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Deadline 31 December
Australia’s leading genre film event is now calling for: feature films, shorts, animations, short films inspired by H.P.Lovecraft, horror-themed music videos and screenplays. Earlybird deadline is 1st August 2008. Final deadline (Withoutabox) is 31st December 2008. A selection of films from the 2009 Festival will also tour nationally.
Website: http://www.anightofhorror.com
Entries accepted via: http://www.withoutabox.com

Metro Screen’s Craig Boreham and Dean Francis take you on the journey that is the Sydney Film Festival this year with their online blog.
From SFF website ‘Guest writers Craig and Dean wax lyrical about Swedish vampire flick Let the Right One In and get excited about Werner Herzog’s latest bizarre adventure.’
http://www.sydneyfilmfestival.org/content.asp?id=21&p=20&nid=197

5 to 9 November
‘Sheffield International Documentary Festival’ has opened for film submissions.
The Festival, now in its fifteenth year, will run from 5-9 November 2008. To coincide with the result of the US Presidential Elections, the festival will present a number of films and panels around the theme of Regime Change. Other film strands this year [...]

Deadline June 30
You can now submit your short and feature length films to Victoria University’s 2008 Queen St Film Festival. VU’s Queen St has screened the very best short-films from Victoria University students, other film students and indie filmmakers.
We accept entries from across Australia and from around the world. This will also be the first [...]

‘Heart of Gold’ International Film Festival is open for entries.
This festival is a feel good event and encourages filmmakers to send in films that make us smile! Categories include family and kids films, documentary, animation, indigenous and films made by kids. Entries that have foreign language are free. This is a festival designed to delight [...]

‘In the Bin’ is looking for films for the ‘In The Bin Film Festival’s’ four nights of the very best of Australasian short films.
When entering you have the chance to win cash and prizes for your film along with the funkiest trophies.

The Sydney Film Festival is currently looking for Volunteers for this year’s festival. Running from the 4th to 22nd June, it is a great opportunity for anyone passionate about cinema. Benefits of volunteering for the SFF:
Get a unique insight into the organisation of one of the key events in the Australian film industry
Meet key industry [...]

You are invited to participate in the launch of the new ‘Is/Isn’t’ Short Film Festival.
This innovative online festival is designed to help raise awareness of Young Adult cancer issues and is brought to you by Prepare to Live. Prepare to Live (aka P2L) is the first and only non-profit, charitable organization founded and managed by [...]

‘Newtown Flicks’ invites aspiring film makers and audiences to be part of the 2008 ‘Newtown Flicks Short Film Festival’. Across three days, we will be screening short films, documentaries, mockumentaries, music clips, phone flicks and everything in between.
Embracing new and emerging artists, this is your opportunity to see and be seen at the ‘Newtown Flicks [...]

Call for Entries
This year’s judges include Documentary Filmmaker and cinematographer, Fabio Cavadini, Director Andrea Dal Bosco and Screenwriter Melina Marchetta (Looking for Alibrandi).
This year’s winner will walk away with the Norton Plaza Prize for Best Film, a cool $2000 cash plus other prizes to be announced on the night.