info@hazelfilm.org Web: http://www.hazelfilm.org Contact: Demis Foster, Executive Director Festival Statement: The Seattle Environmental Film Festival is a two-day festival, open to the public, to bring together a wide variety of films that highlight current environmental issues. The festival will also include Q&A with film makers following select screenings, a free to the public Local Issues session, participation from many local conservation organizations, and much more! Stay tuned to this webpage for details as they are posted each week. SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 400 9th Avenue North Seattle, Washington 98109 Tel: (206) 464-5830 E-Mail: entry@seattlefilm.com Web: http://www.seattlefilm.com Contact: Brian Blue SEATTLE LESBIAN AND GAY FILM FESTIVAL Three Dollar Bill Cinema 1122 E. Pike Street, #1313 Seattle, Washington 98122 Tel: (206) 323-4274 E-Mail: info@seattlequeerfilm.com Web: http://www.seattlequeerfilm.com Contact: Jason Plourde, Programming Director SURGE! THE ANNUAL, INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL UPRISING, RESISTANCE AND GRASSROOTS ENCOURAGEMENT (S.U.R.G.E.) FILM FESTIVAL c/o McKAy P.O. 1932 Olympia, Washington 98507 Tel: (207) 871-5300 E-Mail: n/a Web: http://www.WeSurge.org Contact: S.U.R.G.E. Organizers Festival Statement: SURGE is a not-for-profit, non-competitive, activist film festival encouraging and accepting Films/Videos that are directly, indirectly, literally, or symbolically related to activism, protest or civil disobedience. Each year Festival attendants look forward to a great activist networking experience, great music, great after-parties all taking place in Capital Theatre, one of the greatest film venues in Olympia! Anybody who submits a DVD or VHS copy of their film will have their film included in our annual, international, multilingual film directory, even if it is not shown in the festival. SURGE accepts anonymous entries as we encourage whistleblowers to expose injustice! Surge also enables the largest audience as possible to participate in the festival each year because admission is free of charge. THUMBDANCE MOBILE FILM FESTIVAL 821 Second Avenue, Suite 1400 Seattle, Washington, 98104 Tel: (206) 332-1749 E-Mail: thumbdance@mobliss.com Web: http://www.thumbdance.com Contact: Elaine Grabicki Festival Statement: The Thumbdance Mobile Film Festival is an online competition to find the funniest, best and brightest in film, video and animation content for mobile phones. There are four categories in which you can compete: Comedy, Drama, Animation and Video Shot on a Mobile Phone. A winning entry will be selected from each of the four categories. Of the category winners, one will be named the overall winner of the Thumbdance Mobile Film Festival Grand Prize.