7th January 2017 | Closing date for THE ROB KNOX FESTIVAL - Bexley, London. Festival screenings 7th June 2017. Details here. |
12th Jan 2017 | Closing date for PENNY CUP Festival will be 1st March 2017. More information in the Nov-Dec SOCO newsletter. |
25th January 2017 | Copy deadline for March/April issue of Film & Video Maker. |
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. |
1st February 2017 | Final closing date for THE IAC PETER COLES INTERNATIONAL AV COMPETITION Festival will be 11th & 12th March 2017 at Capel Curig. Full details and entry forms from www.nwawavg.org.uk or mewaine@chasingthelight.co.uk. |
5th February 2017 | Late closing date for THE ROB KNOX FESTIVAL - Bexley, London. Fesival screenings 7th June 2017. Details here. |
6th Feb 2017 | Closing date for FROME 5 MINUTE FESTIVAL Festival will be 1st April 2017. More information here. |
15th February 2017 | Closing date for THE FESTIVAL OF NATIONS - Lenzing, Austria. Screenings 2-8th June 2017. Full details here. |
18th Feb 2017 | Closing date for BURNLEY FILM FESTIVAL Festival will be 19th March 2017. |
20th Feb 2017 | Closing date for SENFTENBERG INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Films up to 20 minutes long on the theme 'Passion'. Screening will be on 24th to 26th March. Details here. |
20-26 Feb 2017 | ZOOM festival in Poland. Closing date was 30th September 2016. Films made in 2015-6, less than 60 minutes, no fee. Details here. |
23rd February 2017 | Closing date for THE PILGRIM TRUST AWARD - films from anywhere but about Scotland. Screenings on 23rd March. Details here. |
28th February 2017 | Late closing date for THE BOX FILM FESTIVAL Newbury. Screenings on 7th May. Details here. |
1st March 2017 | THE PENNY CUP FESTIVAL of films up to 15mins. More information in the Nov-Dec SOCO newsletter. |
3rd March 2017 | Early bird closing date for DOCUTAH - international documentary festival. Screenings 4th - 9th September. Details here. |
5th March 2017 | CEMRIAC TRAINING SEMINAR at Perdiswell Centre, Worcester. |
11th Mar 2017 | Closing date for THE CEMRIAC SPRING MOVIE FESTIVAL The event is on 9th April. Details on www.cemriac.org.uk/mfestAGM.html |
11-12 March 2017 | 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 2017 | Closing date for INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF AUDIOVISUAL CREATIVITY. Screenings 3rd June. More information. |
18th March 2017 | Closing date for WORCESTERSHIRE AV GROUP 21st Annual AV Day at Perdiswell Young Peoples Leisure Club, Worcester. Festival on 2nd April. More details of the day and booking form on their web page |
18-26 March 2017 | FIFAL WILDLIFE FESTIVAL. More information on the Website. |
19th March 2017 | BURNLEY FILM FESTIVAL At the Burnley Youth Theatre 1.30 - 5.30 p.m. |
20th March 2017 | Closing date for MERSEY TEN FESTIVAL. Screenings 8th April. More information. |
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. |
24-26 March 2017 | SENFTENBERG INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL in Senftenberg, Germany. The closing date was 15th February. Details here. |
25th March 2017 | Copy deadline for May/June issue of Film & Video Maker. |
1st April 2017 | FROME 5 MINUTE FESTIVAL At the Catholic Hall, Park Road, Frome, Somerset BA11 1EU starting at 5pm sharp. More information here. |
1st April 2017 | Closing date for FILMSHARING - low/no budget film festival. Screenings Spring and Summer 2017. Details here. |
2nd April 2017 | WORCESTERSHIRE AV GROUP 21st Annual AV Day at Perdiswell Young Peoples Leisure Club, Worcester. More details of the day and booking form on their web page |
8th April 2017 | SERIAC FILM FESTIVAL at the Oast Theatre Tonbridge. |
8th April 2017 | MERSEY TEN FESTIVAL hosted by Southport Club St. James Church hall Lulworth Road, PR8 2BQ. |
9th April 2017 | CEMRIAC SPRING FESTIVAL & AGM at The Grange Banqueting Suite, 457 Burton Road, Littleover, Derby DE23 6XX. Guest speaker: David Peffer. Details on www.cemriac.org.uk/mfestAGM.html |
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. |
1st May 2017 | Closing date for ORNITHOLOGICAL and wildlife film festival. Screenings 27th Oct - 1st November. Details here. |
7th May 2017 | BOX FILM FESTIVAL Deadline was 31st January. More information here. |
7th May 2017 | NERIAC AGM - at the Cairn Hotel, Harrogate. Details and papers on the NERIAC website. |
15th May 2017 | Closing date for WEST-EAST Festival Neighbours to Friends. Screenings 30th June - 2nd July 2017. Details here. |
25th May 2017 | Copy deadline for July/August issue of Film & Video Maker. |
26th 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. |
