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First Sunday of every month. First Sundays Comedy Film Festival  New York New York First Sundays The First Sundays Film Festival is at the heart of this revolution offering a home base for creators of short comedy films. First Sundays' mission to empower filmmakers by offering a venue for their passion, to use technology to the best of their ability, to get to the heart of the story, to make it funny, and get it on screen.
TBD Independent Exposure San Francisco California Independent Exposure Independent Exposure "premieres" in San Francisco and then travels around the world - intriguing audiences at microcinemas, festivals, and special events.  Since its inception in 1996, Independent Exposure has gained an enviable reputation as an important showcase for contemporary, progressive, artistic, and culturally relevant short films and videos. Each Independent Exposure program is thoughtfully curated to present diverse and eclectic works in a relevant and intentional context. 
TBD DeadCENTER Film Festival Oklahoma City Oklahoma DeadCENTER  
  D'Ark Night Film Festival online   D'Ark Night If you are feeling like patronizing struggling artists, taking a break from boredom, and looking up some of the best film and video shorts around, give the D'Ark Night Film Festival a look over.
  Scriptapalooza Hollywood California Scriptapalooza 10th Annual screenwriting competition.  
January 8-19, 2009 Palm Springs International Short Festival Palm Springs California Palm Springs Int'l 09 Palm Springs International Film Society strives for a world in which enlightenment, knowledge and tolerance prevail. We believe film as an art form has the power to bridge cultures and illuminates the universality of the human experience.
January 9-11, 2009 Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival Nevada City California Wild & Scenic At the festival, you’ll LEARN new ideas from a selection of inspiring environmental films with hardhitting topics including bioengineering, water issues, wilderness preservation, citizen activism, and more. You’ll EXPERIENCE the adrenalin of kayaking the wildest rivers, climbing the highest peaks, and trekking across the globe with adventure films around the world. You’ll EXPLORE the issues and movements with leading environmental activists and professionals, filmmakers, and celebrities. And you’ll CELEBRATE the natural and wild world with 9+ venues of films and workshops, children's Saturday morning cartoons, art shows, wine tastings, VIP parties, and awards ceremony.

January 10-22, February 15 & 22, March 1, 2009

Tucson Jewish Film Festival Tucson Arizona Tucson Jewish Film Fest A celebration of Jewish Film, Music and Art!
January 15-25, 2009 Sundance Film Festival Park City Utah Sundance  
February 5-22, 2009 Portland International Film Festival Portland Oregon Portland Int'l Drawing an audience of over 35,000, the Portland International Film Festival is the biggest film event in Oregon premiering over 100 international shorts and feature films to Portland audiences each February
February 13 - 22, 2009 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Missoula Montana Big Sky In 2003 founder Doug Hawes-Davis, recognized the international resurgence of documentary film and the shortage of venues for the public to have access to these films. In order to demonstrate this art form and give voice to the powerful ideas that come forth in documentary, he wanted to bring the films to Missoula, Montana.
February 25-28, 2009 Carolina Film & Video Festival Greensboro North Carolina Carolina Festival Screening features and shorts at the Carousel Cinemas and UNC-Greensboro's EUC Auditorium, the 2008 CFVF is proud to showcase some of the best films from filmmakers you'll be hearing more about in the future. Come for the free workshops, the good fun or the cheap movies!
February 25 - March 8, 2009 Cinequest San Jose Film Festival San Jose California Cinequest Cinequest Film Festival: a discovery festival of films and technology forums that was recently named the Top 10 festival in the world by the Ultimate Film Festival Survival Guide. Delivering films to fans worldwide through cutting-edge Internet technologies plus DVD—while creating new marketing and business models for the Independent.
February 25-March 1, 2009 Sedona International Film Festival & Workshop Sedona Arizona Sedona Int'l The Sedona International Film Festival & Workshop celebrates more than a decade of screenings and educational workshops. In its 11-year history, the Festival has achieved recognition as a world-class film festival. Each year, audiences and the next generation of filmmakers come together from all over the world to participate in this inspiring celebration of the power of independent film.
February 26 -March 1, 2009 International Family Film Festival Hollywood California IFFF The IFFF advocates and encourages the creation and sharing of family film and screenplay product through film exhibition, professional and children’s hands-on film camps, seminars and post-film discussions.
March 4 - 8, 2009 Durango Independent Film Festival Durango Colorado Durango Independent The Durango Independent Film Festival is committed to film literacy and being a welcoming, intimate, and unique film organization that screens global, innovative, and diverse films which connect independent filmmakers, their artistic process, and their vision to the community. 
March 13 - April 12, 2009 The Very Short Movies Festival Hollywood California VSM Festival  
March 19 - 27, 2009 Tiburon International Film Festival Tiburon California Tiburon Int'l The Tiburon International Film Festival (TIFF) is an annual event, which seeks to provide a greater understanding of the world and its many cultures through the artistic medium of film, and through the top quality films from around the world. TIFF strongly believes in its motto: "Understanding the World through Film"®
March 20-29, 2009 Green Mountain Film Festival  Montpelier Vermont Green Mountain  
March 26 - 29, 2009 Ozark Foothills FilmFest Batesville Arkansas Ozark Foothills Narrative, documentary, animated, or experimental films less than an hour in length.  Showcase films are screened in groups organized by subject.  A minimum of four showcases are scheduled during the festival, including approximately 24 short films. 
March 26-April 2, 2009 Method Fest Film Festival El Segundo California Method Fest The Method Fest takes great pride in being a discovery festival, looking to help launch the works of young fresh filmmakers and to discover breakthrough performances by young, bold new actors.
March 26-April 7, 2009 Philadelphia Film Fest Philadelphia Pennsylvania Philly Fests One of the fastest-growing film festivals in the country with nearly 70,000 attendees, earning the respect of the film industry and the notice of media.  The Festival presents as many as 300 works on film and video, ranging from star-studded studio features to daring experimental student shorts. 
April 1-5, 2009 Sonoma Valley Film Festival Sonoma California Sonoma Film Fest Come to Sonoma and immerse yourself in the year’s “Best of the best indie films" (FineLife) from around the world, carefully hand-picked to create a rich cinematic feast of pleasure, surprise, discovery and inspiration.
April 1 -5, 2009 San Francisco Women's Film Festival San Francisco California SF Women's Festival San Francisco Women’s Film Festival (SFWFF) mission is to honor, showcase, and facilitate the creation of films that are directed or co-directed by women. We pride ourselves in creating programming that brings the highest quality films to the community through various genres including documentaries, music videos, animation, and experimental works.
April 1-5, 2009 Beverly Hills Film Festival Beverly Hills California Beverly Hills The Beverly Hills Film Festival (BHFF) is an international competition dedicated to showcasing the art and talent of emerging filmmakers in the city globally recognized as home to the motion-picture industry.
April 2, 2009 Jay Sanders Film Festival Auburn Alabama Jay Sanders The Jay Sanders Film Festival is a yearly event where the finalists in the Movie Gallery Student Video Competition are judged.  
April 2-6, 2009 Ashland Independent Film Festival Ashland Oregon Ashland Film Known for "treating filmmakers like rockstars", the AIFF is commited to fostering an intimate celebration of independent film in southern Oregon.
April 2-9, 2009 Wisconsin Film Festival Madison Wisconsin WI Film Fest A four day exploration of new American independent dramatic and documentary film, world cinema, animation, experimental, restorations and revivals, in ten theaters within walking distance to the heart of Madison, Wisconin, the states' capital city.
April 3-4, 2009 Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival Cedar Rapids Iowa CRIFM In addition to screenings and awards, the festival features guest speakers and plenty of networking opportunities.
April 3-4, 2009 Louisiana Film Festival - Student Division Shreveport Louisiana Louisiana Film Festival The Louisiana Film Festival - Student Division, a co-presentation of Centenary College of Louisiana and The Robinson Film Center, is Louisiana's only film festival dedicated exclusively to showcasing the original work of K-12 students. The festival was created to provide students interested in the media arts with a forum to share their work, experience works created by fellow students, and interact with film industry professionals.
April 3-5, 2009 Faux Film Festival Portland Oregon Faux Film  
April 6, 2009 Arizona State University Art Museum Short Film and Video Festival Tempe Arizona ASU Entries are accepted throughout the year.  The festival is open to all film and video makers worldwide.
April 16 - 19, 2009 California Independent Film Festival Livermore California CA Independent Film Festival The California Independent Film Festival celebrates the art of filmmaking in Livermore one California’s oldest wine regions.
April 12-21, 2009 WorldFest Houston International Film Festival Houston Texas World Fest The mission of WorldFest is to recognize and honor outstanding creative excellence in film & video, to validate brilliant abilities and to promote cultural tourism for Houston, to develop film production in the region and to add to the rich cultural fabric of the city of Houston
April 19-25, 2009 Humboldt Film Festival Humboldt California Humbloldt Film Festival In 1967, a year known for its heavy student involvement in activism and the arts, a group of undergraduates in northern California launched the first film festival run entirely by students. This tradition continues at Humboldt State University today, with different student co-directors bringing their unique vision to the festival each year.
April 22 - 28, 2009 Independent Film Festival of Boston Boston Massachusetts IFF Boston For five straight years, the Independent Film Festival of Boston has brought trend-setting, eye-opening, cutting-edge indie films to ever-growing audiences. Now the call for submissions to our 6th annual festival has closed, but the energy and buzz are only just beginning. Trust us—you won't want to miss all that IFFBoston 2008 has in store!
April 23-25, 2009 Appalachian Film Festival Huntington West Virginia Appy Film Fest Appalachian Film Festival is designed to showcase filmmaking in Appalachia as well as provide training workshops and networks among local and national filmmakers. To showcase the film production, and to research and disseminate information requested by studios and film producers. To present our region as an amicable environment for movie and TV production.
April 23 - 30, 2009 Newport Beach Film Festival Newport Beach California Newport Beach The Newport Beach Film Festival will showcase more than 350 films from around the world, offering an ambitious and international selection of features, shorts, documentaries and animation that will compete for both Jury and Audience awards.
April 23 -30, 2009 Palm Beach International Film Festival Palm Beach Florida PB Film Fest The Palm Beach International Film Festival is committed to supporting emerging filmmakers of today and tomorrow. We strive to recognize new and original voices throughout the world and channel the excitement of film into our local schools.
April 24-26, 2009 National Film Festival for Talented Youth Seattle Washington NFFTY The National Film Festival for Talented Youth (NFFTY—pronounced “nifty”) was formed in 2007 with the goal to become the most influential youth-oriented film festival in America. The festival showcases films by filmmakers (21 and under) from across the country and hosts a number of panel discussions, workshops and other year-round filmmaking activities in Seattle, WA.
April 29 - May 3, 2009 Marfa Film Festival Marfa Texas Marfa Festival For five magical days we will screen films that transcend time with indelible images and engaging storytelling, reminding us that the art of cinema can change our lives and renew the world.
May 2009 Golden Trailer Awards Los Angeles California Golden Trailer Each year through an open competition judged by film industry notables, the Golden Trailer Awards recognize the creative people who make movie trailers, and the best examples of their unique art, in a gala award show.
May 1-3, 2009 New Strand Film Festival West Liberty Iowa New Strand

The New Strand Film Festival is a trendy location to enjoy independent films in the heartland. Our restored 1910 Vaudeville theatre is the perfect place to enter your latest film projects, and for all to enjoy your winning work.

May 1 - 3, 2009 Sprout Film Festival New York City New York Sprout We invite you to experience film and video related to the field of developmental disabilities.  People with developmental disabilities as subjects and performers remain marginalized in the media. The Sprout Film Festival aims to raise their profile by showcasing works of all genres featuring this population. 
May 1-3, 2009 The Cape Fear Independent Film Festival Wilmington North Carolina CFIFN The Cape Fear Independent Film Network is a Non-profit organization dedicated to the production, presentation and promotion of the filmic arts in Southeastern North Carolina.  cornerstone of our efforts is the Cape Fear Independent Film Festival.  It’s a three day event featuring exciting films from around the world, live music and entertainment and proves that big budgets don’t always mean better movies. 
May 9 - 16, 2009 International Wildlife Film Festival Missoula Montana Wildlife Film Festival The International Wildlife Media Center & Film Festival works to promote awareness, knowledge and understanding of wildlife, habitat, people and nature through excellence in film, television, and other media.
May 13-17, 2009 Little Rock Film Festival Little Rock Arkansas Little Rock Based in Little Rock’s downtown Historic District on the banks of the Arkansas River, the festival showcases the documentaries, features, and short films from around the World, as well as parties, special panels, and youth programs.
May 19 - 25, 2009 Delray Beach Film Festival Delray Beach Florida DBFF The third annual Delray Beach Film Festival returns this year, leaner and more exciting than ever, bringing high-quality independent short and feature-length films and documentaries, panels and workshops, concerts, screenwriter and filmmaker contests, actors, celebrities, and parties, to the picturesque village by the sea.
June 5-7, 2009 Texandance International Film Festival New Braunfels Texas Texandance Texandance...a festival who's main goal is to get film makers' creations seen, and give them the credit they deserve, and help them market their work.
July 15 - 25, 2009 Indianapolis International Film Festival Indianapolis Indiana Indy Film Fest The mission of the Indianapolis International Film Festival is to present films that inform, enlighten, and educate the community by providing a vivid reflection of the rich cultural diversity of Indianapolis and the world beyond our doors.

July 23-26, 2009

Oxford International Film Festival West Chester Ohio Oxford Films The Oxford International Film Festival (OIFF) is quickly becoming the Midwest's largest annual international film event, featuring over 100 new short and feature-length independent films from around the globe, amidst 4-days of screenings, workshops, celebrity guests, concerts, filmmaker panels, parties & receptions, an opening-night gala and closing-night awards ceremony.
September 24-27, 2009 Great Lakes Film Festival Erie Pennsylvania Great Lakes Film Among the top 100 most popular film festivals in the world, the 8th annual Great Lakes Independent Film Festival will accept submissions internationally of independently produced feature length and short length films and scripts in the genres of documentary, horror, experimental, Religious/Spiritual, animation, and all genre of music videos and Gay/Lesbian for the 2009 festival.