10 New Film Festivals coming your way

This week, 10 newly opened festivals come your way, joining dozens of March deadlines and representing numerous and varied opportunities - from environmentally focused fests to events seeking horror and sci-fi, to huge short film showcases. Whether you are out to save the world or have a really great indie project you want to share with others, there is something that will be just right for your project!

BIGGIES NOT TO BE MISSED:
- Short Film Corner - Festival de Cannes (FRANCE)
- Palm Springs International Shortfest
- Hawaii International Film Festival
- Starz Denver Film Festival
- Chicago International Film Festival
- Producer's Challenge! Presented by the Producers Guild of America

FIND YOUR NICHE - EARTHY or UNEARTHLY:
- Fans Of Film Green Film Festival
- Blue Planet Film Festival
- Vampire Film Festival
- Another Hole in the Head: Two Weeks of Fantasy, Sci Fi and Horror
- Fantastic Planet: Sydney Int'l Sci-Fi & Fantasy Film Festival

QUEER AS FESTS:
- Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival
- Birmingham SHOUT: Gay + Lesbian Film Festival
- Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival
- Long Beach Q Film Festival

WABEES HEAT UP MIAMI
Withoutabox filmmakers sizzled at the 26th Annual MIAMI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL by winning over half of the film awards presented at this year's event!

WABees especially scorched the competition when it came to the Grand Jury Awards, by winning all of the $77,500+ in cash prizes. Kudos to Ildiko Enyedi's ELSO SZERELEM (First Love) for winning in the Shorts Competition and taking home a $2,500 cash prize. Huge applause for Daniele Vicari's IL PASSATO E UNA TERRA STRANIERA (The Past is a Foreign Land), Mariano Llinas' HISTORIAS EXTRAORDINARIAS (Extraordinary Stories) and Yulene Olaizola's SHAKESPEARE AND VICTOR HUGO'S INTIMACIES (Intimidades de Shakespeare y Victor Hugo) for winning top awards in the World Competition, Ibero-American Competition and in the Dox Competition... along with the $25,000 cash prizes, each! Congratulations to you all - we wish you and your films continued success.