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 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.

Deadline: July/August
Categories: Animation, Documentary, Narrative, Student
Requirements: Preview Copy: VHS or DVD - Screenable Formats: VHS / DVD / MINI DV / 35 MM / 16 MM - Produced within last 18mths or older if never been publicly screened
Awards: Best Director: 5000€
Fees: €10 early / €20 final. Student Film: €5 early / €15 final.
Administrative address: Samhlaiocht Kerry Film Festival, The Old Presbytery, Lower Castle Street, Tralee , Co.Kerry, Ireland
Tel: +353 66 712 9934
Fax: +353 66 712 0934;
Email address: noreent@samhlaiocht.com
Programming Dept.: Noreen Thompson
Programming Dept.: Trish Thompson
Website: http://www.kerryfilmfestival.com 
 

Festival-TBC-November-2008

Deadline: July
Categories: Feature, documentary, digital animation, commercial, music video, experimental work. All entries must have some sort of digital process in their production
Requirements: Viewing: VHS, Quicktime, AVI, WMV, MPEG on CD, zip disk or DVD, or as a URL pointing to the movie. Work will be viewed on a PC
Awards: Various
Fees: None
Administrative address: Darklight Digital Festival, 69 Dame Street, Dublin 2, Ireland
Tel: +353 1 670 9017
Email address: info@darklight-filmfestival.com
Director: Nicky Gogan
Website: http://www.darklight-filmfestival.com