Named again in 2010 as one of the “25 Festivals Worth the Entry Fee,” by MovieMaker Magazine, the 5th annual DALLAS International Film Festival will be held March 31 to April 10, 2011. In the last four years, the festival has featured the finest in U.S. and international cinema including some 475 films representing over 50 countries in total with over $260,000 in awards presented.
Submissions for the 2011 Festival will open in July 2010.
2011 Festival Submission Deadlines are as follows (*all dates are POSTMARK deadlines):
Early: Friday, October 29, 2010
Regular: Friday, December 3, 2010
Late: Friday, December 17, 2010
Competitions include:
Narrative Feature Competition
Documentary Feature Competition
Texas Feature Competition
Environmental Visions Competition (Environmental issue based feature documentaries)
Shorts Competition
Student Shorts Competition
Animation Shorts Competition
Other film categories featured at the festival are:
World Cinema
International Spotlight
Premiere Series
Deep Ellum Sounds (Music Documentaries)
Mavericks
Midnight Specials
Family Friendly
Currently, the following cash prizes are up for grabs:
Target Filmmaker Award to the winner of the Narrative Feature Competition – $25,000
Target Filmmaker Award to the winner of the Documentary Feature Competition – $25,000
MPS Studios Texas Filmmaker Award to the winner of the Texas Feature Competition- $20,000 in cash, goods and services
Check back often as prizes for other competitions may be added at a later date.
Frequently Asked Questions:
Feature film submissions must be a minimum running time of 60 minutes.
Short film submissions may have a maximum running time of 25 minutes.
All submissions must be submitted on DVD only. PAL is accepted, but must be labeled as such.
All DVD submissions must be labeled with film title and running time.
Selected films must not have had major theatrical release or US broadcast airing prior to the festival.
Selected films must not have had DVD sales on the internet prior to the festival.
In order for feature films to be considered for the competition, we require at least a Dallas/Fort Worth Premiere.
Press kits are requested only upon acceptance into Festival.
For more information please contact submissions@dallasfilm.org.
