Your Stage : Call for Submissions by Cindy Mich

This is the eighth year for my film festival, and each year, I can see that the event is growing. Unlike a bunch of other festivals, I am not a fan of red carpets, tons of celebrity appearances/films, or having multiple venues. I am not simply about hosting a screening, doing step and repeat interviews, or bestowing awards to my buddies. My festival, Art is Alive, is literally all about keeping the art of cinema alive. How do I do this? No step and repeat/red carpet. Yes, special screenings from other festivals such as AFI and Tribeca - but the majority are indie filmmakers, both student and long-time creators. I am an award-winning journalist, so I do all the Q and A panels - and find other media to cover you before and during the festival. I start the collaboration/networking between filmmakers from the moment of acceptance through the festival itself. I also have distributed films through my event.

Fees are kept reasonable at $10 for any youth project (middle/high school or college); $35 for any short/feature from 5-90 minutes, pitch projects or web/TV series up to 90 minutes. Projects from 2019 on can be submitted. I also take screenplays up to 125 pages, and the fee for this is $25. This year, I also opened a new category for competition - any Film Related Podcast, Blog, Newsletter or Magazine can enter for the category for best Film Related Medium - and that fee is $25. Submit now to: https://filmfreeway.com/ArtisAliveFilmFestival