Sebastopol, California (Pop. 7,379)
March 30-April 1, 2012
Rolling hills of vineyards and apple orchards dot the landscape surrounding this West Sonoma County doc-only festival that highlights films about Latino subjects. And, oh yeah, Wine Road, one of the country’s biggest coalition of wineries, is just around the corner. It’s one of the lengthiest festivals on our list, giving you multiple chances to catch a screening, in case you got distracted by a sampling of Pinot.
Thanks to Emily and POV for highlighting these small-town festivals. Readers might also like to know about the Ashland Independent Film Festival in Ashland, OR (Pop. 20,000), an historic town that the Washington Post called “a dream you’ll never want to leave.” Our annual submission deadline is mid-December and the 11th annual will be held April 12 – 16, 2012. More information available at http://www.ashlandfilm.org.
http://www.diversityinplace.org/ Vera Zambonelli
In Honolulu, we have the annual international Diversity in Place Film Festival (April, 2012, Honolulu, HI) – This year call is still open, deadline Feb 1, and we are seeking short films (under 30 minutes) in any style or genre (narrative, documentary, experimental, animated) on the theme of Urban Explorations: “stories about the existing, yet unseen places in or around the urban areas you’ve lived, visited, encountered.” An intersection between film festival and conference, DIPFF explores the potential applications of film as a format through which we can understand our relations with place and promote awareness and a critical outlook on how we experience place. For more info, www.diversityinplace.org.Â
Nancy Ghertner
A delight to travel though these towns and film festival attitudes !
As a Documentary film maker in a small regional city – Rochester, NY -
this was a great find, thanks.
Maryland’s Eastern Shore has the wonderful Chesapeake Film Festival every September. Â The festival is held in the historic town of Easton, a lovely community that is very supportive of the arts.
It is the mission of the Chesapeake Film Festival to
entertain, enrich and inspire by bringing the finest in narrative, documentary, international and short film to the Chesapeake Bay community. The films we intend to showcase
are broadly focused to illuminate both the diversity and the universality of
the human condition.
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We believe that films can affect positive change, and that
through this medium individuals and communities gain a greater understanding of
themselves and the world. We envision and produce a festival that stimulates, educates and
empowers.We are currently accepting film submissions and will continue to do so until mid-May. Â For more information, go to http://www.chesapeakefilmfestival.com or call 410-822-3500.
Ashlandmagic
We have a wonderful film festival here in Ashland, Oregon, every spring. I see the festival has already commented, but I wanted to add my own personal message. Come to our film festival; it’s absolutely a delight!
Betsy
We have always known we were the tops here in Urbana-Champaign, Illinois thanks to Roger Ebert. Come to Ebertfest!!!!
dcltexas
The Victoria Independent Film Festival in Victoria, TX. It’s going to be the festival’s first year the weekend after SXSW.
Great story makes me want to travel to all of them. Must add our Durango Independent Film Festival – http://www.durangofilm.org/ – February 29 – March 4, 2012. Lots to see in the Four Corners country if you can arrive early or stay late. Our mountains make great skiing and magnificent scenery. http://www.flydurango.com/ for flight information directly in and out of Durango – best part may be discovering our amazing engaged community.
No offense, but the Roger Ebert film fest is NOT a documentary film festival. Â He usually screens only one or two documentaries during the festival. Â It’s a great event, but not a documentary event.
BK
Don’t forget full frame!
Hardacre Film Festival
Check out the Hardacre Film Festival—Iowa’s longest-running indie film fest. Takes place in Tipton (population: 3,200) every August. Documentary-heavy selection, and plenty more. http://hardacrefilmfestival.com/
Philip
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Philip
Can anyone recommend the best festival to pitch a political corruption book for adaptation to documentary?
Katarina
The Durango Independent Film Festival is a classic filmmakers festival! As opposed to Telluride, there are no categories of filmmakers, no VIP rooms and VIP’s of the VIP’s rooms where there’s finally just a room with Winona Ryder dancing on her own. The DIFF is a friendly, fun festival where the audience can talk to filmmakers at the meet and mingles, and has become renowned for accessibility and a lack of pretentiousness that follows so many festivals. Definitely my choice, both as a visitor and filmmaker!
Toniwebb3
Rogue Film Festival – http://www.roguefilmfest.com in Grants Pass, Oregon – where Clark Gable & Carole Lombard used to vacation & fish!
Only the Young May 20, 2013 6:30 pm Chattanooga, Tennessee
Join the Chattanooga Film Society for a free screening of Only the Young, the first film in a Summer 2013 POV-themed series. For more information, call 423-266-3766.
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