The film festival is a very important part of the film industry, many distribution deals come about as a result of meetings held at film festivals. They are also a place where many great film collaborations have started. They provide a forum for films of all genres and nations to be screened and seen by the rest of the industry and media alike. They also provide a contact point for anyone wanting to break in to the film industry, along with a place where film fans, can see great films and meet their creators.

Below is a list of the film festivals for 2007-2008, More will be added as the dates are confirmed. Many of the festivals are open to the general public, full contact details can be found for each festival below.

Bureau du Festival FiFi, OPIE LR
1 rue Littré
F-66 170, LMillas
France
tel: (33-4) 6857-2749
e-mail: fifi@wanadoo.fr
website: http://opielr.free.fr
contact: Remi Pinault
deadline: TBA
theme: insects and other little animals (spiders, snails)
categories: all
formats: video(Beta SP, Umatic), 16mm, 35mm
no fee
competitive
 

Fest organizers say: "The FIFI's objective is to make the medias, the politicians, and the public sensitive to the ecological importance of continental invertebrates and the necessity to respect environment."

19 A Passage Pommeraye
BP 43302
44033 Nantes cedex 1
France
tel: (33-2) 4069-7414
fax: (33-2) 4073-5522
e-mail: festival@3continents.com
website: www.3continents.com
contact: Alain & Philippe Jalladeau
deadline: TBA
theme: the festival focuses on feature-length fiction films from Asia, Africa, Black and Latin America
categories: flf
no fee
competitive

MCA
Place Leon Gontier
80000 Amiens, France
tel: (33-3) 2271-3570
fax: (33-3) 2292-5304
e-mail: contact@filmfestamiens.org
website: www.filmfestamiens.org
contact: Jean-Pierre Garcia
deadline: TBA
categories: gen, flf, retro, shorts, doc
formats: 15mm, 16mm, Beta PAL
no fee
competitive (flf, shorts) and non-competitive (flf, shorts, doc)

12, rue Charles Nodier
75 018 Paris
France
tel: (33-1) 4254-6488
fax: (33-1) 4254-64 88
GSM France : (33-6) 8569-9739
Tel. Belgium : (32-2) 231-1071
e-mail: contact@pal-project.net
website: www.pal-project.net
contact: Anne Lamouler anne.lamouler@crans.org
deadline: TBA
categories: dig, exp, new tech
no fee
non-competitive

Le Public Systeme Cinema
40, rue Anatole France
92594 Levallois-Perret Cedex
France
tel: (33-1) 4134-2033
fax: (33-1) 4134-2077
e-mail: jlasserre@le-systeme.fr
website: www.gerardmer-fantasticart.com
deadline: TBA
contact: Bruno Barde, Director/Jerome Lasserre, Programmer
categories: fant, sci-fi, hor, flf, shorts (French shorts only)
formats: 35mm
no fee (but films require French subtitling at applicant's expense)
competitive

Held in Park City, Utah during the Sundance Film Festival
36 rue Milton
75009 Paris France
tel: (33-6) 8910-5528
e-mail: cservell@slamdunk.cc
website: www.slamdunk.cc
deadline: TBA
categories: shorts, flf + screenplays
formats: 1/2" NTCS VHS
fee: $40 (flf)/$25 (shorts)

tel: (33-3) 8841-2000
fax: (33-3) 8841-2774
e-mail: starscourtoclapperboard@camephotoscope.org
website: www.camephotoscope.org.preview.lost-oasis.net/festival/indexfest.html
contact: Bridget Oloughlin
deadline: TBA
theme: activities from the Concil of Europe
categories: ani, dig, edu, exp, fant, gen, kid, newtech, retro, sci-fi, shorts
formats: mini DV Pal
fee: 15€
competitive
 

Fest organizers say: "Subject - a fictional film lasting 12 minutes, including credits, whose theme must relate to one of the Council of Europe's activities. Documentaries and fictional works with a political content will not be accepted. Participants - amateur and semi-professional directors from the member countries of the Council of Europe."

La Jetée
6 place Michel-de-l'Hospital
63058 Clermont-Ferrand
Cedex 1, France
tel: (33-4) 7391-6573
fax: (33-4) 7392-1193
e-mail: info@clermont-filmfest.com
website: www.clermont-filmfest.com
contact: Christian Guinot
deadline: TBA
theme: shorts (40 minutes maximum)
categories: shorts, retro
formats: 35mm or 16mm (film)/for selection only, videos may be submitted on standard VHS in any of the PAL, SECAM or NTSC formats
no fee
competitive

Rencontres Audiovisuelles
BP 1295
59014 Lille Cedex
France
tel: (33-3) 2053-2484
F : (33-3) 2053-2676
e-mail: manon@rencontres-audiovisuelles.org
website: www.rencontres-audiovisuelles.org
contact: Manon Guérin
deadline: TBA
categories: ani, exp, shorts

