16th January 2016 | Closing date for WEST-EAST FILM FESTIVAL NEIGHBOURS WITH FRIENDS - Berlin The theme of the festival is 'Neighbours' and its aim is to create support and understanding between different cultures and countries. Details here. |
16th January 2016 | Late closing date for THE ROB KNOX FESTIVAL - Bexley, London. Festival screenings 30 May to 8th June 2016. Details here. |
25th January 2016 | Copy deadline for March/April issue of Film & Video Maker. |
28-30th January 2016 | TO LOVE A MAN - Oswiecim (Auschwitz) Poland. Closing date was 14th December 2016. Details here. |
29th January 2016 | Extended closing date for THE ROB KNOX FESTIVAL - Bexley, London. Fesival screenings 30 May to 8th June 2016. Details here. |
30th January 2016 | EUREGIONAL YOUTH FILM FESTIVAL - Genk, Belgium. Closing
date was ?25th December 2016. Details
here. |
30th January 2016 | Final closing date for THE PENNY CUP (WEYMOUTH) Amateur films by individuals or clubs up to 16 minutes long. £5 entry fee. This year a cash prize. For Further Information: Tel: 01305 780150 E-mail: annevincentvsw@fsmail.net The festival screenings are on 9th March. |
31st January 2016 | Closing date for BIAF - BRITISH INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR FILM COMPETITION See here for details of how to enter. The Festival is on 14th - 17th April in Harrogate. |
31st January 2016 | Closing date for SERIAC Film festival 2016. Details to follow. Festival will be on 9th April 2016. |
31st January 2016 | Regular closing date for THE BOX FILM FESTIVAL Newbury. Late closing date is 29th February 2016. Screenings on 21st May. Details here. |
1st February 2016 | Final closing date for THE IAC PETER COLES INTERNATIONAL AV COMPETITION Festival will be 12th & 13th March 2016 at Capel Curig. Full details and entry forms from www.nwawavg.org.uk or mewaine@chasingthelight.co.uk. |
1st February 2016 | Closing date for THE FESTIVAL OF NATIONS - Lenzing, Austria. Screenings 13-19th May 2016. Full details here. |
7th February 2016 | CEMRIAC TRAINING SEMINAR at Perdisell Centre, Worcester. |
8th February 2016 | Closing date for THE FROME FIVE MINUTE FESTIVAL - screenings on 2nd April. Details here. |
16-21st Feb 2016 | ZOOM festival in Poland. Closing date was 30th September 2015. Films made in 2014-5, less than 60 minutes, no fee. Details here. |
27th Feb 2016 | Closing date for THE CEMRIAC SPRING MOVIE FESTIVAL The event is on 20th March. Details on www.cemriac.org.uk/mfestAGM.html |
29th February 2016 | Late closing date for THE BOX FILM FESTIVAL Newbury. Screenings on 21st May. Details here. |
9th March 2016 | THE PENNY CUP (WEYMOUTH) Amateur films by individuals or clubs up to 16 minutes long. For Further Information: Tel: 01305 780150 E-mail: annevincentvsw@fsmail.net Closing date was 30th January |
10th March 2016 | Closing date for THE PILGRIM TRUST AWARD - films from anywhere but about Scotland. Screenings on 7th April. Details here. |
12th March 2016 | BURNLEY FILM FESTIVAL This will be the 40th festival, a special event. Details from Ron Harrison. |
12th-15th March 2016 | THE IAC PETER COLES INTERNATIONAL AV COMPETITION at The Community Centre, Capel Curig, North Wales. Closing date was 1st February. Full details from www.nwawavg.org.uk or mewaine@chasingthelight.co.uk. |
15th March 2016 | Closing date for THE FESTIVAL OF CREATIVITY - videos and A-V sequences up to 12mins with French dialogue or subtitles. Screenings on 4th June. Details here. |
18-19th March 2016 | WEST EAST FILM FESTIVAL NEIGHBOURS WITH FRIENDS in Berlin. Closing date was 16th January 2016. Details here. |
20th March 2016 | CEMRIAC SPRING FESTIVAL & AGM at The Grange Banqueting Suite, 457 Burton Road, Littleover, Derby DE23 6XX. Guest speaker: Geoff Harmer. Details on www.cemriac.org.uk/mfestAGM.html |
21st March 2016 | Closing date for THE EUROFILMERS - FORUM NORD The Forum Nord screening will be on 23rd April. Details here. |
24-26th March 2016 | UNCIPAR - Villa
Gessell, Argentina. Closing date was 17th December 2015. Details
here. |
25th March 2016 | Copy deadline for May/June issue of Film & Video Maker. |
31st March 2016 | Closing date for SENFTENBERG INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Films up to 20 minutes long on the theme 'Experience Germany'. Screening will be on 22nd to 24th April. Details here. |
1st April 2016 | Closing date for THE CROATIAN MINUTE MOVIE FESTIVAL - in Pozega, Croatia. Festival is 25-29th May. Full details here. |
2nd April 2016 | THE FROME FIVE MINUTE FESTIVAL -
screenings at the Catholic Hall, Park Road, Frome, Somerset, BA11
1EU starting at 5 pm. Please note this is a new start time.
