Film Festivals

Resources in this category:

Cannes International Film Festival
http://www.festival-cannes.org/index.php?langue=6002

"Relive 50 years of cinema's most prestigious competition thanks to the offivial database of the Cannes Film Festival. The history section recounts cinema saga from the Palace to the Croisette. 'Fifty-One Years of Awards' presents all the official awards for every section. The site's search engine gives you quick access to 22,000 people profiles, 5000 films, and 800 honours given out since 1946." The site is available in English or French.

The Directory of International Film & Video Festivals
http://www.britfilms.com/festivals/

Based in Britian and produced by the Film and Literature Department of the British Council, "this directory lists over 600 international film festivals, including television and video festivals, giving details on how and when to enter these events."

Documentary Film Festivals
http://festivals.documentaryfilms.net/

As part of the DocumentaryFilms.net website, this page primarily focuses on festivals that are exclusively documentary in nature. However, there is also an extensive alphabetical listing of links to full film festivals from around the world.

Film Festival Source
http://www.filmfestivalsource.com/

A categorized, searchable list of film festivals from around the world. You are able to search the list by title, type (animation, documentary, etc.), and country. There are nearly 600 festivals currently listed and each entry has a weblink, e-mail contact, submission deadlines, and brief description of the festival. Free submissions are accepted and you may add / modify your own film festival listings (web administrators reserve the right to refuse any submission and they are first set to 'pending approval').

The Film Festivals Server
http://www.filmfestivals.com/index.shtml

This site features coverage of current and past film festivals around the world, film reviews, and a searchable listing of all film festivals from 1995 to the present.

KIDS FIRST! Film and Video Festival
http://www.kidsfirst.org/filmfestival/

Since 2000, the KIDS FIRST! Film and Video Festival has toured to more than 75 locations and has screened over 300 titles annually for its primary audience of 2- to 18-year-olds. Among other things, this site has general information about the festival, how to host a local film club, and an archive of the film titles shown in previous years.

Movie Maker Resources: Film Festival Links
http://www.moviemaker.com/festivals/index.php

Extensive list of links to film festival homepages organized by states within the U.S.; however, the site also includes several held in Canada, around the world, and some exclusively held online.

Sundance Film Festival
http://www.sundancechannel.com/festival/?PHPSESSID=02c8273d9...

The Sundance Film Festival recognizes and awards independent films and filmmakers. This official website, part of the Sundance Channel, provides a film guide and schedule as well as videos of "Classic Festival Moments."

US Film Festivals
http://www.indiefilms.com/bag/filmfest.htm

IndieFilms is a Hollywood-based network that helps independent filmmakers find investors, grants, funds and distributors. As part of the free 'public' resources available on its site, there is an extensive list of film festivals held in the United States that are organized by state. Each listing includes the festival title, mailing address, telephone / fax numbers, e-mail contacts, and a link to the festival's website. At the bottom of the list is a link to a web form to submit a new festival listing.