Sydney Indie Film Festival 2018 Dates Announced! Submissions Open!
Sydney Indie Film Festival 2018 Dates Announced! Submissions Now Open!
We are excited to announce that the 4th annual Sydney Indie Film Festival will take place from 22nd October – 1st November 2018 at Event Cinemas George Street Festival Space.
We will also have an exclusive Pre-Festival Event on 15th of October!
Thank you Event Cinemas for supporting Independent Films!
The Sydney Indie has been voted Top 100 Film Festival worldwide at FilmFreeway since its first year.
We are so excited and grateful to be turning 4!
The festival has been created to showcase both local and international, new and creative works by emerging and established artists who are passionate about story telling via the art of film making.
We aim to share great stories with the audience. Whether you made a film with $100 or $100K budget, what will really captivate the audience is the story!
2015: 1st year of the Sydney Indie Film Festival’s events: 8 days, 62 films from 20 countries!
2016: 90 films! 13 days of events, including our very first “Outdoor Cinema Day” as part of the Gladesville Eats&Flicks massive open air Family Event!
2017: The Biggest Indie Films Show in Australia! 137 Films, 11 days, 2 locations including Event Cinemas George Street inaugural Festival Space & the newly renovated gorgeous ubber modern Woollahra Library at Double Bay!
Next: 2018!
Submit your film exclusively through FilmFreeway!
Filmfreeway is simple, fast and easy to use!
You can submit using the secure online screener system offered by FilmFreeway, which will make it easy and quick to submit to the Sydney Indie Film Festival, and many other major film festivals from around the world.
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DIVERSITY
The Sydney Indie Film Festival accepts all genres to be included in the festival program:
Drama, Comedy, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Horror, Documentaries, Animation, Student Films.
The Festival accepts entries from around the world.
All films must be in English or have subtitles in English.
DEADLINES:
17th November 2017 – SUBMISSIONS OPEN
18th December 2017 – Rise & Shine – Super Earlybird Deadline
29th January 2018 – Very Earlybird Deadline
26th February 2018 – Earlybird Deadline
26th March 2018 – Early Regular Deadline
30th April 2018 – Regular Deadline
28th May 2018 – Late Deadline
30th June 2018 – Extended Deadline
23rd July 2018 – Final Deadline
15th August 2018 – Notification Date
22nd October – 1st November 2018 – Festival’s Events
SUBMISSION FEES:
SHORT FILMS (UNDER 30 MINUTES)
18th December 2017 – Rise & Shine – Super Earlybird Deadline: US$20.00
29th January 2018 – Very Earlybird Deadline: US$25.00
26th February 2018 – Earlybird Deadline: US$28.00
26th March 2018 – Early Regular Deadline: US$30.00
30th April 2018 – Regular Deadline: US$35.00
28th May 2018 – Late Deadline: US$40.00
30th June 2018 – Extended Deadline: US$45.00
23rd July 2018 – Final Deadline: US$50.00
FEATURE FILMS (FROM 45 MINUTES)
18th December 2017 – Rise & Shine – Super Earlybird Deadline: US$35.00
29th January 2018 – Very Earlybird Deadline: US$40.00
26th February 2018 – Earlybird Deadline: US$45.00
26th March 2018 – Early Regular Deadline: US$50.00
30th April 2018 – Regular Deadline: US$55.00
28th May 2018 – Late Deadline: US$60.00
30th June 2018 – Extended Deadline: US$65.00
23rd July 2018 – Final Deadline: US$70.00
HOW TO SUBMIT:
Online Submissions accepted exclusively via FilmFreeway.
Did you miss attending the Sydney Indie Film Festival 2015, 2016, 2017?
Many of the official selections that got released by the filmmakers after the festival, are now available at the “Now Showing”” Session!
Check it out, they are available at various platforms, including YouTube, Itunes, Vimeo, and direct filmmaker’s websites:
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