Festival submissions Cont.

Animation Block Party - Animation block party claims to be the "premiere" animation festival on the East coast. It is a festival dedicated to animation and they accept independent, student, and professional animations. I think it would be great to get my film into this festival because A) it is cheap, B) it would be a great networking opportunity, especially because I want to stay on the East coast. The late deadline is June 2nd so I could still get into this years, but I am not sure if I want to.

Dam Short Film Festival - Dam Short Film Festival is located in Boulder City, Nevada. I wanted to get a festival outside of the East coast region, plus this one focuses on short films. All submissions have to be under 40 minutes and since mine is under 2 minutes I think shorts blocks are the way to go. The festival isn't until February 2015 so I still have plenty of time to submit.

Love your Shorts - Love Your Shorts is another shorts festival. This one is located in Florida so It would not be unheard of to travel to the festival. These guys only accept films 30 minutes or less which is good. having looked at their previous animation selections, it looks like they pick a variety of mediums for their selection and some of their picks for 2d seem to be about the same quality as my film.

Asheville Cinema Fest - Asheville Cinema Fest is a selection primarily to spread my work around North Carolina. I'd prefer to stay in-state for a little while after school so any publicity I can get here is beneficial. They don't look like they're super focused on animation but their fee is only $25 which isn't too expensive although if push comes to shove this will be one of the first festivals to go.

Utopia Film Festival - "The Utopia Film Festival searches for and presents films that explore utopian visions in a multitude of forms: cultural, social, political, and environmental to name but a few. From its inception, Utopia has sought quality independent films which reflect the utopian spirit of better living through film: works that entertain, enlighten, and address such themes as community building, cultural diversity, social and economic concerns, and environmental issues. The Utopia Film Festival is also a dedicated supporter of locally produced films and films that focus on local subjects. In addition to these two primary thematic programs, the festival also has several other specialty programs that include experimental films, animated films for the young, and films to celebrate the Halloween season. " Although this festival is primarily about utopian visions I think my film has a strong chance to get into the animated films for kids section. I think the theme/message of my films is one of personal inspiration that might go well with kids.

Savannah Film Festival - although this festival was not on my graph thing, it is one I am strongly considering submitting to. They have a policy that animations are allowed to have the entry fee waived if entered by April 1st, obviously I missed that this year but I can submit next year for that one. If they are that welcoming to animations I feel as though its a good place to submit too. It's fairly close to home so I could travel to it potentially. I also heard great things about it from some of the Visions guests.

Cucalorus - Cucalorus is a given. Since It is hosted right here in Wilmington it would be a great way to network and potentially be able to stay in town for awhile. after seeing some of the animations last year I feel like mine could be snuck in there somewhere especially with its shorter run time.