Amateur Film Festivals

(1) UK Festivals. With Approx. Entry Dates and Show Dates

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Entry Date
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Show Date
Festival Title / Venue / ContactScope/Rules Summary
7 December 0423 January 05Surrey Film & Video Festival
Electric Theatre, Guildford
Surreys competition Officer, 111 Westfield Rd, Mayford, Woking, Surrey GU22 9QR
Must reside in Surrey, Hampshire, Berkshire or London SW
27 October 07South League:- ? January 08North vs South (Theme: Faith, Hope & Charity)
Entries to Mike Coad, 92 The Sackville, De La Warre Parade, Bexhill on Sea, Eact Sussex TN40 1LS. South Heat:- At Venue TBA
20Min Max.
? January 08? February 08Peter Kittel Youth Competition
at Harrow Arts Centre run by Harrow Cine & Video Society, Contact Heather Lee 020 8863 7628 or heatherlee@onetel.com
Groups: Under 16, Age 16 to 18. Must reside in Greater London, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Middlesex or Oxfordshire
15Min Max. Any Topic
Via previous year's Triangle? February 08IAC NTR Leslie Gillham & Sidney Manasseh Competition
at Quality Hotel, Roehyde Way, Hatfield, Herts 10.30am
Details: Roy Claise 01992 812520
Must reside in North Thames Region
-? MarchCEMRIAC Annual Movie Festival
at The Stuart Hotel, London Road, Derby Tickets £7.50
Contact: Alan Atkinson 01788 890726 or alanatkinsonCV23@aol.com
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-? MarchNERIAC Spring Festival
at Collingham Memorial Hall, Near Weatherby
www.neriac.co.uk/spring2005.html
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-? MarchIAC North West's "Mersey 10" Competition
Swan Movie Makers, Bebington Community/Civic Centre
Details: Susan Moore 01352 810238 or daveandsuziemoore@ukonline.co.uk
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28 January 085th April 2008Frome Five Minute Festival
at the Catholic Hall, Park Road, Frome, Somerset starting at 6 pm
Details: Phil Marshman 115 Dursley Rd, Trowbridge, Wilts. BA14 0NR
Web: www.philmar.demon.co.uk
5Min Max.
Categories:- Winner, Runner up, Animation, Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Holiday/Travelogue, Open, Youth
? February? MarchSoCo Southern Counties Annual Film & Video Competition
Details/Entry: Phil Marshman 115 Dursley Rd, Trowbridge, Wilts. BA14 0NR
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? March-Edinburgh Cine & Video Society's Pilgrim Trust Award Comp.
Contact: John Henry 0131 664 4374
c/o Edinburgh CVS, 23a Fettes Row, Edinburgh EH13 6RH
Subject is "Scotland or The Scottish"
-? March
/ 9 April
Burnley Film Festival
at Padham Town Hall
Details: Ron Challen 01282 772153
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31 January 0720-22 April 07 at Tunbridge WellsBIAFF, British International Amateur Film Festival
(Roams between Regions)
Contact Regional Organiser
May not show more than 30Min
1 May 08No ShowIAC NTR One Minute Film Competition
Details/Entry: Jim Tumbridge, Briars, 42 Ridgeway, Hutton Mount, Brentwood, Essex CM13 2LJ
1 Min. Max.
-? June 08IAC NTR June Event
at Quality Hotel, Roehyde Way, Hatfield, Herts 10.30am
Details: Roy Claise 01992 812520
Entries to: Mr K. J. Mills OBE, LACI, 35 St Marys Avenue, Northwood, Middx HA6 3AY
Must reside in North Thames Region
20Min Max.
Youth 19-25 Section, Juniors 18 and under Section, Non-IAC members can enter
IAC selects1-9 September 07UNICA, Liptovski-Mikulas, Slovakia
www.theiac.org.uk/ unica/unica2007.html Contact: david.filmsocks@virgin.net
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1 May 08Sat 6 September 08Cotswold International Film & Video Festival
at The Subsciption Rooms, George St, Stroud, Glos GL15
Lee Prescott 01453 823802 or leepres@anglovideogxy.demon.co.uk
www.cotswoldfilmfestival.co.uk
Amateurs Max 16Min, Students, Professionals
? July? SeptemberKent Film Festival
at Powell Theatre, Canterbury Christchurch College, North Holmes Rd, Canterbury
Competition Officer: Charlie Vaseley
Tel: 020 300 7822
Entry form:
www.theiac.org.uk/clubs/kent2005.html
Must reside in Kent or SE London. Youth, Junior, Student, FE Colleges, New Cat: Best film on Kentish Subject
-10 OctoberSussex Film Fest at Wivelsfield Green. Entry £3 for first, £2 for subsequent. Includes free entry ticket.-
31 May 0817-19 October 08Guernsey Lily
Contact: Mary Rouillard 01481 730351 or rouillard@cwgxy.net
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-? OctoberSERIACTIVE
at Beach Hotel Worthing, Sussex
Gwen or Alan Whippy on 01634 371570 or adgp@blueyonder.co.uk
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-28 October 07CEMRIAC Autumn Festival
Hosted by Chesterfield MM, at Dronfield Civic Hall 10am.
Details Rob Day 01902 343121
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28 September 0727 October 07The 2007 Phase 4 Fiction Film Festival
at The Dewsbury Little Theatre
Contact: Ken Wilson, 6 Honeysuckle Close, Alverthorpe, Wakefield WF2 0AF or email kw@phase4.free-online.co.uk or
Tel: 01924 379020
30Min Max.
? September10-11 November 07NERIAC Autumn Festival
at The Esplanade Hotel, Scarborough
Contact: Ivor Rose 01325 356140
30Min Max. Must reside in Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, County Durham, Cleveland, Yorkshire or Humberside
13 October 0720 November 07Enfield Challenge Shield Competition
at Jubilee Hall, 2 Parsonage Lane, Enfield 7.30pm
Entry by invitation. Forms from Sid Dawkins, 6 Widbury Gardens, Ware Herts SG12 7AT
Inter-Club film. Max. 10 Min. Unshown films
20 October24 NovemberNECA The Open/Holiday Competition
at Northumbria Video Camera Club, Stannington Village Hall, Stannington, Nr Morpeth, Northumberland
Entry forms:- www.neriac.co.uk or from Ray Henderson, 23 The Crescent, Benton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE7 7ST
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26 October 07-The Daily Telegraph / Ford Mondeo Short Film Challenge
at [Venue TBA]
Info:- http://fordfilmchallenge.telegraph.co.uk/site/
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End October 07January or February 2008IACNTR Triangle Trophy Competition
at various clubs. Final in 2008 will be held at Westcliffe Film and Video Club
Organiser: Ron Jones, 67 The Larches, Palmers Green, London N13 5QD
Three film with total time Max. 40 Min. Films to be (a) Documentary (b) Fictional Story (c) Open / any
22 September 0725 November 07IAC North Thames Region (NTR) Annual Movie Festival
at Quality Hotel, Roehyde Way, Hatfield, Herts 10.30am
Details: Roy Claise 01992 812520
Entries to: Mr K. J. Mills OBE, LACI, 35 St Marys Avenue, Northwood, Middx HA6 3AY
Must reside in North Thames Region
20Min Max.
Youth 19-25 Section, Juniors 18 and under Section, Non-IAC members can enter
-27 NovemberSERIAC Film & Video Festival
at Cranleigh Arts Centre, Cranleigh Surrey
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(2) Overseas Festivals. With Approx. Entry Dates and Show Dates

