Film Festivals in Florida

15-MINUTES OF FAME FESTIVAL OF SHORTS Golden West Films 200 Santa Martia Street SW Palm Bay, Florida 32908 Tel: (321) 984-7789 E-Mail: Rayandmigdalia@aol.com Web: http://15minutefilmfest.com Contact: Ray and Migdalia Etheridge Festival Statement: The Festival was founded in 2008 by husband-and-wife filmmakers Ray and Migdalia Etheridge. The Etheridges are included in a panel of judges who select films for their excellence in creativity, entertainment value, and technical merits. The focus is to bring together the works of talented filmmakers from diverse backgrounds, to create a movie showcase of entertainment, talent, and creative energy. AMELIA ISLAND FILM FESTIVAL P.O. Box 504 Fernandina Beach, Florida 32035-0504 Tel: (904) 335-1110 / (904) 753-0987 E-Mail: tmcadoo_ameliaislandff@hotmail.com Web: http://ameliaislandfilmfestival.org Contact: Tony McAdoo, Artistic Director Festival Statement: The Amelia Island Film Festival comprises critically acclaimed and culturally diverse domestic and foreign language feature and short films unlikely to be exhibited theatrically in Northeast Florida. Our main goal is to answer the question, 'What can the Amelia Island Film Festival do for Amelia Island's local businesses?' CINERAMA FILM FESTIVAL 3700 SW 27th Street, Apt. D-204 Gainesville, Florida 32608 Tel: (786)-564-6611 E-Mail: UFcinerama@gmail.com Web: http://grove.ufl.edu/~fuf/s-cinerama.shtml Contact: Rafael Gaitan Festival Statement: Florida Undergraduate Film is dedicated in its mission to enhance film culture at the University of Florida, not only in Gainesville, but throughout the entire state. Florida Undergraduate Film welcomes film and videos both in and out of competition. DELRAY BEACH FILM FESTIVAL 1755 Forest Hill Blvd. #7 West Palm Beach, Florida 33406 Tel: (561) 966-7685 E-Mail: tiamarshae@dbff.us Web: http://dbff.us Contact: TiaMarshae Sanford Festival Statement: The Delray Beach Film Festival's (DBFF) mission is to encourage, support, and promote the film arts by planning, organizing and presenting an annual Winter Film Festival in Delray Beach, Florida, from which profits will support local public schools and The Humane Society. The Festival comprises critically-acclaimed and culturally-diverse domestic and foreign-language short and feature films unlikely to be exhibited theatrically elsewhere in South Florida. DBFF is committed to providing the student and independent filmmaker a venue to screen their films and to network with other filmmakers and industry people. FLORIDA FILM FESTIVAL 1300 S. Orlando Avenue Maitland, Florida 32751 Tel: (407) 644-5625 E-Mail: filmfest@enzian.org Web: http://www.floridafilmfestival.com Contact: Matthew Curtis, Director of Programming Festival Statement: Submit through withoutabox at http://www.withoutabox.com/1139 or download entry form at www.floridafilmfestival.com. FORT LAUDERDALE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 1402 East Las Ollas, #007 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301 Tel: (954) 760-9898 E-Mail: brofilm@aol.com Web: http://www.FLIFF.com Contact: Sherry Friedman FORT MYERS BEACH FILM FESTIVAL 2523 Estero Boulevard Fort Myers Beach, Florida 33931 Tel: (239) 765-0202 E-Mail: janeen@fmbeach.org Web: http://fmbfilmfest.org Contact: Janeen Paulauskis, Executive Director GASPARILLA FILM FESTIVAL 500 E. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 200 Tampa, Florida 33602 Tel: (813) 514-9962 E-Mail: info@gasparillafilmfest.com Web: http://www.gasparillafilmfest.com Contact: Sherri Simonetti GATEWAY TO WORLD MEDIA - FLORIDA MEDIA MARKET 25 SE 2nd Avenue, Suite #1148 Miami, Florida 33131 Tel: (305) 372-4563 E-Mail: info@floridamediamarket.com Web: http://www.floridamediamarket.com Contact: Maritza Guimet Festival Statement: There is also a screenplay competition. GOLDIE FILM AWARDS 108 Carraway Street Palatka, Florida 32177-1150 Tel: (386) 328-6656 E-Mail: Birdshum@aol.com / goldieawards@hotmail.com Web: http://www.webspawner.com/users/goldieawards/index.html Contact: Dr. Steve J. Postal Festival Statement: We accept films from students, professionals, film and video makers. Entries for the Goldie Film Awards competition do not compete against each other - instead they are judged against a high standard of expertise and excellence. INDIE GATHERING FILM FESTIVAL South Regional Indie Gathering Film Festival P.O. Box 268085 Weston, Florida 33326 fax: Tel: n/a E-Mail: inyofaceprod@bellsouth.net Web: http://www.indiegathering.com/florida Contact: Daphne Pitts, Administrator / Greg Pitts, Director Festival Statement: Indiefest celebrates the vision without compromise attitude and spirit of the independent filmmaker. Indiefest is eager to showcase emerging talent, therefore there are no strict eligibility requirements. There is one major requirement: films financed or produced by major studios or their affiliates are not eligible. Screenplays, scripts, novels, and short stories will be accepted into the writing competition, which is presented by the renowned Screenwriter's Project. INDIE SHORT FILM COMPETITION PO Box 1185 