This may just well be the greatest competition of all time for filmmakers!

THE $200,000 ULTIMATE FILMMAKER COMPETITION
Los Angeles, California - USA
Finalists Announced: December 2009

THE $200,000 ULTIMATE FILMMAKER COMPETITION (UFC), a dynamic filmmaking competition offering one visionary filmmaker a six-figure production grant and distribution deal.

Sponsored by Canon, Final Cut Pro, NeoFlix, MovieMaker Magazine, Final Draft, and Filmmakers Alliance, UFC is looking for undiscovered filmmakers with talent, determination, vision, and a passion for filmmaking as a way of life. A full screenplay is not needed at the time of entry; to apply, only a one-page synopsis, 250 word "Why I Am a Filmmaker" essay, and a filmmaker resume are required.

The First Place winner receives at minimum a $200,000 USD cash production grant along with an additional $300,000 in resources to turn their proposal into a script and then into a film. The winning filmmaker will also receive a Canon HD camera, production software, and development and production guidance. And it doesn't stop there; the film will be heavily promoted, will premiere at a major film festival, and will be distributed on multiple platforms simultaneously - theatrically, on cable, and on the net - for maximum international exposure.

The Blackberry Storm needs to be recalled!

Wow! I cannot believe how long it's been since I blogged! :-( and I always have so much to say..........

Does anyone have a blackberry storm phone? If so, I would like to hear your experiences with it.

I am on my 3rd one and this phone stinks!!!!!!!!! Pee-Uuuuuuuuu!!!

The phone lags. You touch a letter and a different letter appears on ur text window. When you least expect it the phone goes fuzzy and blank. And then there's the day you turn it on & you have a double screen and can't make a phone call or send an email or text message.

When is blackberry going to step up to the plate and say... "Ok, we screwed up. We tried to compete with the iphone but we screwed up". Or better yet... " Haha we were just joking". The phone sucks!!!!!!!!

The NY 48 hour film project is going on again!!

The New York 48 Hour Film Project

The 48 Hour Film Project comes to New York on the weekend of May 29th. Filmmakers from all over the tri-state area will compete to see who can make the best short film in only 48 hours. The winning film will go up against films from around the world.

Enter today! Space is limited.

This year, teams will be accepted on a first come, first served basis. Once the initial registration is complete, we will accept teams for the Waiting List. If a registered team must drop out, we will go to the Waiting List. If there is enough interest, and we can secure additional theater time, we may be able to add more teams from the list.

Early Bird Registration is $135. Teams must register on or before Monday, May 4, to get this special rate. Afterwards, registration is $155.

Register for New York now!


Events

Kickoff

Date: Friday, May 29th
Time: 6-7pm
Place: The Village Pourhouse, 64 Third Avenue at 11th Street, NYC 10003
Dropoff

Date: Sunday, May 31st
Time: 6:30-9:30pm (by 7:30pm to be on time!)
Place: The Village Pourhouse, 64 Third Avenue at 11th Street, NYC 10003
Premiere Screenings

Date: June 5-6, 2009
Time: 6:15pm, 8:30pm
Place: NYU's Cantor Film Center

Provincetown International Film Festival- June 17-21 2009

Check out the 11th Annual Provincetown International Film Festival-Tickets on Sale May 24th

Mail: Provincetown International Film Festival
P.O. Box 605
Provincetown, MA 02657-0605
Email: contact@ptownfilmfest.org
Phone: (508) 487-FILM
Fax: (508) 487-2494

Hell's Half Mile Film & Music Festival, Bay City, MI

Hell's Half Mile Film & Music Festival, Bay City, MI
May 15, 2009 - Earlybird Deadline

Film Festivals Around The World

The middle of May brings you 17 newly opened festivals, presenting exciting opportunities to screen your film all over the world; from Palm Springs to the Phangan Island, there are festivals that stretch across the globe and across several niches, sure to make your film feel right at home. Find the festivals that fit your project and submit today!