7 Rue Brunel
75017 Paris, France
tel: (33-1) 4572-9640
fax: (33-1) 4572-9641
e-mail: contact@festivaldufilmdeparis.com
website: www.festivaldufilmdeparis.com
contact: Mrs. Louisa Maurin
deadline: TBA
categories: ani, flf, gen, shorts
formats: 35mm
no fee
competitive and non-competitive

80 rue Legendre
75017, Paris
France
tel: (33-8) 7044-9790
e-mail: info@ecufilmfestival.com
website: www.ecufilmfestival.com
contact: Scott Hillier, Executive Director
deadline: TBA
categories: ani, doc, exp, fant, flf, gen, hor, sci-fi, shorts
formats: all
fee: 80 - 200 Euros
competitive
Fest organizers say: "The European Independent Film Festival (ECU Film Festival) offers Independent European filmmakers the opportunity to have their films be screened alongside Independent films from around the World and judged by a panel of respected film professionals. Non-European filmmakers are encouraged to submit their films and compete against filmmakers from The Americas, Asia, Africa and the Sub-Continent. This is an excellent opportunity for foreign filmmakers to establish their names in the European film arena."

In France contact:
Maison des Arts
Place Salvador Allende
94000 Creteil, France
tel: (33-1) 4980-3898
fax: (33-1) 4399-0410
e-mail: filmsfemmes@wanadoo.fr
website: http://www.filmsdefemmes.com
contact: Jackie Buet/Christophe Le Parc
In U.S. contact
California Institute of the Arts
School of Film & Video
24700 McBean Parkway
Valencia, CA 91355
tel: (323) 667-0166
fax: (323) 259-9897
e-mail: ehesik@yahoo.com / breynaud@calarts.edu
contact: B. Reynaud
deadline: TBA
theme: directed by women
categories: flf, doc, shorts, ani, gen, kid, new tech, exp, retro, sci-fi and vid (documentaries only, no short vid)
formats: 16mm, 35mm, Beta
fee: $15
competitive

15, Passage Digard
50100 Cherbourg-Octeville
France
tel: (33-2) 3393-3894
fax: (33-2) 3393-3824
e-mail: travelling.cherbourg@wanadoo.fr
website: http://www.festivalcherbourg.com
contact: Nadine Berry
deadline: TBA
theme: British Irish 1st or 2nd time directors
categories: flf
formats: 35mm, DVD
no fee
competitive

B.P.I.
25 rue du Renard
75197 Paris Cedex 04, France
tel: (33-1) 4478-4421/-4516
fax: (33-1) 4478-1224
e-mail: cinereel@bpi.fr
website: www.bpi.fr
contact: Suzette Glenadel
deadline: TBA
categories: doc; only those completed in 2001 may compete
no fee
competitive

Le Public Systeme Cinema
40, rue Anatole France
92594 Levallois-Perret Cedex
France
tel: (33-1) 4134-2033
fax: (33-1) 4134-2077
e-mail: contact@cognac.fr
website: www.cognac.fr
contact: Bruno Barde, Director/Jerome Lasserre, Programmer
deadline: TBA
theme: international thrillers and "noir" films
categories: flf, shorts (French only)
no fee (but films require French subtitling at applicant's expense)
competitive

99 boulevard Malesherbes
F-75008 Paris, France
tel: (33-1) 4561-6600
fax: (33-1) 4561-9760
e-mail: festival@festival-cannes.fr
website: www.festival-cannes.com
deadline: March 15, 2007
formats: 35mm, VHS, shorts on VHS only
categories: flf, shorts, ani (shorts)
no fee
competitive and non-competitive sections

10, montée de la Tour
30400 Villeneuve-les-Avignon
France
tel: (33-4) 9025-9323
fax: (33-4) 9025-9324
e-mail: jhr2001@aol.com
website: www.avignonfilmfest.com
contact: Jerome Henry Rudes, Founder and General Director
deadline: TBA
categories: flf, shorts, doc, ani
formats: 35mm, video in Beta SP NTSC, PAL
fee: 150 FF (22 Euros)
competitive

9 Passage Chemin Vert
75011 Paris, France
tel: (33-6) 6207-5631
e-mail: mferrieux@noos.fr
website: www.cinemanouvellegeneration.com
contact: Marc Ferrieux
deadline: TBA
theme: only digital movies (features)
categories: dig, flf, newtech
formats: all dv, beta, hd, dvd, CD-Rom
no fee
competitive
 

Fest organizers say: "It's the first totally digital festival in France."

tel: (33-3) 8628-3339
e-mail: haiku@videozarts.net
website: www.videozarts.net/HAIKU/Accueil.html
contact: Anouk Roussel
deadline: TBA
theme: one minute films
formats: DV, DVD (PAL)
non-competitive