EARLY & LATE DEADLINES IN APRIL

For more listings, check out http://www.insidefilm.com/calendar.html

American Black Film Festival 2005 (July 13-17; South Beach, FL)
Deadline: April 8, 2005
Web site: http://www.abff.com
Fee: $30

HBO Short Film Award wins $20,00. Films must be made by a person of African descent.

Filmmakers Showcase2005 (Houston, TX)
Deadline: April 1, 2005
Web site: http:/www.houstonfilmcommission.com
Fee: Free

Seeking short film submissions for the Houston Film Commission’s Texas Filmmakers Showcase2005. Finalists are flown to LA for an industry screening. Requirements: under 45 minutes in length, produced within 3 years prior to 4/1/05, produced at least partially in Texas, must not have been submitted in a previous year. NO FEE TO ENTER!!! Contact: Alfred Cervantes. E-mail: <acervantes@ghcvb.org> Phone: 800/365-7575 ext.5249, 713/437-5249

Lunafest (touring festival)
Deadline:
Web site: www.lunabar.com/lunafest/

Films by, for, and about women. Lunafest accepts films in a variety of genres and has featured works as diverse as documentaries and animated shorts to dance narratives. Films embody a wide range of topics, and include issues such as women's health, sexuality, spirituality, cultural diversity, body image and the environment.

New Jersey International Film Festival (June-July; Brunswick, NJ)
Deadline: April 1, 2005
Web site: http://www.njfilmfest.com
Fee: $35-65

Winners will be showcased at a festival at Rutgers University. All formats and genres accepted.

Telluride IndieFest 2005 (Aug. 31-Sept. 4, Colorado)
Deadline: Jan.31/ Apr. 30/ May 31, 2005
Web site: http://tellurideindiefest.com
Fee: $35-$70

Short films and Documentaries are encouraged as well as Experimental and Animation films and videos! Screenplays should be no more than 120 pages. (recommendation only)

Texas Filmmaker's Showcase 2005 (June 12, Los Angeles)
Deadline: April 1, 2005
Web site: http://filmhouston.texaswebhost.com
Fee: None

May originate on any format of film/video, and be any genre. Must be under 45 minutes in length and made in Texas. Selected films screen at the Directors Guild of America Theatre in Los Angeles.

Student Academy Awards (April 9, NY?)
Deadline: April 1, 2005
Web site: www.oscars.org/saa/
Fee: None

The Student Academy Awards is a national competition conducted by the Academy and the Academy Foundation. Each year over 300 college and university film students from all over the United States compete for awards and cash grants, with films being judged in four categories: animation, documentary, narrative and alternative. An outstanding student filmmaker from outside the U.S. is honored each year as well. The presentation ceremony is a popular event that is annually attended by a capacity audience in the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater.