2012 Film Festival Submission Deadlines

It's that time of year again, filmmakers... time to make your new year's resolutions. And no, I don't mean quit smoking or stop drinking - smoke and drink all you want SO LONG AS YOU FINALLY GET THAT FILM FINISHED AND SUBMIT IT TO A FESTIVAL OR TEN. Rajo has signed up for a withoutabox.com account and scoured the internet for the latest film festival submission deadlines just so he can clue you in to which ones are coming up soon - whatta guy. And just for fun (a.k.a. future reference), here's a more detailed list, in order by deadline:

TORONTO - NORTH BY NORTHEAST

June 11 - 17, 2012

DEADLINE: Tues. Jan. 31

nxne.com

ZAGREB - ANIMAFEST ZAGREB WORLD FESTIVAL OF ANIMATION

May 29 - June 3 2012

DEADLINE: Wed. Feb. 1

www.animafest.hr

TORONTO - CFC WORLDWIDE SHORT FILM FEST

June 5 - 10 2012

DEADLINE: Fri. Feb. 3

www.worldwideshortfilmfest.com

CANNES - CANNES FILM FESTIVAL

May 16 - 27 2012

DEADLINE: Mon. March 5 (short), Mon. March 12 (feature)

www.festival-cannes.com/en.html

MARSEILLE - FIDMARSEILLE INT. DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL

July 2012

DEADLINE: Sun. March 19

www.fidmarseille.org/dynamic

CAPE TOWN/JOHANNESBURG - ENCOUNTERS SOUTH AFRICAN INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL

June 7 - 24, 2012

DEADLINE: March 23

www.encounters.co.za

SHANGHAI - SHANGHAI INT. FILM FESTIVAL

June 16 - 24, 2012

DEADLINE: Sat. March 31

www.siff.com

MONTREAL - FANTASIA FILM FESTIVAL

July 19 - Aug. 7, 2012

DEADLINE: Sat. May 5

www.fantasiafestival.com

AUSTIN - FANTASTIC FEST

Sept. 20 - 27, 2012

DEADLINE: Wed. May 9

www.fantasticfest.com

CHICAGO - CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S FILM FESTIVAL

Oct. 26 - Nov. 4, 2012

DEADLINE: Mon. May 31

www.cicff.org

TORONTO - TORONTO INT. FILM FESTIVAL

Sept. 6 - 16, 2012, 2012

DEADLINE: June-ish

tiff.net

MONTREAL - WORLD FILM FESTIVAL

August 23 - Sept. 3, 2012

DEADLINE: Fri. June 10 (Shorts) Fri. July 1 (Features)

www.ffm-montreal.org

VANCOUVER - VANCOUVER INT. FILM FESTIVAL

Sept 27 - Oct 12, 2012

DEADLINE: Mon. June 18 (Can) Sun. July 1 (Int.)

www.viff.org

CHICAGO - CHICAGO INT. FILM FESTIVAL

Oct 11 - 25, 2012

DEADLINE: Fri. June 22

www.chicagofilmfestival.com

TELLURIDE - TELLURIDE FILM FESTIVAL

Aug. 31 - Sept. 3, 2012

DEADLINE: Sun. July 1 (Student and Short), Sun. July 15 (Features)

www.telluridefilmfestival.org

PARK CITY - SUNDANCE

Jan. 2013

DEADLINE: September Sometime

www.sundance.org/festival

BERLIN - BERLIN INT. FILM FESTIVAL

Feb 2013

DEADLINE: Sometime 'Round October

www.berlinale.de/en/HomePage.html

HONG KONG - HONG KONG INT. FILM FESTIVAL

April 2013

DEADLINE: November I'll Bet

www.hkiff.org.hk/eng/main.html

TRIBECCA - TRIBECCA FILM FESTIVAL

April 2013

DEADLINE: Probably December

www.tribecafilm.com/festival/

AUSTIN - SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST

March 2013

DEADLINE: December-ish

sxsw.com/

TORONTO - HOTDOCS

MAY 2013

DEADLINE: Next January I Think

www.hotdocs.ca/

Which ones are you applying for? Let us know if you get in!

Good luck!