26th May 2017 | Final closing date for DOCUTAH - international documentary festival. Screenings 4th - 9th September. Details here. |
31st May 2017 | Closing date for CROATIAN MINUTE MOVIE FESTIVAL - in Požega, Croatia. Festival will be in 7th - 10th September. Full details here. |
2-8th June 2017 | THE FESTIVAL OF NATIONS - Lenzing, Austria. Closing date was 15th February. Full details here. |
3rd June 2017 | INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF AUDIOVISUAL CREATIVITY - Cannes. Closing date was 15th March. Details here. |
7th June 2017 | THE ROB KNOX FESTIVAL - Bexley, London. Details here. |
30th Jun-2nd July 2017 | WEST-EAST Festival Neighbours to Friends. Details here. |
24th July 2017 | Closing date for Kent Film Festival. Details and entry forms from www.kentfilmfestival.comFestival will be in September. Date tbc. |
25th July 2017 | Copy deadline for September/October issue of Film & Video Maker. |
29th July 2017 | Closing date for SoCo Dolphin, Baby Dolphin and Top of the Clubs Competitions. Details and entry forms from iacsoco.webs.com |
1st August 2017 | Closing date for Youki International Youth Festival. Details and entry forms from www.youki.at. Festival will be on 21st - 25th November. |
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. Details |
30th August 2017 | Closing date for SoCo Regional Competition. Details and entry form from iacsoco.webs.com |
1st Sep 2017 | Closing date for EAFA MASH-UP - Film Making Competition. Details here. |
4th-9th Sep 2017 | DOCUTAH - international documentary festival. Details here. |
7th-10th Sep 2017 | CROATIAN MINUTE MOVIE FESTIVAL Details here. |
12th-16th Sep 2017 | FOUR RIVERS - youth festival in Croatia. Details here. |
19-24 Sep 2017 | ENCOUNTERS - International Short Film and Animation festival. Details here. |
23rd Sep 2017 | KENT FILM FESTIVAL - at Canterbury Christ Church University, North Holmes Road, Kent. CT1 1QU. Details here. |
25th Sep 2017 | Copy deadline for November/December issue of Film & Video Maker. |
30th Sep 2017 | Closing date for THE GOLDEN KNIGHT - Malta international festival. Screenings 24th - 25th November. Details here. |
30th Sep 2017 | Closing date for Teign Cup Competition. Details and entry form from ivan.andrews@sky.com |
2nd Oct 2017 | Closing date for Tallinn International Festival More details. |
6th Oct 2017 | Closing date for Australian Widescreen Festival More details. |
8th Oct 2017 | Sussex Film Festival Wivelsfield Village Hall, Eastern Road, Wivelsfield Green, RH17 7QG Email: sussexff@gmail.com |
14th Oct 2017 | SoCo Regional Awards Show At Centenary Club, 21 Jubilee Close, Weymouth. Dorset commencing at 2.00 pm |
19-22nd Oct 2017 | IAC Autumn Convention and AGM hosted by SERIAC at Sittingbourne. |
21st Oct 2017 | 42nd Teign Cup Competition At Bitton House, Teignmouth TQ14 9DF commencing at 2.00 pm. Admission Ł4 incl refreshments. |
27Oct-1Nov | ORNITHOLOGICAL and wildlife film festival. Details here. |
4th Nov 2017 | Tallinn International Festival in Tallinn, Estonia. More details. |
11th Nov 2017 | NORTH WEST FESTIVAL and AGM 10am to 5pm Chads Theatre, Mellor Road, Cheadle Hulme SK8 5AU. Email for more information. |
19th Nov 2017 | CEMRIAC Autumn Festival Inter-Clubs Competition and 60 Second Competition. More information soon here. |
21-25 Nov 2017 | Youki International Youth Festival. in Austria, More information from www.youki.at. |
24-25 Nov 2017 | THE GOLDEN KNIGHT - Malta International Film Festival. Details here. |
25th Nov 2017 | Copy deadline for January/February 2018 issue of Film & Video Maker. |
27Nov-4Dec17 | THE GRAND OFF Film Festival. Details here. |
7th Dec 2017 | Closing date for To Love a Man Festival More details. |
21st Dec 2017 | Early closing date for BIAFF (THE BRITISH INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR FILM FESTIVAL) Late closing date is 31st January 2018. Festival will be 12th-15th April 2018. See www.biaff.org.uk. |
25th-27th Jan 2018 | TO LOVE A MAN FESTIVAL In Oswiecim (Auschwitz), Poland. More information here. |
31st Jan 2018 | Final closing date for BIAFF (THE BRITISH INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR FILM FESTIVAL) Festival will be 12th-15th April 2018. See www.biaff.org.uk. |
3rd Feb 2018 | Closing date for FROME 5 MINUTE FESTIVAL Festival will be 24th March 2018. More information here. |
24th March 2018 | FROME 5 MINUTE FESTIVAL At the Catholic Hall, Park Road, Frome, Somerset BA11 1EU starting at 5pm sharp. More information here. |
12-15th Apr 2018 | BIAFF - BRITISH INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR FILM FESTIVAL - Harrogate, North Yorkshire. Hosted by IAC Council. See www.biaff.org.uk. |