Closing date was 8th February. Details
here. |
7th April 2016 | THE PILGRIM TRUST AWARD - films from anywhere but about Scotland. Screenings and awards at the Edinburgh Cine & Video Society clubrooms, 23a Fettes Row, Edinburgh. The closing date was 10th March. |
9th April 2016 | SERIAC FILM FESTIVAL Save the date - details to follow. Closing date was 31st January 2016. |
10th April 2016 | WORCESTERSHIRE AV GROUP 20th Annual AV Day at Perdiswell Young Peoples Leisure Club, Worcester. More details of the day and booking form on our web page |
15-17th April 2016 | BIAFF - BRITISH INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR FILM FESTIVAL
- at the Cairn Hotel, Harrogate. Hosted by NERIAC. |
17th April 2016 | NERIAC AGM - this will be held at the end of the BIAFF event at the Cairn Hotel, Harrogate. Details and papers on the NERIAC website. |
22 - 24th April 2016 | SENFTENBERG INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL in Senftenberg, Germany. The closing date was 31st March. Details here. |
23rd April 2016 | THE EUROFILMERS - FORUM NORD in Ammersebrk near Hamburg. The closing date was 21st March. Details here. |
13-19th May 2016 | THE FESTIVAL OF NATIONS - Lenzing, Austria. Closing date was 1st February. Full details here. |
21st May 2016 | THE BOX FILM FESTIVAL Newbury. Early closing date was 31 October 2015, regular 31st January 2016 and late 29th February 2016. Details here. |
25th May 2016 | Copy deadline for July/August issue of Film & Video Maker. |
25-29th May 2016 | THE CROATIAN MINUTE MOVIE FESTIVAL - in Pozega, Croatia. Closing date was 1st April. Full details here. |
30 May - 8 June 2016 | THE ROB KNOX FESTIVAL - Bexley, London. Festival.
Extended closing date was 29th January 2016. Details
here. |
1st June 2016 | Closing date for Four Rivers Film Festival Enter on-line for free. Festival 6th-10th Sep in Karlovac Croatia. Details here. |
4th June 2016 | FESTIVAL OF CREATIVITY, CANNES. The Festival will award creative and original videos and A-V sequences. Deadline was 15th March. Details here. |
15th June 2016 | Closing date for One Take Film Festival Films made after 1st Jan 2014. Any length. No fee. Must be one continuous take. Details here. |
25th July 2016 | Copy deadline for September/October issue of Film & Video Maker. |
15th July 2016 | Closing date for Kent Film Festival Now accepting entries on USB sticks as well as discs. Details here. |
5th Aug 2016 | Closing date for SUSSEX FILM FESTIVAL Entry form will soon be available on the SERIAC web site and in the May issue of SERIAC News. Jonathan Wilde is the new Competition Officer. Contact the organisers at sussexff@gmail.com. |
15th August 2016 | Closing date for Entries for the 2016 NERIAC AUTUMN FESTIVAL at the Esplanade Hotel, Scarborough. Chairman's Challenge theme: Water. Films up to 30 minutes long. Send entries to the NERIAC Secretary Derek Mathieson. Event is on 8-9th October. |
19-26th August 2016 | UNICA in SUCEAVA, ROMANIA. World association of non-professional film makers meets for a week of international film competition, sight-seeing and friendship. Note Friday to Friday this year. |
6th-10th Sep 2016 | FOUR RIVERS FESTIVAL In Karlovac Croatia. Closing date was 1st June. Details here Details here. |
12th September 2016 | Closing date for TALLIN INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF NON_COMMERCIAL FILM MAKERS. Details here. Screenings 22nd October. |
7th September 2016 | Closing date for THE NEWCASTLE (Australia) INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL. Details here. Screenings 19th October. |
15th September 2016 | Closing date for THE WALSER FILM DAYS - any theme, up to 30 minutes - details here. Festival 27th - 30th October |
16th September 2016 | Probable closing date for
AMPS - the American Motion Picture Society festival Films up to 60 minutes long. Entry fee $20 first entry, $10 for subsequent entries. Details here. |
25th September 2016 | Copy deadline for November/December issue of Film & Video Maker. |
24th Sep 2016 | 2016 KENT FILM FESTIVAL Details Kent Film Festival website. |
8th - 9th Oct 2016 | NERIAC AUTUMN FESTIVAL at the Esplanade Hotel, Belmont Road, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO11 2AA. Guest speaker Liam Sanderson. Chairman's Challenge theme: Water. More information and booking form here. |
9th Oct 2016 | SUSSEX FILM FESTIVAL - at Wivelsfield Village Hall. Doors open 2.30pm for a 3.00pm start. Closing date was 5th August. Contact the organisers at sussexff@gmail.com. |
15th Oct 2016 | HOME MOVIE DAY - an opportunity for to see and share your own home movies with an audience. Details here. |