AROUND THE WORLD:
- London Independent Film Festival (UNITED KINGDOM)
- Amsterdam Film Festival (NETHERLANDS)
- Phangan Film Festival (THAILAND)
- Victoria Film Festival (CANADA)
- Washington DC Independent Film Festival (USA)

NICE & NICHE:
- Cinema Diverse: The Palm Springs Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
- International Horror & Sci-Fi Film Festival
- Female Eye Film Festival (CANADA)
- Savannah International Animation Festival 2010

DON'T MISS THESE BIGGIES:
- Producer's Challenge! Presented by the Producers Guild of America
- Hamptons International Film Festival
- Bahamas International Film Festival
- Rhode Island International Film Festival
- Mill Valley Film Festival

GET EXPOSURE, FUNDING & DISTRIBUTION FOR YOUR DOCUMENTARY!
IFP's Independent Film Week (formerly the IFP Market) is the oldest and largest forum in the U.S. for the discovery of new voices and new projects in independent film. The Spotlight on Documentaries section is designed for filmmakers in production or post seeking financing, broadcast, distribution, and festival invitations. IFP selects 75 documentaries-in-progress to present to attending funders, broadcasters, distributors, sales agents, and festival programmers. Selected filmmakers participate in one-on-one meetings, roundtable discussions, and short pitch presentations. Withoutabox filmmakers get a $5 discount (Discount Code is "OPTIMIZE"). Don't miss this great opportunity; submit by the May 21 deadline. Visit http://www.independentfilmweek.com/project_forum/spotlight_on_docs.html for details.

WELCOME BACK TO OLD FRIENDS:

International Horror & Sci-Fi Film Festival, Phoenix, AZ
May 21, 2009 - Earlybird Deadline
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Branchage Jersey International Film Festival, Jersey (Channel Islands), UNITED KINGDOM
June 4, 2009 - Earlybird Deadline
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London Independent Film Festival, London, UNITED KINGDOM
June 6, 2009 - Earlybird Deadline
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Cinema City International Film Festival, Universal City, CA
June 10, 2009 - Earlybird Deadline
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Damah Film Festival, Los Angeles, CA
June 10, 2009 - Earlybird Deadline
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Phangan Film Festival, Koh Phangan, THAILAND
June 17, 2009 - Earlybird Deadline
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California Independent Film Festival, San Ramon, CA
June 30, 2009 - Earlybird Deadline
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Anchorage International Film Festival, Anchorage, AK
July 15, 2009 - Earlybird Deadline
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Female Eye Film Festival, Woodbridge, CANADA
July 31, 2009 - Earlybird Deadline
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DiXIE FiLM FeSTIVAL (Athens, GA), Athens, GA
August 5, 2009 - Earlybird Deadline
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Victoria Film Festival, Victoria, CANADA
August 24, 2009 - Earlybird Deadline
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Washington DC Independent Film Festival, Washington, DC
October 1, 2009 - Earlybird Deadline
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Gig Harbor Film Festival, Gig Harbor, WA
May 17, 2009 - Earlybird Deadline
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NexTv Web Series and Short Film Competition, Los Angeles, CA
May 20, 2009 - Earlybird Deadline
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Cinema Diverse: The Palm Springs Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, Palm Springs, CA
June 11, 2009 - Earlybird Deadline
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Amsterdam Film Festival, Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS
July 14, 2009 - Earlybird Deadline
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Savannah International Animation Festival 2010, Savannah, GA
July 15, 2009 - Earlybird Deadline
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LAST CHANCE EXTENDED DEADLINES - EXCLUSIVE TO WITHOUTABOX:

Jersey Shore Film Festival, Deal Park, NJ
MAY 13, 2009 - WAB Extended Deadline
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Blue Plum Animation Festival, Johnson City, TN
MAY 15, 2009 - WAB Extended Deadline
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Script Pimp Screenwriting Competition, West Hollywood, CA
MAY 15, 2009 - WAB Extended Deadline
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Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival, Birmingham, AL
MAY 15, 2009 - WAB Extended Deadline
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Sun Valley Spiritual Film Festival, Hailey, ID
MAY 15, 2009 - WAB Extended Deadline
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Woods Hole Film Festival, Woods Hole, MA
MAY 15, 2009 - WAB Extended Deadline
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Independent Television Festival - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
MAY 17, 2009 - WAB Extended Deadline
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ACEFEST, New York, NY
MAY 18, 2009 - WAB Extended Deadline
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NYC PictureStart Film Festival, New York, NY
MAY 20, 2009 - WAB Extended Deadline
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AAA Screenplay Contest, Los Angeles, CA
MAY 21, 2009 - WAB Extended Deadline
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TORONTO AFTER DARK: Horror, Sci-Fi, Action & Cult Film Festival, Toronto, CANADA
MAY 22, 2009 - WAB Extended Deadline
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West Hollywood International Film Festival, West Hollywood, CA
MAY 22, 2009 - WAB Extended Deadline
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THESE BIG DEADLINES APPROACHING FAST:

Bahamas International Film Festival, Nassau, BAHAMAS
MAY 13, 2009 - Late Deadline
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Clip (Tampa International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival), Tampa, FL
MAY 14, 2009 - Regular Deadline
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Independent Television Festival - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
MAY 14, 2009 - Regular Deadline
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Nevada City Film Festival, Nevada City, CA
MAY 14, 2009 - Late Deadline
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2009 SF Shorts: San Francisco International Festival of Short Films, San Francisco, CA
MAY 15, 2009 - Late Deadline
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Action/Cut Short Film Competition, Hollywood, CA
MAY 15, 2009 - Late Deadline
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Adventure Film Festival, Boulder, Boulder, CO
MAY 15, 2009 - Earlybird Deadline
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Arpa International Film Festival, Los Angeles, CA
MAY 15, 2009 - Earlybird Deadline
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Big Bear Lake International Film Festival, Big Bear Lake, CA
MAY 15, 2009 - Late Deadline
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Chicago International REEL Shorts Festival, Chicago, IL
MAY 15, 2009 - Earlybird Deadline
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Chicago Underground Film Festival, Chicago, IL
MAY 15, 2009 - Earlybird Deadline
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DocuWest, Golden, CO
MAY 15, 2009 - Regular Deadline
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Eugene International Film Festival, Eugene, OR
MAY 15, 2009 - Regular Deadline
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FELDER FILM FESTIVAL, Folly Beach, SC
MAY 15, 2009 - Regular Deadline
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Hardacre Film & Cinema Festival, Tipton, IA
MAY 15, 2009 - Regular Deadline
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Hell's Half Mile Film & Music Festival, Bay City, MI
MAY 15, 2009 - Earlybird Deadline
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HollyShorts Film Festival, Hollywood, CA
MAY 15, 2009 - Late Deadline
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Imagine Science Film Festival, New York, NY
MAY 15, 2009 - Regular Deadline
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Independents' Film Festival, Tampa, FL
MAY 15, 2009 - Earlybird Deadline
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Indie Memphis Film Festival, Memphis, TN
MAY 15, 2009 - Regular Deadline
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Mid Atlantic Black Film Festival, Norfolk, VA
MAY 15, 2009 - Earlybird Deadline
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Mill Valley Film Festival, Mill Valley, CA
MAY 15, 2009 - Regular Deadline
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Moondance International Film Festival, Boulder, CO
MAY 15, 2009 - Regular Deadline
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Napa Sonoma Wine Country Film Festival (formerly Wine Country Film Festival), Glen Ellen, CA
MAY 15, 2009 - Late Deadline
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Newburyport Documentary Film Festival, Newburyport, MA
MAY 15, 2009 - Earlybird Deadline
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Ojai -Ventura Film Festival, Ojai, CA
MAY 15, 2009 - Regular Deadline
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Online New England Film Festival, Boston, MA
MAY 15, 2009 - Regular Deadline
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Producer's Challenge! Presented by the Producers Guild of America, Culver City, CA
MAY 15, 2009 - Final Deadline
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Reeling: The Chicago Lesbian & Gay International Film Festival, Chicago, IL
MAY 15, 2009 - Earlybird Deadline
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Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF), Providence, RI
MAY 15, 2009 - Regular Deadline
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Rome International Film Festival (Rome, Georgia), Rome, GA
MAY 15, 2009 - Late Deadline
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TORONTO AFTER DARK: Horror, Sci-Fi, Action & Cult Film Festival, Toronto, CANADA
MAY 15, 2009 - Final Deadline
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The Mississauga Independent Film Festival, Mississauga, CANADA
MAY 15, 2009 - Late Deadline
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Washougal International Film Festival, Washougal, WA
MAY 15, 2009 - Late Deadline
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West Hollywood International Film Festival, West Hollywood, CA
MAY 15, 2009 - Late Deadline
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Writers Place Screenwriting Competition, Pensacola, FL
MAY 15, 2009 - Late Deadline
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YoungCuts Film Festival, Montreal, CANADA
MAY 15, 2009 - Regular Deadline
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Feel Good Film Festival, Los Angeles, CA
MAY 16, 2009 - Late Deadline
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La Femme Film Festival, Beverly Hills, CA
MAY 16, 2009 - Earlybird Deadline
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Gig Harbor Film Festival, Gig Harbor, WA
MAY 17, 2009 - Earlybird Deadline
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Greater Reading Film Festival, Reading, PA
MAY 18, 2009 - Earlybird Deadline
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The $200,000 Ultimate Filmmaker Competition, Los Angeles, CA
MAY 19, 2009 - Earlybird Deadline
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NexTv Web Series and Short Film Competition, Los Angeles, CA
MAY 20, 2009 - Earlybird Deadline
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Peachtree Village International Film Festival, Atlanta, GA
MAY 20, 2009 - Regular Deadline
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International Horror & Sci-Fi Film Festival, Phoenix, AZ
MAY 21, 2009 - Earlybird Deadline
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BendFilm Festival, Bend, OR
MAY 22, 2009 - Regular Deadline
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Detroit Windsor International Film Festival, Detroit, MI
MAY 22, 2009 - Late Deadline
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DocuWest, Golden, CO
MAY 22, 2009 - Late Deadline
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Grand Rapids Film Festival, Grand Rapids, MI
MAY 22, 2009 - Earlybird Deadline
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Hamptons International Film Festival, East Hampton, NY
MAY 22, 2009 - Regular Deadline
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Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, Hot Springs National Park, AR
MAY 22, 2009 - Regular Deadline
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Planet In Focus International Environmental Film and Video Festival, Toronto, CANADA
MAY 22, 2009 - Earlybird Deadline
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Royal Flush Festival, New York, NY
MAY 22, 2009 - Regular Deadline
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Sausalito Film Festival, Sausalito, CA
MAY 22, 2009 - Regular Deadline
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Spooky Movie: The Washington, D.C. International Horror Film Festival, Washington, DC
MAY 22, 2009 - Earlybird Deadline
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Urban Suburban Film Festival (Philadelphia, June 2009), Philadelphia, PA
MAY 22, 2009 - Late Deadline
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Woodstock Film Festival, Woodstock, NY
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HOT SPRINGS DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL

HOT SPRINGS DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL
Hot Springs, Arkansas - USA
October 16 to 25, 2009


In the Spotlight this week is the 18th Annual HOT SPRINGS DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL, one of the nation's premier celebrations of the non-fiction genre. Highly regarded and influential, Hot Springs is an esteemed showcase of the work of new and established documentarians.

America's oldest documentary festival, Hot Springs is a non-competitive event, honoring approximately 100 films each year alongside current non-fiction Academy Award nominees. This welcoming format allows for camaraderie among filmmakers - all of whom are individually acknowledged for their accomplishments. The media attention exhibiting filmmakers gain at Hot Springs alone is comprehensive.

Located in Arkansas' beautiful Hot Springs National Park, the Festival draws in well over 22,000 movie lovers, filmmakers, and industry each year. Festival alumni include numerous accomplished documentarians such as Harry Thomason, Richard Kaplan, Albert Maysles, Ben Meade, and David Hausen. A testament to the Festival's significance, James Earl Jones declares Hot Springs "one of the genre's most important venues."



UPCOMING DEADLINE
May 22, 2009 - Regular Deadline
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MISSION AND OBJECTIVE
The mission of the Hot Springs Documentary Film Institute is to advance the documentary genre as a meaningful art form, to provide unique educational and cultural opportunities, and to establish itself as the world's premier documentary film festival.

MORE ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
Accepted filmmakers are invited to the Filmmaker's Welcome Reception and the Gala Banquet, and receive transportation to and from the Little Rock Airport, a Festival Pass, and up to two nights stay at the Arlington Resort, Hotel & Spa. Filmmakers are encouraged to take advantage of the area's thermal baths, hiking, and general beauty, as a bonus to the Festival's camaraderie, events, and full slate of documentary films. Over 70 filmmakers usually attend each year, and are warmly welcomed by a community that embraces the documentary film format.

Alum Ken Burns declares Hot Springs "a guileless festival. There's no attitude... People come together here" and Harry Thomason remarks, "I am convinced that there is not a more gracious, efficient, and creative group running a film festival anywhere in the world. It is easy to see why this festival is growing at such a phenomenal rate." And FilmThreat's Chris Gore hails the Festival as "one of the best venues for filmmakers to come to." Take part in this acclaimed, filmmaker-friendly celebration; submit your non-fiction work to Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival today!