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Entry Date
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Show Date
Festival Title / Venue / ContactScope/Rules Summary
14th February 2007-Melbourne Annual International Amateur Video Festival
Run by Melbourne Movie Makers Club Inc.
www.melbournemoviemakers.org
or email: adsln6v0@tpg.com.au
Keith Head
Amateur
15 April27-28 MayCroatian Minute Movie Cup
in Pozega, Croatia
www.crominute.hr
Unlimited entries, no fee
15 September 076-13 October 07AMPS, American Motion Picture Society International Film & Video Festival
www.ampsvideo.com
Non-commercial productions, 30Min max.
15 September 076-13 October 07AMMA, The (American) Amateur Movie Makers Association Magic Moments20min Max.
30 June 07late September 07Canadian International Annual Film/Video Festival
Details www.ciaff.org
Films up to 30 Min.
01 August 07   Golden Diana Festival, Austria
Entry fee Eur 15 or $19. Details www.golden-diana.com
Films up to 20 Min. and One-Minute Movie contest
05 August 07late September 07The 40th Pol-8 International Amateur Film Festival - Polancia Zdroj, Poland
Details http://klub.chip..pl/panwacek/polancia.html
 
13 September 07 ?13 September 07 ?Newcastle (Australia) Film Festival
Entry fee US15dollars, Newcastle Video Moviemakers Inc., PO Box 759, Charlestown, NSW 2290, Australia
Details: Bob Cooke, bobcook@pacific.net.au or
Brian Lemin, brido@exemail.com.au
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15 September 075-7 October 07ARSfilm Kromeriz (Czech)
http://www.theiac.org.uk/ central/diary03a.htm #ARSFilm
www.amatfilm.cz
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15 SeptemberMid OctoberTallinn International FF, Estonia
Estonian Film Amateurs Union, 11002 Tallinn, PO Box 584, Estonia or Email:- jaak.jarvine@mail.ee
Tel: +372 6484974
www.hot.ee/eafl
Non-Professional, Student, 18 and under, Any subject, Any length
30 September 0527-29 November 05The Golden Knight IFF
at St James Cavalier Centre for Creativity in Valletta, Malta
Organised by MACC, see www.global.net.mt/macc
or email: mikgalea@global.net.mt
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Last Revised: 2 Sep 07