Irish Film Festival Boston is pleased to announce its call for entries for the 17th annual Irish Film Festival, with an early bird deadline for October 31st 2016 and a regular submission deadline of December 15th, 2016.
The festival will run from March 23rd-26th 2017 in Somerville, MA and has been voted one of the top twenty coolest film festivals in the world by Movie Maker Magazine.
Entries are invited in the following categories: Feature Film – Live Action and or Animated, Documentary – Feature Doc, Short Film - Live Action Short, Documentary Short or Animated Short.
The festival will also play host to the 2017 BIFF Awards, which were inaugurated in 2003.
Prizes are offered in the following categories: The Breakthrough Feature Award which honours those filmmakers whose feature films represent the Best of Ireland and the Irish on Screen, the Global Vision Documentary category which awards work that challenges, highlights or explores global issues with a unique Irish gaze, Most Inspiring Short Film which awards a piece of work that recognizes an up and coming Irish Filmmaker.
Winners in each category will receive flight and accommodation to attend the event, as well as various other prizes awarded by festival partners and sponsors. Awards will be presented during the festival following a special screening of the winning films, press opportunities and meetings with industry professionals. Filmmakers will also be asked to sit on a panel discussion, which will be free and open to the public.
Discounts for IFTA members are available
Full details can be found at www.irishfilmfestival.com
Entries are accepted through www.filmfreeway.com
