Video Contests, Film Festivals, and Awards

Palm Springs International ShortFest Update

By StudentFilmmakers.com
posted Apr 2, 2012, 10:46

Next Deadline: 04/06/2012
Festival Dates: 17th Annual from June 19 2012 to June 25 2012.

The Palm Springs International ShortFest provides a showcase and market for the best short-form cinema and its creators in the world. The festival welcomes both student and non-student filmmakers.

The Palm Springs International ShortFest, now in its 18th year, is one of the largest showcase of short films in North America. The seven day competitive festival screens approximately 300 films from 40 countries in a series of 90 minute programs. All films submitted, whether screened in the Festival or not, are eligible to participate in the Market, which consists of a video film library and 20 viewing stations open to sales agents, distributors and other industry representatives. The Festival has twenty competitive categories with prize money, film stock and production services valued over $70,000.00 to be awarded for first and second places in addition to a "Best of Festival" award and a "Future Filmmaker" award. All first place winners in the Live Action and Animation categories will automatically become eligible for nomination consideration by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in the short film categories.

Resources:

www.psfilmfest.org

 

 

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