25th Annual Florida Film Festival Announces Call For Entries and Online Submissions

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Orlando, FL – (August 17, 2015) – Entries are officially being accepted for the 25th Annual Florida Film Festival sponsored by Full Sail University, April 8-17, 2016. Qualified filmmakers can submit their entries through Florida Film Festival’s online entry form on  FloridaFilmFestival.com or through Withoutabox.com.

 

Competition categories include short films (both narrative and animation), documentary films (both short and feature length), narrative features, and international films (both short and feature length). Awards are determined by a jury of film professionals and by audience ballot.

 

Deadlines to submit are:

 

SHORTS DEADLINES

Early: October 23, 2015
Late: November 20, 2015

 

FEATURES DEADLINES

Early: November 13, 2015
Late: December 11, 2015

 

The Florida Film Festival is accredited as a qualifying festival for the Oscars® in the Live Action Short and Animated Short film categories. The winner of the Grand Jury Award in each of these categories will automatically qualify to enter the following year’s Academy Awards®.

 

For additional questions, please visit FloridaFilmFestival.com, contact the Florida Film Festival’s programming department by calling (407)629-1088×326, emailing entries@enzian.org, or sending U.S. mail to Florida Film Festival, 1300 South Orlando Avenue, Maitland, FL 32751

 

2016 FLORIDA FILM FESTIVAL

Now in its 25th year, the Florida Film Festival is an Oscar®-qualifying festival, premiering the best in current, independent, and international cinema. Through ten days of 170+ films and first-class  events, film lovers mingle with filmmakers and celebrities over hand-crafted cocktails and a locally-sourced menu.

 

“[We] had a great time at the festival. We’ve been to a few festivals with the film, and Florida is one of our favorites!” – Academy Award® winner Ron Judkins, FINDING NEIGHBORS

 

“Congrats on a fantastic festival. I loved being there. Have never seen a finer venue than Enzian.” – Andrew Goldman, THE DESK

 

“We had such a phenomenal time at the festival and it really exceeded our expectations in every way. The staff, the screening experience, the A/V, the audiences – everything was exceptional.” – Dan Berk & Robert Olsen, BODY

 

“Besides the amazing hospitality, I must say, the films were strong – steady, uncompromising programming. Way to go! Orlando is a power house.” – Udy Epstein, FFF 2015 Juror

 

Enzian

Since 1992, Enzian has been the proud host of the Florida Film Festival. As part of its mission to entertain, inspire, educate, and connect the community through film, Enzian presents innovative and original cinematic programming not just during the Festival, but all year long. As a 501(c)(3) non-profit, community-supported arts organization for which ticket revenue accounts for only 25% of its operating budget, Enzian owes its existence to the generosity of fans of film, food, and fun–like you. Enzian.org

 

Full Sail University:

Full Sail University is an award-winning educational leader for those pursuing careers in the entertainment and media industry. Founded in 1979, Full Sail has been recognized as one of the 2015 “Top 25 Graduate & Undergraduate Schools to Study Game Design” by The Princeton Review, one of the Best Music Programs by Rolling Stone Magazine, and one of the Best Film Programs by UNleashed Magazine. Full Sail was named the 2014 “School/College of the Year” by the Florida Association of Postsecondary Schools and Colleges, received the “21st Century Best Practices in Distance Learning Award” from the United States Distance Learning Association, and was recognized as one of the Top 100 Social Media Colleges by Studentadvisor.com.

 

Full Sail University is a Graduate and Undergraduate degree-granting institution offering on- campus and online degree programs in areas related to Art & Design, Business, Film & Television, Games, Media & Communications, Music & Recording, and Web & Technology. Full Sail graduate credits include work on OSCAR®, Emmy®, GRAMMY®, ADDY®, MTV Video Music Award, and Video Game Award nominated and winning projects.

 

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