Media City is an annual international festival of film and video art presented in Windsor, Ontario and Detroit, Michigan since 1994. Each year the festival attracts filmmakers and audience members from around the world to participate in five days of screenings, live performances, exhibitions and artist’s discussions. Over the years the festival has achieved critical acclaim and international recognition for its “sheer excellence in programming” and is recognized as a leading venue in the world of artist’s film and video.

Download the festival entry form, complete it (on your computer or by hand) and mail it with your entry. It is not necessary to sign the form (electonically or by hand). See the regulations (aussi en français, español, 日本語) and FAQ (English only) below for more information.

No Entry Fees!

The Experimental Film Festival Portland is now open for submissions of films, installations and performances.

EFFPortland erupted in 2012 in the fair city of roses, in response to the need for a Portland-based experimental media showcase. It filled that void with a lava-hot amalgam of shorts, installations, performances, and collaborations. With a week of solid programming, some of which lasted for months beyond the official festival, across seven venues around the city, EFFPortland's inaugural year was, in short, a total blast. We had the immense pleasure of cultivating fantastic partnerships with some of portland’s most exciting and dynamic venues, artists, and organizations, and we made a whole bunch of new friends, colleagues, and co-conspirators hailing from the near side and the far side. And there were donuts!

The second EFFPortland is based on the framework and momentum of our first effort, maintaining the core value of connecting the rich landscape of local makers to the vast and bright world of experimental media across the country and beyond both coasts. This year, we are putting more method into our madness. We are flush with the gifts of experience and passion and suited up to continue this great experiment. We’re back in the lab, and this time we have blueprints.

The second annual Haverhill Experimental Film Festival has just opened the call for entries. For the inaugural year, we had 200 submissions from around the world and chose 45 films. Each of the five screenings had a packed house of 60 people or more, including seven filmmakers in attendance. We are expanding the Massachusetts-based festival from two to three days (now seven total screenings), including five more awards, as well as taking those winners on a festival tour down I-95 starting in Boston and ending in Raleigh. $15 entry fee plus $5 for additional entries. 40-minute max runtime. Exhibition format includes Super 8mm, 16mm, and Quicktime. We are looking for films/videos that break boundaries and tear through tradition with elegance- works of art not particularly suited for a museum or gallery, but for a screening room. Check out the new website layout, online submission form, and mobile site. Online submissions strongly encouraged.

Oslo Screen Festival is an international festival for video art happening in Oslo every two years. This is a non-profit initiative started in 2008 by visual artist Margarida Paiva and producer Rune Sandnes. Both established and emerging artists are invited to send their work. The festival focuses on works that seek their own language through subjectivity and experimentation. The selected works will be part of the festival’s archive. Throughout the year the festival presents curated programmes in collaborative festivals around the world.

Oslo Screen Festival is now open for entries and would like to invite artists to send new video art works to the festival’s 4th edition in March 2014. The festival will take place at the cinemateque in Filmens Hus and other locations in the city. Please read the instructions before going to the online entry form at the bottom of the page.