15th Oct 2016 | Closing date for
North v South Competition More information and entry forms here. |
15th Oct 2016 | Closing date for
Pssst! Silent Film Festival (Croatia) More information here. Festival in Zagreb, Croatia 10th-12th November. |
19th Oct 2016 | THE NEWCASTLE (Australia) INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL. Details here. Closing date was 7th September. |
21st-23rd Oct 2016 | ONE TAKE FILM FESTIVAL. Details here. Closing date was 15th June. |
20th- 23rd Oct 2016 | IAC Autumn Convention and AGM hosted by NORTH THAMES Region at Maids Head Hotel, Norwich, NR3 1LB. |
22nd Oct 2016 | Closing date for
IAC North West Festival Event will be at Chads Theatre, Mellor Road, Cheadle Hulme SK8 5AU on 12th November. |
22nd Oct 2016 | TALLIN INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF NON_COMMERCIAL FILM MAKERS. Details here. Closing date was 12th September. |
27th - 30th Oct 2016 | THE WALSER FILM DAYS - any theme, up to 30 minutes - details here.Closing daye was 15th September. |
1st Nov 2016 | Closing date for
CEMRIAC Autumn Festival Inter-Clubs Competition and 60 Second Competition. More information and entry forms here. |
10-12th Nov 2016 | PSSST! Silent Film Festival in Zagreb, Croatia. More information here. Closing date for entries was 15th October 2016. |
12th Nov 2016 | IAC North West Festival Judge & Guest Speaker Jill Lampert. Chads Theatre, Mellor Road, Cheadle Hulme SK8 5AU. |
15th Nov 2016 | Closing date for SENIORFORUM Festival in Kromeriz, Czech Republic. Screenings 2nd-4th December. For details click here. |
25th Nov 2016 | Copy deadline for January/February 2017 issue of Film & Video Maker. |
2nd-4th Dec 2016 | SENIORFORUM Festival in Kromeriz, Czech Republic. Closing date was 15th November. For details click here. |
21st Dec 2016 | Early closing date for BIAFF (THE BRITISH INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR FILM FESTIVAL) Late closing date is 31st January 2017. Festival will be 21st-23rd April 2017. |
12th Jan 2017 | Closing date for PENNY CUP Festival will be 1st March 2017. More information in the Nov-Dec SOCO newsletter. |
31st Jan 2017 | Closing date for BIAFF (THE BRITISH INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR FILM FESTIVAL) Festival will be 21st-23rd April 2017. More information here |
31st Jan 2017 | Closing date for BOX FILM FESTIVAL Festival will be on 7th May 2017. More information here |
31st Jan 2017 | Closing date for SERIAC FILM FESTIVAL The actual festival will be on 8th April 2017. Download entry form here. |
6th Feb 2017 | Closing date for FROME 5 MINUTE FESTIVAL Festival will be 1st April 2017. More information here. |
18th Feb 2017 | Closing date for BURNLEY FILM FESTIVAL Festival will be 19th March 2017. |
23rd February 2017 | Closing date for THE PILGRIM TRUST AWARD - films from anywhere but about Scotland. Screenings on 23rd March. Details here. |
1st March 2017 | THE PENNY CUP FESTIVAL of films up to 15mins. More information in the Nov-Dec SOCO newsletter. |
5th March 2017 | CEMRIAC TRAINING SEMINAR at Perdiswell Centre, Worcester. |
19th March 2017 | BURNLEY FILM FESTIVAL At the Burnley Youth Theatre 1.30 - 5.30 p.m. |
23rd March 2017 | THE PILGRIM TRUST AWARD - films from anywhere but about Scotland. Screenings and awards at the Edinburgh Cine & Video Society clubrooms, 23a Fettes Row, Edinburgh. The closing date was 23rd February. |
1st April 2017 | FROME 5 MINUTE FESTIVAL At the Catholic Hall, Park Road, Frome, Somerset BA11 1EU starting at 5pm sharp. More information here. |
8th April 2017 | SERIAC FILM FESTIVAL at the Oast Theatre Tonbridge. |
21-23rd April 2017 | BIAFF - BRITISH INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR FILM FESTIVAL
- Market Harborough, Leicestershire. Hosted by CEMRIAC. |
29th April 2017 | SOUTHPORT INTERCLUB COMPETITION. 2pm start Inc. Refreshments. Contact Hon.Sec: Michael Alley by email. |
? May 2017 | BOLTON MOVIE MAKERS MOVIE CHALLENGE
Open to all IAC Affiliated Clubs in the IAC NW Region: Further details from:
Paul Ashlin by email
or www.boltonmoviemakers.org.uk. |
7th May 2017 | BOX FILM FESTIVAL Deadline was 31st January. More information here. |
5-12th August 2017 | UNICA in DORTMUND, Germany. The world association of non-professional film makers meets for a week of international film competition, sight-seeing and friendship. |
19-22nd Oct 2017 | IAC Autumn Convention and AGM hosted by SERIAC at Sittingbourne. |
12-15th Apr 2018 | BIAFF - BRITISH INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR FILM FESTIVAL - Harrogate, Noth Yorkshire. Hosted by IAC Council. |