Australian International Experimental Film Festival 2013
Deadline: 18th February 2013

The Australian International Experimental Film Festival is calling for entries for its fourth annual event due to screen in the last weekend in April 2013.

The time has come again to call for entries to the Australian International Experimental Film Festival. We are gearing up for another amazing collection of works to view and are eager to announce that A.I.E.F.F. is now open to receive experimental film and video submissions for consideration of inclusion in its 2013 festival programme. We are aware not everyone on our mailing list is a film/video maker but are keen to get the word out as far as possible so please pass our call onto anyone who may want to know.

As with previous years there is no restriction on production date and works on 16mm and both 8mm formats and expanded cinema are eagerly encouraged.

Guidelines and information for submitting works can be found on our website, http://www.aieff.org/, and online entry forms can be filled out and submitted at the following page: http://www.aieff.org/entryform.php. Please make sure you read the guidelines regarding formats accepted for both previewing and screening before sending in your work.

We are looking forward to receiving exciting work, be it video, film or expanded cinema, so if you have something you think we should see or know someone who may be interested in submitting we will be keen to receive it.

Closing date for submissions is 18th February 2013 (postmarked)

Regulations for entry are available at www.aieff.org/regulations.html

Online entry forms can be completed at www.aieff.org/entryform.php

For further details or to gain extra contact information for A.I.E.F.F. visit www.aieff.org

San Francisco Cinematheque announces
Crossroads 2013
April 5–7, 2013
at San Francisco’s Victoria Theater
Call For Entries
Deadline: January 30th, 2013

San Francisco Cinematheque seeks submissions of recent films and videos for Crossroads 2013, the fourth manifestation of our annual film festival. Occurring the first weekend in April, 2013 at San Francisco's Victoria Theatre, Crossroads 2013 will showcase new film/video works by emerging and established filmmakers, including performance and works of “live cinema.” Cinematheque seeks submissions of compelling non-commercial, artist-made work of all genres and durations.

Entry Guidelines
— Submitted works must have been completed after January 1, 2011.
— Include one submission form with each entry.
— Submissions are accepted on DVD and in the form of streaming online video. See entry form or online submission form for details.
— Please include a pre-paid, self-addressed package with your submission if you would like items to be returned.
— Entry fee: $10 for each individual film (postmarked by Dec. 31, 2012); $15 for each individual film (postmarked by Jan. 30, 2013). Entry fee is waived for Cinematheque members.
— Please make checks or money-orders payable in U.S. currency to: SAN FRANCISCO CINEMATHEQUE; electronic payments can be sent via Paypal to festival@sfcinematheque.org
— CROSSROADS 2013 will (potentially) screen work in the following film/video formats: 8mm, Super-8mm, 16mm, 35mm, QuickTime ProRes and Blu-ray. Please contact festival@sfcinematheque.org with inquiries concerning additional exhibition formats.
— All entrants will be notified on receipt of submission(s).
— Contact us at festival@sfcinematheque.org for more information.

Rental fees paid for all works screened at the festival.
For complete entry details, including a downloadable entry form (and new online entry form), please see: http://www.sfcinematheque.org/#/calendar/201212310/

Open Call for Submissions:
Vector Film and Video Program
Deadline: December 10th, 2012.

Vector Game + Art Convergence is a four day Game Art Festival and symposium centred around games as the tool and inspiration for contemporary art making. Vector, Canada's first ever festival focusing on video game art, invites you to submit to its inaugural edition taking place February 21-24, 2013 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Machinima is a recent moving image art form that involves re-purposing the computer graphics found in video games in order to create new cinematic productions. Although early machinima was gamer oriented it has since been used to create a new form of video art that combines hacker aesthetics with found footage practices. In addition, machinima has been used by artists to as to critique and comment upon video game culture, alienation of contemporary culture, death and many other themes.

We are looking for work that experiments with the concept of machinima to produce engaging films and videos. In other words, the work should make use of video game footage or video game engines in some capacity. Narrative work will be considered, but the work should push the boundaries of traditional/classical Hollywood narrative cinema in some capacity. Due to programming restrictions we are looking for work under 20 minutes, however, please contact us if you have made a longer work and and feel that it fits fits our mandate.

We are seeking works from artists in all stages of their creative careers from emerging to established.