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33302 Tel: (954) 728-2596 E-Mail: info@indieshortfilms.net Web: http://www.indieshortfilms.net Contact: Ken French JACKSONVILLE FILM FESTIVAL 128 E. Forsyth Street Jacksonville, Florida 32202 Tel: (904) 633-9399 E-Mail: kerry@jacksonvillefilmfestival.com Web: http://www.jacksonvillefilmevents.com Contact: Marlo Zarka KEY WEST INDIEFEST 1107 Key Plaza, #136 Key West, Florida 33040 Tel: n/a E-Mail: festival@keywestindiefest.com Web: http://keywestindiefest.com Contact: Michael Carr KICKING & SCREENING INTERNATIONAL SOCCER FILM FESTIVAL Tel: (917) 843-7306 / (917) 364-2861 E-Mail: info@kickingandscreening.com Web: http://www.kickingandscreening.com Contact: Rachel Markus / Greg Lalas, Organizers Festival Statement: Kicking & Screening International Soccer Film Festival is a weeklong celebration of soccer-themed films screened at various venues around New York City. The mission of the Kicking & Screening is to bring together soccer fans and cinephiles to celebrate the beauty and passion of soccer as captured and expressed on film. MADE IN MIAMI FILM & VIDEO FESTIVAL 492 NE 57th St. Miami, Florida 33137 Tel: (305) 751-7001, ext.11 E-Mail: info@madeinmiami.org Web: http://www.madeinmiami.org Contact: Karen Vissepo MARCO ISLAND FILM FESTIVAL P.O. Box 2002 601 Elckam Circle B6 Marco Island, Florida 34145 Tel: (239) 642-3378 E-Mail: pat@marcoislandfilmfest.com Web: http://www.marcoislandfilmfest.com Contact: Pat Berry MELBOURNE INDEPENDENT FILMMAKER'S FESTIVAL 1399 South Harbor City Blvd. Melbourne, Florida 32901 Tel: (321) 726-1711 E-Mail: TCRonin2@aol.com Web: http://3boysproductions.com Contact: Terry Cronin/Jeff Hall/Pat Martin MIAMI GAY & LESBIAN FILM FESTIVAL (MGLFF) 1521 Alton Road, #147 Miami Beach, Florida 33139 Tel: (305) 534-9924 E-Mail: kareem@mglff.com Web: http://mglff.com Contact: Kareem Tabsch MIAMI INDEPENDENT FILM AND MUSIC FESTIVAL Lobo Entertainment 5727 NW 7th Street #320 Miami, Florida 33126 Tel: (305) 725-6183 E-Mail: miamiindie@yahoo.com Web: http://www.myspace.com/miamiindie Contact: Karim Fernandez Festival Statement: Combining film and music under one roof, the Miami Indedendent Film and Music Festival will rip a page right out of history. With big sponsors, celebrity judges, and the possibility to showcase your film in front of studio scouts or show off your band's talents in front of fans and record labels, the Festival will prove to be an opportunity you can't pass up! Bands, all you need is a 3-song CD, and ten bucks. Invited to attend are scouts from Universal, Disney, Aardaman Studios, Sony, Warner Bros, Paramount, Black Dog, and many more!!! MIAMI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Miami Dade College 300 NE 2nd Avenue Miami, Florida 33132 Tel: (305) 237-FILM E-Mail: info@miamifilmfestival.com Web: http://www.miamifilmfestival.com Contact: Nicole Guillemet MIAMI INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL Film Festivals International Federation tel/fax: Tel: n/a E-Mail: usafestival@isuisse.com Web: http://www.mamut.com/homepages/United_States/2/9/usafestivals/subdet5.htm Contact: Daniel Miller Festival Statement: The jury will award integral realization, actor and actress performances, script, direction, photographs, sound and assembly. The Jury will also grant the Special Prize to the Best Short Film. PALM BEACH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 289 Via Naranjas, Suite 48 Boca Raton, Florida 33432 Tel: (561) 362-0003 E-Mail: info@pbifilmfest.org Web: http://www.pbifilmfest.org Contact: Randi Emerman SARASOTA FILM FESTIVAL 508 Central Avenue Sarasota, Florida 34236 Tel: (941) 364-9514 E-Mail: mark.sff@acun.com / jody.sff@acun.com Web: http://www.sarasotafilmfestival.com Contact: Mark Marvell, Coordinator/Mr. Jody Kielbasa, Executive Director SOUTH REGIONAL INDIEGATHERING FILM FESTIVAL PO Box 268085 Weston, Florida 33326 Tel: (954) 303-3552 E-Mail: inyofaceprod@bellsouth.net Web: http://www.theindiegathering.com/florida Contact: Daphne Pitts Festival Statement: The Festival exists to showcase the true indie filmmaker. Our mission is to encourage filmmakers through a competitive showcase of independent features, screenplays, documentaries, shorts and music videos. Filmmakers participate in their screenings and after the film, interact with audience members who seek a closer look into the creative process. Plans for future festivals include showcasing fight scene competition, acting monologue and Special FX make-up competition. There will also be panel discussions led by industry experts on varied topics, including 'How to Find Distribution,' 'Directing and Producing Low Budget Films,' 'Guerilla Film Making' and much more. TAMBAY FILM & VIDEO FESTIVAL P.O. Box 340367 Tampa, Florida 33694 Tel: (813) 964-9781 E-Mail: tambayfilm@yahoo.com Web: http://www.tambayfilmfest.com Contact: Leora Chai TARTAN ROAD FILMS INTERNATIONAL STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL 3900 Jog Road Boca Raton, Florida 33434 Tel: (561) 368-8495 E-Mail: Info@tartanroadfilms.com Web: http://www.TartanRoadFilms.com Contact: John Logan Pierson