Short Film Festivals

Rain Dance is a Short Film festival which is dedicated to showcasing new and exciting short films in innovative platforms.

Here is how one can submit their work to the Rain Dance Festival

"HOW TO SUBMIT

Withoutabox.com is a website dedicated to film festival submissions, and is the easiest and most effective way to submit your film to festivals. Here you can enter all of your film's information online and upload digital press kits that can easily be accessed by us. Just head to our WITHOUTABOX page and follow the simple instructions to complete your entry, then send your DVD screener to the address below. It's as simple as that."

There are multiple deadlines for the Rain Dance festival

DEADLINES

- 7 May 2010 - Early Deadline

- 4 June 2010 - Late Deadline

- 18 June 2010 - Final, Withoutabox-only deadline

Founded in 1992, Rain dance was created for film makers, by film makers. They launched year round training courses attended by Guy Ritchie and many others attend industry standard courses. In 1993, the birth of Rain Dance film festival was created, it helped to establish British Short film and shed light on up and coming talent from their training programs which had remarkable success.

Takes place form the 30^th of September to 11^th of October

Best UK

Best International feature

Best UK Debut

Best UK Microbudget

Best UK short

Best International film

Sundance

Sundance began in Salt Lake City in 1978 as the US Film Festival in an effort to attract more filmmakers to Utah. It was founded by Sterling Van Wagenen, John Earle and Cirina Hampton Catania.The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in the state of Utah, in the United States. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the U.S. the festival is the premier showcase for new work from American and international independent film makers. However not all films are taken from submission, the production team must have a following before entering their short film to Sundance film festival.

London Short Film Festival

In 2003 Philip Ilson and Kate Taylor organised the first Halloween Short Film Festival, five years on the festival became the London Short Film Festival. Currently the London Short Film Festival is constantly expanding to live music, more films, and hold the festival in high quality venues.

Here are the awards

VAUXHALL AUTEUR THEORY AWARD

Darryl’s Lo-Budget Film Award

Shooting People Comedy Award

Current TV Documentary Award

East End Film Festival Award for most Gorgeous Looking Film

Time Out Award for Best London Film

Sci-Fi London Award for Best Horror Film

Club Des Femmes Award

Beat Happening Award for Best Video with Music

Under The Influence Award for Best Midnight Movie

Wallflower Press Award for Best Experimental Film

There are also no spesific categories to enter your work into the London Short Film Festival.